What
Are the Contest Rules?
Who can participate?
Anyone! Although
your video should appeal to young people, people of any age are welcome to enter.
You are also free to submit more than one entry. Length
30
seconds - 4 minutes Target
audience
U.S.
taxpayers, especially young people who are starting to get paychecks Topic
To
introduce the idea of “war tax resistance” — making an informed decision
about whether or not to let the government use your taxes for war. Your video
should direct people to the following webpage for more information: www.warresisters.org/wtr.htm
Format
Submit your video on either a miniDV tape or as an uncompressed, DV-format video
file on a DVD-R data disc. Animations are welcome. Submissions
Mail
to: NWTRCC, PO Box 150553, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Be sure to include this downloadable
entry form with your video. Rights
Entrants
must obtain the necessary rights and permissions for all material used in each
entry, including any and all non-original aspects. All entries will become the
property of NWTRCC and will not be returned. NWTRCC reserves the right of non-exclusive,
perpetual use of all submissions for non-commercial purposes. In other words,
by submitting a video, you give NWTRCC the right to use your work to educate people
about war tax resistance, without taking away your right to also use the video
for your own purposes . . . and don't worry, it is still legal to make such a
film. How
will the videos be used?
The finalists will be distributed nationally
as televised public service announcements and will be posted on the websites of
local and national affiliate organizations. How
and when will the videos be selected?
The deadline for submission is January 15, 2008. Selected videos will be streamed
and rated online by the public starting in February 2008. The winning videos
will be selected from among the finalists by a panel of judges who will also
consider the input of youth focus groups in diverse parts of the country. The
judges decisions will be final. All prizes need not be awarded. The winners will
be announced on April 15, 2008.
Will
there be prizes?
Yes! In addition to the national exposure and
recognition you will get as a finalist, there will be cash prizes of $100 for
third place, $200 for second place and $300 for first place.
Still have questions?
You can email us
at nwtrcc@nwtrcc.org, or call 800-269-7464. Thanks
for using your creativity to help stop war! |