My Food Our Future Video Contest

Deadline: 1st Oct 2019 | Calling all young filmmakers! Submit a 1–2 minute video for your chance to win prizes..

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is holding its second annual ‘My Food, Our Future’ video competition. Despite progress being made toward meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger, more than 820 million people in the world suffered from hunger in 2018 and over 2 billion people did not have regular access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food.

As countries develop and incomes rise, populations gain access to more food, but traditional diets rich in nutritious grains and beans also rapidly give way to diets high in sugar, salt, fat, refined grains and processed foods.

Unhealthy diets are at the root of all forms of malnutrition and drive such problems as the persistently high rates of maternal and child undernutrition and currently booming rates of overweight, obesity, and diet-related diseases.

With these challenges in mind, how do we ensure the world’s growing population has access to healthy, diverse, and affordable diets?

Submit a 1–2 minute video that offers your own unique ideas and solutions to answering this and other related questions such as: How do we ensure communities and families are eating nutritious and well- balanced meals? What tools and methods exist for increasing production of nutritious food in a sustain- able way? How can we redirect food loss and food waste toward creating more healthy diets?

Eligibility: The video competition is open to young filmmakers from all over the world. Applicants must be between the ages of 10 and 25 at the time of submission. The contest is divided into two age-based categories: 10–17 and 18–25.

Selection and Prizes: Selections will be based on a video’s success in presenting ideas, inspiring action, and emphasizing creativity, innovation and storytelling.