Are you a frustrated Fellini? An Orson Welles wanna-be?

Whether you’re a YouTube pro or a complete video novice, we’ve got a great opportunity for you. We’re having a contest to see who can make The Next Great FRAXA Video! You could win tickets for 4 to FRAXA’s lavish Boston Gala in October (a $1,000 value) or other great prizes. Most importantly, your video will help to get the word out about fragile X, and help us raise money for FRAXA’s research program.

We’re unleashing the creativity of the fragile X community, because we know you’ve got great ideas, and we want to use them to help cure fragile X!

Here’s all you need to do:

1. Make a video about fragile X, FRAXA, and research
2. The details are entirely up to you (could be animated, live action, music montage---anything you want!)
3. Between 30 seconds and 10 minutes in length
4. Upload it to YouTube and send us the link, along with the official entry form below, anytime between now and July 15, 2009
5. Tell your friends to check it out, along with all the other videos
6. We’ll pick the most viewed and highest rated videos for a final runoff, starting on August 15, 2009 (exact number depends on the number of entries we receive)
7. The finalists will be embedded on the FRAXA Web site with “Donate Now” buttons next to each, and the winner will be the video that brings in the most in total donations by September 15, 2009
8. Enter as many times as you like!
9. Vote (donate) as many times as you like!

Official Rules for the Next Great FRAXA Video Contest:

1. All entries must be submitted by email by 11:59 pm EST on July 15, 2009
2. All entries must be accompanied by the Official Entry Form (see below)
3. All entry videos must be uploaded to YouTube prior to submission of the Official Entry Form; all prize winners agree to leave videos posted at YouTube for at least 6 months following the end of this contest.
4. Submission of any video, pictures, or other media entitles FRAXA to use this material in any way, without license, restriction, or compensation. However, this use is not exclusive, and the media remain the property of the entrant. Prize winners agree to furnish FRAXA with original videos in highest resolution format available.
5. All submissions should consist of media generated by the entrant
6. One entry per person and/or email address
7. Finalists will be selected shortly after August 15, 2009
8. Finalist videos will be embedded in the FRAXA Web site, accompanied by donation buttons. Prize winners will be determined by the total dollar value of donations attracted by each video by 11:59 pm on September 15, 2009.
9. The Grand Prize is four tickets to the FRAXA Gala in Boston, MA on October 8, 2009--- see web site for details; these tickets are transferable and may be given to anyone of the winner’s choosing; travel and lodging are not included.
10. Second and third prizes will be awarded, consisting of an assortment of FRAXA logo merchandise.
11. Objectionable, offensive, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate content may be excluded at FRAXA’s sole discretion.
12. Employees of FRAXA are not eligible to enter (but there are only 4 of us, so that still leaves more than 6 billion of you who are eligible!)

(cut and paste this entire form to your email, complete and send to mtranfaglia@fraxa.org before July 15, 2009 at 11:59 pm EST; this form must be completed electronically---no paper submissions will be accepted)
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Name:
Address:

Phone:
Email:

Video title:
YouTube link/URL:

I hereby submit this video for the Next Great FRAXA Video Contest and grant permission to FRAXA Research Foundation to utilize this video for any appropriate use. I agree to the rules of the contest, waive any claims of copyright or royalties, and will provide FRAXA with the original source video if I am selected as a prize winner.


Also see The Next Great FRAXA Photo Contest