FAQ
- What is a "creator statement"?
- A creator statement is your opportunity to contextualize the project for audiences and jury. For example, you can discuss your influences, intended audience, and goals, how this work relates to other things you have done, and how it intervenes in or contributes to existing creative practices and traditions. These statements can vary by discipline, so we encourage you to look online for examples of “artist/maker/creator statements” within your field.
- A creator statement is your opportunity to contextualize the project for audiences and jury. For example, you can discuss your influences, intended audience, and goals, how this work relates to other things you have done, and how it intervenes in or contributes to existing creative practices and traditions. These statements can vary by discipline, so we encourage you to look online for examples of “artist/maker/creator statements” within your field.
- Is there a minimum of time, length, or development for a submitted project?
- No, because entries to this competition can vary widely by media, there is no minimum time or length. Entrants are encouraged to submit whatever size or length (within the maximum time/length constraints for 20 pages or 20 minutes for time-based media) that they feel best represents their vision.
- No, because entries to this competition can vary widely by media, there is no minimum time or length. Entrants are encouraged to submit whatever size or length (within the maximum time/length constraints for 20 pages or 20 minutes for time-based media) that they feel best represents their vision.
- May I submit additional links, websites, files, or contents, to supplement my submission?
- Yes, you may include a link to additional materials. However, jurors are only responsible for assessing the submitted maximum of 20 pages and the 500-word creator statement. Remember that your submission should be cohesive and self-contained, and there is no guarantee that jurors will examine additional materials or include those contents in their judging and deliberations.
- Yes, you may include a link to additional materials. However, jurors are only responsible for assessing the submitted maximum of 20 pages and the 500-word creator statement. Remember that your submission should be cohesive and self-contained, and there is no guarantee that jurors will examine additional materials or include those contents in their judging and deliberations.
- May I submit a work in progress?
- Yes, because creative work is often a long process requiring multiple stages of presentation, entrants may submit a work in progress. However, because jurors evaluate entries only on the strength of the submitted contents, entrants are encouraged to develop their submissions as a complete and self-contained item (for example, a short film, script, or trailer in lieu of a feature; a prototype and business plan in lieu of an incomplete app). Remember that your creator statement is your opportunity both to contextualize the current submission and gesture toward future goals.
- Yes, because creative work is often a long process requiring multiple stages of presentation, entrants may submit a work in progress. However, because jurors evaluate entries only on the strength of the submitted contents, entrants are encouraged to develop their submissions as a complete and self-contained item (for example, a short film, script, or trailer in lieu of a feature; a prototype and business plan in lieu of an incomplete app). Remember that your creator statement is your opportunity both to contextualize the current submission and gesture toward future goals.
- Must entrants attend the virtual award ceremony in order to win?
- No, but please remember that the award ceremony honors your work, your fellow creatives, and the keynote speaker. Attendance at the virtual award ceremony shows your colleagues and other influential professionals pride in your own work, as well as your commitment to the creative community.