Submission Guidelines for 3rd "Beijing - A Global City" Short Video Contest

I. Theme

Focusing on securing major activities of foreign affairs in Beijing, improving the city's functional facilities, attracting and integrating high-end elements around the world, and optimizing the city's international services, this event calls for outstanding short videos to show Beijing's role as a center for international exchanges in diverse ways and Beijing's image as a global city in a realistic and comprehensive manner. The event aims to showcase the openness, inclusiveness, innovation and vitality of Beijing, the image of Beijing as a harmonious and livable global city, and the international style of Beijing.

II. Time

Entry submission: From the release date of the Guidelines to October 15, 2023

III. Eligible Participants

Eligible participants include Beijing residents, foreign nationals who pay close attention to Beijing with deep love, foreign institutions in Beijing, etc. Each creator can be an individual or a team.

IV. Requirements

1. The submitted videos should be original works that have not won awards in other contests and should have strong relevance to the theme "Beijing - A Global City".

2. Each video should be no longer than two minutes with a resolution of no less than 1280*720. Formats including MPG, MPEG, AVI, MOV, WMV, and MP4 are acceptable.

3. The content of each submitted video must be appropriate, positive and appealing.

4. The participants should be responsible for copyright and other issues related to the submitted videos. The host may use them for non-profit promotion and long-term display to the public, including promotion via overseas social media platforms.

5. Videos can be in any language. Chinese subtitles are needed for videos in foreign languages other than English.

V. Submission

You can submit your video via Kuaishou, a short video platform, and publish it with the hashtag #2023北京国际范儿# ("Beijing - A Global City"). Meanwhile, please send the original file, the name, and the introduction and the author's information (name, employment and contact) of your video to the email address of the organizing committee (beijingvideos@cri.cn) for further communication. Please dial 68892856 if you have more questions.

VI. Selection, Awards and Publicity

1. Comprehensive evaluation will be made according to relevance to the theme, creativity and innovation, artistic appeal and quality of the entries. The winners of two first prizes, five second prizes, 10 third prizes and 20 excellent awards will be selected. Also, there are several individual awards: one best communication award, one highest popularity award, one best visual effects award, one best creativity award, and one best story award. In addition, a number of excellent organization awards are set up for the participating organizations.

2. Key Selection Criteria

(1) Content: Relevance to the theme, creativity and innovation, artistic appeal, quality, and other factors are taken into account.

(2) Publicity: Number of views, likes, comments and forwards.

3. Awards: The host will issue certificates and award bonuses for winners. A pre-tax bonus of CNY 10,000 will be awarded for each participant winning the first prize, CNY 6,000 for winning the second prize, CNY 2,000 for winning the third prize, CNY 1,000 for winning the excellent award, and CNY 600 for winning the individual award.

4. Publicity: The winning works will be widely publicized via the official websites, Weibo accounts and other new media platforms of the hosts and the organizer. 

5. The winners will be announced via the official websites of the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality, CRI Online and other official channels.

VII. Other

The host reserves the right of interpretation for matters that are not concerned.