Competition Info & Results

Competition

Guidelines, rules, and regulations

OBEA holds an annual competition for outstanding work in television, radio and scriptwriting by Oklahoma higher education students. Each entry judged & critiqued by local media professionals.

Awards will be presented during the OAB/OBEA Student Day: TBA

All entries are limited to work completed between January 1, 2020 – January 31, 2020

Entry Deadlines: Judging Deadline:

Eligibility

Work must be completed by undergraduate students enrolled at OBEA member schools during the 2019-20 school year.
Faculty & Professionals cannot be involved in producing the entry being judged other than in an advisory capacity.
It is the responsibility of the faculty member to pick the CORRECT CATEGORY for each student entry. All entry forms must be downloaded into Open Water / OBEA drop box by a faculty member of an OBEA member school.
Work must demonstrate FCC rules and guidelines.
Work does not need to have “aired”.
For works including feed material, the entry must be at least 75% original content.

What is ineligible?

Work done outside university supervision is ineligible.
Work produced as part of an internship is ineligible.
If your link does not direct the judges to the correct entry, it will be disqualified.
An entry that has been entered in more than one category.

Rules and Conditions

- Maximum number of entries per category: 3 PER SCHOOL & 1 PER ENTRANT.
Exception: Only one Newscast and one Directing entry per school (judges will view entire show)
- Newscasts should not be entered in the “TV Directing” category.
- All entries except Sports Play-by-Play (TV & Radio) are not telescoped. Entries will include entire program length with judges requested to watch no less than 10 minutes total.
- All entries, audio or video, must be published by using the on-line submission method. Details will be provided to members of the web location prior to the opening submission date.
- All entries must include in the link’s description paragraph the following information: Entry Name, Category Name & Code, Length, Entrant’s Name(s), SchoolAny category receiving less than 3 entries will be exempt from the competition.
- Newscast entrants should name the PRODUCER & DIRECTOR & not the anchors.
- If a category begins with 3 entries & one is disqualified, the judges will award only a 1st & 2nd place winner.
- All final decisions will be determined by the judges.
- Entrants are limited to TWO STUDENTS or ONE CLASS/GROUP name. Names cannot be switched to create new entry.

Television Category

Commercial

Promotional Spot

Public Service Announcement

Hard News

Feature News

Newscast

Sports Story

Sports PBP

Documentary/Series

Entertainment/Talk Program

Sports Magazine/Talk pgm

Narrative-Short

Narrative-Long

Music Video

Informational Video

Directing

Video Essay

Personality Talent Reel

Radio Category