The World Health Organization is inviting qualified applicants for the second Health for All Film Festival.
Those qualified are independent film-makers, production companies, NGOs, communities, students, and film schools from around the world.
Such persons are to submit their original short films to the 2nd Health for All Film Festival as the deadline for application is slated for 30th January 2021.
The festival which aims to recruit a new generation of film and video innovators to champion global health issues was launched in 2020.
The inaugural Health for All Film Festival in 2019/2020 accepted 1,300 short film submissions from more than 110 countries.
“Telling stories is as old as human civilization. It helps us understand our problems and heal ourselves. WHO is proud to announce the second Health for All Film Festival, to cultivate visual storytelling about public health,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “We look forward to receiving creative entries inspired by WHO’s mission to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable.”
The competition categories this year will align with WHO’s global goals for public health.
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- Universal health coverage (UHC): films about mental health, non-communicable diseases and other UHC stories linked to communicable diseases not part of emergencies;
- Health emergencies: films about health emergencies, such as COVID-19, Ebola, as well as health responses in the context of humanitarian crises and in conflict-affected settings;
- Better health and well-being: films about environmental and social determinants of health, such as nutrition, sanitation, pollution, and/or films about health promotion or health education.
Type: Contest
Selection:
- For each of these three grand prix categories, judges will accept short documentaries or fiction films (3 to 8 minutes in length), short videos for social media or animation films (1 to 5 minutes in length).
- Three other prizes will be awarded for a student-produced film, a health educational film aimed at youth, and a short video designed exclusively for social media platforms.
- After the close of submissions, critically-acclaimed artists from the film and music industries will review the shortlisted films with WHO experts and recommend winners to WHO’s Director-General, who will make the final decision. The jury composition will be announced in by January 2021.
Eligible Countries: All
Number of Awards: 6
How to Apply: Apply here
- It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.