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Democracy Video Challenge
September 11, 2008 @ 01:24 PM
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DEMOCRACY. YOUR VOICE. YOUR VIDEO.
THE CHALLENGE!
Create and submit by January 31, 2009, a video short (3 minutes or less) that completes the phrase "Democracy is ..."
THE PRIZE
*Seven winners will be chosen - one each from the Western Hemisphere, Europe, Middle East/North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South & Central Asia, East Asia/Pacific and one anonymous winner.
*An all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., New York and Hollywood.
*Gala screenings of the winning videos in Hollywood, New York and Washington.
*Exposure to filmmakers and the U.S. film and television industry.
*Meetings with democracy advocates from government, media and civil society.
THE TIMELINE
* Submission Deadline - January 31, 2009
* Challenge semifinalists will be selected February - March 2009.
* An independent jury will narrow down the semifinalists to 21 finalists April 1 - May 15, 2009.
* The general public will vote online for the winning videos May 15 - June 15, 2009.
* Seven winners will be announced in mid-June 2009.
* In October 2009, the six publicly identified winners, one from each of the six geographic regions, will travel to the United States to claim their prize.
THE DETAILS
You must be 18 or older to enter.
* Videos can be any style: fiction or documentary, animated or live action.
* Videos must be no longer than three minutes.
* Videos must be in English or have English subtitles.
*Contestants may enter anonymously, but anonymous winners cannot collect the grand prize.
* See contest site for a complete list of rules, www.videochallenge.america.gov.
ENTER at http://www.youtube.com/democracychallenge
You are encourged to share your videos on ymex.org and tag it with "democracy" after submitting them to the contest. And don't forget to join the discussion board thread on Democracy as well!
This post was edited on: 2008-09-22 at 10:33 AM by: Natalie Rodic (Moderator)
This post was edited on: 2008-09-22 at 10:34 AM by: Natalie Rodic (Moderator)
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