In order for the Contest to be organized seriously, transparently, fairly and objectively, the Contest Organizing Committee announces the Contest Rules as follows:
I. PURPOSE, REQUIREMENTS
1. Purpose
- Discover and honor meaningful moments and stories about all aspects of Nghe An's political , economic, cultural and social life through photos and videos submitted by domestic and international authors, in order to introduce and promote the image of Nghe An to the world, a friendly and hospitable Nghe An, an Nghe An that is changing strongly.
- Mobilize the combined strength of all classes of people in the country, the Vietnamese community abroad and international friends in communication work, promoting the image of the country and people of Nghe An to the world to affirm to the world that Nghe An is a peaceful, beautiful, dynamically developing locality.
2. Requirements
- Entries must be legal and not infringe copyright. Authors submitting entries must be fully responsible for the copyright of their works.
- Contest entries must have high promotional value, meet the criteria of artistic quality, from content to form of expression must not violate Vietnamese customs and laws.
- Encourage the application of modern information and communication technology to create good communication effects for the public.
3. Provision and use of personal information
When registering to participate in the contest, the author must provide complete and accurate personal information in the Account Management section, including: full name, email address, phone number, Citizen ID card number, residential address... The Organizing Committee has the right to collect and use this information for the purpose of contacting, verifying identity and serving the organization and communication work within the scope of the Happy Nghe An contest. All personal information of the contestants will be kept confidential by the Organizing Committee and will not be used for any purpose outside the scope of the contest.
II. CONTESTANTS
- Contestants: Vietnamese and foreigners aged 15 and over (from the time of launching the contest)
- Members of the Organizing Committee, Jury, and Secretariat are not allowed to participate in the contest.
III. CONTEST CATEGORIES
The contest consists of 02 categories:
- Photo category
- Video category
IV. CRITERIA OF ENTRANCE WORKS
1. General criteria for content
- Introduce and promote the image of culture, nature and people of Nghe An; arouse national pride and development aspirations in all classes of people to join hands to build an increasingly prosperous, prosperous and happy Nghe An.
- Reflecting truthfully and vividly the development achievements in all aspects of the province's political, economic, cultural and social life, especially in the process of innovation, development and international integration.
- Convey valuable knowledge, attract strong public interest and have wide spread domestically and internationally.
- Do not violate the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws and the Contest's regulations; be consistent with national customs, traditions and culture.
2. Criteria for photo categories
- Contest photos must be single photos or photo sets in digital format, photo files must be in jpg format. The shortest dimension must be at least 3,000 pixels, and the minimum capacity must be 3MB.
- Each author can submit an unlimited number of entries (both single photos and photo series). The author's name is taken from the name on the citizen identification card or passport.
+ Single photo: each photo is a work of art.
+ Photo series: each photo series is considered a work, consisting of a minimum of 05 photos and a maximum of 10 photos. The photo series has a layout and an introduction to the content of the photo series (maximum 150 words). The author must number the photo series in order.
+ In case the author submits both single and series photos, the single photo must not be the same as the photo in the series.
- The participating works must be created using realistic methods. No photos that are cut, added, removed or distorted from reality are accepted (except for panorama photos).
- Photos must not have borders or display information on the work.
- Photos of places, people, life, culture, etc. in Nghe An province.
3. Criteria for video categories
- Contest videos must be in digital format, video files must be in mp4 format. Video image quality must be at least Full HD or higher. Each video must be no longer than 5 minutes. File size must not exceed 200MB.
- Each author can submit an unlimited number of entries. The name of the author and the representative of the group of authors must be taken from the name on the citizen identification card or passport.
- Contest videos include genres: reports, documentaries, short videos, skits... recorded with any device that supports video recording function.
- The content and plot are clear, consistent with the message and theme of the contest. The video is an original media product, copyrighted by the author, not copied from any source without permission for copyright of images, sounds, dialogues, etc.
- Characters appearing in the video must have the consent of the character or that character's guardian.
4. Time of creation, time of receiving work
- Time of creation:
+ Works created from January 1, 2023 to October 1, 2025
- Time to receive works: from July 15, 2025 to October 1, 2025.
5. Copyright
- The author is responsible before the law for copyright of the submitted work.
- The Organizing Committee is not responsible for copyright disputes and related rights. The Organizing Committee will revoke the award if it discovers any violation of copyright or related rights according to the provisions of law.
- If necessary, the Organizing Committee will request the author to submit the original file to verify the information.
- The Organizing Committee of the Contest is allowed to use the entries to promote the Contest and foreign propaganda without having to pay any costs.
- Works selected for display at the exhibition will be paid royalties according to the provisions of law.
V. PRIZE STRUCTURE:
1. Contest prizes:
a) Photo categories:
- 01 First Prize: Certificate of the Organizing Committee and Certificate of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists with prize money
- 02 Second Prizes: Certificate of the Organizing Committee and Certificate of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists with prize money
- 03 Third Prizes: Certificate of the Organizing Committee and Certificate of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists with prize money
b) Video category:
- 01 First Prize: Certificate from the Organizing Committee with prize money
- 02 Second Prizes: Certificate from the Organizing Committee with prize money
- 03 Third Prizes: Certificate from the Organizing Committee with bonus money
(Bonus level as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 7, Resolution No. 11/2018/NQ - HDND dated December 12, 2018 of Nghe An Provincial People's Council)
The winning authors will be invited by the Organizing Committee to attend the announcement ceremony and award prizes and certificates.
The award structure may change, based on the quality of the works in each category. In addition, the Organizing Committee will award Certificates of Merit to the authors who win First, Second, Third Prizes and the locality with the most works participating in the contest; the locality with the most works winning First Prizes, etc.
The authors who win First, Second and Third Prizes in the photo category will be awarded points for their titles and will be considered for the annual Excellent Photography Award; the works that win prizes and are selected for exhibition will be considered for creative support according to the regulations of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists of Nghe An province.
For authors who are not members of the Nghe An Association of Photographic Artists, each work that wins an award or is selected for exhibition will be counted for points when considering membership admission according to the Association's Regulations.
2. Reward:
At the end of the contest, in addition to the awards related to the contest, the Organizing Committee will consider the contributions of groups and individuals in organizing and implementing the contest, select and submit to competent authorities to reward a number of outstanding groups and individuals with outstanding achievements.
VI. JUDGING RULES
Step 1: Preliminary Round
Based on the collection of works submitted by authors, the Preliminary Round Jury will select works that meet the criteria in Section IV of the Competition Rules.
Step 2: Final Round
The works entering the Final Round will be judged and selected by the Final Round Jury, the results will be submitted to the Organizing Committee for consideration and signing of the award recognition decision.
VII. RESOLVING COMPLAINTS, ACCUSATIONS AND HANDLING VIOLATIONS
1. Individuals have the right to complain about the results of the Contest. The complaint must clearly state the name, address, reason for the complaint and send it to the Organizing Unit. The Organizing Unit is responsible for reviewing and responding to the complaint, reporting the results of the complaint resolution to the Organizing Committee. Complaints without a clear name, address or anonymous or impersonated will not be considered.
2. The Organizing Committee will revoke the award and notify the competent authorities to handle the following cases in accordance with the law:
- The participating works violate the Press Law, Publishing Law, Copyright Law, Intellectual Property Law, relevant State laws and the Rules of this Contest.
- Taking advantage of the awarded prize to commit illegal acts.
- The revocation of the award will be announced publicly in the media.
- If you are a member of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists: The Organizing Committee will cancel all participating works and will not be considered for titles, excellence and creative support in 2025.
- If you are not a member of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists: The Organizing Committee will cancel all entries and will not consider admitting you as a member if you meet the admission requirements in 2025.
VIII. FORM OF RECEIVING ENTRIES
Authors and groups of authors submit their entries at: https://nghean.vietnam.vn
CONTEST ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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