Procedures and Rules of Entry

Entries to the Media Festival are welcome from K-12, post-secondary, government, commercial and/or industrial sectors and may be instructional, informational or creative in nature. Eligible media include visual, audio or interactive materials. All media productions should be submitted in a format that can be viewed or played easily. Video programs, although mastered on various formats, must be submitted on DVD or via a link to the resource online. Any multimedia/interactive/web-based productions must be fully functional and entrants must list any special plug-ins or codes needed to view/use them. These submissions must be able to run without the purchase of additional software.

Judging and Awards

One Media Festival Award may be given in each category (instructional, informational, or creative) and classification (K-12, post-secondary, government /commercial/industrial). Judges may also grant Honorable mention for productions meeting pre-established criteria.

The Canadian Education Association Achievement Award is presented in recognition of the outstanding educational program in the festival. The best Visual Media production in three classifications will be awarded; School and School Systems; Post Secondary Institutions; and Government or Commercial/Industrial agencies. Please note: The entry form requires entrants to identify their Target Audience and Goals and Objectives. Assessment will be considered on overall production quality versus the production resources used to complete the entry.

Eligibility

Productions entered in the Media Festival must have been completed between January and December 2008. Note: All submissions must have at least one partner individual/organization which is a current CNIE member to be eligible to submit.

Copyright waiver

Payment of the entry fee will be used as your agreement that all materials used in your production, (script, music, visual etc.) have been released and copyright has been obtained. Submission of an entry to the Media Festival constitutes permission from the copyright holder for CNIE to use short clips (usually 30 seconds or less) from the entry during the Media Festival, and in promotion of CNIE award programs or conferences. In addition, the entrant releases his/her production for viewing on demand by conference attendees during the Media Showcase at the annual CNIE conference.

Conditions of Entry

An entry form must accompany each submission. There is a $50 plus GST/HST entry fee per entry. Entries should be submitted in the following formats:
• Video: DVD, media file (e.g. Quicktime, Windows Media)
• Audio: CD, media file (e.g. mp3, wmv)
• Interactive Media: URL (if password protected, provide password)

The deadline for final submissions to the Media Festival is 23 February 2009. The entry form is below. After completing the form, submit the entry form by email to:

Carolyn Nobes, Awards Committee Chair, at carolynnobes@eastlink.ca
and
Tim Howard, CNIE Secretariat, at cnie-rcie@cnie-rcie.ca

To make your online submission:

Please login to the CNIE Web site ( www.cnie-rcie.ca/?q=/user/login). If you have not created an user account you will need to do this first ( www.cnie-rcie.ca/?q=/user/register). Next, please click on Create Content (on the right-hand side of the page), then please click on Awards. On the subsequent screen please complete the fields and include the necessary attachments.

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