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"Konstantin Baranov" [ profile ] |
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Launch of the Democracy Video Challenge
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Sep 13th, 2008 - 04:14:17 |
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The U.S. Department of State will announce the launch of a worldwide
competition aimed at enhancing the global dialogue on democracy. The
launch will take place on the United Nations' first International Day of
Democracy, September 15, 2008. The Democracy Video Challenge asks
budding filmmakers, democracy advocates, and the general public to
create video shorts that complete the phrase, "Democracy is." The
winners will be selected by the online voting public. Six regional
winners will be eligible to claim an all-expense paid trip to the United
States that includes screenings of their videos in New York, Hollywood
and Washington, meetings with film directors, public officials and
democracy advocates from nongovernmental organizations, and time on film
and TV sets. Contestants who wish to compete anonymously may also submit
videos. One anonymous video will be selected as a winner; however, that
contestant will not be eligible to claim the travel prize.
Partners include: the Center for International Private Enterprise, the
Directors Guild of America, the International Republican Institute, the
International Youth Foundation, Motion Picture Association of America,
NBC Universal, National Democratic Institution, New York University's
Tisch School of the Arts, USC's School of Cinematic Arts,
TakingITGlobal, and the U.S. Department of State. YouTube is providing
the video platform.
For more information about the Democracy Video Challenge, contact: Laura
Hesselton at 202/453- 8363 or via email at hesseltonle (at) state.gov
For additional details, visit www.youtube.com/democracychallenge.
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