The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Short Film Contest 2025 for young Nigerian filmmakers ($USD 5,000 prize).

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Application Deadline: 11 July 2025

Applications are actually open for the 2025 IOM Short Film Contest. Each 12 months, the world commemorates the worldwide battle in opposition to trafficking in individuals on 30 July throughout World Day in opposition to Trafficking in Persons. The commemoration gives the chance for all fringes of society – from artists to decision-makers – to return collectively to replicate round progresses and challenges made in addressing trafficking in individuals. This 12 months, this international marketing campaign shall be marked across the theme Human trafficking is Organized Crime – End the Exploitation underscoring the important position of regulation enforcement and the legal justice system in dismantling organized trafficking networks whereas making certain a victim-centred method.

Theme: Human trafficking is Organized Crime – End the Exploitation

As part of its nationwide marketing campaign in opposition to trafficking in individuals, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is delighted to announce the Third Edition of the Short Film Contest on Combating Trafficking in Persons in Nigeria. Launched in 2023, the competition is certainly one of IOM’s flagship initiatives in Nigeria geared toward galvanizing youth and artistic actors within the international battle in opposition to inequality, exploitation, and abuse.

Requirements

• This contest gives platforms for young Nigerian filmmakers and movie fanatics to actively have interaction with this urgent subject and contribute to constructive change inside their communities and past.
• The IOM Short Film Contest is open to all young Nigerians below 35 years outdated with a eager curiosity within the cross-cutting problems with counter trafficking, human rights of migrants, media, and social justice amongst others.
• While the folks showing within the video/movie will be of any age, it will be important that the movie displays the ideas and opinions of the young filmmaker(s) about totally different types of trafficking in individuals and counter trafficking. The individual submitting the video (“the participant”) have to be actively concerned in its making, e.g., both as a director, author, digicam operator, editor, actor, coordinator, and so on.

Awards

The contest plans to award prizes as follows:

• First prize: $2500
• Second prize: $1500
• Third prize: $1,000

Submission Requirements

• In addition, movie entries will be of any style (animation, documentary, music video, comedy, and so on.) so long as they’ve the potential to make the viewers assume in constructive methods concerning the theme of combating human trafficking in Nigeria. If chosen, entrants have to be ready to submit a digital copy of their video in both of the next codecs: MOV (most well-liked), or MP4. HD is most well-liked (1920×1080) however not required.
• To submit a video for consideration, you should first full the online registration form. Please present the entire required data. Incomplete submissions will result in disqualification. The kind will ask you to submit your movie by means of a video-streaming web site (YouTube). The participant shall be requested to incorporate the URL of the video within the on-line kind. The entrant should make sure that the video hyperlink is accessible and never non-public.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the IOM Short Film Contest