VIDEO COMPETITION
Go Solo or Form a Team
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The OUR PRIDE 2021 theme is "This UNITES Us," focusing on how compassion & resilience unite people in the LGBTQ+ community. Your 1-5 minute video may be created by solo or as a team, in a variety of genres, such as Social Video Series (3 or more TikTok / Instagram videos), News Stories, Short Documentaries, Creative Fiction, Music Videos, Animated Shorts or PSAs, and incorporating original music, poetry and other creative content.
MONTHLY WINNERS: Monthly winners are selected in the category of Social Video Series.
ANNUAL COMPETITION: Annual winners will be announced in January 2022 for all categories and genres.
MONTHLY WINNERS: Monthly winners are selected in the category of Social Video Series.
ANNUAL COMPETITION: Annual winners will be announced in January 2022 for all categories and genres.
Participant Categories
YOUTH
Students / Ages 18 & Under
Youth under age 18 must work with adult mentors / coaches (teachers/parents/mentors).
Youth under age 18 must work with adult mentors / coaches (teachers/parents/mentors).
The video competition can be a collaborative blended-learning educational experience f to create and share digital stories about their own lives, experiences, significant LGBTQ issues, people, events and themes through video and social media, working in teams or solo, together with mentors, parents and educators.
- Supports standards-based, authentic learning, film-making & digital storytelling
- Employs career transferable skills (research, teamwork & collaboration, project management, time-management, digital literacy, entrepreneurship)
- Youth / Students 18 & under MUST have an adult Supervisor/Coach (Teacher / Parent / Mentor)
Content Options
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THEMES
Personal Stories Local Pride & Community Tribe / History / Arts Issues / Spirit |
GENRES
News Story / Short Doc / Creative Fiction / Music Video / Animation / PSA NEW: Social Video Series |
CHALLENGES
Trevor Challenge: Mental Health & Teen Suicide OutRight Challenge: Human Rights & Immigration |
Your video could touch on the theme of the 2021 competition: “This UNITES Us,” highlighting how compassion & resilience unite people in the LGBTQ+ community, and feature content in one or more of the following themes:
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PERSONAL STORIES: Your video may share your own life experiences or those others.
LOCAL PRIDE & COMMUNITY: Your video could highlight your local Pride organization & events, civic groups, businesses, advocacy organizations, diverse LGBTQ+ populations, indigenous and other ethnic groups, along with related racism & oppression. OUR TRIBE: Videos may feature educators, parents, politicians, authors, artists, musicians, sports figures, and other leaders in the community. |
OUR HISTORY: Your video might explore historic events, landmarks, people, and the lives of everyday elders who share their life stories, experiences and wisdom with the next generation. UCLA TV & Film Archives can provide you with historic footage.
OUR ARTS: Your video could feature music, theater, dance, sculpture, painting, poetry, festivals and other artistic expression of the community. OUR ISSUES: Your video might examine social issues, including human rights, homo/transphobia, homelessness, mental health, bullying, suicide, substance abuse and addictions, and more. OUR SPIRIT: Your video could dig into the power of compassion, empathy, spiritual acceptance, and religious oppression. |
OUR PRIDE is not associated with or endorsed by TikTok or ByteDance
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Step 1 - Pick Your Theme
Tribe / Community / History / Arts / Issues / Spirit
Step 2 - Pick Your Genre
News / Short Doc / Fiction / Music Video /
Animation / PSA / Social Video Series
Step 3 - Sign Up
On OurPride.org/register (or Below)
Step 4 - Create Your Video
Plan Video / Check Judging Criteria / Gather Media & Edit
Step 5 - Submit Your Video
On FilmFreeway.com/OurPrideFest
Tribe / Community / History / Arts / Issues / Spirit
Step 2 - Pick Your Genre
News / Short Doc / Fiction / Music Video /
Animation / PSA / Social Video Series
Step 3 - Sign Up
On OurPride.org/register (or Below)
Step 4 - Create Your Video
Plan Video / Check Judging Criteria / Gather Media & Edit
Step 5 - Submit Your Video
On FilmFreeway.com/OurPrideFest
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OUR PRIDE Video & Arts Fest proudly accepts entries on FilmFreeway, the world's #1 way to enter film festivals and creative contests.
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CURRENT EVENTS . HISTORY . GLOBAL ISSUES
OUR PRIDE presents significant issues facing LGBTQ+ people and challenges them to produce video projects which highlight issues and solutions. The goal is to explore the lives and events which have shaped our world and are impacting our collective future. Participants connect locally and around the world, as they gain a heightened awareness of the sometimes dramatically different LGBTQ+ social and cultural environments.
EDUCATION: FAIR . ACCURATE . INCLUSIVE . RESPECTFUL
OUR PRIDE Video Fest is designed to align with social studies standards and to meet mandates of inclusive education initiatives, including California's SB 48 FAIR (Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful) Education Act and other states' legislation which require public school history courses to be non-discriminatory and to integrate factual information about social movements, current events, and history of LGBTQ+ people into social science instruction.
NEW SKILLS . INTERGENERATIONAL . PERSONAL GROWTH
Through research, collaboration and production, the program creates a new awareness and understanding of history, culture and issues, while directly connecting youth with mentors and elders in a cross-generation learning and personal growth experience.
OUR PRIDE presents significant issues facing LGBTQ+ people and challenges them to produce video projects which highlight issues and solutions. The goal is to explore the lives and events which have shaped our world and are impacting our collective future. Participants connect locally and around the world, as they gain a heightened awareness of the sometimes dramatically different LGBTQ+ social and cultural environments.
EDUCATION: FAIR . ACCURATE . INCLUSIVE . RESPECTFUL
OUR PRIDE Video Fest is designed to align with social studies standards and to meet mandates of inclusive education initiatives, including California's SB 48 FAIR (Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful) Education Act and other states' legislation which require public school history courses to be non-discriminatory and to integrate factual information about social movements, current events, and history of LGBTQ+ people into social science instruction.
NEW SKILLS . INTERGENERATIONAL . PERSONAL GROWTH
Through research, collaboration and production, the program creates a new awareness and understanding of history, culture and issues, while directly connecting youth with mentors and elders in a cross-generation learning and personal growth experience.
