THE PRIZE

• An all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., New York and Hollywood.
• A screening of the winning videos.
• Exposure to filmmakers and the U.S. film and television industry.
• Meetings with democracy advocates from government, the media and civil society.

THE TIMELINE

• SUBMISSION DEADLINE – JANUARY 31, 2009.
• Challenge semifinalists will be selected in February — March 2009.
• An independent jury will narrow down the semifinalists to 21 finalists: April — mid-May 2009.
• The general public will vote online for the winning videos mid-May — mid-June 2009.
• Seven winners – one each from the Western Hemisphere, Europe, Middle East/North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Central Asia, East Asia Pacific and one anonymous winner will be announced mid-June 2009.
• The grand prize winners will travel to the United States to claim their prize in October 2009.

THE DETAILS

• You must be 18 or older to enter.
• Videos can be any style: fiction or documentary, animated or live action.
• Videos cannot be longer than three minutes.
• Videos must be in English or have English subtitles.
• Contestants may enter anonymously, but anonymous winners cannot collect the grand prize.
• See contest site for a complete list of rules, www.videochallenge.america.gov .

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