The use of cinema as a tool for youth work, especially in relation with political participation and the development of democratic competencies is very efficient.

The general objective of the project is to build the capacity of youth organizations, especially in Middle East and North Africa, to use cinema as a tool in order to promote political and democratic participation of young people.
The project aims to promote the use of cinema as a tool for youth work both from the point of view of the spectator and from the point of view of the creator.
For the purposes of the project, democracy is intended in a wider sense. The concept of democracy includes valuing peace, understanding conflict resolution, promoting gender equality and a culture of freedom, promoting the social inclusion of different people, promoting the communication and common action amongst the members of a society and promoting environmental awareness and an active stance towards the environmental problems.

The young people that are going to be involved in the project activities are expected to develop:

1. Competencies for democratic culture (as defined in the framework of the Council of Europe).

2. Teamworking and communication: These skills are developed in the process of the creation of a short film since it requires teamwork. 

3. Time management: Time management is a really important element of the cinema creation procedure. 

4. Creativity: If there was one skill though that is developed more through the process is creativity. 

5. Digital skills: A lot of hard skills are being gained and can vary based on the element you work on, especially digital skills.