The Broadcast Education Association Festival Committee and the BEA Communication Technology Division announce the annual International BEA Festival of Film, Video and Media Arts juried Faculty Interactive Multi-Media Competition, recognizing faculty BEA member produced media that have been created, manipulated, and delivered by computer. The festival committee also announces the annual Student Interactive Multi-Media Competition, recognizing student produced media from BEA member institutions that has been created, manipulated, and delivered by computer.

Eligibility - Rules

Any current BEA member , except Faculty Interactive Multi-Media Judges, and any student attending a BEA member institution may submit entries using the on-line application form. Entrants, as producer, must have exercised significant control over both the content, aesthetics, and the production of the program. Producers must complete all parts of the Competition Entry Form. (If a client owns the rights to the program, a written authorization on the client's letterhead must accompany the submission.). Winners are strongly encouraged to attend and present their works at the 2002 BEA Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. No more than two entries per member will be judged and each entry must have its own application form. All submissions for the 2002 Faculty/Student Interactive Multimedia Competition must have been completed between December 3, 2000 and December 1, 2001. Website, or web-based submissions should not be changed, except for required content updates, between December 1, 2001 and February 1, 2002. All programs submitted on CD, for judging in the fixed media category, must be labeled with the same program name that appears on the application, the submitter's name and address, phone number and e-mail address. Only entries that have self-addressed, stamped mailers will be returned by mail. Materials not returned by mail may be picked up at the convention. By entering the competition you agree to clear all licenses, copyrights, etc. so that your submission can legally and ethically be presented at the 2002 BEA convention.

Entry Fees

A non-refundable entry fee of $35.00 in U.S. currency only is required with each FACULTY entry. A non-refundable entry fee of $$10.00 in U.S. currency only is required with each STUDENT entry.

Entry Deadline

All entries must be Postmarked by December 1, 2001.

Judging

Entries will be judged on the following criteria: achievement of stated goals, the use of aesthetic and creative elements of the medium, and technical execution merit.

Judges

Judges will be selected from instructors, educators, and professionals in the graphics industry on a regional, national, and international basis. Persons submitting entries in the competition are barred from acting as judges. In the student competition, some judges may be selected from graduate or advanced student ranks.

Judging Categories

There will be separate judging division for Faculty produced and Student produced IMM entries. Entries will be categorized by both content and media delivery. The content categories include IMM programs intended to: 1) persuade or sell; 2) inform; 3) instruct; or 4) entertain. A separate category of experimental media which includes artistic and mixed intentions will be open for the 2002 competition. Entrants must designate a content category for each submission. Judges reserve the right to designate a change of category for submissions.

Entries will be divided into two delivery categories: 1) ONLINE, web-based; or 2) FIXED MEDIA: CD, DVD, JAZ or ZIP drive, or other removable diskette. For purposes of IMM Competition judging, 4 copies of your fixed media project must be submitted on CD-ROM only. The original delivery medium should be noted on the entry. Persons having problems submitting on CD-ROM should contact the competition chair in their respective division. Programs which cannot be opened or viewed by judges will be disqualified. The decisions of the judges is final.

Awards will be presented to the best overall IMM program, and to the three best entries in each of the judging categories. Awards may not be presented in all categories if no entry meets the minimum criteria for merit. Entrants who desire to review the judging criteria may request a complete copy of the criteria by sending a self addressed stamped envelope with their submission to the competition chair. Other awards of merit may be given for exceptional designs suggested by the programs themselves (such as: "the most innovative use of tools", or the "most creative IMM use of a word processor", etc.). Questions regarding the Faculty Interactive Multi-Media competition should be directed to:
william.snead@gcccd.net - Faculty chair, or timothy.clukey@plattsburgh.edu - vice-chair

Questions regarding the Student Interactive Multi-Media competition should be directed to: c.r.chambers@staffs.ac.uk -Student competition chair or maunedx@jmu.edu - Vice-Chair

The Entry Form can be found HERE