Official Contest Rules

Unforgettable APH Star! Products Video Contest, Winter 2013

Students, parents, teachers, administrators, rehab instructors, and all customers of the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) are invited to shoot videos demonstrating their favorite APH products.
APH employees and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter a video in the contest.

Your video must include one or more persons who are blind or visually impaired demonstrating uses of APH products.
The product demonstrated in the video must be currently available through the American Printing House for the Blind.
Your video should give viewers a good general idea of what the product is.
Your video should include sufficient dialogue and descriptions (for example, words that appear on the screen, such as the title of the video, should be spoken aloud).
You should say aloud the name(s) of the APH product(s) you are featuring.
Your video should be no longer than 5 minutes.
You or your team may enter one video.
Your video may not use any copyrighted video footage, images, or music, unless you own the copyright. Note: You can search for free source material using www.creativecommons.org

A completed entry form must be mailed with each video. All applicable information must be completed, or the entry may be disqualified.
All videos must be mailed to:
Unforgettable APH Star Contest
Attention: Janie Blome
1839 Frankfort Ave.
Louisville, KY 40206
Videos may be submitted on a DVD. DVDs will not be returned to you.
Videos must be postmarked by Wednesday, February 13, 2013.

All appropriate videos that are submitted will be posted for streaming on the APH website and on APH's YouTube page.
After prizes are awarded, a link to the winning videos will be posted on APH's homepage.
Contestants retain the right to show or distribute their videos.

Videos will be judged on the effectiveness of the message and the content. Videos will not be judged on production values.
Judging will be conducted by a panel of APH staff members. All decisions are final.
Judging will be conducted on or after Wednesday, February 13, 2013.
APH reserves the right to disqualify videos for any reason.
APH reserves the right to cancel, suspend, or modify this contest and/or the official contest rules.

Cash prizes of $150, $75, and $50 will be awarded to the first, second, and third place entrants respectively.
If a video is submitted by a team, each team member will share equally in the prize money.
Every individual or team submitting a video will receive a certificate of participation and will be entered to win one of three $25 Amazon.com gift certificates from a random drawing.
Random drawing will be conducted on or after Wednesday, February 13, 2013.

By entering the contest, you agree to being photographed and having your voice recorded. You agree to the use of your photograph for advertising, publicity, and commercial purposes.
You consent to allow APH to publicize the video producers by releasing any information provided on the entry form.
You must have permission from each person shown in the video to use their image. If people under the age of 18 are shown in the video, you must have permission from their parents or guardians.

If you have questions about the APH Product Video Contest, please contact mdelgado@aph.org or call 1-800-223-1839.