THE YEAR OF THE DOG CONNECTION CHALLENGE

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THE YEAR OF THE DOG CONNECTION CHALLENGE |

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS TEAM CHALLENGE

The Challenge

Simple: Make a video about a person, pet, place, or thing in your community that made a positive impact on your life OR about what a new set of basketball uniforms would mean for your school. Film on your phone or go all out with a camera crew. Totally up to you.

Submission Information

Be as creative as you like. It can be funny, sad, serious, inspiring, dark, or silly. It can be a montage, a rap, a skit, a news report, an interview, a comedy, or clips of your dog doing ridiculous or brilliant tricks – any video that captures something meaningful to you.

Submission Guidelines + Rules

  1. Anyone over 13 may submit.

  2. Keep Submissions under 3 minutes long

  3. Follow/Like @theyearofthedogmovie on Facebook or Instagram

  4. Include the following language in the description section of your YouTube Submission: Watch “The Year of the Dog” movie on Amazon Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7F3VZZT

  5. Upload your video to YouTube (public) with the heading: “THE YEAR OF THE DOG MOVIE CONNECTION CHALLENGE | INSERT SCHOOL NAME | 2023”

  6. Email a link to your YouTube video to: rob@velocityathletics.com with the Subject line,

    1. “The Year of the Dog Connection Challenge”.

    2. In the body of your email include:

      1. First Name, Last Name, City, State, School Name.

  7. All submissions must comply with all YouTube Community Guidelines

  8. Bonus Point: Include this 7-second sizzle somewhere in your video: https://vimeo.com/820393424?share=copy

  9. Bonus Point: Reference your favorite part of the “The Year of the Dog” movie in the video

Prizes

Three winning programs will receive a free set of 15 custom basketball uniforms.
*each school can only win one set of uniforms*

Judging Criteria by the Film’s Producers

  1. Views - The # of views your video gets (no bots)

  2. Emotional Impact - The emotional impact of your video on the judges

  3. Creativity -The creativity of your video

  4. Bonus 1 - Inclusion of sizzle link above

  5. Bonus 2 - Inclusion of your favorite part of the film

SUBMISSION WINDOW

Challenge Opens: May 2, 2023

Challenge Closes: June 10, 2023

Announcement Date: By 6/20/23, winners will be announced via Social Media and/or an email

Official Contest Rules and Legal Disclaimers