Enter the third annual ACNM video contest for a chance to have your work featured on the ACNM YouTube channel, at the ACNM Annual Meeting, and other venues where ACNM promotes midwifery. The grand prize winner for each category receives free admission to the 2011 ACNM 56th Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX. Videos will be judged on message and quality by a panel of ACNM member midwives and staff.
Contest Categories
Become a Midwife. Do you have a compelling, engaging, funny, or unique story about your decision to become a midwife? ACNM wants to hear from you! Video content should focus on your desire and decision to become a midwife. Current enrollment in or recent graduation from an ACNM ACME-accredited midwifery education program is required.
Choose a Midwife. Use your passion and creativity to help ACNM raise public awareness of midwifery. Video content must focus on why women should choose a midwife as a birth care provider and/or a primary health care provider. This category is open to midwives and midwifery fans.
Guidelines
Length must be between one and four minutes.
Do not include copyrighted music or materials.
Group submissions are welcome! (If a group submission wins, the entire group will be acknowledged as winners, but they must decide on one person to receive the grand prize.)
Only one submission per individual or group will be accepted.
Submitting Your Video
Send your video along with your name, practice or education program if applicable, anticipated date of graduation if applicable, postal address, e-mail address, and telephone number. Please also indicate which category your submission is for.
Videos must be submitted as an mpeg or avi file and mailed to American College of Nurse-Midwives, c/o Video Contest, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Questions regarding the Become a Midwife category should be directed to egermano@acnm.org. Questions regarding the Choose a Midwife category should be directed to mgarvey@acnm.org.
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 14, 2010
Winners will be announced at the ACNM 55th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
