Give your cause more effect. There are people out there right now who are engaged in revolution. You know who you are. You’re the ones who are challenging, creating or changing something in your world. The story is up to you. Actually, the story is you. Show us how you’re making a difference — in three minutes or less.
The winner will be a thought-provoking, inspiring and creative video that takes any form — documentary, short film, animation, performance piece, etcetera — it’s your call. We look forward to showing it at the Wanderlust Festival in July.
The Contest entry period ends at 11:59 PM [CT] on June 28, 2009. Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States or District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older as of date of entry.
- Films must be no shorter than 27 seconds and no greater than 3 minutes in length and may not exceed 1GB in file size.
- Film must be submitted in one of the following formats: MOV, AVI, MP4, WMV, MPEG, 3GP, FLV.
- You may enter up to three (3) times per person and/or per YouTube account.
Three (3) Finalist’s Films will be selected from among all eligible Films received. The Finalists will be selected based on the following judging criteria:
- Supports theme of Challenge, Create, Change (0-50 points),
- Creativity (0-25 points), and
- Quality of Video Production (0-25 points).
The three (3) Finalist’s Films will be featured on the Website. Registered members of the Website will be invited to vote on their favorite Film and at the end of the Judging Phase, the Grand Prize, First and Second Prize winners will be determined based on the total number of votes received for each Finalist Film.
VidOpp Note: OUCH – “Each entrant into the Contest hereby irrevocably grants, transfers, sells, assigns and conveys to the Sponsor, their successors and assigns, all present and future right, title and interest of every kind and nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all copyrights, and all rights incidental, subsidiary, ancillary or allied thereto (including, without limitation, all derivative rights) in and to the Film for exploitation throughout the universe, in perpetuity”
Grand Prize (1):
- Trip for winner and one (1) guest to the Wanderlust Festival in Lake Tahoe, CA from July 24-26, 2009 (“Trip”),
- $10,000 Cash plus $1,000 for a One Star wardrobe awarded in the form of a Target GiftCard.
- The approximate retail value (ARV) of the Grand Prize is $12,800.
First Prize (1):
- Trip for winner and one (1) guest to the Wanderlust Festival in Lake Tahoe, CA from July 24-26, 2009 (“Trip”),
- $5,000 Cash plus $500 for a One Star wardrobe awarded in the form of a Target GiftCard.
- The ARV of the First Prize is $7,300.
Second Prize (1):
- Trip for winner and one (1) guest to the Wanderlust Festival in Lake Tahoe, CA from July 24-26, 2009 (“Trip”),
- $2,000 Cash plus $500 for a One Star wardrobe awarded in the form of a Target GiftCard.
- The ARV of the Second Prize is $4,300.
