【Application procedures】
【Contest Themes】
“Half - Half ”
How many odds do I have?
If we work hard at the good half of it,the bad half will naturally diminish.
Accept the beautiful half and tolerate the other failing half so that you possess a complete life.
【Activity Dates】
- Online submission: December 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The artworks will be evaluated by the Institute-in-Charge and the accepted entries will be available for online voting.
Voting period: July 15 - 31, 2022. - Evaluation by judges: In August 2022 (the exact time and place of which will be announced by the Institute-in-Charge).
- Announcement of results: In October 2022 (the exact time of which will be announced by the Institute-in-Charge).
【Qualifications】
- Citizens of any country, 18 years old and above with imagination, creativity, and a passion for making videos and movies.
- Contestants are not allowed to register multiple times or submit multiple entries.
- Contestants can apply as an individual or as a group.
【To Register】
First Step:Complete online registration form, download the Authorization Letter, which should be completed and signed before scanning into e-file for uploading as attachment. The artwork entry is to be uploaded to YouTube as a non-public/private link for the Institute-in-Charge to evaluate.
Second Step:Upon notification of approval, please reset artwork on YouTube link to open to public, then re-upload to contestant’s own Google Drive as a sharing link. Registration is then complete. Please see the contest’s website for details: blia.org/3goodnessfilm-activities-en
For any questions, please email: Email住址會使用灌水程式保護機制。你需要啟動Javascript才能觀看它 to the attention of “Three Acts of Goodness Microfilm Evaluation Team.”
【Film Requirements】
- The name of the film should follow the standard: “Three Acts of Goodness Microfilm – XXXXX,” for instance, “Three Acts of Goodness Microfilm – Belief.”
- Incorporate within the storyline FGS’s three acts of goodness spirit, do good deeds, speak good words, think good thoughts.
- Legally all copyright videos. The movie can be filmed with any video and/or audio equipment, but should be rich in elements of story and music.
- The movie cannot contradict public order or the mores of kindness and benevolence.
- The length of the artwork entry, including opening and ending, must be least 3 minutes long but no longer than 30 minutes.
- The movie format should be in MP4 and HD (1920×1080).
- No individual name or team name is allowed to appear anywhere in the film. The BLIA logo is to appear at the ending, the file of which can be downloaded at:https://reurl.cc/ldRkkv
- Production of the original artwork should be finished after June 30, 2021.
- Chinese or English subtitles are to be included in the film.
- The Institute-in-Charge will notify the contestants who failed to follow all the listed requirements and give them a deadline to make rectifications. Contestants who failed to rectify by the deadline given will be deemed as forfeiting their right to contest.
【Awards】
- First Prize: US$10,000
- Second Prize: US$8,000
- Third Prize: US$6,000
- Honorable Mention: US$600
- Preferred: 100 finalists
*Subject to taxes according to the law.
【Evaluation】
- First Round – qualification evaluation and internet voting
Institute-in-Charge will evaluate if the film is in accordance with this contest’s theme and whether it has met all the requirements. All the contesting entries that have passed evaluation will be available at BLIA World Headquarters Facebook page for followers to vote on. The results will be tallied according to the number of likes on Facebook plus the number of shares, and refer to the number of people watching the video. The top 10 entries will enter the final round. - Website for selection of works:https://www.facebook.com/watch/184110531654910/205428925015177/
- First Round – judging standards.
1) Theme expression: 50% (must be close to the theme)
2) Creativity: 30% (imaginative and creative presentation)
3) Overall presentation: 20% (film is complete in its production)
【Announcement of Results】
Winning entries will be recognized with awards in October 2022 tentatively. Announcement will be made at BLIA World Headquarters Facebook page and BLIA World Headquarters official website. And winners will be duly notified. The time of announcement will be decided by BLIA World Headquarters.