2015 EDINBURG HOUSING AUTHORITY VIDEO CONTEST
‘Change Starts With Us’ Using the theme ‘Change Starts With Us’, we need your filmmaking production skills working in a team or alone to develop a maximum two (2) minute inspirational video showing how the Edinburg Housing Authority’s efforts and collaborations with the community to emphasize education intends to help housing residents rise out of poverty and succeed. The team or individual who develops the top video will receive $250, full credit and recognition by our agency. With the national campaign of ‘rethinking housing’ happening, the Edinburg Housing Authority (EHA) has commenced efforts to emphasize the value of education among the population of impoverished families and children the agency serves. Because our average head of household education level is 5th grade, 75 percent of households have children, and a great majority of them earn an average annual income of $10,130, ‘Change Starts With Us’ has become the motto for our agency. Due to the development of partnerships and EHA’s collaboration with various UTPA school departments that positively impact our residents and the community, our nonprofit agency seeks the creativity and vision of university students to help us inform our residents and the public that education is empowerment and that by emphasizing it to impoverished public housing residents we are not only changing their lives, but also their futures. Key Dates March 11, 2015 - Contest opens March 19, 2015 - Tour of EHA’s facilities and briefing of agency will be offered to interested contestants. Team members and/or individuals will be allowed to take photos, shoot video and interview agency staff during tour. Teams may be also allowed to shoot video or take photos at a later time as long as they notify the agency first. For the scheduled time of the tour please email Claudia Lemus at clemus@edinburgha.org no later than March 18th by 5 p.m Friday April 24, 2015 – Last day to submit entries by 12 p.m. Videos must be uploaded to YouTube and applicants must email the complete Video Contest Entry Form and the link to the video to clemus@edinburgha.org. On or around May 15, 2015 – Top video will be announced on the Edinburg Housing Authority website. Top 3 finalist videos will be featured along with the winner in a reception at the Edinburg Housing Authority where members of the Board of Commissioners, the executive director and university officials may be invited to attend. Finalists and Winner Judging Criteria Videos will be evaluated based on the following criteria, weighed equally: 1. Educational merit and accuracy: Your video achieves the educational goals presented in the contest brief and viewers learn intended material from your video. 2. Creativity and engagement: Your video presents educational content in a memorable way; viewers are compelled to watch the video to completion. Does your video convey its message in an artistic, creative and innovative way? 3. Quality of video production: Your video has high resolution and audio quality, effectively employs visual aesthetics and cinematography and demonstrates production skills. Questions? Contact Claudia Lemus at 956-383-3839 or via email at clemus@edinburgha.org. For more information find us on Facebook or online at edinburgha.org. The top video will become property of the Edinburg Housing Authority.