Genres: Short film, documentary, animation, music video, etc.

Video/UCC Themes: Any aspect of Dr. Jaisohn’s legacies—such as, but not limited to, the first American citizen of Korean descent, the first Korean American with a medical degree, freedom fighter against Japan’s colonial regime, a staunch advocate of democracy in Korea, publisher of the first newspaper in Korea, advocate of women’s rights in Korea, role model for Korean Americans, etc.

Submission period: September 1-November 10, 2015

Announcement of winners: December 1, 2015

Prizes: 

Best Video/UCC-1st place: $500

Best Video/UCC-2nd place: $300

Best Video/UCC-3rd place: $200

Criteria of evaluation:

Accuracy and usefulness of information 40%

Creativity 30%

Quality of video and its content 20%

Number of YouTube views (measured by the automatic count by YouTube, as of 1 p.m. November 15, 2015 Eastern Time ) 10%

Who can apply: Any individual or group anywhere in the world (except for those participating in the separate video contest for Korean school students)

How to apply:Upload your video/UCC to Youtube

Download the entry form from www.jaisohn.com

Send it to contest.jaisohncenter@gmail.com

Notes:

·         Length and video resolution of the video/UCC: any length up to 5 minutes.

·         Language: English, Korean, or both. If the video is produced in any other language, an English subtitle is required.

·         The Phillip Jaisohn Foundation will have the right to post, print, publish or otherwise use the contest submissions free of charge.

·         Any legal issues concerning portrait rights or copyright violations arising from a video/UCC submission are solely the legal responsibility of the contestant. 

·         Video/UCC contents must be original, and contestants must have directly participated in the making of the contents. 

·         Questions? Email: contest.jaisohncenter@gmail.com