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Short Film Contest on Combating Trafficking In Persons In Nigeria 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Nigeria cordially invites and encourages all the young Nigerian filmmakers and film enthusiasts resident in Nigeria including asylum-seekers, refugees and stateless persons to express their views on the topic of Combating Trafficking in Persons in Nigeria through participating at the Short Film Contest.
Film is a universal medium to illustrate untold stories that can inspire and educate, foster dialogue, create empathy among the public, and guide people to take action on complex and multi-layered phenomena such as trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants. Many factors increase vulnerability to these criminal activities, including conflict, displacement and environmental disaster. Thus, education and awareness-raising of the public have the most important role in combating the practice.
Through a committee comprised of experts on migration, Counter Trafficking, film and media, the top submissions in the two categories of official competition and popular vote will be selected.
The deadline to submit videos to the IOM Short Film Contest on Combating Trafficking in Persons in Nigeria is 14 July 2024.
The list of selected winners in both categories (popular vote and official competition) will be announced on the occasion of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, 30 July 2024.
First (1st) Place
2,000 USD
Second (2nd) Place
1,000 USD
Third (3rd) Place
1 high resolution laptop
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About Judith Audu
Judith Audu is a Multiple award-winning Filmmaker/Actress, UNHCR, High Profile Supporter. She is a passionate advocate for social justice, and has been supporting UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency since 2019. As a filmmaker in Nollywood, she leverages her platform to shed a light on issues relating to refugees, internally displaced persons, legal pathways to migration, and the fight against human trafficking which led to her collaboration with UNHCR Nigeria and NAPTIP to produce a Short Film ‘Dangerous Hope’.The multiple award-winning filmmaker Judith holds a certificate in Directing from the London Film Academy, London, a master’s degree in public and international affairs and a B.A in French both from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. She is the CEO of Judith Audu Productions, with over 50 movies and TV credit as an actress, and over 30 awards and nominations for her own produced movies.
About Uzoma Blessing Chibuike
Uzoma Blessing Chibuike "Blessing Uzzi" is a Film Producer/Director. Also the Founder of Bluhouse Studios, a Film Production company based in Lagos, Nigeria.She studied international relations at Eastern Mediterranean University North Cyprus where she graduated with a first-class.
After school, she moved back to Nigeria to pursue her career in film making. She has directed and Executive Produced two short films and in recent time a Feature film.
She produced a short film "9:07", a story about the last six hours of an Author's life. She has directed and produced two feature films, "No Man's Land", a story about forced evictions, also “Freedom Way”, a story about the incessant police harassment of young people in Nigeria, also written by her.
She has worked in both Film, Music Videos (with the likes of Davido, Cobhams, Chike, Johnny Drille etc to name a few ) and Commercial space (Bigi, Infinix, Tecno, Bet9ja etc, both as a Producer and Director).
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Film Contest Registration Form