Capture your experience abroad and share it with others! Enter the UC Davis 2008 Study Abroad Video Contest for a chance to win prizes and have your video featured on the UC Davis EAC website.

Who may enter:

Any UC Davis student who studied abroad during the 2007-2008 academic year.

What to enter:

One video, no longer than 5 minutes in length, which highlights your favorite daily activities and/or what you enjoyed most while abroad.  Don’t forget to find a way to capture the ideals of study abroad (academic learning, cultural appreciation, international awareness, and fun!) 
Please note:

• The video must have been taken by the UC Davis student submitting the video while on a UC Davis study abroad program. 
• The video can be from the host country or another location visited during the study abroad program. 

How to enter

Burn your raw movie file (without DVD introduction screens or menus) to a CD or DVD and submit it to the UC Davis Education Abroad Center. 

Don’t forget to print your full name and email address on your CD/DVD. 

Include with your burned CD or DVD a completed and signed copy of the UC Davis Video Contest Information Sheet. 

Technical Requirements

Length: No longer than 5 minutes.

Format: Either mpeg, mp4, avi, dv, mov, or wmv.

Raw File Only: Do not include an introduction screen or DVD menu. 

Entry deadline

Videos and entry forms must be received no later than October 24, 2008.

Judging

All entries will be judged by a panel of judges within the EAC who will judge the entries on the basis of the following criteria: originality (25%), creativity (25%), concept (25%), and presentation (25%). The entry with the highest overall score will receive first prize. In the event of a tie, the winner shall be the person whose entry receives the highest score on originality. There will be one Winner of the Contest and one First Runner-Up of the Contest.. The decision of the judges shall be final and binding in all regards.

Questions

Please email eacucd@ucdavis.edu with any questions.

Additional Information

The Education Abroad Office reserves the right to use all submitted videos on the website, in printed informational materials, and with other study abroad promotional items.

The Education Abroad Office reserves the right to deem a video “inappropriate” and/or ineligible for competition.  Failure to follow the guidelines and/or falsification of information on the entry form will result in immediate disqualification for the contest and forfeit the student's claim of any prize money or other items.

By submitting videos for this contest the individual authorizes and consents to the use of his/her name, photograph, and likeness by The Regents of the University of California without reservation or limitation.  The submitter agrees to receive no compensation. Property rights to any photographs of the undersigned produced or prepared by The Regents of the University of California, or any agent thereof, pursuant to this authorization and consent, shall vest in and remain with The Regents of the University of California.  Said photographs of the undersigned may be used via print, the Web and any over-the-air and/or closed-circuit broadcast transmission facility.  The undersigned by his/her signature below waives any cause of action for personal injury and/or property damage by virtue of the taking and use of photographs as herein described by The Regents of the University of California. This authorization and consent shall be binding upon the undersigned heirs, successors licensees, agents and assigns, and shall be governed by the laws of the State of California.

Links & forms

Entry form