How are winners chosen?
All videos will first be reviewed by a panel of corporation judges who will recommend ten semi-finalists. The ten semifinalist videos will then be narrowed to five finalists by a panel of celebrity judges. The five finalists will then be available for viewing and voting on the AmeriCorps Video Contest website from June 15-July 6, 2009. There will also be an opportunity to vote during the National Conference on Volunteering and Service from June 22-24, 2009. The general public will have three weeks to vote.
All entries will first be reviewed by a panel of judges who will recommend five semi-finalists. The five semifinalist entries will then be available for viewing and voting on the AmeriCorps Video Contest website during AmeriCorps Week, May 11-18. The general public will have one week to vote. General public votes will be combined with the votes of Corporation officials to determine the winner. • What are the contest rules and guidelines? • A full listing of rules and guidelines is available at www.AmeriCorpsContest.org • All video entries must be received no later than 11:59PM EDT on May 2, 2008. • Entries must be 60 seconds or less in duration and in WMV, .AVI, .MOV, or .MPG format and be less than 100 MB in size. • All entries must include the AmeriCorps logo, and a transcript must accompany your video submission. • Starting March 7, video entries can be submitted digitally online at www.AmeriCorpsContest.org or sent by mail to Kate Houston, AmeriCorps Contest Coordinator, 607 14th S
