NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- JCS International
has announced the three winners of the 2019 JCSI Young Creatives
Award. The winning short films, selected from 26 finalists
responding to this year's theme "Stand Up for Peace," are Next
To Me (Philippines), It
Starts Within (Albania) and
P.E.A.C.E. – A Spoken Word (United
Kingdom).
The JCS International Young Creatives Award was established to
foster young talent across the globe while sparking a conversation
around peace. JCS International was founded by the business and
philanthropic leader Ronald S.
Lauder. The New York
City-based organization is engaged in a wide range of
activities and services, including advocacy, policy research,
strategic communications and content creation.
"We view the JCS International Young Creatives Award as an
especially powerful way to promote peace through art," says Lauder,
himself a recipient of the Directorate Award at the 34th
International Emmys in 2006. "This year's winners represent three
excellent examples of that vision."
The 2019 winners were selected by a blue-ribbon panel of
international jurors comprised of Michal
Grayevsky, chairman of the jury, president of JCS
International and founder of Young Creative Awards; Amanda Nguyen, founder and CEO, Rise;
Fred Graver, consultant;
Anne Bahr Thompson, managing
director of philanthropy, Synergos; Lisa
Azuelos, film producer and director; Devin Woods, program manager, Big Bad Boo;
Alvaro Pereira, television
journalist, and Oliver Mahrdt, film
and festival producer.
The three winners will be flown to New
York to receive their award on Saturday, November 23, at the International Emmy
World Television Festival. The International Emmy Awards Gala will
follow on Monday, November
25th.
Information about the winners:
Next To Me
- By: Breech Asher Harani
- Country: Philippines
- Summary: After the Battle of Marawi in the Philippines in 2017, many Muslims migrated
from Marawi to Mindanao. Uprooted children were forced to transfer
schools, where they were bullied and discriminated against,
especially in non-Muslim communities.
It Starts Within
- By: Artes Ferruni
- Country: Albania
- Summary: With all the world's problems, it can sometimes feel
overwhelming to make a stand for peace. Where does one even start?
This film explores a simple yet crucial answer to that question.
Peace comes from within—and only from there can broader peace
emerge.
P.E.A.C.E. – A Spoken Word
- By: Funke Alafiatayo
- Country: United Kingdom
- Summary: Written and performed by Funke Alafiatayo, this spoken
word film challenges the audience to think what it would be like if
each of us took one minute to stand up for peace.
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