“Why My Summer Didn’t Go As Planned”
Part of the ACM-NE Nor’Easter Award Festival
OVERVIEW: As part of this year’s Nor’Easter awards, and in the spirit of this year’s election, we are pleased to announce this year’s special contest – “Why My Summer Didn’t Go As Planned”!
We welcome submissions of all types – serious, funny, and everything in between.
RULES:
- Content should be 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 in-person at this year’s Nor’Easter Award Ceremony to determine the final winner.
- All submissions must be received via the FilmFreeway platform under the “SPECIAL: Why My Summer Didn’t Go As Planned” category
- DVDs cannot be accepted
- Submissions must be received no later than THANKSGIVING, NOVEMBER 27th. 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:
- Campaign Theme / How well did you convince us of your campaign?
- 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
QUESTIONS? Please e-mail videofestival@acm-ne.org