In April 2013, Hyde Park-Image Nation, The United Nations Organization (UN), the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, and Variety Magazine collaborated to produce a non-scripted TV series titled Chance of a Lifetime hosted by internationally renowned award-winning producer Ashok Amritraj. Twelve promising young filmmakers from the United Arab Emirates, India, and Singapore were divided into teams and worked together to survive various filmmaking tasks and ultimately make a winning 10-minute short film. They made 3 films in the course of the show—each focused on social problems like Access to Water, Climate Change, and Universal Education. The topics and tone of each film reflected the UN’s priority global causes. The winning team was flown to New York City where their winning short films were screened at the United Nations headquarters as they interacted with representatives of member countries at the United Nations, after which they were flown to receive special recognition from Hollywood’s Variety Magazine during the 2013 Festival de Cannes. The series has then been aired on Pivot on US television and National Geographic in Abu Dhabi.
