Short-Form Video Contest:
Celebrate the LA River Path this summer and help us #finishthepath with a social media video!
The LA River Path could be the spine of a countywide safe mobility network from the Valley to Long Beach. When complete, it will provide residents and visitors with 51 miles of car-free access to thousands of destinations, linking the region through recreation, ecology, and everyday movement.
LA Metro has plenty of money to build this section in the channel. But the City of Los Angeles is dragging its feet.
You can help our efforts to get the city to approve our plan to finish the 8-mile gap through Downtown Los Angeles by highlighting the issue with a short-form social media video.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
We are seeking video shorts of up to 90 seconds in length in the following three categories:
Best Depiction of the LA River and its pathway. Celebrate the river and bicycling along it!
Best Advocacy to Finish the Path. Convey the urgency and importance of finishing this 8.5-mile section of the path.
Best Imagination. Engage creativity or fantasy. AI content must be labeled.
$800 IN PRIZES
$500 Grand Prize for Best Video
$100 Prize for Best Cateogy Video (no video may win two prizes)
Prizes awarded in the form of gift cards to bike shops
COMPETITION RULES
Videos are intended for publication via social media. They must be in a vertical format and no longer than 90 seconds.
Videos must be submitted by Wednesday, July 28th to be considered.
Videos will be judged on the extent to which they evoke pride in relation to the LA River; celebrate use of the LA River Path, especially by cyclists; support the campaign to finish the path; and effectively convey their intended message.
Participants are limited to two entries. One must be 18 years or older to apply; youth must submit with a parent.
Content must be appropriate for all ages. Nudity, profanity, or hate speech will not be permitted.
Content must be original and copyright-free. Any AI-generated content must be disclosed and labeled.
Submissions will be utilized to support the LA River Path campaign. With the artist's consent, submissions will be posted on social media. Such consent constitutes an agreement by the artist to share the rights to their video with Festival Trail for non-commercial purposes. The decision of whether or not to publicize the video will not affect prize considerations.
This contest is being held in partnership with the Film and Video Poetry Society.
Please reach out to dave@festivaltrail.org with any questions.