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Multi-Media Contest 2008  

CONTEST DEADLINE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 2008

JUDGING:

The first round of cuts will be made by a special panel made up of Global Solutions staff and active members. Judging of the top entries will be done by a diverse, 5-member judging panel. Submissions will be evaluated based on:

  1. How well the issue was addressed (40%)
  2. Creativity and originality (30%)
  3. Technical aptitude (30%)

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RULES

  1. You must be registered to participate! You can register here .

  2. You must include a 10-second, full-screen slate in your Flash Movie, Digital Video or Spoken Word performance (also known as a "title screen") at the very beginning of your piece with the following information:

    • Your name and names of all team members if working in a group

    • The Contest Title – “Citizens for Global Solutions - Multimedia Contest 2008”

    • The title of your entry

    • Total running time (up to two minutes)

  3. All entries must be original pieces that have not been previously published or infringe on the work of any third party. In other words, give us something new, and don’t rip off someone else’s work! The use of copyrighted material will automatically disqualify your entry.

    Need some music or images for your masterpiece? Visit Jamendo or Creative Commons and get what you need the free and legal way!

  4. We here at the national office do not support censorship; however, anything that we post on our website is going to be seen by all of our members and thousands, if not millions of other people. So, we ask you to carefully consider the language you use.  If you’re not sure, ask us! .

 

CONTEST TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

 

  1. Citizens for Global Solutions reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is deemed overly offensive, which is subject to the opinion of staff at the national office.

  2. No purchase necessary, but you will need to have software to edit your digital videos. Microsoft Windows includes a package called Windows Movie Maker (for the PC) and iMovie (for the Mac).

  3. All submissions must be available to Citizens for Global Solutions for unlimited use, in whole or in part, for any purpose (including website promotion of future Multimedia Contests, future DVD distribution, educational use, film festivals, and theatrical distribution) without notification or compensation beyond the cash prizes given during the life of the Citizens for Global Solutions 2008 Multimedia Contest.

  4. All taxes (federal, state and local, if any) are the responsibility of the winners.

  5. Citizens for Global Solutions is not responsible for late, misdirected or corrupted entries.

  6. Offer void where prohibited, restricted, or regulated by law.

  7. All entrants under 18 must have parental consent to be eligible to win. Citizens for Global Solutions reserves the right to disqualify any entry at any stage of the contest.

  8. We apologize but international students are subject to a 30 per cent reduction in prize money for U.S. tax purposes.

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