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Launch of the World-Wide Democracy Video Challenge, September 15, 2008

In honor of the United Nations’ first International Day of Democracy, September 15, 2008, the U.S. Department of State announced the launch of the worldwide competition aimed at enhancing the global dialogue on democracy.  The five top videos in the Kosovo-wide competition will compete in the world-wide challenge.  The U.S. Embassy invites Kosovo citizens to submit films by October 31, 2008.

The Democracy Video Challenge asks budding filmmakers, democracy advocates, and the general public to create video shorts that complete the phrase, “Democracy is…” The winners will be selected by the online voting public. Six regional winners will be eligible to claim an all-expense paid trip to the United States that includes screenings of their videos in New York, Hollywood and Washington, meetings with film directors, public officials and democracy advocates from nongovernmental organizations, and time on film and TV sets. Contestants who wish to compete anonymously may also submit videos. One anonymous video will be selected as a winner; however, that contestant will not be eligible to claim the travel prize.

Partners include: the Center for International Private Enterprise, the Directors Guild of America, the International Republican Institute, the International Youth Foundation, Motion Picture Association of America, NBC Universal, National Democratic Institution, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, TakingITGlobal, and the U.S. Department of State.

YouTube is providing the video platform.

For more information about the Kosovo-wide contest, visit http://pristina.usembassy.gov/hollywood.html

For additional details on the world-wide challenge, visit www.youtube.com/democracychallenge.

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