© Centre for European Studies - Alexandru
Ioan Cuza University of Iași
International Short Video
Competition
EU Neighbors’ day –
together for a common
future
In these days, when the world is challenged by the
threat which COVID-19 has brought upon us all ,
the various restriction measures, meant to protect
our health and safety, unfortunately set us apart,
expanding the distances between us.
To burn these walls and overcome the gaps among
us, while still protecting our wellbeing, we invite
you to take part in a unique short movie
competition which aims to gather your ideas and
thoughts about friendship and tolerance within
the EU. We hope that you will creatively engage in
our competition and use the power of sound and
visual in order to bring meaningful messages to
life about the importance of peaceful cooperation
within the EU.
Rules & Terms
Eligibility
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The competition is open to students enrolled at
Universities (bachelor or master level) from
partner countries (Romania, Moldova, Ukraine,
Poland, Belarus, Hungary), no matter the field of
specialization.
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Although each work is welcomed, the contest is
mainly addressed to the non-professional
participants who enthusiastically seek to express
their ideas through movie media.
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The entries should be individual.
Thematic
The participants are invited to submit video works on
following subjects:
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The value of friendship within people and EU’s
neighbors.
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“Unity in diversity”. The power of tolerance and
the understanding of cultural diversity.
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The value of cooperation in strengthening peace
within EU.
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Democracy and citizenship in the EU.
Technical details
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The submitted works should be original and
reflect the participant’s own perspective and
approach. If an entry involves any disputes over
intellectual property rights, the contestant must
assume all responsibility. The organizers are
exonerated of all responsibilities derived from
such a matter.
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The video-clips should be between 2 and 3
minutes in length and be submitted in MP4
format (max. 100 MB).
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Image resolution: 720p or higher.
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The language used in the videos should be
English. If certain movie parts display a different
language (interviews, for example), English
hardsubs (embedded subtitle) must be provided.
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The participants are free to choose the video
genre as they see fit (Narrative, Documentary,
Animation, Experimental, Collage etc.), excluding
political/religious ads, unjustified graphic
violence, abuse, or pornography. The
participants are free to choose the most
appropriate way to visually express their
message. If the chosen method is video-collage
(including video shots, image/ photo transitions
etc.) the participants have to make sure that the
materials used are original or copyright free. For
possible copy-right free/ royalty free resources
please check the list at end of this call. All credits
used in the video should be displayed in a frame
at the end of the movie-clip.
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Deadline for submitting works: 16 May 2021
Evaluation criteria
For the Gold (350€), Silver (250€), Bronze (200€), Best
Creative (100€) and Best Message Awards (100€):
The entries will be judged by a Committee
comprised by representative Academics from the
organizing institutions. The following criteria will
be considered: The relevance of the entry (2,5 p);
Originality (2,5 p); The coherence and
meaningfulness of the story/ message (2,5 p);
The creativeness of video design (2,5 p).
For Popularity Prizes (1x200€ & 1x100€):
The Popularity Prizes will be decided by counting
the number of Likes that each video will gather,
after being posted on the ENACTED Network’s
Facebook page.
After submission deadline will be over, all video
entries will be posted at once on our Facebook
Page. We will take into consideration the number
of Likes each video gathers until 28th of May
2021. The first two videos, with the highest
number of Likes, will win the Prizes.
For deciding the winners, we will only count the
number of Likes each video collects on our
Facebook Page, and not on other Pages or
Facebook accounts where the submitted videos
might be seen through shares, reposting etc.
Submission procedure
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First step: prepare your files for upload
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save the video file on following format
Name_Surname.mp4
o
fill out, sign and scan (or photo) the ‘Terms
and Conditions & Copyright Statement’
which need to be uploaded (available
here). This file need to be rename as follow
Name_Surname_statement.pdf(or .jpg)
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scan (or photo) your Identy card - this file
need to be rename as follow
Name_Surname_idcard.pdf(or .jpg)
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Second step: fill out this form and upload the
requested files. It is mandatory to use a Gmail
account.
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Please check for the file transfer confirmation
from our e-mail address
enacted.network@gmail.com. Otherwise,
please contact us or retry the transfer. In 48
hours from submitting your entry, you will
receive a confirmation message from the
organizing Committee. If there are any issues to
be fixed, the participants are responsible in
managing the necessary changes, within the
granted time. Otherwise, their entries will be
excluded from the contest.
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Important: The winners will be announced
during on on-line event on 29 May 2021 in which
all the participants will be invited to participate
(more details soon).
Final provisions:
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Participants must be the original creators of the
movie-clip entries.
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The videos subscribed to the contest must be
created for this competition and must not have
been submitted before to any other similar
contest. Also, the entries must be unpublished
works. Plagiarism, borrowing, copying, or
counterfeiting are not permitted. If any sign of
intellectual property infringement will be found,
the entry will be excluded from the contest.
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Entries involving intellectual property rights
disputes shall be the responsibility of the
entrants themselves and have nothing to do with
the organizer.
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Those who fail to comply with or provide the
provisions of this brief shall be deemed to be
abstaining, and the organizer may directly cancel
the eligibility of prizes for the submitted work
without notice.
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The participants agree to grant the organizer the
right to broadcast their works. The organizers
reserve the right to use the video entries for
contest promotion campaign and other similar
purposes.
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Participants should read and agree to the
provisions of this brief. The organizer reserves
the right to amend at any time.