Rules and Regulations for Action4Climate

RULES FOR THE ACTION4CLIMATE COMPETITION

SHOW US WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE MEANS TO YOU!

ACTION4CLIMATE video challenge invites young aspiring filmmakers to produce and submit a 1-12 minute video documentary telling a story about climate change.

How is climate change impacting your community? What are you doing about it? What needs to be done to solve the climate challenge?

ELIGIBILITY

The contest is open to young filmmakers from all over the world (individuals and teams of 5 or less) in two age groups: 14–17 and 18–35.

Download the competition rules here.

PRIZES

Stand a chance to win a cash prize up to US$15000 or video equipment. Winning films will go to major film festivals and will be featured on the new MTV Voices platform.

RULES

These Rules ("Rules") for the Action4Climate video competition are part of the Terms and Conditions of Use & Privacy Policy (the "Terms and Conditions of Use") that govern the use of the website where Action4Climate video entries are located.  The competition is administered by Connect4Climate (defined herein variously as Connect4Climate or the World Bank).

Entry Procedure

Participants shall submit video entries (defined in the Terms and Conditions of Use, to which these Rules are an integral part) that will tell a story to help raise awareness about climate change, reveal what local communities or individuals are doing to promote action, offer new solutions, and inspire change.

Participants shall submit video entries through the dedicated Facebook application available on the website www.action4climate.org and www.facebook.com/connect4climate.

The competition is open to people aged 14 to 35, and teams comprised of such individuals.Entries will be divided into and judged within two age groups: 14 to 17 years old and 18 to 35 years old. Participants  ages will be determined as of 11.59 pm EST on February 15, 2014.  Minors are responsible for ensuring their submission is authorized and in compliance with the legal requirements of their country.

There is a maximum limit of five members for any team. Each team member must  be of the age appropriate to the team’s age group – 14 to 17, or 18 to 35 years old on February 15, 2014. Mixed-age teams are not allowed to participate. Individuals and teams are limited to one entry each; however, an individual who is a member of a team that is submitting a team entry may also submit a different entry on his or her individual behalf.

Action4Climate video competition participants will be asked to certify their age when entering, and the World Bank reserves the right to verify the age of any participant, including potential winners.

Active staff members and family members of active staff members of the World Bank and Connect 4Climate, as well as members of the Technical Committee, or the Judging Panel, are not eligible to enter this contest. Active (at the time of Entry submission) paid staff of the World Bankmay submit Entries, but they will not be eligible to be declared one of the winners, including of the People's Choice award.

Action4Climate video submissions must be created by and owned by the participants.

Action4Climate video entries must be between 1- 12 minutes in length. Video entries shorter than 1 minute or longer than 12 minutes will not be accepted. The videos may be recorded in any language, but English or French subtitles are highly encouraged.

Deadline

The deadline for entries for the Action4Climate video competition is 11:59 pm EST, February 15, 2014. An entry is timely, and will be accepted, only if actually received before this time. The time of transmittal will not be taken into account.

Selection

In addition to the judging process described below, visitors to the Action4Climate site can vote on the eligible entries received before the Deadline for Entries to determine a People's Choice Winner. The one entry having received the most votes at the deadline will be deemed the winner of the People's Choice award. The number of popular votes for each entry will be shown on the site at all times.

Winning entries from the Connect4Climate Photo/Video Competition 2011 or Voices4Climate 2012 competition may not be re-submitted to the Action4Climate video Competition.

Prizes may include cash, video equipment and goods, computer tablets, and video editing softwares. Winning entries may also receive special recognition at major film festivals, as well as screenings on MTV Networks International’s Voices platform and other Connect4Climate partners media platforms. Prizes will be given to a first, second, and third place winner in the two age groups (14-17 years) and (18-35 years).

Winners will be selected by a Judging Panel composed of international fim directors, international organizations representatives and communication professionals, including those working in the field of film, arts, and/or the environment.

Connect4Climate reserves the right to award their own prize in each age group for any entries they feel to have particular originality.

Warranties

By submitting an Entry, Participants certify they have obtained the following:

1. Clearance agreements signed by all members of the public who speak to the camera/ interviewer or are profiled as specific characters within the production.  These agreements must show that the subject consented to be featured in a video to be submitted to this contest.
2. Evidence of clearance from the suppliers of any third-party material and footage that is included in the production, providing worldwide rights for use by any distributors in any format.
3. Evidence of clearance of any music that is included in the production providing worldwide rights for use by any distributors in any format.

Judging Criteria, Screening and Judging Process, Judging Panel

A. Judging Criteria

The judging of the documentary entries will be based on the following equally weighted criteria:

1) Content: clearness and effectiveness of the video in documenting a story about climate change, promoting action, and/or offering new solutions.

2) Technical expertise: quality of the camera and audio work, effectiveness of the editing and strength of the script  

3) Innovation, originality, and impact: telling a climate story in a fresh and unusual way, appealing to a broad and diverse audience, and encouraging further thought and action.

In the event of a tie, a winner will be selected based on the criteria described in (1), then (2), and finally (3). If there is still a tie, then a winner will be selected based on a new vote by the Judging Panel.

B. Screening and Judging Process

1. Submissions will initially be screened by a Technical Committee ("Technical Committee”). The Technical Committee will verify that the Contestant and the Entry meets the Eligibility criteria in the "Entry Procedure" and is consistent with the "Competition Terms."  If an Entry meets the criteria, as decided in the sole discretion of the Technical Committee, it will be posted on the Action4Climate contest web site.

2. All Submissions which pass the Technical Committee screening will be judged by an Judging Panel ("Judging Panel") of international filmmakers and communications professionals based on the judging criteria to determine which Submissions are awarded prizes or recognition.

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