Blog: Film festivals

Youth Association for Development (YAD) Pakistan
Call for Submission: 120 in 2020 Film Festival
Youth Association for Development is Baluchistan based youth lead non-government organization working for youth activism, youth empowerment, youth development, peace building, environment, climate change, education, health and SRHR through initiating interactive, edutainment, creative, innovative arts-based, creative expressions and technological approach.

Youth Association for Development (YAD) first time is initiating innovative (120 in 2020) 120 second film festival in 2020 to encourage young film makers and film productions to promote their film making skills and showcase their creativity locally, nationally and internationally.

YAD Pakistan 120 in 2020 film festival (120 Second) Film Festival promotes storytelling through the use of powerful visuals and the exchange of innovative ideas through a purposeful platform that serves as a medium to conduct discourse sessions amongst masses.

120 in 2020 Film Festival is first time initiative and has the opportunities to conduct screenings in YAD’s Pakistan All Arts Competition Exhibition and family festival tentatively expected in 29th November 2020 at Noori Nasier Khan Cultural Complex Directorate of Culture Spiny Road Quetta with online visibility in YAD social media channels, YAD donor’s social media channels other international channels and internationally amongst several other locations as possible.

YAD’s Pakistan 120 in 2020.

YAD Pakistan is going to provide opportunity for young filmmakers and film productions to provide a platform for all young talented filmmakers from all over the Baluchistan Province that is one step closer to bridging the gaps between cultures and bringing strong provincial ties among artistically driven individual, encouraging young dynamics, potentials, keen and enthusiastic filmmakers and film productions to step up and film their thoughts in YAD thematic areas mentioned below in 120 second, show us what you have and showcase your film making talent the stage, festival and cannels is YAD Pakistan and the show is your to inform, motivate, sensitize, educate, aware and inspire the masses on relating SRHR issues in communities.

YAD Pakistan’s 120 in 2020 Film Festival works with the drive to empower the youth by development a positive learning experience, improve the understanding of issues related to SRHR, HIV/AIDS, Maternal Health, Abortion and Early, Child and Forced Marriages by providing a platform that promulgates views of masses.

120 in 2020 film festival theme includes:

1- HIV/AIDS (Stigma, barriers, discrimination, issues and challenges and lack of access and facilitation of quality health services, care, testing, treatment, prevention and counseling)

2- Early, Child and Forced Marriages

3- Abortion, safe abortion and post abortion care (Stigma, barriers, gaps, issues and challenges and lack of access and facilitation to safe abortion and post abortion care)

4- Maternal health issues