Man A Man: LIVE UP Competition seeks entrants

This Competition is presented by The Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership (CBMP) and Population Services International Caribbean (PSI/Caribbean). The competition engages 18-24-year-old Jamaican residents to showcase their talent by creating an original two-minute video highlighting their views on ‘Faddahood and manliness inna dis ya century’.

You may present your video in any format ranging from a music video, dramatic short, blog, podcast, editorial commentary, documentary and animation,. Just get creative! Keeping in mind the competition rules for submission.

This competition is just one of the collaborative initiatives under the CBMP and PSI/Caribbean partnership umbrella of the CARISMA II project which aims to highlight the social issues impacting on HIV prevention across the Caribbean region.

The ‘Man A Man: LIVE UP Video Competition’ will be showcased on YouTube with the top 10 finalists’ submissions uploaded to Facebook at a later date. The competition boasts a first prize of US$2,500 cash, a Digicel mobile phone, LIVE UP and Got IT? Get IT T-shirts, plus many more items. The winning videos will also be shared with the CBMP 110 member stations in 24 Caribbean countries

The judging panel will consist of regional media, HIV and gender representatives.

DATES TO NOTE:
Applicants are asked to submit their videos by Wednesday 29th February 2012 with the winner and runners up being announced on Sunday 18th March 2012 and they will receive their prizes at a ceremony that will include 10 top LIVE UP entertainers on March 25th in Emancipation Park in Kingston, Jamaica.

Visit http://www.manaman.iliveup.com/manaman.html for more details about this competition.

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