ANNOUNCING THE FINALISTS OF THE 2021 ACM-NE SPECIAL CONTEST!!
Please view all three videos, then click on the link below to cast your vote for this year's winning entry. Videos posted in no particular order. Voting opens Wednesday, December 1 and will close on Thursday, December 16. The winner with the most votes will be notified the week of December 20th and will receive this year's special contest trophy. Voting is limited to ACM Members with one vote per e-mail address. If more than one vote is submitted per e-mail address, only the first vote will be counted.
“I Wanna Scream” – Submitted by Ashland TV
Part of the ACM-NE Nor’Easter Award Festival
OVERVIEW: As part of the Nor’Easter awards, we are pleased to announce this year’s special contest – submit your Best COVID Quarantine Video! With everything going on over the past year and beyond, we thought it would be great to lighten the mood a bit.
We are looking for your best short videos featuring how to best spend your time when under quarantine and welcome submissions of all types – serious, funny, and everything in between. Is there some advice you would give? Any good activities (the crazier the better)? What should we NOT do while under quarantine?
RULES:
- We are not looking for regular Public Service Announcements.
- We are hoping to see creative videos, with content rated no higher than “R”.
- You may create a new video during the entry period (does not have to have been created last year).
- Videos should be no more than 3-4 minutes.
- Similar to last year, entries will be narrowed down to the top 3-5 finalists which will be judged by the audience to determine the final winner.
- All submissions must be received via the FilmFreeway platform under the “2021 Special Video Contest – Best COVID Quarantine Video” category
- DVDs cannot be accepted
- Submissions must be received no later than Thursday, October 14, 2021. We are unable to extend this deadline so please plan accordingly 🙂
- Facilities may enter as many videos as they wish, with one entry fee charged per video.
JUDGING CRITERIA: Videos will be judged on the following criteria:
- Categories
- Theme / How well did you incorporate the quarantine theme?
- Format and Production Style
- Technical Quality – Video
- Technical Quality – Audio
- Overall Impression
- All videos will be judged by a designated judging site in an initial round and narrowed down to the top 3-5 videos which will be our finalists.
- The finalists’ videos will be posted online for review in advance of the Nor’Easter award festival.
- An online audience vote prior to the virutal Nor’Easter awards will determine the winner of the contest and verified by the Nor’Easter award committee.
- The decision of the award committee is final.
AWARDS / PRIZES: The first place award winner will receive an award for their submission. Additional finalists will receive a certificate for their submissions
COST: The cost for each entry will be $30.00
ENTRY LINK: Click HERE to submit via FilmFreeway