Ln(NO 3) 3 • 6H 2 O (Ln = Gd, Pr and Ce), urea, sodium sulfite (Na 2 SO 3) and carbon powder were used as the starting materials. The precursor was synthesized with Ln(NO 3) 3 • 6H 2 O (Ln = Gd, Pr and Ce) solutions and urea at 95 °C for 4 h, and then the Gd 2 O 2 S:Pr 3+ ,Ce 3+ phosphors were prepared by calcined the precursor (in inner crucible), Na 2 SO 3 (in middle crucible) and carbon powder (in outer crucible) at 1000 °C for 2 h in a sealed environment. The X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) results confirm that the as-synthesized Gd 2 O 2 S phase has high purity and without the presence of any impurities. The field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) inspection shows the morphology of Gd 2 O 2 S:Pr 3+ ,Ce 3+ is hexagonal in shape and about 1 μm in size. The photoluminescence (PL) spectra under 301 nm ultraviolet (UV) light excitation shows a strong green emission at 513 nm. The quenching concentration occurs at Pr 3+ ions concentration of 0.2% and its corresponding Commission Internationle de L'Eclairage (CIE) coordinates is (0.0273, 0.7921). The decay lifetimes are τ 1 = 0.248 μs and τ 2 = 1.824 μs for the Gd 2 O 2 S:0.2%Pr 3+ ,Ce 3+ phosphor. The Gd 2 O 2 S:0.2%Pr 3+ ,Ce 3+ phosphor film has excellent performance in the light utilization and the charge-transfer capability under 270 nm UV light radiation.