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Audio Category
The Audio Competition welcomes submissions that showcase audio storytelling skills for radio broadcast or digital audiences across a range of content areas, such as: advertising/promotion, entertainment, instruction, news, sports, etc. Entries typically include, but are not limited to, the following types of submissions: 

  • Short-form entries such as commercials/spot advertising, promotional, news packages, and public service announcements 
  • Long-form entries such as podcasts, radio documentaries, news features, and specialty programs 

Audio Category
The Audio Competition welcomes submissions that showcase audio storytelling skills for radio broadcast or digital audiences across a range of content areas, such as: advertising/promotion, entertainment, instruction, news, sports, etc. Entries typically include, but are not limited to, the following types of submissions: 

  • Short-form entries such as commercials/spot advertising, promotional, news packages, and public service announcements 
  • Long-form entries such as podcasts, radio documentaries, news features, and specialty programs 

Documentary Category
The Documentary Competition encourages submissions that showcase nonfiction documentaries. Promotional videos are not allowed. Therefore, a sponsor/funding source of a submitted documentary cannot also be its subject (e.g. a historical documentary about your school cannot be funded by your school). This includes ‘in-kind’ support beyond what is normally offered in producing outside documentaries. Promotional videos are entered in the Film and Video category. Entries include:

  • Short Form Video or Film Documentaries  
  • Long Form Video or Film Documentaries 

Documentary Category
The Documentary Competition encourages submissions that showcase nonfiction documentaries. Promotional videos are not allowed. Therefore, a sponsor/funding source of a submitted documentary cannot also be its subject (e.g. a historical documentary about your school cannot be funded by your school). This includes ‘in-kind’ support beyond what is normally offered in producing outside documentaries. Promotional videos are entered in the Film and Video category. Entries include:

  • Short Form Video or Film Documentaries  
  • Long Form Video or Film Documentaries 

Film and Video Category 

The Film and Video Competition welcomes submissions that showcase film and video projects across a range of narrative and commercial content areas, such as: advertising/promotion, entertainment, instruction, narrative film, sports, etc. Entries typically include, but are not limited to, the following types of submissions: 

  • Short-form projects include Commercials/Spot Advertising, Promotional, and Public Service Announcements  
  • Long-form projects include promotional videos, narrative films, and specialty programs such as educational or instructional videos 

Film and Video Category 

The Film and Video Competition welcomes submissions that showcase film and video projects across a range of narrative and commercial content areas, such as: advertising/promotion, entertainment, instruction, narrative film, sports, etc. Entries typically include, but are not limited to, the following types of submissions: 

  • Short-form projects include Commercials/Spot Advertising, Promotional, and Public Service Announcements  
  • Long-form projects include promotional videos, narrative films, and specialty programs such as educational or instructional videos 

Television News Category
The Television News Competition (faculty or student) showcases outstanding video storytelling for television broadcast or digital audiences. Entries typically include, but are not limited to, the following types of submissions: 

  • feature and hard news reporting, 
  • newscasts, 
  • news magazine/public affairs programming.

Television News Category
The Television News Competition (faculty or student) showcases outstanding video storytelling for television broadcast or digital audiences. Entries typically include, but are not limited to, the following types of submissions: 

  • feature and hard news reporting, 
  • newscasts, 
  • news magazine/public affairs programming.