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 Tuesday, November 14 and will close at 8:00pm on Thursday, November 16 at the Nor'Easter Awards. The winner with the most votes will be announced at the end of the Nor'Easter Award Ceremony. 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.
Part of the ACM-NE Nor’Easter Award Festival
OVERVIEW: It’s safe to say we can all think back to a recent time where there was a glitch in the matrix…er…production. So as part of the Nor’Easter awards, we are once again pleased to announce this year’s special contest – showcasing your best bloopers! Take your best bloopers from your archives and create a 3-4 minute documentary about it. Let’s see the story behind the blooper!
RULES:
- You may use any original blooper from your archives
- All bloopers must have been recorded by you and/or your community media center.
- 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.
- 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 “2023 Special Video Contest – Best Blooper Documentary Contest” category
- DVDs cannot be accepted
- Submissions must be received no later than Friday, November 3, 2023. 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 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