Submission Rules
Call for Entry to Young Media Makers
Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards recognizes the work of young media makers who inspire change in their communities through the use of 21st century communication tools. Chosen media will be original, high-quality youth produced multimedia created to address critical issues and effect positive change, both locally and globally. Eligible projects must be created by youth between the ages of 13-18, and demonstrate the power of media that gives voice to youth issues and concerns. Media must have been created between 2010-2012. Participation is completely free and does not require the use or purchase of Adobe products.
- Submissions are now closed! Please check back May 4, 2012 to watch, vote, share chosen media. All media has been submitted for youth by an educator in the Adobe Youth Voices educator network or by educators who have registered to Adobe Youth Voices Essentials. The Adobe Youth Voices educator network includes educators who are affiliated with partner organizations.
Rules and Regulations
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Please read the rules and regulations carefully.
Media project(s) submitted to the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards means that all participants have agreed to all of the rules and regulations listed below.
Timing
Calls for Entries is now closed. Come back May 4 – June 15, 2012 to Watch, Vote, and Share. Award winners to be announced on June 18, 2012.
Eligibility
- Media submitted to the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards must be created by youth between the ages of 13-18. *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.
Sign up for Adobe Youth Voices Essentials
If you are an educator who would like to participate but you are not currently part of Adobe Youth Voices, please do the following:
- Register at: http://essentials.youthvoices.adobe.com/
- Fill out Contact Information
- Fill out Employment/Volunteer Information
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. (Submissions now closed)
- For Videos: Files must be .MOV or .MP4 following the Adobe Youth Voices program video encoding requirements
- For Audio: Files must be submitted as an MP3 or MP4
- For Photographs or Still images: Files must be JPG or PDF formats
- For Graphic Design: Files must be JPEG or PDF formats
- Provide a brief (100 word) artistic statement about the work that explains 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.
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Categories for submission include:
- Video
- Animation
- Documentary
- Music Video
- Narrative
- Poetry/Experimental
- Audio
- Documentary/Podcast/Radio/Song
- Photo Collection/Digital Story/Photo Essay
- Poster/Collage/Campaign
- NOTE: All materials used in the production (music, photos, video, etc) must be original, copyright free, or used with permission of the creator of the work.
Consent and Copyright
- 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
- 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 20 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 projects (music, photos, video, etc) must be original, copyright free, or used with permission of the creator of the work.
Subject and 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 closed)
- Animation projects must be rendered as MOV or MP4 files following the Adobe Youth Voices program video encoding requirements
For sample work please visit here.
If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://essentials.youthvoices.adobe.com/
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 closed)
- Documentary projects must be rendered as MOV or MP4 files following the Adobe Youth Voices program video encoding requirements
For more information please visit here.
If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://essentials.youthvoices.adobe.com/
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 closed)
- Music Video projects must be rendered as MOV or MP4 files following the Adobe Youth Voices program video encoding requirements
For sample work please visit here.
If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://essentials.youthvoices.adobe.com/
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 closed)
- Narrative projects must be rendered as MOV or MP4 files following the Adobe Youth Voices program video encoding requirements
If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://essentials.youthvoices.adobe.com/
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 closed)
- Poetry/Experimental projects must be rendered as MOV or MP4 files following the Adobe Youth Voices program video encoding requirements
If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://essentials.youthvoices.adobe.com/
Audio - Documentary/Podcast/Radio/Song
Audio projects can be many different styles, including poetic, documentary or narrative storytelling, but are produced using only audio elements such as music, narration, and sound effects. Appropriate projects for this category include original music production, audio diaries, and podcast.
Submit your project as follows:
- Upload media through the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards Submit Online page (Call for Submissions are now closed)
- Audio projects must be rendered as MP3 or MP4 files following the Adobe Youth Voices program video encoding requirements
If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://essentials.youthvoices.adobe.com/
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 closed)
- Media must be submitted as JPEG or PDF formats
- 11x17 inches at 300 DPI
For sample work please visit here.
If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://essentials.youthvoices.adobe.com/
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 closed)
- Media must be submitted as JPG or PDF formats.
If you are not an Adobe Essentials educator yet, please register at: http://essentials.youthvoices.adobe.com/
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.
Prizes
Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards will be awarded to three projects per category. Winning projects to be announced June 18, 2012.
First Prize Category — Chosen by individual judges
School/organization will receive:
- 3 Dell XPS 15 laptops
- 3 Samsung HD Camcorders
- 8 copies of Adobe CS Production Premium
Youth artist(s) will receive:
- $2,000.00 donation to a charity of choice
- Mino Pro Flip HD cameras
Second Prize Category — Chosen by individual judges
School/organization will receive:
- 2 Dell XPS 15 laptops
- 2 Samsung HD Camcorders
- 5 copies of Adobe CS Production Premium
Youth artist(s) will receive:
- $1,000.00 donation to a charity of choice
- Mino Pro Flip HD cameras
Third Prize Category — Chosen by audiences worldwide
School/organization will receive:
- 1 Dell XPS 15 laptop
- 1 Samsung HD Camcorder
- 2 copies of Adobe CS Production Premium
Youth artist(s) will receive:
- $500.00 donation to a charity of choice
- Mino Pro Flip HD cameras
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.
MTV ACT AWARD: The MTV ACT Award will recognize the young person whose exceptional video content leverages music, and provides a clear call to action for the audience to get involved/take action.
The MTV ACT award winner will be selected by the international panel of judges and presented by MTV. In addition to the prize package from Adobe Youth Voices, this young person will win a trip to the MTV Studios in NYC.
The announcement of Aspire Awards Winners will be made on June 18, 2012.
Submissions are now closed. Please check back May 4, 2012 to view the finalists.
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