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• My team is registered, now how does the Marathon work?
• How long can the video be?
• Can my team use existing footage or animation?
• Which video formats are acceptable for submission?
• Does the video need to be in English?
• How do we submit our project?
• How will the winners be selected?
• When will the winners be announced?

My team is registered, now how does the Marathon work?

After your team is registered, you will be invited to join a private Facebook Group. We will keep you informed about the Creativity Marathon through this group. There will be a series of optional on-demand learning lessons that will be provided through our official Creativity Marathon platform from March 4 – March 25 (Sustainability, Pre-Production, Production, & Post-Production).

Final Videos must be submitted by March 25 via Facebook and the official Creativity Marathon platform.

The Virtual Awards Ceremony will be held on April 1.

How long can the video be?

Your video may be up to three (3:00) minutes long. Videos over three minutes will be excluded from the competition. If you add credits to your video, they must be included within the three-minute time limit. All videos with more than three minutes - including credits  - will not qualify for the Creativity Marathon.

Can my team use existing footage or animation?

Yes, teams can use existing footage and images if properly credited. At least 30% of the footage must be original content produced by the team. Students may use techniques such as stop motion and other animation techniques. Animations, if created by the team, will be considered original footage.

Entries requiring license or usage rights from any third party are not eligible.

Entries may not include any trademarked or copyrighted brand names/logos, other than those of Full Sail University.

Which video formats are acceptable for submission?

Videos must be submitted in either MP4 or MOV format.

Does the video need to be in English?

No, but any non-English commentary in the video must be accompanied by English subtitles.

How do we submit our project?

The video must be posted by team sponsors to the official Creativity Marathon 2023 Facebook Group following the steps below:

• 1. Upload your video on the Creativity Marathon Facebook Group
• 2. Write as the header of your post: Check out our Creativity Marathon 2023 video! #FullSailUniversity #CreativityMarathon2023 #YourCountry (i.e. #Brazil, #USA, etc.)
• 3. Add the following as a COMMENT to your video:
  – a. Full names of the students that participated on the team
  – b. Full name of the sponsor that guided the team
  – c. A description of up to 1000 characters explaining which sustainable goals were impacted and what problems the video is solving
• 4. Make sure your video is posted using PUBLIC MODE
• 5. To complete the submission process, sponsors must log in to the official Creativity Marathon platform and submit the following:
  – a. Link of the Facebook post with your team video
  – b. Full names of the students that participated on the team
  

How will the winners be selected?

The criteria for video selection will be based on the ten topics below:

• 1. Incorporation of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals
• 2. Feasibility of proposed solutions to help achieve stated 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals
• 3. Originality and creativity of proposed solutions
• 4. Quality of artistic expression
• 5. Quality and use of framing techniques
• 6. Quality and use of footage audio
• 7. Quality and use footage lighting
• 8. Quality of video editing
• 9. Quality of script writing
• 10. Quality and use of video footage

When will winners be announced?

A virtual International Awards Ceremony will be hosted via Zoom on April 1, where all winners will be announced.