Sustainable Antarctica Competition 2024 – Tiktok Creative Video Competition 2024

Eligibility

  • The Sustainable Antarctica Competition 2024: TikTok Creative Video is open to all Malaysians.
  • Participants are encouraged to showcase their creativity and insights in either English or Malay, emphasizing the competition’s inclusivity and language flexibility.

Entry Submission

  • Participants will create TikTok videos with a maximum duration of 3 minutes, addressing the theme ‘Antarctica for Sustainability & Planetary Health.’
  • The video should focus on educating viewers about the significance of Antarctica, its role in climate change, global warming, biodiversity conservation, or other sustainability-related challenges.
  • Participants are encouraged to propose innovative solutions and actions to address sustainability challenges in the Antarctic region

Competition Objective

  • The competition aims to raise awareness and responsibility among the Malaysian public regarding the interconnectivity between the Antarctic region and global sustainability.
  • Participants should use creative expression and communication on TikTok to engage the public in meaningful conversations, increasing public knowledge about the values of the Antarctic region and Malaysia’s Antarctic research engagement.

Duration and Format

  • The TikTok video should not exceed a maximum duration of 3 minutes.
  • Videos must be uploaded to TikTok, and participants should ensure their account settings allow public viewing.

Judging Criteria

Submissions will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

  • Relevance to the theme (Antarctica for Sustainability & Planetary Health)
  • Educational content and accuracy
  • Creativity, authenticity and uniqueness of expression
  • Clarity of message and impact
  • Innovation in proposing solutions to sustainability challenges

The decision of the judging panel is final.

Submission

  • All video submissions must be uploaded on participants’ TikTok account. Each video needs to include ‘#sustainableantarcticacontest2024’ #YPASM #USM #NARC #NRES and tag YPASM TikTok account @ypasmmalaysia and fill the registration form at http://tiny.cc/htv7xz . All video submissions must be uploaded before 11:59 PM, 31st March 2024.

Intellectual Property

  • Participants must ensure that their TikTok videos are original and do not infringe upon any copyright or intellectual property rights

Publicity and Promotion

  • The organizers reserve the right to use submitted videos for promotional purposes related to the competition.

Code of Conduct

  • Participants must adhere to TikTok’s community guidelines and policies.

Registration

  • Participants must register for the competition through the provided registration link http://tiny.cc/htv7xz

Submission Terms and Rights Acknowledgment

By participating in the Sustainable Antarctica Competition 2024, participants agree to abide by these rules and regulations. The organizers reserve the right to disqualify any participant who violates these rules.

  • Usage in Promotional Materials:
    • The act of submitting videos to the Sustainable Antarctica Competition 2024 implies participants’ consent for the Organizer to employ the videos or submitted materials exclusively for promotional or commercial purposes on a global scale.
  • Intellectual Property Ownership and Compliance:
    • Participants, upon submission of a video, confirm their status as the legal and/or beneficial owner of the materials, asserting intellectual property rights. They warrant that they possess the necessary rights to incorporate copyrighted elements (music, soundtrack, audio, graphics, images, or video clips) in their entry. Importantly, participants guarantee that their video, in whole or part, does not violate any laws or third-party rights.
  • Inclusion in Promotional Content:
    • Participants, by entering the competition, agree to be featured on the internet through videos, photographs, and write-ups. These materials may be utilized in advertising through any media format by the Organizer. Participants acknowledge that no compensation shall be owed for such use or any subsequent reuse. Additionally, participants understand that all copyright, including reproduction rights for the video or image, will be owned entirely by the Organizer. Participants also waive any claims related to the Organizer’s utilization of the video or image.

For inquiries or assistance, participants can contact Faiz Mahmood at 03-8886 1257