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Last 7 days to submit entries for #ItHappensOnlyInPakistan

Last 7 days to submit entries for #ItHappensOnlyInPakistan

Dawn.com and DW's video story competition is accepting entries till the 4th of May 2018.
Updated 27 Apr, 2018

Dawn.com and Deutsche Welle invite aspiring or professional film makers, story tellers or producers to submit a video that captures a story unique to Pakistan.

To enter our competition 'It Happens Only in Pakistan', you need to:

  • Choose a subject
  • Tell a story
  • Submit video

Here are some details to get you going:

What kind of stories can you submit?

We're accepting stories of all types and flavours as long as they are shot, produced and based on Pakistan.

Here are few ideas to get you started:

  • Grave issues that plague the society and need awareness

  • Stories of compassion, bravery and identity

  • Cases of injustice, sacrifice and prejudice

  • Ancient or new-age traditional celebrations

  • Profiles of young and old heroes

Need more inspo? Take a look at this:

What prizes can you win?

Up for grabs are seven prizes upto Rs1.5 million.

Here's the breakup:

How to submit your video entry

  1. Upload your video to Dropbox, WeTransfer or Google Drive folder.
  2. Share the link to download the video to videocontest@dawn.com – the email should also include names of all participants, and a line stating that “The film has been produced following the rules and guidelines provided on the contest website, and consent is given to the organisers for owning all rights to the film”.
  3. Wait for a confirmation email.

If your video is shortlisted as a finalist, you will receive a second email at a later stage.

If your video is not shortlisted, you will receive an email indicating so, after which you may publish the film on social media to compete in the #ItHappensOnlyInPakistan social media contest.

How to participate in the social media contest

If you think developing a full fledged documentary is hard work, you can compete for our social media prizes!

What's more, you can even enter this category of the competition with photo entries.

All you need to do is upload your video or photo to any one of your personal social account (Facebook, Twitter or Instagram) on a public setting and tag it with #ItHappensOnlyInPakistan.

Our panel of judges will pick two winners and each will win prize money worth Rs.50k.

Have questions?

We are here to help. Reach out to us at videocontest@dawn.com or drop a call or Whatsapp message at +92-331-2444651

For rules and criteria of participation, please head over to contest.dawn.com

Comments

MM Apr 27, 2018 09:20am
Good initiative by dawnnews. I would like to compile story from Fata and would share it soon with dawnnews.
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Socrates Apr 27, 2018 11:09am
What should be the minimum and maximum duration of these videos, unlless I missed this information in this report?
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