We the Peoples Film Festival 2012
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For over six years the We the Peoples Film Festival has screened more than 150 films on human rights, development, security and peace. It is the world’s first festival of films on international development by filmmakers aged 15-25. The festival’s Youth Day was held on Sunday 11 November at the BFI Southbank, with sponsorship partly provided by BUFVC. For more information, visit the Festival website and the Facebook page.

One of the winners was Hoodforts, a five minute video from a Mile End community project about stereotyping and our attitude towards young people. A participatory project produced in partnership with a team of young filmmakers from Tower Hamlets. Winner of the Adobe Youth Voices UK film award, two Limelight awards and the Adobe Aspire Gold Medal for documentary. It also won the jury award under the theme of ‘tolerance’.