“3 Minutes of Inspiration for Sustainable Development” Student Video Contest
How can we contribute to solving social issues and help achieve the SDGs? This video contest may become your first step in taking action and making a difference in your locality, community, society, and the world by sharing your ideas from wherever you are.
We launched this Student Video Contest in 2021, and since then we received 256 videos from 23 countries and territories. This year we are excited to organize it again! We invite all students at Osaka University and our partner institutions worldwide to join us and actively participate in this contest.
- Share your ideas about how you can make a difference in your community, society, country and the world from the perspectives of the SDGs—in a 3-minute video!
- Engage in a dialogue with contest winners and students from all around the world at the “Global Student Forum 2024”!
- Let’s act proactively to achieve the SDGs—together, we can construct a better future!
<<Prizes/Awards>>
- Grand Prize: Osaka University President’s Prize (100,000 Japanese Yen)
- Best SDGs Idea Prize
- Best Production Prize
- Encouragement Award
- Nomination prize
- All eligible videos will receive Osaka University Certificate (digital).
- The shortlisted videos will be screened at the Awards Ceremony and the Student Forum.
Eligibility
- Any student at Osaka University and its over 600 partner universities around the world (https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/international/action/index.html), and students from the member universities of Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), HeKKSaGOn German-Japanese University Alliance, U7+.
- Must be able to participate in the Awards Ceremony and Student Forum (to be held online) on December 16, 2024 (tentative)
- Individual or group entry are both welcome. Please note that only one entry per individual or group can be submitted. In the case of a group, students from other non-partner universities can participate as long as the group representative is from Osaka University or one of the partner universities. One group may include up to 6 members.
Tips for submission
- What can you do to help solve issues facing your localities, communities, society and the world? How can you contribute as a member of society?
- Focus on a social issue that your community (university, city, region, etc.) faces related to the SDGs, and try to provide at least one recommendation or innovative solution through your video.
- Introduce your ideas, activities, projects, and creations through your own works! We welcome any creative ways to present your ideas, including presentations, animations, or other forms, for example, that incorporate original songs, dances, poems, or plays.
- Explain the novelty, importance, and social significance of your idea. We look forward to seeing many inspiring videos that capture the originality, creativity and social impact.
Video requirements
- Length: Up to 3 minutes
- Language: English, Japanese, or your native languages.
- (For languages other than Japanese or English, please make sure to add English subtitles.)
- File size: Up to 400MB
- Quality: High-quality video is encouraged (The video quality can range from 4K or lower, including videos made on smartphones).
- Format: .mp4, .mov
How to submit your work:
Step 1: If you are interested in submitting a video, please fill in the pre-entry form by entering your name, university, and contact information by Sunday, September 29, 2024. https://forms.office.com/r/agFvDSdWQm.
We will send you updated information.
Step 2: (optional) We will organize an “online briefing session” for interested participants on August 30, 2024 at 16:00-17:00 (Japan Standard Time) to introduce the contest. If you are interested in joining the session or receiving the recording afterwards, please sign up here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvd-qrqTgiGNZnygk4EMLqiIAuHjQxCuyg
Step 3: Before you submit your video, please fill in the Application Form for the Video Contest.
https://forms.office.com/r/JKSFY3Ze76
The form includes your agreement to the Terms & Submissions as well as your declaration of any tools, software, and external sources you have used in creating your video. Therefore, we advise you to check the questions first (download from here), read thoroughly and submit when you are ready before the deadline.
Step 4: Please submit your video and the thumbnail photo by October 27, 2024 (23:59 in Japan Standard Time).
https://www.dropbox.com/request/1oRCjqkUuZp62yBGWxcE
Make sure to name your files with your name_university name.
*Note: Please submit all information to the above links. We will confirm the receipt of your materials by email (in about 1 week).
Entry and Video Submission Deadline: OCTOBER 27, 2024 [SUN]
Selection timeline:
- Early November: Preliminary screening and selection of videos (at Osaka University)
- Mid November: Feature shortlisted videos on Video Contest pages:
- Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OUSDGsExchange
- Weibo page https://weibo.com/uosaka
- Early December: Final selection by external judges
- December 16, 2024 (Monday): Awards Ceremony and Student Forum (online)
Main judging criteria:
The videos will be judged based on:
1) Overall quality of the video
2) Clarity, inspiration and relevance of central message to the contest themes
3) Originality and creativity (videos with too many external resources or AI-generated materials, even if they are royalty-free, will be considered less original and will receive minus evaluation)
Terms of Submission:
- Entries must be original, unpublished works that the video contest applicants have created and edited by themselves.
- Videos created by Generative AI are not allowed. This contest is designed to give students the opportunity to experience the entire process of video production, from shooting to editing.
- The applicant is required to declare any software, tools, and external resources (e.g. royalty-free works such as images, music, and materials, as well as materials created by AI such as an icon or image) used in creating the video in the Application Form when submitting the video.
- The images, music, and materials used in the submitted works should be those that do not violate intellectual property rights such as copyrights, or those for which any necessary permission is acquired. If any person or copyrighted material (paintings, photographs, works of art, etc.) appears in the video, it is necessary to obtain the consent of the person or the copyright holder and cite the sources at the end of the video (or in a separate document). In the unlikely event that any objection is raised by any parties who have any rights, including copyrights, neighboring rights, or portrait rights, the applicant shall be responsible for resolving the issue by him/herself at his/her own expense. Osaka University shall bear no responsibility whatsoever.
- If the organizer judges that any of the following items apply to your entry, it will be excluded from the judging process:
- In violation of the above precautions;
- Works that mostly or entirely used external resources (e.g. royalty-free works);
- Works that mostly or entirely used Generative AI;
- Works that are not created by the applicants;
- Artwork that violates or may violate any other laws or regulations;
- Entries that slander individuals, companies, or organizations, invade privacy, contain violent, discriminatory, or obscene expressions, or are offensive to public policy, such as encouraging crime
- If there are any falsehoods or violations regarding the contents of the entry, the prize may be cancelled even after the announcement of the winner
Copyrights and Handling of Personal Information:
- All copyrights and other intellectual property rights for submitted works belong to the applicant. However, Osaka University or an organization authorized by Osaka University has the right to use the work on the university's webpage, SNS (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, etc.), or in events such as award ceremonies, free of charge, without requiring permission from the applicant.
- The work may be partially edited (adding subtitles and narration, still images, cropping, etc.) for use above mentioned.
- Applicants’ personal information will be used only to the extent necessary for the operation of this contest, and personal information will not be disclosed or made public without the consent of the applicant. In handling personal information, we will comply with applicable laws and regulations in accordance with the Osaka University regulations.
- By submitting their work, the applicants are deemed to have agreed to all of the precautions outlined in the terms of submission.
For more information on Student Video Contest in previous years, please read the news releases:
2021: https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/news/topics/2021/6/20210702001
2022: https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/news/topics/2023/01/27001
2023: https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/news/topics/2024/02/09001
Videos from previous years: https://www.youtube.com/@OUStudentVideoContest/featured
Contact information:
OU SDGs Student Exchange, Center for Global Initiatives
Osaka University
Email: sdgs@cgin.osaka-u.ac.jp
Please check our social media for updates:
Facebook (English 日本語)
www.facebook.com/OUSDGsExchange
Weibo (中文)
www.weibo.com/uosaka
YouTube Channel
www.youtube.com/OUStudentVideoContest