2012 Festival of Media Arts
Student Competition
Official Rules
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 receive recognition and exhibition of their
works during BEA’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
Members Only:The
competition is open to full-time graduate and undergraduate students who are
either individual BEA members or enrolled at a university or college that is a
BEA Institutional Member. Membership forms and information are available on the
BEA website at www.beaweb.org. Entrants must certify that the
entry was completed while enrolled full-time as a student at a university, college, or community/technical college. NOTE: students enrolled at a BEA Member Institution receive a free
student membership by registering online.
4.
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.
5. Language:Works must be in English or have English subtitles.
6. 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 entry has its own non-refundable entry
fee.
2. Entry Stipulations / Limitations: A student may enter as many
as three different creative works in BEA’s Festival of Media Arts, with the
following restrictions:
a. A single work may be
entered in only once in the entire Festival Competition. If the same entry is entered into more than one
category the competition chair and/or Festival chair will reject duplicate
entries and assign it to the single most appropriate category for adjudication.
b. An entrant may enter a single
competition category only once. Second, and third entries must be in
different categories.
c.
Entry
fees will not be refunded for rejected or reassigned entries.
3.
Entry
Fee:A non-refundable entry fee of $30.00 (U.S.) is required
for each work submitted.The entry fee for radio and television newscast entries
is $40.00 (U.S.).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, 2012.
a. 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 reassigned or rejected.Entry
fees will not be refunded for rejected or reassigned entries.
4. Submission Process:Entrants must follow the online procedures for
electronically submitting video,
audio, scriptwriting, and website 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, submitting the media, and paying the entry
fee) by the December 15, 2011 deadline 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. Judges will not be assigned to review
an entry where 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 information that 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 individual winners will receive a $1,000 cash award from the Charles
and Lucille King Family Foundation.Best of Festival newscast and group winners
are not eligible to receive the $1,000 cash award. Best of Festival winners
will be honored during a special ceremony at the BEA convention.
·
1st,
2nd, and 3rd Place Awards–Student competition chairs
generally recognize the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place finishers in each category within a competition.
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 receive their award and exhibit their
winning entry during the competition’s scheduled festival session. Student
winners are responsible for all costs associated with attending the convention
including airfare, housing, meals, and BEA conference registration.
2012 Festival of Media Arts
Student Competition
Official Rules
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 receive recognition and exhibition of their works during BEA’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 Members Only:The competition is open to full-time graduate and undergraduate students who are either individual BEA members or enrolled at a university or college that is a BEA Institutional Member. Membership forms and information are available on the BEA website at www.beaweb.org. Entrants must certify that the entry was completed while enrolled full-time as a student at a university, college, or community/technical college. NOTE: students enrolled at a BEA Member Institution receive a free student membership by registering online.
4. 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.
5. Language:Works must be in English or have English subtitles.
6. 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 entry has its own non-refundable entry fee.
2. Entry Stipulations / Limitations: A student may enter as many as three different creative works in BEA’s Festival of Media Arts, with the following restrictions:
a. A single work may be entered in only once in the entire Festival Competition. If the same entry is entered into more than one category the competition chair and/or Festival chair will reject duplicate entries and assign it to the single most appropriate category for adjudication.
b. An entrant may enter a single competition category only once. Second, and third entries must be in different categories.
c. Entry fees will not be refunded for rejected or reassigned entries.
3. Entry Fee:A non-refundable entry fee of $30.00 (U.S.) is required for each work submitted.The entry fee for radio and television newscast entries is $40.00 (U.S.).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, 2012.
a. 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 reassigned or rejected.Entry fees will not be refunded for rejected or reassigned entries.
4. Submission Process:Entrants must follow the online procedures for electronically submitting video, audio, scriptwriting, and website 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, submitting the media, and paying the entry fee) by the December 15, 2011 deadline 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. Judges will not be assigned to review an entry where 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 information that 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 individual winners will receive a $1,000 cash award from the Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation.Best of Festival newscast and group winners are not eligible to receive the $1,000 cash award. Best of Festival winners will be honored during a special ceremony at the BEA convention.
· 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Awards–Student competition chairs generally recognize the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in each category within a competition.
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 receive their award and exhibit their winning entry during the competition’s scheduled festival session. Student winners are responsible for all costs associated with attending the convention including airfare, housing, meals, and BEA conference registration.