UNESCO Patrimonito Storyboard Competition

Eligibility Criteria

• The Patrimonito storyboard competition is open to young people from all over the world aged between 12 and 18 years old.
• The artworks must be created solely by the participant(s), either by hand or using digital drawing tools. In either case, the scanned copies must be submitted by email OR the original copies (in case of hand-drawn entries) or the print versions (in case of digital artworks) must be submitted by postal mail to UNESCO. Participants may also choose to submit their entries through their countries’ National Commissions for UNESCO.

Offered Benefits

• The winner will receive a UNESCO certificate, and the winning storyboards will be professionally adapted into an animated film episode of the Patrimonito’s World Heritage Adventures series.
• The name of the creator of the winning storyboard will be credited in the film which will be distributed worldwide by UNESCO and its partners. The release of the next episode is scheduled for 2023.

Application Process

Submitting the Storyboards

If sent by email

The scanned version of the storyboards should be sent to the World Heritage Centre by email: 

If sent through postal mail

The original copies (in case of hand-drawn entries) or the print versions (in case of digital artworks) must be submitted to the attention of:

Ms Ines Yousfi
Focal Point, World Heritage Education Programme
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
7, place de Fontenoy,
75352 Paris 07 SP France

If sent through National Commissions for UNESCO

The participants may also choose to submit their entries through their  countries’ National Commissions for UNESCO.