Global Village extends deadline for Young Directors Awards competition

UAE: Global Village and Bloom World Academy announced an extension to the submission deadline for the Young Directors Awards Competition. The competition based on the theme “My more wonderful world” invites children between the ages of 5 and 14 to create a short video that tells the story of what they, or someone they know, would do to make the world a better place or how they are already helping to build a more positive future. The new submission deadline is February 8th, 2023.

The Young Directors Award competition gives two young people the chance to win a life-changing scholarship for their entire schooling at Bloom World Academy, the school that dares to do things differently, the scholarships are worth over AED 1 million.
Over the last month, Global Village hosted three free workshops focusing on filmmaking and storytelling. These workshops are now available online on www.globalvillage.com
Entry requirements for the Young Directors Award competition:
• Video entries should be filmed and created by the participant and should not exceed 4 minutes
• Entries can be recorded on a phone, video camera or any other device
• The competition is open to UAE residents only aged between 5 and 14 years old
• Any dialogue should be in English or have English subtitles
• Videos must be submitted before the competition closing date of February 8th, 2023.
• Submissions should be uploaded to YouTube as an “unpublished” video
• The YouTube link should then be shared on the Global Village online entry form: globalvillage.ae/young-directors-award
• Entries will be judged on creativity, originality, and wonderfulness
• The creators of the shortlisted entries will be interviewed by Bloom World Academy’s Committee
• Finalists will be invited to the award ceremony at Global Village where the winners will be announced