 Protect our Wetlands, Protect
Ourselves
Environmental Video PSA Competition
CALL for ENTRIES:
Use your creative talent to help
restore the Gulf of Mexico's coast and
communities. Enter the Gulf Restoration Network's (GRN)
"Protect our Wetlands, Protect Ourselves" video Competition. Make a 30 second or one minute Public Service
Announcement (PSA) about the environmental challenges facing Gulf Coast communities
as they work to recover from the devastating 2005 hurricane season.
The best PSA
submissions covering the themes of wetlands protection and restoration, coastal
forest conservation or clean and healthy water from students as well as the
general community, will be featured on the GRN's website. Prizes include a laptop computer, editing
software, 2 VIP tickets to the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans, cash prizes and more!
The DEADLINE
for submissions is August 10, 2007.
TAKE ACTION!
Enter your video today. For more information scroll down
or Contact Aaron Viles at
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or 504-525-1528 ext. 207
SUBMISSION
GUIDELINES
- All entries must feature one
of the three pre-selected themes of (1.) Wetlands Protection and
Restoration, (2.) Coastal Forest
Conservation, or (3.) Clean and Healthy Water.
- All entries must be submitted
in DVD NTSC format
- All entries must
be clearly marked with title. Title
should be displayed on the DVD as well as on the accompanying case.
- No copyrighted material may be used in contest submissions without written approval of the lawful
owner of the material.
- All cast and crew members
must be credited properly on the PSA
- There are no language or geographic restrictions. However, if
a language other than English is spoken, subtitles must be used.
- There is no entry fee or maximum
number of entries per contestant.
- A completed
 entry form 37.54 Kb must accompany each submission. More than one PSA may be submitted per DVD.
However, separate entry forms must be submitted for each PSA and each
title should be clearly marked on the DVD.
- Submissions will be judged in
two categories:
- Student (Youth - Grades 6 to 12)
- Community (the General Public / non-students)
The
"Student Category" winner will receive a computer and editing software, as well
as an all-expenses paid trip to Washington,
D.C. to tour the Smithsonian
Institute. The "Community Category"
winner will receive $1,000 in cash and prizes, including two VIP passes to the Voodoo Music Experience, Oct. 26-28 in New Orleans' City Park.
Winners will be selected by a
panel of celebrity judges including:
- Susan Spicer, New
Orleans chef/restaurateur Susan Spicer
- Filmmaker Walter Williams, Creator of Mr. Bill from
Saturday Night Live, and
- Representatives from the GRN, the Charitable Film
Network, the Pearson Foundation and others.
ENTRY DEADLINE:
The GRN must receive your postmarked submission(s) no later than August 10, 2007. All contest submissions become the property of the Gulf Restoration Network and will not be returned.
Mail your entry form and a DVD copy of your PSA that offers a positive call to action on one of the three GRN contest themes to:
Gulf Restoration Network
P.O. Box 2245
New Orleans, LA 70176
You may also hand deliver your submission between the hours of 10:00 am
and 4:00 pm Monday - Friday, at the Gulf Restoration Network's New
Orleans Office:
338 Baronne
Street, Suite 200
New Orleans, LA 70112
For more information: Contact Aaron Viles at
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or 504-525-1528 ext. 207
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