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PORSCHE AWARDS FOR YOUNG TALENTS IN ADVERTISING

Application Deadline: 31 January, 2024

LOCATION: Germany

Every year, the Porsche Awards honor young talents in advertising film. As the only international advertising award dedicated to encouraging young talents and that pursues no commercial interests, the Porsche Awards have a unique profile. The Porsche Awards have enjoyed great success over the years and has continuously gained in importance for both the advertising film industry and the press. If you are interested in the background of the award, please click here .

ELIGIBILITY:

Students from film schools, schools of art and design, apprentices, graduates and other budding directors in the field of film, television, advertising film and advertising in general throughout the world who have been on the market for less than 2 years can enter their films.

The submission to the Porsche Awards is free of charge.

The submitted films must have been produced in 2022/2023 and must not have been submitted to the Porsche Awards in any  previous year.

The submitted films must not have opening or closing credits and must not include a watermark from a university, this is to ensure that the jury can view the films with complete impartiality.

Films/projects in a language other than English must be submitted with English subtitles.

All rights (image rights, music rights) must be clarified!

The submitter confirms that the submitted film can be published on the online channels of the Porsche Awards, Porsche AG and others (for more see Rules of Entry) in the event of a nomination. If the rights cannot be granted as required, this leads to exclusion from the competition.

All films must be prepared with the following properties: File format: Quicktime H.264/Frame rate: 25 fps (or original framerate) Quality: 100% (optimal)/Encoding: VBR, Multipass (best quality) Data rate: 20,000 kbit/Sound: AAC 256 kbit/s, 48 kHz Resolution: HD: 1920×1080

If you want to submit a format other than film, please contact us at porsche-awards@filmakademie.de.

BENEFIT:

The winners in each category will each receive a trophy and a financial prize of €4,911.

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GLENDON INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP AT YORK UNIVERSITY

Application Deadline: April 1, 2024

LOCATION: Canada

The Glendon International Excellence Scholarship will be awarded to international students who are admitted to Glendon with top academic standing (80% and higher or equivalent), and who demonstrate leadership through community service or excellence in sports or the arts.

ELIGIBILITY:

Eligibility will be based on a letter of recommendation from a high school teacher or school counsellor, a complete application including a 300-word statement demonstrating the applicants leadership attributes and the contribution they will make to Glendon.

To renew this award recipients must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 8.0 over a minimum of 24 credits taken during a school year (including the preceding summer semester, fall and winter semesters).

Applicants must submit a letter of recommendation from a high school teacher or school counsellor and a complete application form. The application is available online at: http://www.glendon.yorku.ca/futurestudents/fees-and-funding/scholarships-and-bursaries.

BENEFIT:

This award gives 10 recipients $10,000 toward their first year in a Glendon program, renewable for the same amount each year of full-time studies up to a maximum of 4 years. 

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