Patheos “Faith on Campus” Video Contest Selmanovic a Guest Judge
Patheos has launched a “Faith on Campus” video contest where students 18 and older are encouraged to send in their individual perspectives on religion and describe their faith via video for one of three identified video categories for a chance at winning $2,500.
Patheos has partnered with Faith House and On Faith, an online feature from The Washington Post and Newsweek, to promote the contest, which runs through April 15. During that time, students can submit videos to the Patheos micro-site www.faithoncampus.patheos.com.
ABOUT THE CONTEST
Patheos invites you to submit a video entry about your faith. Videos must fall into one of these three categories:
- “Why I Am A _______ ” (Christian, Jew, Muslim, Atheist, etc.)
- ”How I Live My Faith On Campus”
- ”Rituals & Practices Of My Faith.”
PRIZE
The Grand Prize winner will receive a $2,500 prize while the finalist in each of the categories receives a $1,000 prize. There is also an audience favorite that is awarded to the video entry that gets the most votes from the public. In addition, the contest winners will be awarded a copy of Samir Selmanovic’s book, It’s Really All About God.
JUDGES
A panel of guest judges from the media and different faiths will select the Grand Prize Winner. Any person can vote for on their favorite entries to determine finalists. The 20 entries to receive the highest number of votes enter the final round.
Craig Detweiler Author/filmmaker, Pepperdine University
William A. Graham Dean, Harvard Divinity School
Brad Hirschfield Rabbi, Author, Blogger, Radio Host
Lisa Miller Religion Editor, Newsweek
Eboo Patel Founder & Exec. Director, Interfaith Youth Core
Sally Quinn Co-Founder, Washington Post‘s On Faith
Samir Selmanovic Author, Founder, Faith House Manhattan
SCHEDULE
Submission Period
Nov 12 through Apr 15
First Round (public voting)
Nov 12 through Apr 15
Second Round (guest judge voting)
Apr 16 through Apr 23
Winners Announced
On or about May 15
Submit your video at faithoncampus.patheos.com and start promoting your entry on Facebook and Twitter to increase your chances to win. Select videos will be featured on Patheos.com and Washington Post’s Divine Impulse Video network.
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