At a key moment in the history of European Construction and ahead of the European elections next May, the European Commission, in partnership with the United Nations, is launching a video competition on the theme of the European project and the support of its citizens for this project.

The European Commission (EC) is the executive body of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union’s treaties and day-to-day running of the EU. In partnership with UN, Commission launching a video competition on the theme of the European project and support of its citizens for this project.

The European Commission represents the interests of the EU as a whole. It proposes new legislation to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, and it ensures that EU law is correctly applied by member countries. 

Guidelines: 

Try to answer the questions:

“What does ‘being European’ mean to you?”

“What are the values behind the European flag that you appreciate the most and how do you live your life being a European citizen?”

“Which advantages do you enjoy the most?”.

Then show it in a short video and connect all of this back to a related and consistent event of the history of the European Union. This might sound like a tough one, but keep on reading:

IMPORTANT (Terms & Conditions)

●    The competition is open to production companies and to individuals over the age of 18.
●    The clip should be composed at +/-25% of some archive material that can be downloaded from AV portal of the European Commission or from the United Nations’ website with the provided links.
●    The copyright framework of the use of the EC footage is available online.
●    The EC and the UN will be licensed with a non-exclusive rights on the uploaded content as well as will acquire the full exploitation rights on the selected content for future use on all media, without geographical or temporal limits.
●    By registering for the competition, the participants accept the general rules of the competition as well as the rules of the brief.
●    The candidates will post their clips directly on the Userfarm dedicated platform or on http://www.europeinaday.eu/en
●    When uploading your content please mention the EU or UN archive extracts you used within your video.

Deadline

Please submit your videos from January 3rd 2014 until 10th March 2014.

Rewards

#1 EUR 6,500

#2 EUR 2,500

#3 EUR 1,500

The three finalists will be determined by the European Commission and the United Nations trough a jury which can consider the online voting, sharing and “likes”.

More information:

www.europeinaday.eu/en/call/We-are-Europe-every-day/388/brief