AIMEC Campaign for Voices of Children Photo/ Painting/ Short Film Contest 2017

Organisation : Lok Samvad Sansthan
Contest Name : Campaign for Voices of Children Photo/ Painting/ Short Film Contest 2017
Applicable For : Indian Citizens
Contest Last Date : August 15, 2017
Website : https://www.aimec.in/child-rights-through-arts

Campaign for Voices of Children :

The competition inspires creative talents, mindful learners to express thoughts (through photos/paintings and short creative films). It encourages building public awareness and moral force in the society to protect child right issues.

Related : Nav Shri Art & Culture 2016-17 All India Painting Competition : www.contest.net.in/20969.html

Competition Theme :
One of the biggest challenges we face is a lack of awareness; therefore the following focus topics are

** How to strengthen the opinion about child rights among children, teachers, parents, leaders, policy makers, community and public at large.
** Focused subjects can include of Child marriage/child labour/child abuse/ and Child Rights to Life, Education, Food, Health, Water, identity, freedom, Protection, State and National Policies.
** Millions of children born in India with low birth, which carry a burden of a disadvantage with them into primary school, the big challenge are keeping children in school once they enroll.
** Illiteracy is behind all kinds of ills, from gender inequality and unemployment to malnutrition and infant mortality and issues like child labour and population growth are consequences of illiteracy.
** Therefore How Illiteracy: A Curse on Development and the only problem hindering our efforts to become a developed nation?

Who May Enter:
** All Citizens-Indian including students.
** Age Should be Over 13.

How to Enter:
** To enter the Competition: Registration form should be submitted in the first stage (See registration details on website……………….)
** You will be provided registration number on which you can upload the entries or send them through post.

Registration Fee :
Rs. 100/- for each competition for submitting the entries.

Last Date :
Last date for submission is August 15, 2017.

General Instruction :
Photo :
** FAMILY APPROPRIATE
Photos submitted should be appropriate for people of all ages to look at and appreciate. We ask that you do NOT submit photos that contain nudity, sexualized or pornographic content.
** KEEP IT REAL
Photos submitted must be from the actual environment based on the theme.
** NO COLLAGES/BORDERS FOR PHOTOS
Please submit only single photos. Any combined, collaged, or “diptic” photos or photos containing border would be denied.
** NO WATERMARKS
Photos containing a watermark of any kind would be denied
** NO DUPLICATES
You may upload maximum three entries and should not duplicate.
** NO RESUBMITTING PHOTOS
Photos, Paintings or Videos already prized in any of previous contest are not accepted

Painting :
** Paintings must be created in physical media (no digital “paintings”) (i.e. Oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, etc.
** You may enter 3 entries.

** There is a size restriction.You may upload whatever image size you are comfortable sharing (We suggest a minimum of 600 pixels on the longest side, so the judge has enough resolution to discern details) Paintings will be judged on the following criterion: Drawing, Values, Edges, Composition, Color, Paint Manipulation (Brushwork), and subject matter selection.

** Your painting must be your original concept and not a copy of anyone else’s copyrighted material (If your image infringes upon another’s copyright it will be disqualified) You may only submit your artworks that you, painted.

** Make sure that your painting is signed and that the signature is visible in the image you upload
** You will not have to provide the painting physically, so you don’t worry about having to ship it.
** Artworks may be submitted until midnight, central time on the last day of the month.
** All submissions must be made through this website, email submissions and physical submission can’t be accepted.

Short Film :
** ONLY Short Films should be submitted. The entries can be short digital animation films too on the topic.
** The short films may be in their original language, Films submitted previously to any other festival will not be considered for this contest. If found later, will be disqualified for the contest/prize withheld.
** FORMAT: The films may be shot in MPEG4 or AVI format or through a mobile phone.
** RIGHT TO SCREEN: The participants grant the Organisers. the non-exclusive rights to a screen (non-commercial) their film/entry on their respective websites, at the festival and other associated screenings.
** COPYRIGHT: The Film must not contain any copyrighted work(s) belonging to third parties unless
(1) Participants have a license to use such works in the Film; or
(2) Film makes of such works is a fair one under the copyright laws. Participants will retain any licenses and provide them to organisers upon request organizers