Last year's top 5 videos
We encourage absolutely everyone to submit their videos. Amateurs, professionals, students, teachers, parents… anyone who thinks they could blow our minds with their videos!
There are no age limits this year, because there are no age limits to hunger! The only limitation is the length of your video. Your video should be 30–60 seconds long.
Educator or teacher? Make a video with your students.
Young film-maker? This is your chance to show your work on the international stage.
Professionals? You’re welcome too, just let us know that making video is how you pay the rent.
None of the above? No problem, just submit your own videos .
Remember - you can submit as many videos as you like.
There are prizes available in two categories:
(Last year's winners went to Ethiopia)
Welcome to "hunger bytes! " The international video competition for inspired filmmakers - hosted by the World Food Programme, in partnership with YouTube. Starting October 16, filmmakers around the world are invited to submit short videos about hunger.
This year the world is reaching an historic milestone – and not a good one. By the end of 2009, over 1 billion people will be suffering from hunger. In a world of 6.8 billion, that means 1 out of 7 people will soon be undernourished. Every day, 14,000 children die of hunger-related causes – or to put it another way – one child dies of hunger every six seconds…
Acceptable? We don’t think so…
It’s time to make some noise! The online billion – (that’s you, by the way) – has to step up and help the hungry billion… How? By spreading the word, and by making people think…
We need you to make the edgiest, most provocative videos about hunger. Whatever it takes to make people think, and to change attitudes. The videos with the most views will be judged by a celebrity jury and the winner will get to travel to a WFP project.
Whatever your style of film-making, share it with the world – anything goes… It’s time to bite back!
In partnership with
Not only do you get your video shown internationally, but the final selection will be made by a panel of celebrity judges from the film industry. (Names to be announced – watch this space…..)
Submissions begin on October 16th – World Food Day - so start filming now!.
Any questions? Get in touch
Hunger bytes forms part of the ''A Billion for a Billion'' campain which asks the online billion (including you) to help the hungry billion.
Starting October 16, World Food Day, you will be able to add your video to Youtube, and share the URL on this page. Your video will become part of the "hunger bytes!" nominees.
To find out what format to use and how best to produce videos, please see this Youtube page.
