Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Niagara University Video PSA Competition

High School and college students are invited to submit entries to the 2011 Media Awareness Student Video PSA Competition. The goal is to produce a 30- or 60-second Public Service Announcement promoting “Media Literacy”. See website for details.



Prizes

Winning entries will be screened at the Annual Media Awareness Day at Niagara University and may be posted on the Niagara University website. In addition, winners will receive the following cash awards in both the High School and College divisions:
  • First Prize — $100
  • Honorable Mention — $50
Deadline March 11, 2011
http://www.niagara.edu/mad-video-contest-2011/

This will be one of your choices for the upcoming PSA assignment.

Benjamin Moore Authentic Color Video Contest


Benjamin Moore wants you to create funny and irreverent 30-second videos designed to shine a light on the misconception that you can get Benjamin Moore color without using Benjamin Moore Paint. 
This project will be worth a total of $15,000 and consist of three phases so there’s a place for all of you to contribute, regardless of your skill set.
PHASE 1 – CONCEPT: In 250 characters or less, tell us your concept for the video. Remember, a concept is not a detailed script, it is a brief synopsis or distillation of what will happen in the commercial. As always, concepts should be clever, engaging, and fun. Winning concepts will receive a 5% residual payment of every winning video they are used to generate. Deadline December 28, 2010.
PHASE 2 – VIDEO: Select one of the 5 winning Concepts from phase 1 and make a 30-second video for Benjamin Moore based on it. Think of the concept as the central thesis that you should build your video around. As always, creativity and originality are king so make it interesting and have some fun with it.
We’ll be providing animated bumpers in the Project Files tab in the coming days.  Feel free to use them at the end of your submissions or as you see fit. Deadline: January 31, 2011
PHASE 3 – EXHIBITION: Using the five winning Videos from the previous phase, try to generate as many views of the videos as possible within a period of thirty (30) days.

Chevrolet : Barcelona 2011 : Video Contest

Make a video that embodies the passion and practicality designed into their new Volt car. The only electric car that can be your only car.

Grand Prize

$10,000 Bursary to travel Europe filming the story of SOS Kinderdorf foundation
$5,000 cash prize
A trip for two to the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona


Deadline: January 31


http://www.mofilm.com/competitions/barcelona2011/chevrolet

Drive Wise Video Contest

$7500 first place, plus several other cash prizes. 60 second video. Deadline January 18th. Easy extra credit, and maybe easy money. :-)

http://tongal.com/project/DriveWise

Friday, December 10, 2010

2011 Natural High Video Contest

http://www.naturalhigh.org/contest.html

Read the submission guidelines! http://www.naturalhigh.org/pdfs/nhcontest_submissionguidelines.pdf

Prize: $250
1-3 minutes in length
Deadline: March 31

This may be one of your choices in the upcoming PSA project.

Animation and Digital Effects Contest

http://www.fxmakers.com/?p=230

Open to 2D, 3D and Digital Effects (Motion, I'm talking to you.) 5 minutes or less.

Prizes:
$500, $250, $100

Deadline: March 1

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