Earth Day Challenge
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The MLI Earth Day Challenge invites young people internationally, working alone or in teams, to develop brief films that share their views on our environment and Earth’s future. Winning participants will receive digital filmmaking equipment such as camcorders and laptops, and their films will be shared online at www.mobilelearninginstitute.org.
Learn more about:
Awards
Who May Enter
Divisions
Submission Requirements
Entry Worksheet
Additional Rules and Regulations
Contact
Awards
The 2009 MLI Earth Day Challenge Filmmaking Contest will award prizes to winners in each of two divisions (elementary/middle school and high school), equally as shown below. (There will be no overall grand prize winner.) Winners will be announced on October 1, 2009.
| First Place |
Each member of the first-place team in each division will receive:
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| Second Place |
Each member of the second-place team in each division will receive:
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| Honorable Mention |
Each member of five Honorable Mention teams in each division will receive:
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Who May Enter
Any high school student, middle school student, or elementary student who will be attending fourth grade or higher is eligible to enter the contest. Entries may be the result of participation in an MLI Earth Day Challenge Summer Experience Camp or may be submitted by individuals.
Divisions
The 2009 MLI Earth Day Challenge Filmmaking Contest is comprised of two divisions: elementary/middle school and high school. The elementary/middle school division includes students who will be entering grades four to eight in fall 2009, and the high school division includes students entering grades nine to twelve in fall 2009.
Entries may be submitted by individuals or by teams consisting of no more than three members.
All members of a team must qualify for the same division.
Submission Requirements
Pearson Foundation staff will be responsible for submission of all eligible films produced as a result of participation in an MLI Summer Experience camp. Films submitted by students on an independent basis must be received by the Earth Day Challenge Contest coordinators no later than September 1, 2009, and must adhere to the instructions below:
- Videos must be submitted as a full quality/full frame (720 X 480 pixel) QuickTime/MOV, WMV, MPEG, or AVI on disc to the Pearson Foundation at the address below.
- Videos may not exceed three minutes in length.
- Videos must be labeled with title, student name(s), contact information, and contest division (elementary/middle or high school) on the disc.
- Videos must be accompanied by a completed MLI Earth Day Challenge Entry Form and a Release Form signed by the creators of the video and each person appearing in the video, as well as the appropriate parents or guardians.
- Entries may not contain copyrighted material without permission.
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Videos must be submitted to the address shown below:
Pearson Foundation
247 Miller Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Attention: MLI Earth Day Challenge
Videos will NOT be returned.
Entry Worksheet
Click here to download the Entry Worksheet, which includes an Entry Form and Release Forms.
Additional Rules and Regulations
No substitution or transfer of prizes permitted and no cash will be awarded in lieu of specific awards.
Ownership of the underlying intellectual property of the project remains with the entrant, with the following exceptions:
- By entering the contest and/or accepting a prize, the entrant grants permission to the Pearson Foundation and its authorized agents to use the entrant’s name and/or likeness, statements, quotes, testimonials, and, if applicable, the name of entrant’s school and district name without further compensation to entrant.
- Entrants also grant the Pearson Foundation and its authorized agents permission to use, reproduce, reprint, distribute, perform, and/or display and exhibit, in any form or by any means, the entrant’s project video without further compensation to entrant.
- The Pearson Foundation and its authorized agents maintain the right to reproduce, reprint, distribute, perform, display, and exhibit the project for the purpose of promoting programs and technology to students, parents, and teachers on Pearson Foundation/authorized agent websites, and at educational conferences/events.
By accepting prizes, winners agree to hold the Pearson Foundation and its respective directors, officers, employees, and assigns harmless against any and all claims and liability arising out of use of such prizes. Winners assume all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, from participation in this contest or use/redemption of any prize. Entrants agree to be bound by the official contest rules and the decisions of the judges.
The Pearson Foundation and its authorized agents are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the contest, or announcement of the prizes.
The Pearson Foundation and its authorized agents will make every effort to award prizes as indicated, but reserve the right to make reasonable substitutions of similar prizes should originally announced prizes become unavailable.
Contact
Need more information? Contact earthdaychallenge@pearsonfoundation.org.
