Eligibility Rules and Requirements
Questions? Email: mmi@uh.edu
More Info: UH Media and the Moving Image Opportunities
Work Requirements:
- Work must pertain to industrial and mass media arts and technology, such as photography, cinema, animation, gaming, online and other digital media.
- Submissions must conform with disciplinary propriety regarding copyright, subject release, fair use, etc.
- Entrants must indicate their submissions to one of the three competition categories (Creative, Critical, or Applied).
- Submissions can be entered in only one category.
- Individual entrants may submit no more than one entry per category, but there is no limit on the number of collaborative projects which can be entered into the competition.
- Submissions should not exceed maximum length of 20 pages for written work or duration of 15 minutes for time-based media.
- Submissions must be accompanied by a maximum length 500-word creator statement, as well as the competition submission form.
- Interactive media should include instructions and be easy to use.
- Although entrants retain ownership over their submission, they grant UH and the MMI initiative permission to exhibit a portion or whole of their work at that year’s award ceremony, and to use images, excerpts, and/or links to the submission in MMI publicity.
- Prize money is awarded as scholarships towards UH tuition for the following academic year. If a winning entry was created in an eligible year but the student has graduated by the time the Student Prize Competition occurs or is otherwise not enrolled in the coming academic year, prize money will be awarded as a gift card and will be considerable taxable income.
Submission Deadline:
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
Submissions must have been completed as part of UH coursework within the current year (AY 2024-2025).