Vice Versa
Your Voice. Your Video.
The Challenge:
Create a short video that completes the phrase "Democracy is…"
The Prize:
An all-expense-paid trip to Washington, New York and Hollywood.
THE PRIZE
• An all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., New York and Hollywood.
• Gala screenings of the winning videos in Hollywood, New York and Washington.
• Exposure to filmmakers and the U.S. film and television industry.
• Meetings with democracy advocates from government, media and civil society.
THE TIMELINE
• SUBMISSION DEADLINE — JANUARY 31, 2009
• Challenge semifinalists will be selected February – March 2009.
• An independent jury will narrow down the semifinalists to 21 finalists April 1 – May 15, 2009.
• The general public will vote online for the winning videos May 15 – June 15, 2009.
• Seven winners — one each from the Western Hemisphere, Europe, Middle East/North Africa,
• Sub-Saharan Africa, South & Central Asia, East Asia/Pacific and one anonymous winner — will be announced in mid-June 2009.
• In October 2009, the six publicly identified winners, one from each of the six geographic regions will travel to the United States to claim their prize.
THE DETAILS
• You must be 18 or older to enter.
• Videos can be any style: Fiction or documentary, animated or live action.
• Videos must be no longer than three minutes.
• Videos must be in English or have English subtitles.
• Contestants may enter anonymously, but anonymous winners cannot collect the grand prize.
• New information will be posted on http://www.videochallenge.america.gov/index.html
• Enter your video at http://www.youtube.com/democracychallenge
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