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Prize Details
(1) JUDGES AWARD PRIZE: $100,000, and a Nikon D5000 camera kit (including a Nikon D5000 camera body, 18-55 NIKKOR Vibration Reduction lens, Rechargeable Battery, Charger, USB Cable, and Software Suite CD-ROM.
ARV: $100,800.
(1) AUDIENCE AWARD PRIZE: $25,000 and a Camera.
ARV: $25,800.
Rules
Contest is open only to legal residents of the (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least (18) years old at the time of entry and who have Internet access and access to video-capturing and uploading equipment as of November 10, 2009.
(4) phases as set forth in the chart below
Phase Starts at 12:00 a.m.ET Ends at 11:59 p.m. ET
Submission 11/10/09 12/15/09
Screening and Pre-Judging 12/16/09 12/21/09
Judges Award 12/22/09 1/1/10
Audience Award 12/22/09 1/1/10
Review and Additional Information
How to Enter: During the Submission Phase, visit www.nikonfestival.com or www.ashtonsDSLR.com and follow the links and instructions to fully complete and submit the registration form, including without limitation, a valid email address and telephone number. Then, upload one (1) video that captures the essence of your day, a title/description of your video , and an image to represent your video to receive one (1) entry into the Contest (collectively, the “Submission”). By uploading your Submission, you represent, warrant and agree that your Submission conforms to the Submission Guidelines, Content Restrictions and other requirements as set forth below in this Section 5 and that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may remove your Submission and disqualify you from the Contest if it believes, in its sole discretion, that your Submission fails to conform to the Guidelines and Restrictions.
Submission Guidelines:
• The Submission must be in one of the following formats: flv, avi, mpg, mpeg, mpe, dat, vob, wmv, asf, mp4, mov, 3gp, 3gp2, 3gpp, dv, qt, rm, or rmvb
• The video portion of the Submission must not exceed (140) seconds in length
• The title portion of the Submission must not exceed (140) characters in length
• The Submission must not exceed 200 MB in size
• The video portion of the Submission may be taken with any type or brand of camera
• The Submission cannot have been submitted previously in a promotion or contest of any kind or exhibited or displayed to the general public through any means.
Winner Determination: One (1) Submission will be chosen as the winner of the Judges Award and one (1) Submission will be chosen as the winner of the Audience Award, according to the processes set forth below.
a. Screening and Pre-Judging Phase: During the Screening and Pre-Judging Phase, a panel of qualified judges, determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, will select up to fifty (50) Submissions from all eligible Submissions[/ur'] (the “Finalists”) having the highest scores out of one hundred (100) total points, based on the following criteria (“Judging Criteria”):
• Originality (33%);
• Quality of Video (33%); and
• Fit to Contest Theme of A Day Through Your Lens (34%)
b. Judges Award Phase: During the Judges Award Phase, a panel of qualified judges different from those used during the Screening and Pre-Judging Phase, determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, will select the Finalist with the highest-scoring Submission (the potential Judges Award Prize winner) from among all eligible Finalists based on the Judging Criteria set forth above. In the event of a tie, the Finalist whose Submission received the highest score in the Fit to Contest Theme category, as determined by the qualified judges in their sole discretion, will be deemed the potential Judges Award Prize winner.
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