ONLINE WATER REMIXER CHALLENGE NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES
The Online Water Remixer Challenge is the second in a series of video contests as part of the 1H2O-Campaign 2009, launched on World Water Day to encourage discussion and awareness of the global water crisis.
The video contest, presented by 1H2O.org of the Knight Center for International Media at the School of Communication, University of Miami, LinkTV’s nationwide Know the News channel, NewsU, and the Independent Television Service, International, allows contestants to create their own mini-documentaries on water issues from a wide variety of footage available online. Contestants may also add text commentary and other effects. All editing materials and registration are available on NewsU’s website (www.newsu.org).
"The remixer challenge is designed to help young people to learn about the importance of water on the planet through experimenting with creating meaning by remixing diverse sources of media about this important global issue," said Sanjeev Chatterjee, Knight Center’s executive director.
A distinguished panel of judges consisting of prominent figures in the media industry, journalism educators and communication students will review the remixes regularly. Up to three winners will be announced on a rolling basis before December 25, 2009. Each winner will be awarded a cash prize of $100.
Entries will be judged based upon flow and clarity of story, quality, accuracy of information presented and number of different sources used in the remix.