Call for Entries
2nd Annual JAM Video Festival
Submission deadline FINAL EXENDED:
Friday, February 24, 2012
Four Student Categories Added!!
Residents of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virgina, West Virgina and Washington DC are welcome to submit entries in the festival subject to the rules.
Members of the Jersey Access Group and the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Alliance for Community Media will receive a special rate on entry fees.
Program Categories
Note: Programs may be entered into more than one category but each category has to have a separate entry form and fee. Awards will be given to first, second and third place winners.
- Arts: Spoken recital, theatre, or other art medium such as video art or experimental videos, other non-musical art medium, or artist profiles.
- Children and Youth: Informational or entertainment show or series designed for children or youth.
- Diversity Programming: Program that explores culture, people or ideas not generally explored in the mainstream media; speaks to a human understanding of diversity; a specific culture, ethnic group, gay/lesbian, or differently-abled group or different ways of life.
- Documentary Profile or Event: Program that profiles true-to-life people, places, organizations or program that examines true-to-life event(s), occurrences or issues and provides factual information without fictional elements.
- Instructional & Training: Programming of a “how-to” nature… informational and skill-building feature (often hands-on) to help viewers accomplish a goal.
- Issues and Political Process: Program that includes a monolog or opinion/interview-based discussion of an issue or idea in order to explore points of view, or that involves viewers in the political process, pre-election interviews or coverage of local election night results, commentary, debates, or forums…democracy in action!
- Live Event or Programming (Live or Live to Tape): Coverage of an event involving NO post-production editing (except minimal titling) such as a community event, meeting, live in-studio call-in, etc.
- News and Magazine Format: Entertainment, information, or variety show or series comprised of short, self-contained segments; or an edited series, or a program that offers reports on local topics and events around a town, city or school.
- Music and Performance: Traditional or innovative musical/dance performance, creative or experimental music videos, dance, or music/dance artist profiles.
- Promo/PSA: Short (UNDER 5 MINUTES) Station IDs, Show Promos, informational piece about PEG, or a short public service announcement about a nonprofit organization.
- Local Events: Parades, festivals, fairs, holiday events, performance, concerts, hometown events, things-to-do in your community!
- School/Educational Program: School related programming, profiles or coverage of classroom projects, school events, activities, meetings, etc.
- Senior Program: Informational or entertainment show or series designed for seniors.
- Religion & Spirituality: Discussion of religious teachings or spirituality. Events and traditions of religion, inspirational music or religious and spiritual topics or events.
- Entertainment Series: Programs that may include music video and movie wraparounds, sketch comedy, variety acts, along with movie and gaming reviews.
- Sports Programming: Program or series about topics related to sports and/or athletics.
- Sports Programming-Games: Coverage of a sporting event and/or sports competition.
- Talk Show: Talk show on any subject or topic, including but not limited to activities or entertainment or monolog or opinion/interview-based discussion of a person or event to generate interest and educate the public.
- Best Production by non-professional/volunteer: Open to any production entirely created and executed by non-professionals.
- Short Film/Narrative Video: Scripted Dramatic works of fiction or non-fiction, either Drama or Comedy.
- Music Video – Non-Performance: Any form of non performance music presentation.
- Animation – Short and/or Feature: Best use of animation as a final program or as an element within a program.
- Program Opening: Best use of a title sequence of a recurring program.
- Editing: Best use of editing in a program, may be from any program produced within the festival timeline.
- Graphics: Best use of Graphics in a program, may be from any program produced within the festival timeline.
An award will be given for the best Access New Jersey Segment that aired between August 1, 2010 – October 31, 2011. You need not submit for this category.
For Student Program Categories, click here.
For questions, or to volunteer to be a festival judge, contact:
Lee Beckerman at lee.beckerman@twp.woodbridge.nj.us
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