KWN Global Contest 2008

Theme for entries :

Ecology and / or Communication

Length of videos :

5 minutes or less

Eligibility :

Students from schools participating in the KWN program in each country (in principle, children aged 10 - 15)

Participating schools & nations / region :

629 schools in 24 nations / region (as of June 2008)

Judging process

Video entries will be judged in a 3-step process. 1. Local judging of videos in each country 2. Initial Global Contest judging 3. Final Global Contest judging

	One representative video to be selected from each participating country for entry in the initial round of Global Contest judging.
	Representative videos from all countries will be judged, and works from six schools will be selected to compete in final judging.
	Six videos selected in initial judging will be judged to select the Grand Prix winner and winners of designated category prizes (script, shooting, sound, editing, etc.)

Judges :
	Panels of judges will be comprised of film production professionals, journalists, educators, Panasonic representatives and other qualified individuals.

Teams from the six schools selected for the final judging will be invited to attend the KWN Global Contest Awards Ceremony and receive their awards.
The first Awards Ceremony will be held in June 2008 in Japan.

KWN Global Awards Ceremony 2008
Schedule :	June 2008 (provisional)
Venue :	Panasonic Center, Tokyo (provisional)

The six videos nominated for the final judging will be posted on a KWN website where members of the public will be encouraged to vote for their favorite video.
Voting period: May 1 - 31, 2008

	Results of the KWN Global Contest Web-based Public Voting Award (provisional name) will be announced and the award will be presented at the KWN Global Awards Ceremony 2008.