Pályázati határidő: 2010. augusztus 30.
A Birth of Image portál on-line médiapályázatot hirdet amatőr videósoknak, fotósoknak Supervision - Te magad legyél a változás! címmel. A pályázatra 15 és 30 év közötti európai fiatalok alkotásait várják egyénileg vagy négyfős csoportokban. A következő kategóriákban várják a műveket: fotó, videó, 48 órás "gyors és dühös" video-mob, valamint grafika. A pályázaton legjobban szereplő alkotók részt vehetnek a 2010 szeptemberében rendezendő médiaműhelyeken.
Az angol nyelvű pályázati kiírás:
Be the Change you Want to See
Online Media Competition for all European Youth Supervision
"You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result".
How to become the change you want to see?
We invite you to bring on your creativity and express it using social media and audio-visual tools.
Supervision is an online media competition for all Europeans aged 15-30 years. You are invited to submit your photos, graphics or videos on the theme Be the change you want to see.
- It is the first all-European media competition organized entirely through social video and photo-sharing sites.
- It is a part of the Birth of Image project run by five European NGOs.
- It is a cooperation between young people.
- It is all about creating media, sharing media, asking questions about media, and travelling to the international meetings of Birth of Image.
- It is for those who are into adventure and exploring, telling and expressing.
- It is based in your personal reality or realities.
- It has 4 categories: graphics, photography, video, 48-hour fast and furious actions
Who can participate?
- anyone aged 15-30 years old
- alone or in teams of up to 4 people
- you cannot join if you are a professional making a living out of video, photography or design or if you currently study or have finished post-secondary or higher education in this field
What to do?
Choose one or more of the 4 categories in Supervision - Be the change you want to see.
[1] Photography
[2] Graphics
[3] Video
[4] 48-hour Fast and Furious Actions
You can enter one or more categories with 1-3 separate works, created by you and your team. For example, you can submit 3 videos and 1 photo. Or join all categories with one submission in each. Or send just one video. Or one photo etc.
To participate, download and fill the Application Form.
When you're done, send it to contestsupervision@gmail.com!
How to enter the competition?
Photography:
1) Take the theme "Be the change you want to see." Make it yours. Make it universal.
2) Make a maximum of 6 digitalized or digital photos.(Excessively digitally manipulated photos will be delegated to graphics category!)
2) Create a Facebook account if you don't have one.
3) Visit the Event Wall of the Birth of Image Facebook Group, and click Attending under the Event called "Supervision Online Photo Competition".
4) Upload your artwork on the wall.
5) Wait to see people's comments and "Likes".
6) Invite others to vote, comment and join. Promote your message.
Graphics:
1) Take the theme "Be the change you want to see." Make it yours. Make it universal.
2) Create a maximum of 2 graphics / illustrations.
3) Create a Facebook account if you don't have one.
4) Visit the Event Wall of the Birth of Image Facebook Group, and click Attending under the Event called "Supervision Online Graphic Competition". (link)
5) Upload your artwork on the wall.
6) Wait to see people's comments and "Likes".
7) Invite others to vote, comment and join. Promote your message.
Video:
1) Take the theme "Be the change you want to see." Make it yours. Make it universal.
2) Create a video of maximum 4 minutes.
3) Create a free Vimeo account if you don't have one. Share it online by uploading it to this account. (Youtube and Facebook will have copyright issues, so we don't intend to use them at this stage!)
4) Send an email with the video's link to contestsupervision@gmail.com
and visit the Event Wall of the Birth of Image Facebook Group, and click Attending under the Event called "Supervision Online Video Competition".
5) Link your video on the Event wall from your Vimeo account.
After maximum 5 days your video will also be connected to the Supervision channel at http://www.vimeo.com/supervision.
6) Wait to see people's comments and "Likes".
7) Invite others to vote, comment and join. Promote your message.
48-hour Fast and Furious Actions:
1) Take the theme "Be the change you want to see." Make it yours. Make it universal.
2) Check regularly the Facebook group and website of Birth of Image.
3) When you see the call for the 48-Hour-Fast-Furious-Actions, act immediately:
- In the call you will find specific details on how the production should be realised.
- You will have 48 hrs to plan, create and upload your material in the way below.
3) When your fast and and furious video production is ready, create a free Vimeo account if you don't have one. Share it online by uploading it to this account.
4) Send an email with the video's link to contestsupervision@gmail.com
and visit the Event Wall of the Birth of Image Facebook Group, and click Attending under the Event called "Supervision Online Fast and Furious Video Actions".
5) Link your video on the Event wall from your Vimeo account.
After maximum 5 days your video will also be connected to the Supervision channel at http://www.vimeo.com/supervision.
6) Wait to see people's comments and "Likes".
7) Invite others to vote, comment and join. Promote your message.
Theme
"Be the change you want to see"
All materials sent in should represent the idea of sharing local, personal actions, ideas for a broader, global audience. The question you have to focus on is "How to transfer local themes into universally understandable ones?"
What can you get out of it?
Fun
We believe its fun to create and brig something new to this world, expressing what is important, valuable for you.
Inclusion
Working with others can bring you ideas, tools, love and more. You may find it out once you start doing it.
Freedom
To express what YOU want, in a way YOU want, with people YOU want
Development
Learning from feedback, the courage to share with an audience what you made, see your qualities and a lot more!
You can win participation in Hungary in September on media workshops, meeting new and (maybe) old friends.
How the selection of winners will be made?
The 3 winners in each category will be informed on 31 August. 20 young people from LT, IT, HU, GR and NL will be awarded free accommodation and 65% travel repayment for the Active Citizens Forum and Media Festival in Budapest, 12-21 September, 2010.
Official Jury for Fast and Furious
- 1 responsible from each country of Birth of Image
- The leading committee of Birth of Image (Miki Ambrózy and Kriszta Zsiday)
- Alberto Coletta, documentary film maker (IT)
- Balázs Lerner, visual anthropologist (HU)
- Mario Spiroglou, visual artist and videomaker (GR)
- Tjerk Feitsma, founder of Terra Futura, social media expert (NL)
Legal side
There is no fee to participate. Sending in your productions you automatically agree with the terms and regulations of Supervision. If your production is against human or other rights you are responsible for it. The organisers are not accountable for the content of the audiovisual materials submitted by participants. Your productions can be used and shown in the materials (printed and electronic educational and pr) of the organisers with publishing your name and the source of the material.
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. The communication submitted by young people reflect the views only of the authors themselves, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.