Deadline: 29-Apr-21
Nominations are now open for the 2021 Global Media Competition that is organized by the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC), a partner of STOP, a global tobacco industry watchdog, and supported by the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control as well as global, country, and media partners.
For its second year, the Global Media Competition (GMC) will welcome entries in the form of posters, short videos, and infographics that convey how the tobacco industry conceals, covers up, and misrepresents the enormous burdens it has placed on people, the environment, health systems, and the global economy.
Global Media Competition Prizes
- Poster
- 1st – $2,000
- 2nd – $1,000
- 3rd – $500
- Online choice winner – $500
- Infographics
- 1st – $4,000
- 2nd – $2,000
- 3rd – $1,000
- Online choice winner – $500
- Short Videos
- 1st – $4,000
- 2nd – $2,000
- 3rd – $1,000
- Online choice winner – $500
Rules
These are the following guidelines for participating this competition:
- All entries must adhere to the competition rules. GGTC will provide a list of examples of tobacco industry’s efforts to conceal, cover up and misrepresent the harms it causes/continues to cause to undermine public policies and escape liability. This will guide participants when developing content. Participants must select one example of tobacco industry cover-up or use information from credible sources, including the STOP website, and provide the relevant link or reference.
- Each participant may submit multiple entries, provided they comply with the competition’s theme, rules and file requirements. For submitting video entries, participants must provide the video’s YouTube link that is set to public.
- All entries written in English will be accepted. Entries in other languages will also be accepted but an English translation will be required.
- All participants must post their poster/infographic entries and the YouTube link of the video entry on their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. Please tag @TheGGTC and @ExposeTobacco and use the following hashtags: #GMC2021 and #MakeTobaccoPay when posting.
- Each entry must be the participant’s original work and must not infringe on the intellectual property or other rights of any other third party, regardless of the participant’s country of residence.
- By submitting an entry, each participant agrees to grant Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) and its assignees (e.g., GGTC and STOP) the right without obligation, to use the visual/graphic materials for any purpose as per SEATCA’s discretion.
- GGTC reserves the right to disqualify entries that do not comply with the competition rules, or that are not in compliance with the Conflict-of-Interest clauses provided in the registration form.
Eligibility Criteria
- This competition is open to everyone.
- Participants below 18 years old are required to submit a parental/guardian consent form.
For more information, visit https://ggtc.world/events-and-campaigns/global-media-competition