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US EMBASSY Strength In Diversity Online Video Contest – #outofmanyone by Ekakamba: 2:01pm On Sep 29, 2017
Strength in Unity Video Contest is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, United States Embassy Abuja Nigeria.

Description of Contest Objectives
The purpose of this contest is to promote democracy, unity, and diversity in Nigeria. (See the “Eligibility” section below to find out who is eligible to be a contestant.)

Platform(s)
The contest will be conducted on YouTube, a video sharing platform and Facebook a networking platform that supports video sharing and interaction; however YouTube and Facebook are not partners or sponsors of the contest. Contestants are reminded that by participating in the contest and uploading content to YouTube, they are bound by YouTube’s Terms of Service and any agreements with YouTube or Google contained therein.

How to Enter
Record an original short video that creatively conveys a positive message celebrating diversity and national unity and upload to YouTube under your own username, captioning the video with the hashtag #OutofManyOne. The video submission can be uploaded in any format accepted by YouTube, but should not be longer than three (3) minutes.
After uploading the hashtagged video, complete the online sign up form [https:///6T4isz] providing
i. Contestant details
ii. Video link
iii. Confirm the original nature of the video
iv. Sign a release – allowing PAS to post and share the video

After uploading the video and completing the form, the video and information provided may not be modified, edited or replaced. Individual contestants may submit no more than one video. Participation in this contest is automatically deemed as acceptance of these Official Contest Rules. A submission must be an original video, produced by the contestant.
The contest commences on September 6, 2017, West African Time [WAT]. Entries may be submitted between September 6, 2017, and October 6, 2017. Judging begins on October 9, 2017 and ends on October 23, 2017

Content Requirements
Submissions must not contain obscenity, explicit sexual material, nudity, profanity, graphic violence, calls or incitement to violence, commercial solicitation or commercial promotion. Submissions must conform to local law and must not contain content or images that could be considered abusive, inflammatory, denigrating, or disrespectful to any of the Contest Sponsors, or to any groups, individuals or institutions. Submissions must adhere both in appearance and in fact to the norms of civil discourse. In other words, the content of all submission must be suitable for a global, public audience.
Submissions must be original content created by contestant and must not contain any elements that are protected by someone else’s copyright or otherwise subject to third party intellectual property or proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights (except as expressly permitted below in (d)). Contest Sponsors recognize no allowance for “fair use” of copyrighted material, nor do Contest Sponsors recognize allowance for use of licensed materials created or owned by a third party.
Contest Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify, at their sole and absolute discretion, any submission that does not adhere to these criteria and to the intent and substance of these Official Contest Rules.
In the event of any question or difference of views regarding compliance with, interpretation, or application of these content requirements or other provisions of these Official Contest Rules, Contest Sponsors reserve the exclusive right to resolve such questions or differences of views in their sole discretion.
By submitting a video to the contest, the contestant affirms that he or she has obtained written consent from all individuals whose image or likeness appears in the video (or from the individuals’ parent/legal guardian if any such individuals are considered a minor in their country of residence), and that he or she has obtained the necessary rights, licenses, consents, and permissions to use all material such as music, images, text and other content in the submission. The contestant further affirms that he or she is prepared to provide reliable documentation of any and all such consents, licenses, etc., upon request. Failure to obtain such rights, license consents, and permissions may result in the disqualification of the video submission at the Contest Sponsors’ sole and absolute discretion.
Editing: All conventional video-editing techniques are allowable. Videos may be edited through any program and in any format, but must be compressed and submitted in a format accepted by the YouTube platform.

Eligibility
Contestants must be at least 18 years old on the date of entry into the contest. Contestants must be residents of Nigeria and may not be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.
The individual submitting the entry will be considered the contestant and will be the only individual eligible to compete for the prize. Organizations are not eligible to compete for the prize, either as an entity or through representation by an individual. In order to be eligible for the prize, the contestant must provide complete and accurate information.
The following individuals are not eligible to participate in the contest: Employees, interns, directors, and officers of the Contest Sponsors, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, or the U.S. Government, or any employees, interns, directors, or officers of any agencies, companies or entities involved in the administration, advertising, judging, creation, development, execution, and/or fulfillment of this contest, and the immediate family members (defined as spouse, recognized partner, parent, child, sibling, and spouse or “step” of each) and those living in the same household of each such individual.
Once a submission has been accepted for entry into the contest, the contestant’s name (or User ID, if the contestant wishes to remain anonymous) and country may be publicly identified at the sole discretion of the contestant.

Selection of Winners 
All videos are subject to pre- screening by Contest Sponsors to ensure compliance with these Official Contest Rules. Any videos out of compliance will not be posted. Contest Sponsors reserve the right in their sole and absolute discretion to verify in the final analysis whether a potential finalist or potential winning video submission has fully complied with these Official Contest Rules before posting to the contest site, awarding prize, recognizing as winner, etc.
Judges: The contest jury is comprised of three Public Affairs staff members of the U.S. Embassy and two professional video producers/directors.
Judging Criteria:
Public Affairs judges will review and select the top 20 videos from the list of submitted videos
The top 20 videos will be uploaded to The Embassy’s social media properties – Facebook and YouTube with a call for public voting for favorite videos via likes, comments and shares. A participant’s total votes will be the sum of user engagement on Facebook and YouTube. Note: Engagement is combination of comments, like and shares while engagement rate is ratio of Engagement to Total Users.
The top 10 videos by popular demand as determined by user engagement will move to the final stage.
PAS/Judges will select the top 3 videos as the winners of the contest (1st, 2nd and 3rd)What are we looking for?
* Creativity and originality
* A clear message – Strength in Diversity
* A focus on Nigeria

Winners: Each winner and/or finalist will be required to sign and return to Contest Sponsors a statement of eligibility and liability/publicity release, and provide a short bio (where applicable) and a brief statement about the submission; otherwise the winner or finalist will be ineligible for any prize. The inability of Contest Sponsors to contact a potential winner may result in disqualification and/or selection of an alternate winner from among all remaining eligible submissions.
How winners and finalists will be notified. Winners and finalists will be announced on the Embassy website and via a Facebook Live event. Winners will also be contacted directly via email, SMS and/or telephone call. The Winner and finalists may choose to use an alias instead of their real name and may request other identifying information be kept private.

 Prizes
1st Prize: Canon EOS 80D with lens and Video Creator Kit
2nd Prize: Canon Rebel t6i with lens
3rd Prize:  Canon Rebel t5 with lens


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