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Democracy Video Challenge

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The Democracy Video Challenge is an annual film contest featuring films under three minutes in length that complete the phrase "Democracy is…" It is part of a broader initiative called "Democracy is…" that seeks to use creative mediums to start a global discussion about the meaning of democracy.[1][2] The contests use social media to foster that dialogue among people around the world.[3]

The 2009 Video Challenge was first announced on September 15, 2008, International Day of Democracy.[4] Richard Engel, NBC News chief foreign correspondent served as master of ceremonies for both the 2009[5] and 2010[6] contest launches. Since its launch, more than 1,600 people from 111 countries have entered the contest,[7] while nearly 3.5 million people have been engaged online.[8]

Process

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Each year the Challenge honors one winner from each of six regions: Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe, the Near East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Western Hemisphere.[9]

A jury selects 18 finalists – three videos from each of the six geographic regions.[10] The winners are then selected during a global online vote on YouTube. The six winning filmmakers receive an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., Hollywood and New York City to meet with professionals from entertainment, government, media and civil society.[11][12]

Jury

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Years jurors participated are in parentheses. Jury co-chairs are noted with an asterisk.

2009 Winners

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Name Film Country/Region
Tsering Choden Democracy is…A Movement of the People Nepal / South and Central Asia
Rodin Hamidi The Path United Arab Emirates / Near East and North Africa
Anna Israel In a Democracy, We are all Parts of the Same Body Brazil / Western Hemisphere
Aissa Peñafiel Long Live the Fearless Man Philippines / East Asia and Pacific
Lukasz Szozda Democracy is…Animation Poland / Europe
Chansa Tembo Democracy is like a smoothie Zambia / Sub-Saharan Africa

2010 Winners

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Name Film Country/Region
Adhyatmika Democracy is yet to learn. Indonesia / East Asia and the Pacific
Farbod Khoshtinat ATTN: Mr. Democrat Iran / Near East and North Africa
Joel Marsden World Vote Now Spain / Europe
Juan Pablo Patiño Arévalo "Democracy is... the right of life" (War Child). Colombia / Western Hemisphere
Anup Poudel Democracy is Black Nepal / South and Central Asia
Yared Shumete Democracy is fair play Ethiopia / Sub-Saharan Africa

Spinoffs

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In January 2010 a Democracy is… Twitter contest was conducted. The contest received 1,400 entries with the winner determined by the entry with the greatest number of re-tweets.[13] The winner received a Flip HD video camera.[14]

On July 1, 2010 the first Democracy Photo Challenge was announced. Like the other challenges, participants will be asked to submit photos that complete the phrase "Democracy is…" The contest entry period is slated to run July 7–28, 2010.[15] The winners announced on the United NationsInternational Day of Democracy, September 15, 2010. The winning photographs exhibited at the UN headquarters in New York.[16]

Democracy Photo Challenge jury co-chairs include:

Partners

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Additional partners in the Democracy Photo Challenge include:

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References

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  1. ^ Defining democracy through art. YouTube CitizenTube. May 15, 2010.
  2. ^ Democracy by YouTube. Variety. September 15, 2009.
  3. ^ Promoting a cause through YouTube. The Hill. November 18, 2009.
  4. ^ A Video Contest To Illustrate Democracy. The New York Times. September 15, 2008.
  5. ^ Department of State launches Video Contest to Promote Dialogue on Democracy Archived 2010-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. Press Release. January 2, 2009.
  6. ^ Second Democracy Video Challenge launched. Hollywood Reporter. September 15, 2009.
  7. ^ Winners of Second Democracy Video Challenge. Scoop Independent News. Tuesday, 22 June 2010.
  8. ^ Democracy Photo Challenge Expands Global Conversation Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. International Youth Foundation. July 2010.
  9. ^ Second Democracy Video Challenge launched. Hollywood Reporter. September 15, 2009.
  10. ^ 2 Nepali videos among 18 DVC finalists. The Himalayan. May 19, 2010.
  11. ^ Chansa Tembo's Life-Changing Video. AllAfrica.com. March 20, 2010.
  12. ^ Faraz Siddiqui In Finals of Democracy Video Challenge 2010 Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine. Pro Pakistan. June 11, 2010.
  13. ^ 1,400 Twitter users tweet about democracy in US contest. The Age. February 2, 2010.
  14. ^ 1,400 Twitter users tweet about democracy in US contest. The Age. February 2, 2010.
  15. ^ Democracy Photo Challenge Expands Global Conversation Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. International Youth Foundation. July 2010.
  16. ^ Democracy Photo Challenge Expands Global Conversation Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. International Youth Foundation. July 2010.