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Submission Rules | We Are BC

Eligibility

  • To be eligible, you need to submit a 30-second, unedited video featuring BC residents, and film it in BC between July 17 and ­August 15, 2013.
  • Only individuals physically located in the British Columbia are eligible for one of the three the awards.
  • You have to be 19 years old or over to comply with our Terms and Conditions. If you are a youth under the age of 19, you will need a parent or legal guardian (or an adult aged 19 years or over who has permission from your parent or legal guardian) to complete the online Submission Form on your behalf.

Format and Content Criteria for Video Contributions

  • We are not looking for finished films. We are looking for footage as it was shot. You might want to select parts of your footage for upload but we’re not looking for a beginning, middle and end.
  • Maximum length of submissions is 30 seconds. Contributions of longer than 30 seconds may be excluded from consideration due to time constraints of reviewing contributions. Contributions shorter than 30 seconds will be accepted. We Are BC’s film director may or may not include part or all of the video you submit in the final film.
  • You can submit as many videos as you like— just be sure to complete the online Submission Form for each video you submit.
  • There is no fee to submit your contribution.
  • Contributions can be shot on any format (e.g., mobile phone, digital cameras, video camera, etc.) and must be “filmic,” “documentary” or “live action” style. We are looking for true stories and not works of fiction. We are not looking for animated or illustrated submissions, however, you can play with performance, genre or style as much as you like.
  • Please do not add text, titles or music to your contribution. If your contribution contains music (e.g., a band performance) you must be the owner of the music and own all the rights to use the music in any media.
  • Show us your story through images. Try to explain your point of view with pictures and keep the talking to a minimum. A picture says 1,000 words in far less video time than 1,000 spoken words, which means more of your videos will make it in the final film.
  • We welcome videos in languages other than English provided that you can provide a written translation of your work, matching the original language with the English translation one sentence at a time. Email these translation documents, along with your confirmation number, to: wearebc@sfu.ca
  • You can submit a video self-portrait as an individual or as a team of colleagues. A team contribution consists of two or more people. One individual adult aged 19 years or older must submit a team contribution on behalf of the team. If any youth under the age of 19 years are included in this team, the person submitting on behalf of the team must either be the parent or legal guardian of this youth, or have permission from that youth’s parent or legal guardian to include that youth in the video contribution. A team contribution that meets our Terms and Conditions, and format and content criteria may be eligible to the one award of $500 for a team.
  • You can film and submit a video portrait of someone else, provided that you have permission from that person to do so. If you submit a video that includes anyone under the age of 19 years, you will need to be that person’s parent or legal guardian, or obtain permission from that person’s parent or legal guardian.
  • You should try to make your contributions factually accurate and reflect the honest views of yourself or those of the people included in the video. Always respect the feelings and privacy of those you refer to or include in your video.
  • Be your authentic self. Whether your story is inspiring, shocking, sad, funny, or a mood that only you can define, we want to see your economic situation in its true colours.
  • Your video contribution should be a 30-second video clip that reflects on one or more of the following concepts:
    1. How do you generate an income? What does this look like? How do you feel about this?
    2. How do you feel the current state of our economy affects you, your loved ones, residents of BC? Are you satisfied with how your tax dollars are spent?
    3. How do the choices you make in your life impact the economy?
    4. What are your dreams or fears for the future of BC’s economy? Or for your own life as it relates to work and money?
  • Show-and-don’t-tell. Show us your story through images. Try to explain your point of view with pictures and keep the talking to a minimum. A picture says 1,000 words in far less video time than 1,000 spoken words, which means more of your videos will make it in the final film.
  • You can include text on signs, which can be made of any material but be imaginative! Your face can appear in the video (either by filming yourself, or asking a friend or colleague to film you). If you would prefer to not show your face and remain anonymous, your video can be from your point-of-view and rather than showing yourself, show us what you see. 

Permissions

  • All individuals shown in your video will need to have granted you permission to use their image and voice in the video and for that video to be broadcast online, on any media and at any time and included in the final film to be exhibited publically in the future. If any of these individuals are youth under the age of 19 years, you will need to obtain this permission from the youth’s parent or legal guardian.
  • You must own all the rights for any music for use in any media.
  • Original, raw footage only. Archive footage is discouraged.
  • You must have permission to film at the filming location. Keep in mind that, if you are filming in your workplace, there may be workplace policies you need to follow when it comes to filming.