Short Film Contest for Students

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September 10, 2012

Short Film Contest for Students

Your chance to win a $1000 cash prize and to spend a week with a Fair Trade documentary team in Latin America!

Produce a creative, inspiring and memorable short film that explains Fair Trade and

encourages students
to take action on campus.

THE PRIZES

Grand Prize

  • Trip to Latin America with a Fair Trade documentary team

  • $1000 Cash Prize

  • Keurig Coffee Brewer + a year’s supply of coffee

  • $250 Fair Trade gift card

  • A free trip to the 2nd National Fair Trade Campaigns Conference

2nd Place Prize

  • $500 Cash Prize

  • Keurig Coffee Brewer + a year’s supply of coffee

  • $100 Fair Trade gift card

  • A free trip to the 2nd National Fair Trade Campaigns Conference

3rd Place Prize

  • $250 Cash Prize

  • Keurig Coffee Brewer + a year’s supply of coffee

  • $50 Fair Trade gift card

  • A free trip to the 2nd National Fair Trade Campaigns Conference

HOW IT WORKS

Produce a short film using your unique perspective as a current or former college student to explain the important role that students can play in the empowerment of farmers, workers, artisans and consumers through Fair Trade.

Eligibility:

You must be currently enrolled or have been enrolled in an institution of higher learning in the past 5 years in order to enter.

Film Should:

  • Be 30-90 seconds long

  • Specifically address the importance of colleges and universities in building the Fair Trade movement

  • Utilize provided footage and/or your own original footage

Contest Details:

  • Submitted videos will be reviewed, and if approved, will be posted on www.fairtradeuniversities.org

  • People can vote for their favorite videos by clicking the ‘like’ and/or ‘+1′ button

  • The top 3 videos with the most votes will be screened at the 2nd Annual Fair Trade Campaigns Conference in Chicago on October 27, 2012

  • Attendees of the conference will vote on the top 3 videos to determine final placement of the winning videos/h3>

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

Style Guide

This document will tell you everything you need to know about the communication style of Fair Trade Colleges & Universities in order to create your film. Don’t worry – there’s plenty of room for creativity!

Logo

The Fair Trade Colleges & Universities logo should be displayed on a titlecard at the beginning of each film.

B-Roll Footage

While we encourage you to produce your own original footage, this footage of Fair Trade farms and communities is available for your use.

Fair Trade Colleges & Universities Film Contest Resources

Questions?

Check out the Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.

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