“ WWOOF  is . . . “

2012 amateur video contest

submit your video telling us what “WWOOF is” to you

Chance to WIN from $2,000 in fabulous prizes!

Shot with your pocket camera or whatever equipment you have available.

Poster for Bulletin Boards

Thank you for your support of WWOOF and its principles of living, learning, and sharing organic lifestyles by putting up our Video Contest poster at hostels, Internet cafes and bulletin boards in your community or other places you visit while traveling.  Click here to open the poster for printing.

The poster is in PDF format.  Get free Adobe Reader here if you don't already have it -> http://get.adobe.com/reader/

VOTE FOR YOUR PREFERRED VIDEO

Fan Favorites will be chosen by YouTube viewership on WWOOF Canada YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/wwoofcanada)

CONTEST DETAILS & RULES

You are invited to create a video on the topic of WWOOFing in Canada. Your short films will be used to inspire and educate the world about the importance of growing organically and how anyone with a willing mind, heart, and hands can enjoy an opportunity to experience life on the land and live in harmony with nature through WWOOFing. Videos can be about whatever your imagination and talent can conceive towards this objective – just have fun and be creative!

 Basic contest rules are:

• Videos cannot be longer than 3 minutes.
• Contest is open only to current WWOOF Canada members.
• All video entries must meet Entry Requirements to be eligible.
• Deadline for submissions is 12:00 pm PST, November 17th, 2012. All videos submitted after this time will be disqualified.
• All videos must contain the WWOOF Canada logo either at the beginning, end or both. As a new logo is under development, either the current or future logo (once available) is acceptable.
• All videos must include "WWOOF is" in the title of the video.
• All videos must acknowledge any music used by naming the artist(s) and the song(s) at some point in the video.  Music may be used within guidelines of Fair Use.  Fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and "transformative" purpose such as commentary, criticism, or parody. "Fair" uses do not require permission from the copyright owner.
• Three winners will be determined through a combination of audience choice (general public) (45%) determined by the highest number of views your submission receives on YouTube  (Fan Faves) and our jury (WWOOF Canada Faves) (55%) based on creativity, originality, and overall production value. Additionally, 3 Honourable Mentions will be selected by the jury and each will be honoured by having $100 donated in their name to a recognized organization of their choosing whose focus is environmental protection.

For more information see our terms and conditions.

PRIZES

1ST: $1000

2ND: $500

3RD: $250

3 Honourable Mentions: each will be honoured by having $100 donated in their name to a recognized organization of their choosing whose focus is environmental protection.

HOW TO ENTER

To enter the contest:

1. First, download the WWOOF Canada Logo from here to insert at the beginning, end or both of your video.
2. Create your video according to Entry Requirements.
3. Upload your video to YouTube (you must have a YouTube or Google account – both are easy to create and free!)  
4. Submit a link to your YouTube video by email to admin@wwoof.ca and include the following information to complete your eligibility in the contest: Full name, postal mailing address, email address, phone number, country, WWOOF Membership User ID number, Name(s) of the Host(s) where the video was taken, and the YouTube Link to your video.
5. Lastly, share your YouTube video with friends and family! The more views you generate, the better chance you have in the Fan Faves category.

You have until November 17^th, 2012 to submit your video entries as stated above. WWOOF Canada will announce the winners on December 8, 2012 at www.WWOOF.ca

CONTEST JURY

The contest will be judged by YouTube audiences and our select jury members including:

• 3 WWOOF Canada Hosts
• 3 WWOOF Canada WWOOFers (volunteers)
• 3 WWOOF Canada Board members

CONTACT

For more information on the contest or how to get involved with WWOOF Canada, please contact us at admin@wwoof.ca

Terms and Conditions

In order to be eligible for this Contest, you must read and agree to the following terms and conditions.