MJF is an international youth creativity competition for ages 14-29. Youth battle against other artists from around the world through a series of creative contests. These contests are in the areas of film, fashion, photography and music. The MJF mission is to promote values and action through creativity, education and social awareness.
Film, music, photography, fashion, education and social awareness, all sides of the creative individual are represented at MJF. Prizing includes cash, Xbox 360, and tuition to universities and colleges around the world.
What else does MJF do:
- MJF and their sponsors/partners/supporters execute and develop online and offline arts based educational programs around the world. These countries include Haiti, Mexico, India, Canada, and Brazil. Our partners and supporters include Yahoo, CoverGirl, Xbox, United Nations, Plan International, National Film Board, Schools Without Borders, and many more. For more information visit http://mobilejamfest.com/school
- MJF works internationally producing documentaries which highlight human rights issues that effect youth at home and abroad. Most recently MJF was in West Africa producing a documentary on forced marriage. "Oasis of Hope" follows the lives of best friends who come from different worlds and religious backgrounds and how they find a common bond in their pain and hope.
- MJF also screened their most recent documentary, "Child Slavery: The Hypocricy of Haiti" at the National Film Board of Canada. Documenting the lives of 3 Canadians trying to bring awareness and make a difference in the troubled country of Haiti.
- MJF has created a unique tool for engaging youth at events. MJF develops and executes "mobile" creativity camps which work with event promoters/sponsors to engage youth while at the concert, conference or ski hill. These "mobile" camps come equipped with mobile video phones, numerous editing bays, staff who provide assistance to first time creators, and innovative mobile delivery systems for previewing or voting on content. For more information:
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- Creation of World’s Largest Cultural Exchange Program
Mobile Jam Fest (MJF), the world's largest youth creativity festival, is partnering with international development organization Plan Canada, to create one of the world’s largest youth social network that will give more than seven million global youth access to a safe, user-generated, online platform to share and creatively express themselves. For more information visit http://www.mobilejamfest.com/node/6227
MJF Mission
Mobile Jam Fest has been developed and produced by a community of creative youth, individuals, and organizations who work if a variety of different sectors for the purpose of providing democratic, positive and safe platforms for youth to create and collaberate.
These sectors include non-profit, corporate, educational and governmental agencies. The MJF holistic model of content creation and education goal is to create a sustainable offline and online "arts" educational programming, the platform where youth can profile their creative achievements; and finally further their education and international. For more information on MJF creators please visit http://ccandco.com.
