Join Kwentong Kabayanihan Video Contest!

Who may join? –
The contest is open
to amateurs and professionals film makers. Submissions are open to individuals
and groups. There is no limit as to the number of entries per individual/group.

Length of video –
The video should be strictly 30-40 seconds long. reel

Theme for the videos – “Every Filipino is a hero. Every Filipino is part of the solution.” We are looking for videos that will move ordinary Filipinos to act on the most pressing concerns in their immediate fields/circles/areas of influence.  We want videos that will stir every Filipino to do something concrete for the country.

Sectors covered by the video contest
– Public Servants; Youth; Global or Overseas Filipinos. This means that while the Theme is “Every Filipino is a Hero. Every Filipino is part of the Solution”, the videos you must submit for the contest must still refer to any of the 3 sectors above – public servants, youth, and global Filipinos.

Style –
There is no limit as to the style of the video. It may be an animation, documentary-style, commercial-style, among others. A submission is acceptable as long as it is clear, intelligible, and not offensive to common law decency.

Language
Entries may be submitted in English or Filipino.

Deadline
Entries must be submitted not later than November 11, 2011.

 
Guidelines for submission:

• Preliminary submission of entries must be done through uploading your video in YouTube. Uploads to any other site will not be eligible for the contest. The title of the video must be “Kabayanihan Video – [insert personal title here]”.
• Email the following information to info@kabayanihan.org:
• Message Subject: My Reel Filipino Video Contest Entry Submission
• Video Title
• Brief description of the video/Main message of the video
• Name of individual/group
• Affiliation/Organization
• Email address
• Mobile number
• URL/link of your video in Youtube
• Do you make films for a living? Yes/No. If yes, what was the last film that you did?
• Finalists will be contacted a week after the deadline of entries to submit a clean DVD copy of their video entries. The videos are required to be in avi, mpeg, mp4 or other formats supported by both Youtube and Facebook uploads.

Filmmakers are reminded not to use images, clips, and music that would entail copyright payments, in light of future use of the videos.
A pool of expert judges will screen and judge the videos. The panel of judges will be chaired by Ms. Ditsi Carolino, internationally acclaimed and award-winning film maker.

• Criteria for judging:
  • Subject Relevance (45%): Is there a clear link between the topic of the video and the theme.
  • Message Clarity (35%): Is the video’s message presented in an understandable manner?
  • Video Quality (15%): Is the video visually appealing?
  • Audience Impact (5%): Videos that make it to the list of finalists will be uploaded in Kabayanihan Foundation’s Facebook site. Audience impact will be judged according to the number of “Likes”.
• Prizes:
  • Cash prizes and other fun prizes will be given to amateurs and professional categories.
  • Special prizes will be given to videos that sectoralized the message in sectoral categories.
    More information on these categories will be announced as the contest progresses.
• Winning videos will be property of Kabayanihan Foundation. The filmmaker(s) will be credited in the final edit when shown in the target channels later on.

If you want to be updated about the contest, please email info@kabayanihan.org so we can add you to
our mailing list. Updates will also be posted to www.kabayanihan.org.

The contest is co-presented by:

Special thanks to: