Send your entry on DVD-R by February 15, 2012.

 2012 STN Teacher Contest

Be Bold!  Put YOUR best skills on the line!  Produce a 3-minute video based on the prompt.  Add your own flourish, special effects and production value.

 2012 Teacher Contest Prompt: My “AHA” Moment Teaching Broadcasting or Film

Presentation of Awards
The winner will be announced at the Closing Ceremony of the STN Convention on March 12, 2011 in Orlando, Florida.  Teachers are not required to attend the convention to enter or win this award.

Teacher Contest Guidelines
Only submissions that follow the STN Content Policy for Creative contests will be eligible for screening and awards.

Schools must be “members in good standing,” meaning that their membership and account is current.

Teachers entering must be the “adviser” of record for their school.

Only one entry will be allowed per teacher.

All submissions must be mailed to the STN office on DVD.  Please include the program title, school name, and TRT on the DVD.  

Submissions must run less than 3 minutes.

All DVDs sent by contest participants become property of STN. Winning entries may be compiled into a DVD for distribution by Student Television Network at its discretion. School agrees to release rights to their winning entries for unlimited duplication and distribution, in any medium, worldwide, into perpetuity, without compensation.   These rights may include uploading of the entries to partner/sponsor websites.  No entries will be returned.

 Entries must be postmarked on or before February 15, 2012.

Teacher Contest Judging Criteria
Excellent content, storytelling and coverage are appropriate for the show’s target audience.  Excellent production values, including lighting, sound, art direction, appropriate use of effects and graphics, editing, and original music.  Excellent creativity, originality, writing, acting and directing.  Journalistic integrity.  Overall impact and professionalism 

Teacher Contest  Fees and Submissions
Each entry submitted will have a $15 Entry Fee payable by credit card or check.  No purchase orders will be accepted for this contest.  This is a paper entry – no online registration.

Entries must be postmarked 02.15.12 and submitted with the official Entry Form.  Mail entries to:

STN Teacher Contest
2768 Loker Avenue West
Carlsbad, CA  92010

CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOADABLE PDF AND CONTEST ENTRY FORM