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XXIV VIDEOMINUTE INTERNATIONAL CONTEST 2025

Application Deadline: April 11, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in Spain.

LOCATION: Spain

The Area of ​​Culture of the Dpt. of Culture and Social Affairs of Universidad de Zaragoza, with the collaboration of Cinemaremagnum Servicios Audiovisuales, wants to announce the regulations for the XXIV Videominute International Contest to stimulate creation in the domain of video-creation and animation, according to these regulations.

ELIGIBILITY:

Entry is FREE

All those people who wish to do so, either individually or in groups, may submit to the contest, provided they submit works whose maximum duration is 1 minute (60 seconds), including credit titles.

Works that exceed that time will not be accepted.

Works presented in other editions of the contest will not be accepted.

A maximum of 3 video minutes may be submitted per participant or group.

The subject of videominuto will be of free choice and works of both fiction / documentary and animation may be presented.

Trailers, teasers and advertising spots won’t be admitted in any case, just as excerpts from works whose primary length is more than 60 seconds. Every work not specifically created to last 60 seconds maximum won’t be accepted.

IMPORTANT: All those works presented in a language different from Spanish, must be subtitled in Spanish or in English.

The participant will be responsible in any case for any claim related to the violation of the rights of image, data protection, honor and privacy of third parties

The organization reserves the right to exclude those proposals that may be considered offensive, insulting, or that violate the law.

BENEFIT:

The winners will be awarded with a diploma and with the following prizes:

Prize for the best INTERNATIONAL VIDEOMINUTE 2025 : €500

Prize for the best SPANISH VIDEOMINUTE 2025 : €500

Prize for  the best ARAGONESE VIDEOMINUTE  2025: € 500

In addition, there will be a SPECIAL MENTION FROM THE AREA OF EQUALITY , with an amount of € 300 . This mention will be awarded to the short film that, through its narrative, direction and message, addresses in an outstanding way the principles of gender equality.

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CONRAD N. HILTON FOUNDATION NOMINATION FOR HUMANITARIAN PRIZE

Application Deadline: April 30, 2024

LOCATION: USA

Every year, they receive hundreds of nominations from around the world for the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize. Nominations for the Hilton Humanitarian Prize are open year-round. The Prize year for which the organization will be considered is determined by when we receive the organization’s nomination.

ELIGIBILITY:

Nominees must be organizations, not individuals.

Nominees must be established, nongovernmental, publicly supported charitable organizations. U.S. Internal Revenue Service tax-exempt status—or the equivalent for international organizations—will determine eligibility. (International nominees will be contacted by the Foundation for appropriate documentation.)

Nominees must be legally established for at least five years in order to be considered.

Nominees must have their own audited financial statements for at least five consecutive years.

Nominees must have expenditures greater than U.S. $750,000 in their most recent audited fiscal year of operation.

Nominees may not be a Hilton Humanitarian Prize Laureate or a local office or member organization of a Prize Laureate.

Nominees may not be local offices or member organizations of parent organizations or fiscally sponsored organizations.

Nominees may not be specific programs within organizations or university-based projects.

Nominees may not be academic institutions, such as colleges or universities that provide educational degrees, however, nominees may be an affiliate of academic institutions so long as they maintain an independent tax-exempt status, or equivalent for international organizations, and produce their own audited financials. 

Submission dates:
2025 Prize: January 2024 – April 30, 2024
2026 Prize: May 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025
2027 Prize: May 1, 2025 – April 30, 2026

BENEFIT:

$2.5 million

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