Just Video Contest 2012

Rules & Requirements

Thank you for your interest in the Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center's video contest for High School Juniors & Seniors!

Download the Just Video Brochure All entries must be postmarked or uploaded by March 30, 2012.

Eligibility

High School Juniors and Seniors (Individual or group submissions)
Video entry must be an original work
Students may submit one entry per category

Objectives

1. Produce a video on one of the following:

Immigration
ƒƒHuman Rights (including human trafficking)
ƒƒEnvironment (water or climate change)

2. Incorporate at least one of the following perspectives in your video:

Catholic Social Teaching
Social Justice
Catholic/Christian tradition

3. Create a dynamic video that shares what you have learned and inspires others to act for justice!

Technical Requirements

Video must be 3-5 minutes in length, excluding titles frame & credits
Title frame should indicate the title of the piece, the creators’ first names only, the school, city and state
Credits must appear at the end
Entrants must comply with the technical and all other requirements of youtube.com

Judging Process

A panel of judges will evaluate submissions based on the following criteria:

1. Meet the objectives listed - 15%
2. Clearly informs audience on selected issue and possibilities for action - 40%
3. Video Attributes: effective use of transitions/editing, titles, organization, good sound and visual quality within 3-5 minutes (excluding titles frame & credits) - 25%
4. Creativity: dynamic, engaging content; am I moved to act? - 20%

Winners

Winning videos will be posted on the IPJC website
Winning participants will receive prizes: $400 for 1st, $150 for 2nd and $100 for 3rd place.
Videos become property of the Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center

Video Submission Information:

Upload your video to youtube.com and notify Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center via e-mail of the url location. Include all the information from the entry form in the text of your e-mail.

All entries must be uploaded by March 30, 2012.

Agreement

By submitting entry form, participants agree that:

Entry is original work and does not contain copyrighted material
IPJC is entitled to free use of part or all of video entry as it sees fit
Content will not include anything contrary to Catholic Social Teaching

For some helpful tips and hints on how to produce a WINNING video, click HERE!

1st Prize: "Water & the Catholic Social Teaching"
by McKenna McNabb & Taylor Delaney of Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Bellevue, WA

3rd Prize: "Human Rights: Homelessness and Poverty"
by Samantha Seal of Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa, FL

Honorable Mention: "Human Trafficking"
by Luke Eichinger, Ben Stivers, Rourke Van Zile of Archbishop Murphy School, Everett, WA

Honorable Mention: "Graphite"
by Avery Haller, Audrey Smith, and Riley Hughes of Holy Names Academy, Seattle, WA

Honorable Mention: "Climate Change"
by Marisa Petrick of Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa FL

2nd Prize: "Human Trafficking: Stop the Demand"
by Patrick, Erin, Nolan, Sarah, & Megan of Archbishop Murphy H.S., Everett, WA

 
3rd Prize (Tie): "A Day Without Water"
by Brent, Coleman, Lauren, Paul, Trevor & Katie, Community United Church Of Christ, Champaign, IL