International Youth Media Summit

International Youth Media Summit IYMS is a yearly event which brings together teen filmmakers and diplomats from around the world to explore ways to inspire and empower their generation.

IYMS is an annual two-week event that brings together young people from different cultures to create media projects aimed at inspiring their own generation to take action and responsibility for the future. By confronting and examining global problems, and exploring solutions together, they are bound in a shared purpose. Working toward a common goal and being accountable for a concrete creative pro

duct within a limited time period provides the perfect "stew" for collaboration. Conflicts arise and must get resolved. Barriers of misunderstanding and ignorance are broken down, friendships emerge, creativity flows and films are produced. In the process, youth create a model for a peaceful yet dynamic, cooperative world community. Over the last ten years, more than 600 young delegates and their adult advisors representing 50 countries have participated in the IYMS. At each Summit, the delegates explore the power and impact of media to transform attitudes, behaviors and lives. They then apply their new awareness to the making of films about social issues that matter most to them. At the first Summit the delegates identified the most urgent global issues as follows: violence, discrimination, poverty, the environment, health, women’s rights and youth empowerment. The final products of each Summit include seven short films, each focused on finding a solution to one of these issues, and seven workshop guides, tools to accompany the films to stimulate dialogue and action in community settings around the world. The Summit experience enables youth to think globally while stressing the urgency of acting locally. When delegates return to their home countries, they screen the short films in their classrooms, clubs, or community centers and lead workshops to raise awareness. Over 10,000 people view these movies every year. Between summits, IYMS global members work together online and in-person to continue the mission of IYMS.

15 Days more🥳
02/07/2026

15 Days more🥳

All the best wishes to all our delegates of IYMS 2026! Enjoy packing 🥳
01/07/2026

All the best wishes to all our delegates of IYMS 2026! Enjoy packing 🥳

It started in 2006, Young people from 26 countries, gathered for the first International Youth Media Summit. Two decades...
09/06/2026

It started in 2006, Young people from 26 countries, gathered for the first International Youth Media Summit. Two decades later: → 1,700+ participants → 140+ short films produced → A formal partnership with UNESCO → Summits on five continents → Films screened at the United Nations, WHO headquarters, and Piccadilly Circus 2026. Paris. Summit 21. The story keeps going.

IYMS is working toward full scholarships for every delegate, regardless of where they were born. Every donation goes dir...
07/06/2026

IYMS is working toward full scholarships for every delegate, regardless of where they were born. Every donation goes directly toward making that happen. "You don't just fund a two-week summit. You fund a lifetime of perspective, purpose, and possibility." Help us bring a delegate to Paris.

"Unlike traditional programs, learning happens through doing, through shared challenges, creativity, and daily life toge...
05/06/2026

"Unlike traditional programs, learning happens through doing, through shared challenges, creativity, and daily life together." After his first IYMS summit, a delegate who grew up in a remote village in northern Sri Lanka returned home and built a digital storytelling initiative for young people in his community. After his first IYMS summit, a young filmmaker from Pakistan taught USAID-funded filmmaking workshops to a new generation of peacebuilders in Karachi. After their first IYMS summit, young people across 80+ countries went back and did something. That's the point. Paris is not the destination. It's the beginning. July 17–30, 2026.

2020. The world locked down. Filmmakers from 22 countries grabbed their cameras anyway. SANATIONE, a web series named af...
02/06/2026

2020. The world locked down. Filmmakers from 22 countries grabbed their cameras anyway. SANATIONE, a web series named after the Latin word for healing, became a real-time documentary of the pandemic. Stories of isolation, resilience, kindness, and loss. Filmed from living rooms, rooftops, and streets across the globe. Episodes have screened in Iran, Brazil, Ireland, India, Wales, Croatia, and the USA. One episode was judged by Michael Douglas and Juliette Binoche. Another screened at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Made by young people. For the world. This is IYMS Films.

Filmed in Nepal. Screened in New York. Seen by the UN. "Pari of Pokhara", the debut IYMS feature film, tells the story o...
31/05/2026

Filmed in Nepal. Screened in New York. Seen by the UN. "Pari of Pokhara", the debut IYMS feature film, tells the story of a young Nepali woman unknowingly targeted by a human trafficker. The International Organization for Migration called it "an effective tool to raise awareness against human trafficking, safer migration, and gender-based violence." It screened at the US Embassy in Kathmandu for 50 young people. It was part of the IOM Global Migration Film Festival. It reached audiences on three continents. Directed by Babar Ali. Produced at the IYMS Summit in Pokhara, 2019. This is what young filmmakers can do when they're trusted with a real story.

780 entries. 90 selected. "Love Shades" — a health PSA made at the 2022 IYMS Summit — was one of them. It was officially...
29/05/2026

780 entries. 90 selected. "Love Shades" — a health PSA made at the 2022 IYMS Summit — was one of them. It was officially selected for the World Health Organization's 2023 Health for All Film Festival. Then screened at UN City in Copenhagen, ahead of World Mental Health Day. Made by young delegates. Recognised by the world's foremost health authority. At IYMS, Health is one of seven issues explored at every summit. Paris 2026 is no different. What story needs to be told about health in our world today? The delegates will decide.

Mohamed Sidibay was a child soldier in Sierra Leone. A group of high school students in Los Angeles changed his story. T...
27/05/2026

Mohamed Sidibay was a child soldier in Sierra Leone. A group of high school students in Los Angeles changed his story. Through IYMS's TIME Club campaign, 'Give A Dollar, Give a Future', students raised $6,036 over four years to fund Mohamed's school fees and support the iEARN center in Sierra Leone. In September 2018, Mohamed stood at the United Nations and delivered a speech titled: "Funding the Future: Challenges and Responses to the Reintegration of Child Soldiers." He later attended the Bill & Melinda Gates GoalKeepers Conference. He is part of the Global Partnership for Education. He is now the IYMS Global Ambassador for Children's Rights and Education. This is what IYMS does. Not just films. Futures.

Nearly two decades. Here's what the numbers look like. The story isn't over. It's just getting to the good part. ...
26/05/2026

Nearly two decades. Here's what the numbers look like. The story isn't over. It's just getting to the good part.

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