2012 Festival of Media Arts
Faculty Competition
Official Rule
The BEA Festival of Media Arts is an international exhibition of award-wining
faculty and student works chosen in the following competitions: audio,
documentary, interactive multimedia, 2-year/small colleges, news,
scriptwriting, sports, and video. Winners will exhibit their works at the
Broadcast Education Association’s annual convention in Las Vegas, April 15-18,
2012.
Eligibility Requirements
1. Predominate
Authorship and Originality:The
festival invites submissions of original creative works in which the entrant
maintained predominant authorship over the project’s content and aesthetics
(producing, directing, writing, editing, etc.).For larger productions, the
entrant may be the executive producer only if significantly involved in the
entry’s design and creation. Previously submitted works will not be accepted.
However, a derivative of a previously submitted work may qualify for submission
if it can be shown that substantial changes have been made to the original
work. In cases where the work is not entirely original, the entrant must
provide additional clarification.Partial works or works-in-progress will not be
accepted. Entries not meeting these
eligibility requirements may be rejected by the Competition chair and/or
Festival chair. Entry fees
will not be refunded for rejected entries.
2. Completion
Date:Only works
completed after December 15, 2010 are eligible for submission.
3. BEA Membership and Faculty Status: The competition is open to
full-time faculty members who were employed at a
university, college, or community/technical college in 2011. The lead author must be
an individual member of BEA. Membership forms and information are available on
the BEA website at www.beaweb.org.
4.
Broadcast
Requirement:
Faculty Audio, and News submissions must have aired on a broadcast
station or Internet site between December 15, 2010 and December 15, 2011.
Entrants must provide the airdate and the station call letters or Internet
Website Address on the entry form.
5. Legal Permissions: The entrant agrees to clear all
licenses, copyrights, and permissions to ensure that the submission can legally
and ethically be presented at the BEA convention and online at the BEA Festival
website. If an entity other than the entrant owns the rights to all or part of
the submitted program, the entrant must attach written consent from the owner
or an authorized representative of the owner to the entry form.
6.
Language:Works must be in English or have
English subtitles.
7. Submission Deadline: All entries must be submitted
online. Online submissions will be accepted from November 15 - December 15,
2011. Winner will be notified of the results by February 14, 2012.
Submission Requirements
1.
One Entry Form for Each Entry:The entrant must complete one
entire entry form for each work submitted. Each entrant is permitted to submit
up to three different entries. However, each entry must only be submitted once to a single competition
category. In the event that an entry is submitted more than once, the
competition chair and/or Festival chair may reject the entry or assign it to
the most appropriate category for adjudication.
2.
Entry
Fee:A non-refundable entry fee of $40.00 (U.S.) is required
for each work submitted. Paying online by credit or debit card is the best way
to ensure that your payment is received on time. Check or money order payments
are accepted, but must be received by December 15, 2011.
3.
Choose the Appropriate
Competition and Category:Entrants are responsible for submitting their work to the appropriate competition and
category. If the competition chair determines that an entry does not fit the
selected category, the entry may be rejected.
Entry fees will not be refunded for rejected or
reassigned entries.
4. Submission Process: Entrantsmust follow the online procedures for
electronically submitting video,
audio, scriptwriting, and multimedia entries. Media submissions that fail to work or are not
comprehendible for any reason will result in the disqualification of the entry.
Failure to properly complete any portion of the submission process
(completing the online entry form, uploading media, joining BEA, or paying the
entry fee) will disqualify the entry from the competition.
Judging
Process
1.
Evaluation
Criteria: Entries are evaluated according to the following
criteria: 1) professionalism; 2) the use of aesthetic and/or creative elements;
3) sense of structure and timing; 4) production values; 5) technical merit; and
6) the overall contribution to the discipline in both form and substance.
2.
Judging:A panel comprised of media
educators and/or industry professionals with expertise in the submitted
category will judge each entry. Short-form entries (less than 15 minutes) will
be viewed in their entirety. For long-form entries, judges are required to
watch at least 15 minutes of each entry.An entrant may serve as a judge for a
festival competition, however, the entrant may not judge in any category in
which he or she has entered. Judges will not be assigned to review an
entrywhere there is an obvious conflict of interest or in cases where the judge
is institutionally affiliated with an entrant.
3.
Blind Review:Every effort will be made to
conduct a blind review of each submission. Wherever possible, entrants should
remove informationthat points to the identity of the work’s author and/or
co-author(s).
Award
Levels and Prizes
1.
Award Levels:The competition chair will
review the judging evaluation forms and determine the final ranking and award
level for each winning entry as follows:
·
Best
of Festival – The top-ranked entry in the overall competition (across all
categories) is eligible to receive the BEA Best of Festival King Foundation
Award. Best of
Festival winners will receive a $1,000 cash award from the Charles and Lucille
King Family Foundation.Best of Festival winners will be honored during a
special ceremony at the BEA convention.
·
Best
of Competition -The top-ranked entry in each competitioncategory is eligible to
receive a Best of Competition award.
·
Award
of Excellence – All other entries (second-ranked or lower) are eligible to
receive an Award of Excellence.
·
Awards
are based on the individual merit of an entry. Winners may or may not be chosen
for all categories and/or award levels. The decision of the judges is final.
2.
Plaques and Trophies: Each winning entrant will
receive two award plaques at no charge. The first goes to the winning entrant
or team and the second to the winner’s institution. Each Best of Festival
winning entrant will receive one award trophy. Additional plaques and trophies
may be ordered after the convention.
3.
Exhibition:Winners are expected to attend
the 2012 BEA Convention in Las Vegas to exhibit their entry. Faculty winners
are responsible for all costs associated with attending the convention
including airfare, housing, meals, and BEA conference registration.
2012 Festival of Media Arts
Faculty Competition
Official Rule
The BEA Festival of Media Arts is an international exhibition of award-wining faculty and student works chosen in the following competitions: audio, documentary, interactive multimedia, 2-year/small colleges, news, scriptwriting, sports, and video. Winners will exhibit their works at the Broadcast Education Association’s annual convention in Las Vegas, April 15-18, 2012.
Eligibility Requirements
1. Predominate Authorship and Originality:The festival invites submissions of original creative works in which the entrant maintained predominant authorship over the project’s content and aesthetics (producing, directing, writing, editing, etc.).For larger productions, the entrant may be the executive producer only if significantly involved in the entry’s design and creation. Previously submitted works will not be accepted. However, a derivative of a previously submitted work may qualify for submission if it can be shown that substantial changes have been made to the original work. In cases where the work is not entirely original, the entrant must provide additional clarification.Partial works or works-in-progress will not be accepted. Entries not meeting these eligibility requirements may be rejected by the Competition chair and/or Festival chair. Entry fees will not be refunded for rejected entries.
2. Completion Date:Only works completed after December 15, 2010 are eligible for submission.
3. BEA Membership and Faculty Status: The competition is open to full-time faculty members who were employed at a university, college, or community/technical college in 2011. The lead author must be an individual member of BEA. Membership forms and information are available on the BEA website at www.beaweb.org.
4. Broadcast Requirement: Faculty Audio, and News submissions must have aired on a broadcast station or Internet site between December 15, 2010 and December 15, 2011. Entrants must provide the airdate and the station call letters or Internet Website Address on the entry form.
5. Legal Permissions: The entrant agrees to clear all licenses, copyrights, and permissions to ensure that the submission can legally and ethically be presented at the BEA convention and online at the BEA Festival website. If an entity other than the entrant owns the rights to all or part of the submitted program, the entrant must attach written consent from the owner or an authorized representative of the owner to the entry form.
6. Language:Works must be in English or have English subtitles.
7. Submission Deadline: All entries must be submitted online. Online submissions will be accepted from November 15 - December 15, 2011. Winner will be notified of the results by February 14, 2012.
Submission Requirements
1. One Entry Form for Each Entry:The entrant must complete one entire entry form for each work submitted. Each entrant is permitted to submit up to three different entries. However, each entry must only be submitted once to a single competition category. In the event that an entry is submitted more than once, the competition chair and/or Festival chair may reject the entry or assign it to the most appropriate category for adjudication.
2. Entry Fee:A non-refundable entry fee of $40.00 (U.S.) is required for each work submitted. Paying online by credit or debit card is the best way to ensure that your payment is received on time. Check or money order payments are accepted, but must be received by December 15, 2011.
3. Choose the Appropriate Competition and Category:Entrants are responsible for submitting their work to the appropriate competition and category. If the competition chair determines that an entry does not fit the selected category, the entry may be rejected. Entry fees will not be refunded for rejected or reassigned entries.
4. Submission Process: Entrantsmust follow the online procedures for electronically submitting video, audio, scriptwriting, and multimedia entries. Media submissions that fail to work or are not comprehendible for any reason will result in the disqualification of the entry. Failure to properly complete any portion of the submission process (completing the online entry form, uploading media, joining BEA, or paying the entry fee) will disqualify the entry from the competition.
Judging Process
1. Evaluation Criteria: Entries are evaluated according to the following criteria: 1) professionalism; 2) the use of aesthetic and/or creative elements; 3) sense of structure and timing; 4) production values; 5) technical merit; and 6) the overall contribution to the discipline in both form and substance.
2. Judging:A panel comprised of media educators and/or industry professionals with expertise in the submitted category will judge each entry. Short-form entries (less than 15 minutes) will be viewed in their entirety. For long-form entries, judges are required to watch at least 15 minutes of each entry.An entrant may serve as a judge for a festival competition, however, the entrant may not judge in any category in which he or she has entered. Judges will not be assigned to review an entrywhere there is an obvious conflict of interest or in cases where the judge is institutionally affiliated with an entrant.
3. Blind Review:Every effort will be made to conduct a blind review of each submission. Wherever possible, entrants should remove informationthat points to the identity of the work’s author and/or co-author(s).
Award Levels and Prizes
1. Award Levels:The competition chair will review the judging evaluation forms and determine the final ranking and award level for each winning entry as follows:
· Best of Festival – The top-ranked entry in the overall competition (across all categories) is eligible to receive the BEA Best of Festival King Foundation Award. Best of Festival winners will receive a $1,000 cash award from the Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation.Best of Festival winners will be honored during a special ceremony at the BEA convention.
· Best of Competition -The top-ranked entry in each competitioncategory is eligible to receive a Best of Competition award.
· Award of Excellence – All other entries (second-ranked or lower) are eligible to receive an Award of Excellence.
· Awards are based on the individual merit of an entry. Winners may or may not be chosen for all categories and/or award levels. The decision of the judges is final.
2. Plaques and Trophies: Each winning entrant will receive two award plaques at no charge. The first goes to the winning entrant or team and the second to the winner’s institution. Each Best of Festival winning entrant will receive one award trophy. Additional plaques and trophies may be ordered after the convention.
3. Exhibition:Winners are expected to attend the 2012 BEA Convention in Las Vegas to exhibit their entry. Faculty winners are responsible for all costs associated with attending the convention including airfare, housing, meals, and BEA conference registration.