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Baku/26.10.21./Turan: The European Union (EU) Delegation to Azerbaijan is organizing a video contest dedicated to Human Rights Day on 10 December with a view of raising awareness on human rights.
People aged 14 to 18 are invited to attend the contest and be asked to make individually or as a group a 2-4 minute video clip on human rights.
A jury will select the three most popular videos.
The works will be evaluated in terms of effectiveness in raising awareness of the importance of respect for human rights by everyone, including children and young people; originality and creativity; and quality of the video.
The winner of the contest will be awarded a GoPro video camera.
The 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive an iPad and an eBook reader, respectively. Winning teams will be honored at a quarantine event in December 2021.
Note that award ceremonies will be held in accordance with quarantine requirements in December 2021.
The three winning videos will be posted on the EU Delegation's online platforms. All participants will be awarded certificates for their efforts to be evaluated by the EU Delegation.
Entries, along with videos uploaded to WeTransfer and a brief summary of the content in English should be sent to delegation-azerbaijan@eeas.europa.eu.
Videos may be filmed in Azerbaijani or English. Written parental or guardian permission must be included for persons under the age of 18 who are shown in the video.
The entry form and the Official Contest Rules are available on the EU Delegation's website.
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