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Free Our Sports™ 2013 Rules and Requirements

 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • Submissions open to individuals or groups
  • Contest participants must be between the ages of 10 to 20 years old
  • Video submissions must be 30 seconds to 2 minutes long
  • Video must spoof, satirize, or demonize alcohol ads (branding, sponsorship, celebrity endorsements) placed by at least one of the top 3 producers: Video submissions are encouraged to demonstrate original music, dance, rap or spoken word performance
    • 1) Anheuser-Busch InBev 2) SAB MillerCoors 3) Diageo in at least one professional or college spectator sport such as:
      • 1) Football 2) Baseball 3) Basketball 4) Soccer 5) Cage Fighting (UFC) 6) Auto Racing 7) Hockey
  • Video submissions portraying graphic violence will be disqualified
  • There are 2 Prize Categories - Video and Advocacy:

Video Prizes (determined by our panel of judges based on the criteria of content appropriateness, creativity, originality, aesthetic value, video execution and quality, effectiveness, compliance with all contest submission requirements, contest-related YouTube Site ratings, and number of views)

    • 1st place prize $1000
    • 2nd place prize $500
    • 3rd place prize $250
Advocacy Prizes (determined by how many viewers you direct to your advocacy link that generate letters to the CEOs of the three top alcohol producers demanding that they stop using sports events to promote alcohol consumption)
    • 1st place prize $1000
    • 2nd place prize $500
    • 3rd place prize $250
  • Each accepted video entry will be tagged and posted by Alcohol Justice with an Advocacy link to encourage viewers to click through and generate letters to the CEOs of the three top alcohol producers demanding that they stop using sports events to promote alcohol consumption
  • Through their own social networks, contest participants shouldpromote viewing of their video and "Taking Action" through clicking on the Advocacy link
  • Video Title must be proceeded by “FREE OUR SPORTS™ 2013
  • Participants under the age of 18 must secure parental consent
  • Participants must secure written consent to use any music that is not original or in the public domain (entries will be disqualified without proper consent)
  • Winners must have official FREE OUR SPORTS™ 2013 Youth Film Festival Contest Release Formspdf signed by all video participants
  • PARTICPANT MUST READ AND ACCEPT OFFICIAL FREE OUR SPORTS™ 2013 SUBMISSION AGREEMENT pdfRegistration and submission for video entries begins January 28, 2013
  • Videos must be entered by 11:59 PM, March 27, 2013
  • Advocacy response deadline is 12:01 AM, April 10, 2013

 

For Media Inquiries, Contact: Michael J. Scippa, Public Affairs Director at Alcohol Justice, and Director of the Free Our Sports2013 Youth Film Festival - 415 257-2490 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For Sponsorship and Donor Inquiries, Contact: Kjerstin Erickson, Advancement Director at Alcohol Justice – 415 257-2494 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.