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Call for Entry to Young Media Makers

Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards recognizes media with original, high-quality youth-produced content that creatively express the vision for driving positive change in local communities. Eligible projects must be created by youth between the ages of 13-19 and demonstrate the power of media to give voice to youth issues and concerns. Media must have been created between 2010-2013 and submitted by an eligible adult educator. Participation is completely free and does not require the use or purchase of Adobe products.

Submissions are now open!

  • Youth ages 13-19 are eligible to participate by teaming up with adult educators who are from any school or youth organization worldwide. In order to submit media, all educators are welcome to register with Adobe Youth Voices Essentials at no cost.
  • If you are an educator affiliated to Adobe Youth Voices through one our partner organizations please submit your media via the Adobe Youth Voices online community.
  • The competition offers eight standard content categories representing various forms of visual storytelling. A ninth category – the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards UNICEF Challenge – invites entrants to develop a video proposal for a project they would like to launch in their local community.

PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE TWO SUMISSION DEADLINES. READ MORE IN "TIMING"

Rules and Regulations

Please read the rules and regulations carefully

Offical Rules

Submitting your media project(s) to the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards means that you have agreed to all of the rules and regulations listed below.

Timing

Call for Submissions are now open. Please take careful note there are two submission deadline dates.

FIRST SUBMISSION DEADLINE:

  • All media created between 2010 to 2012 SHOULD be submitted no later than midnight Pacific Time on February 22, 2013.

SECOND SUBMISSION DEADLINE:

  • All media created after January 2013 MUST be submitted no later than midnight Pacific Time on April 19, 2013.

Award winners to be announced on June 11, 2013.

Eligibility

  • Media submitted to the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards must be created by youth between the ages of 13-19. *NOTE: Special exceptions may apply. Please contact Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards coordinators here for more information
  • Participation is not open to any resident of the following countries: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. U.S. export regulations prohibit the export of goods and services to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. Therefore residents of these countries/regions are not eligible to participate.
  • All submissions must be submitted by an educator who has worked directly with the youth producers of the project. The educator must be participating in Adobe Youth Voices, either through Adobe Youth Voices partnerships or the Adobe Youth Voices Essentials program.

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If you are an educator who would like to participate but you are not currently part of Adobe Youth Voices, please do the following:

Educators can work in formal or informal educational settings (classroom, youth center, NGO, etc).

Format

  • All media must be submitted online through Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards.
  • For Videos: Files must be .MP4 following the Adobe Youth Voices program video encoding requirements
  • For Photographs or Still images: Files must be JPEG
  • For Graphic Design: Files must be JPEG
  • A brief (100 word) artistic statement must be submitted. This statement should be about the work, explaining why it was made, who the intended audience is, how it was exhibited, and any other pertinent information.
  • A photograph and biography of the youth media maker(s) must be submitted in order to complete the submission process. (Please Note: Photos and biography will be used on the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards website if submission is chosen. If there is more than one youth media maker involved, please submit individual photos.)
  • Videos that are not in English must have English subtitles.
  • All videos must have a total minimum running time of 1 minute and a total maximum running time of 10 minutes, including title and end credits.
  • Categories for submission include:
    • Video
      • Animation
      • Documentary
      • Music Video
      • Narrative
      • Poetry/Experimental
      • Collaboration
      • UNICEF Challenge
    • Print
      • Photo Collection/Digital Story/Photo Essay
      • Poster/Collage/Campaign

    • Additionally, the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards UNICEF Challenge will be a new category with its own prize structure and instructions. Please visit the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards UNICEF Challenge page for more information.

    NOTE: All materials used in the production of the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards projects (music, photos, video, etc) must be original, copyright free, or used with permission of the creator of the work.

Adobe Youth Voices Consent and Copyright

Adobe Youth Voices UNICEF Challenge Consent and Copyright

The Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards invites entrants to develop a video proposal for a project they would like to launch in their local community. Both Adobe Youth Voices model release forms and non-exclusive licensing agreement forms must be submitted along with the UNICEF model release form:

  • UNICEF Model Release Form The Model Release Form permits UNICEF to use the artists’ image and should be signed by all youth (if under 18 their parents) that are participants in the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards UNICEF Challenge. Please click here to download the UNICEF Model Release Form.
  • Adobe Youth Voices Non-exclusive Licensing Agreement Form (NELA) The non-exclusive licensing agreement (NELA) must be signed by all Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards participants   if they are under the age of 18 his/her parent/ guardian. This document states that the youth artist is the owner of his/her work but that they give the Adobe Foundation permission to distribute the work. Please click here to download the NELA Form
  • Adobe Youth Voices Model Release Form The Model Release Form permits the Adobe Foundation to use the artists’ image and should be signed by all youth (if under 18 their parents) that are participants in the AYV program. Please click here to download the Model Release Form. Selected top projects per category will be required to submit original copies of all necessary NELA and Model Release forms.

NOTE: All materials used in the production of the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards UNICEF Challenge projects (music, photos, video, etc) must be original, copyright free, or used with permission of the creator of the work.

Categories

Animation

Animation is the art of making images, pictures, and objects come to life by making it appear that they are moving. Animation can take many styles, and appropriate projects for this category include stop motion, computer generated, Flash, hand-drawn, motion graphics, and/or a hybrid of formats.

Submit your project as follows:

  • Upload media through the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards Submit Online page. Call for Submissions are now open. Media created between 2010 – 2012 must be submitted by February 22, 2013. All media created after January 2013 must be submitted by April 19, 2013.
  • Animation projects must be rendered as MP4 files following the Adobe Youth Voices program video encoding requirements

For sample work please watch samples here

If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://youthvoices.adobe.com/essentials/

Documentary

Documentaries aim to tell a story or share a perspective through the documentation of real life events, past or present. Appropriate projects for this category would be non-fiction videos exploring current or historical issues or pieces about a subject, person, or persons.

Submit your project as follows:

  • Upload media through the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards Submit Online page. Call for Submissions are now open. Media created between 2010 –2012 must be submitted by February 22, 2013. All media created after January 2013 must be submitted by April 19, 2013.
  • Documentary projects must be rendered as MP4 files following the Adobe Youth Voices program video encoding requirements

For sample work please watch samples here

If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://youthvoices.adobe.com/essentials/

Music Video

Music videos are visual interpretations of original youth-produced music, using original video footage that is tied to the themes and message of their lyrics.

Submit your project as follows:

  • Upload media through the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards Submit Online page. Call for Submissions are now open. Media created between 2010 – 2012 must be submitted by February 22, 2013. All media created after January 2013 must be submitted by April 19, 2013.
  • Music Video projects must be rendered as MP4 files following the Adobe Youth Voices program video encoding requirements

For sample work please watch samples here

If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://youthvoices.adobe.com/essentials/

Narrative

A narrative video tells a fictional story, though it may be based on real life events or issues.

Submit your project as follows:

  • Upload media through the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards Submit Online page. Call for Submissions are now open. Media created between 2010 – 2012 must be submitted by February 22, 2013. All media created after January 2013 must be submitted by April 19, 2013.
  • Narrative projects must be rendered MP4 files following the Adobe Youth Voices program video encoding requirements

For sample work please watch samples here

If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://youthvoices.adobe.com/essentials/

Collaboration

Many youth from different communities face the same issues, questions, and experiences. This category is intended to create collaborative work on same theme. A Collaboration piece can be created across youth programs, within the same city, or across city/locations/countries. Limit to 3 programs and locations.

Submit your project as follows:

  • Upload media through the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards Submit Online page. Call for Submissions are now open. Media created between 2010 – 2012 must be submitted by February 22, 2013. All media created after January 2013 must be submitted by April 19, 2013.
  • Collaboration projects must be rendered as MP4 files following the Adobe Youth Voices program video encoding requirements

If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://youthvoices.adobe.com/essentials/

Poetry/Experimential

Poetry is the art of rhythmic composition, written or spoken. Experimental video is an artistic practice deriving from visual art and cinema where standard conventions are challenged and commented on. Appropriate projects for this category include original visual poetry, abstract works, or experimental video.

Submit your project as follows:

  • Upload media through the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards Submit Online page. Call for Submissions are now open. Media created between 2010 – 2012 must be submitted by February 22, 2013. All media created after January 2013 must be submitted by April 19, 2013.
  • Poetry/Experimental projects must be rendered MP4 files following the Adobe Youth Voices program video encoding requirements

For sample work please watch samples here

If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://youthvoices.adobe.com/essentials/

Graphic Design

Graphic design is a creative process of combining text and images for advertisements, magazines, or books. Appropriate projects for this category include original posters, collages, or campaign designs.

Submit your project as follows:

  • Upload media through the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards Submit Online page. Call for Submissions are now open. Media created between 2010 – 2012 must be submitted by February 22, 2013. All media created after January 2013 must be submitted by April 19, 2013.
  • Media must be submitted as JPEG format
  • 11x17 inches at 300 DPI

For sample work please visit here.

If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://youthvoices.adobe.com/essentials/

Digital Photography

Appropriate projects in this category should be original photographs that tell a story, document or address critical issues and effect positive change, both locally and globally. Projects can be a single image or a series of images.

Submit your project as follows:

  • Upload media through the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards Submit Online page. Call for Submissions are now open. Media created between 2010 – 2012 must be submitted by February 22, 2013. All media created after January 2013 must be submitted by April 19, 2013.
  • Media must be submitted as JPEG format.

For sample work please visit here.

If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://youthvoices.adobe.com/essentials/

Media submissions must not contain any inappropriate use of vulgarity, violence, defamatory language or any other subject deemed by the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards organizers to be inappropriate for the tone of the competition.

Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards UNICEF Challenge

For the first time ever, Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards has partnered up with UNICEF to give YOU the opportunity to implement active change in YOUR community. The Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards UNICEF Challenge is looking to provide three youth led projects with grants to support the implementation of innovative initiatives. First prize receives $40,000. Second prize receives $30,000. Lastly, the audience award-winning project receives $20,000. Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards UNICEF Challenge prizes must be used to support the implementation of the winning projects.

Show us your imagination, creativity, and innovation through the use of digital tools and social media. Produce a short video outlining your proposal for a new or existing initiative that will benefit other youth in your community. This is your chance to make a difference in the world, report about it, and show the progress made to millions of people through the Adobe Youth Voices network, UNICEF’s global social media feeds, and the Voices of Youth community.

Eligible projects must be created by youth between the ages of 13-19 years old, media must be in a video format, and may not exceed 10 minutes. All media must be submitted for youth by an educator in the Adobe Youth Voices educator network or by educators who have registered with Adobe Youth Voices Essentials. If you are not part of the Adobe Youth Voices educator network, please register via Adobe Youth Voices Essentials, at http://essentials.youthvoices.adobe.com. Registration is free and does not require the use or purchase of Adobe products.

Media submissions must not contain any inappropriate use of vulgarity, violence, defamatory language or any other subject deemed by the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards organizers to be inappropriate for the tone of the competition.

For more information about the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards UNICEF Challenge, please visit the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards UNICEF Challenge page

Prizes

Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards will be awarded to three projects per category. Winning projects to be announced June 11, 2013:

  • First Prize Category - Chosen by individual judges from related industries
  • Second Prize Category - Chosen by individual judges from related industries
  • Audience Award - Chosen by audiences worldwide

Prizes will be awarded to youth artist(s), as well as the school/organization where the project was produced. Winning media content will receive broad recognition and exposure through wide multi-platform distribution of their work, including online, print magazine, film festivals, and DVD.

The announcement of Aspire Awards Winners will be made on June 11, 2013

On August 16, 2013 during the Adobe Youth Voices Summit, a special live ceremony will be hosted in San Jose, California to celebrate the winners of the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards.

Check back frequently for updated information about the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards.

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