December 5, 2010
IYV+10 Volunteer Video Competition
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the UN International Year of Volunteers (IYV +10), we are inviting volunteers and volunteer-involving organization to submit creative short (30-60 second) videos showing their visions for how to make the world a better place through volunteering.
The year 2011 will be the tenth anniversary of the UN International Year of Volunteers. Known as “IYV+10” the anniversary should be another important milestone in the development of global volunteering, and the international volunteer movement.
In the decade since the United Nations launched the International Year of Volunteers in 2001, at the global level, there have been a number of important advancements in the field of volunteerism: every one of the billions of people, who gives up their time to volunteer, becomes part of a grand movement that is much bigger than the sum of the parts.
To celebrate IYV+10, we are calling on young volunteers, or young volunteer teams, to create short films that advertise the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers. Your video can show your volunteer work, your motivations for volunteering, your hopes and visions for 2011, it can inspire other people to volunteer, or any number of other things.
★ Contest Entry, Video Theme, and Contestants ★ Video guidelines and how to enter the contest ★
★ How videos will be judged and prizes for winning ★Contest rules ★
★ Download the registration form ★ Submit your video ★ Watch the standard opening and closing clip
Watch the IAVE IRC sample video ★ Watch the video entries ★ More about IYV+10 ★
★ Vote for the Top 20 ★ The Winners ★
★ Contest Entry, Video Theme, and Contestants
Contest Entry Deadline: Extended to November 20, 2010（registration form postage date）
Video Theme: "Volunteering to Change the World" (also the theme of the IAVE World Volunteer Conference 2011 in Singapore)
Contestants: Youth volunteers (aged 30 or below), or volunteer-involving teams with at least one youth member.
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★ Video guidelines and how to enter the contest
Video guidelines
(1.) Suggested video length is 30-60 seconds.
(2.) Video Format：MPG, MPEG, AVI, MOV
(3.) Dots per inch (DPI)：720x480 and above (suggested)
(4.) All submitted videos must have our standard opening and closing clip added to the beginning and end. Right click with your mouse to download the opening and closing clip in the format of your choosing:
opening clip.mov (34MB) ☆ opening clip.mpg ☆ opening clip.wmv ☆ opening clip.avi ☆
closing clip.mov (17MB) ☆ closing clip.mpg ☆ closing clip.wmv ☆ closing clip.avi ☆
(5.) Here's our effort - see if you can do better!
How to enter the contest
(1.) First post the video onto YouTube, then join our "IYV+10 Video Competition" Group, and add your video.
(2.) Add the link to your video on the registration form, so we can embed the video on our website, and let people vote for it.
(3.) Fill out the rest of the form and then send it to video@iave.org; and print it out and post it by registered mail, with a high quality copy of your video on DVD to the IAVE International Resource Center at 1F, 31 Zhongxiao E. Rd Sec. 1, Taipei 100, Taiwan. Please write "IYV+10 Volunteer Video Competition" on the envelope.
(4.) Entry is open from now to NOVEMBER 20, 2010 midnight GMT (videos posted later than this time will not be accepted.)
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★ How the videos will be judged and prizes for winning
How the videos will be judged
Stage 1
(1.) Everyone is allowed to vote for their favorite video.
(2.) Voting period: From November 22, 2010
(3.) How it works: Go to IAVE.org and vote for your favorite video. The 20 videos with the most votes will move on to the next stage.
Stage 2
A qualified team of expert judges will select the winners, based on the originality, creativity, story, and technique of the videos. The results will be publicly announced in December 5, the UN International Volunteer Day, on the IAVE.org website.
Prizes for winning
The winner will be invited to next year’s IAVE’s Youth Volunteer Conference and invited to present their video.
The Winner will be given US$400 for a round trip ticket to Singapore, 2 nights in a hotel in Singapore, waived registration fee for the 2011 IAVE Youth Volunteer Conference (Jan 21-23, 2011)
Taiwanese Youth Award: A prestigious award sponsored by the National Youth commission of the Executive Yuan, Taiwan.
The winner from Taiwan will be invited to next year’s IAVE’s youth volunteer conference. The prize is a round trip ticket to Singapore, 2 nights in a hotel in Singapore, waived registration fee for the 2011 IAVE Youth Volunteer Conference (Jan 21-23, 2011)
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(1.) You may submit more than one video.
(2.) Videos must be specifically designed for the contest and cannot have been previously created for another purpose.
(3.) All submitted videos must have our standard opening and closing clip added to the beginning and end. These clips can be downloaded from the IAVE website (coming soon). You may also include your own logos/sequences/credits and/or sponsors logos/sequences.
(4.) Video content must be related to the topic and follow the format specified in the video guidelines. Videos that do not follow contest rules will be disqualified.
(5.) You must be 30 years of age or younger (bornafter 1 January 1980) to enter.
(6.) We welcome volunteer teams and volunteer-involving organizations to enter the competition, including student clubs, associations, corporate and government volunteer programs, or other volunteer-related groups or bodies. Should you be lucky enough to win, as long as one of your team members is eligible for the IAVE Youth Volunteer Conference (bornafter 1 January 1980), then he or she may accept the prize of a trip to Singapore to attend the conference on behalf of your team.
(7.) To be eligible for the prize sponsored by Taiwan’s National Youth Commission, you must be a Taiwanese youth age 15-30. The winner will be the Taiwanese entry that receives the highest number of votes in the second stage of judging.
(8.) Do not use individuals, privately owned venues, third party footage, or music in your video without first obtaining permission.
(9.) Do not film children without written permission from a parent or guardian.
(10.) This contest is hosted by IAVE. Once a video is submitted, the creator passes on the privilege for IAVE to use the video.
(11.) Content may be in any language, but we recommend subtitles be in English.
(12.) Winners of the contest will be announced on the IAVE website in December. If the winners are unable to attend the conference in Singapore, the prize will be given to the creator of the next best video.
(13.) IAVE reserves the right to make any changes to the above contest rules and guidelines. IAVE does not accept responsibility for the accuracy of information about the contest posted on other websites
(14.) If you have any questions or comments please email us at video@iave.org
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★ Organizers: IAVE International Resource Center / IAVE Taiwan ★
★ Sponsors: National Youth Commission of the Executive Yuan, Taiwan / IAVE ★
★ Supporting Organizations: NYC Taipei Youth Volunteer Center ★