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This year’s contest includes the following general categories:
· Animation: Digital, computer art, or animated presentation of an issue. (5 minute maximum)
· Mini Documentary: In-depth program of an event, issue, place, individual or group. (10 minute maximum)
· News: News coverage of an issue. Submission of a news segment or report is encouraged. (2 minute maximum)
· Public Service Announcement (PSA): A commercial length, informative but concise video about an issue. (30 second maximum, production credit or acknowledgement graphics do not count as part of the 30 second maximum)
· Short: A creative look at an issue using comedy, drama, music or a cultural setting. (5 minute maximum)
· Junior Expert: This category allows students K through Middle school with extensive video production skills to compete in a category that recognizes technical expertise using video. Youth Xchange winners who have won two or more times, students who have worked (for hire) professionally creating video, and/or students participating in or receiving help from other students in an advance video or digital media program must enter this category. (10 minute maximum)
· Expert: This category allows high school and college students with extensive video production skills to compete in a category that recognizes technical expertise using video. Youth Xchange winners who have won two or more times, students who have worked (for hire) professionally creating video, and/or students participating in or receiving help from other students in an advance video or digital media program must enter this category. (10 minute maximum)
In addition to our seven (7) general categories, now have eleven (11) sponsored categories, as follows:
· Clean Energy Future, Hawaiian Electric Company
· Clean Water Hero, City & County of Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance
· Creating Peace, Rotary Club of Honolulu
· Fight the Bite, State of Hawaii DOH Public Health Preparedness Branch
· Forest Health in Hawaii, State of Hawaii DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife
· Malama Honua, State of Hawaii DOE Communications and Community Affairs Office
· Start Living Healthy, State of Hawaii DOH Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division
· Taking Assessments Seriously, State of Hawaii DOE Strategy Innovation and Performance Office
· The Value of Water, Honolulu Board of Water Supply
· Traffic Safety, GEICO Hawaii and State of Hawaii DOH EMS & Injury Prevention System Branch
· Vote to Rise, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
Reminder: Entries must be uploaded by 11:59 p.m. HST on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 and completed online entry signature page(s) submitted via email by 5:00 p.m. HST on Friday, March 3, 2017.
Mahalo to our presenting sponsor Sony Hawaii and event sponsors (First Hawaiian Bank, Ko Olina, Na Leo ?O Hawai?i, and HENC) for making this annual competition possible, and mahalo to Hawaii’s teachers and administrators for empowering students to speak out on issues that affect them and their respective schools and communities.
For more information about the Youth Xchange Statewide Student Video Competition and Awards Banquet or to view sponsored category flyers, please visit www.Olelo.org/YXC.
Mahalo,
?Olelo Community Media
Youth Xchange Program Team
YouthXchange@olelo.org
Speak out on issues that affect you and
share your concerns with your community and the world.
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