*****NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE! APRIL 16, 2012!*****
AAJC AND THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO CONTEST
ABOUT THE ACS: The Census Bureau administers the ACS, which provides detailed information for many Asian American population groups that can’t be obtained anywhere else. The government needs information about you that will affect resource distribution for many services Asian American families need, including schools and roads. Your PSA video submission will help spread the word on the importance of the ACS in building better communities for Asian Americans and encourage others to participate if they receive the survey.
- Video must:
- Address why the ACS is important for the Asian American community and/or the individual’s Asian American family (see attached for more information).
- Note in some fashion that the information provided by respondents to the ACS is confidential and protected by law (i.e. the Census Bureau cannot share your information with anyone else, not even other federal agencies.)
- Incorporate an image of the American Community Survey somehow
- Be 90 seconds in length
- Please submit the following information in an e-mail body accompanying your entry attachment: name, phone number, e-mail, brief explanation of your submission.
- Please submit original work only.
- Entries must be submitted in any of the following formats: AVI, MPG, WMV, and MPEG.
- Signed release forms are required for copyrighted images or materials. Release forms are also needed for “subjects”, whether private or public citizens.
- Multiple entries may be submitted.
- Must be 18 years of age to participate.
GRAND PRIZE OF $1,000
TWO RUNNER-UP PRIZES OF $500
New Deadline for Submissions: APRIL 16, 2012
Submit all entries to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
By submitting a PSA entry to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it I consent to the following terms & conditions:
In consideration for submitting my video submission to the contest, I hereby grant, consent and authorize the Asian American Justice Center, its affiliates, licensees, successors, assigns, legal representatives, agents, employees and contractors (“AAJC”) the irrevocable and unrestricted right to use, reuse, publish and republish such video/PSA for any purpose and in any manner or medium (e.g. print or electronic medium such as publications, marketing materials and Web content), and to alter the same without any restriction, as AAJC may determine in its sole discretion. AAJC reserves the right to not publish or otherwise use your video in the event AAJC determines, in its sole discretion, that your video contains inappropriate language, content, etc. I hereby release AAJC from any and all claims and liability relating to such video/PSA.
For more contest rules and information click here.
