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What are the award categories and prizes? |
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There are four types of awards:
1.Technical Awards
- There are five technical categories: sound, editing, videography, writing and concept
- A national winner will be selected for each category
2. State Awards
- Overall state winner - Primary School
- Overall state winner - Secondary School
3. National Awards
- Overall National winner - Primary School
- Overall National winner - Secondary School
4. International Awards
- One Award will be given to the video adjudged to be the best overall and which meets the international awards criteria of being within a theme of Environment or Communication.
- The overall winning school's entry will be submitted to represent Australia at the Asia/Pacific Regional Awards which will be held in
early December 2010. Panasonic will cover the cost of flying 1 teacher and 2 students to the awards ceremony. The host country will be announced in September 2010.
Furthermore if the Australian winner is then shortlisted as one of the top 6 entries for the global award ceremony (scheduled for July 2011), Panasonic will cover
the cost of flying 1 teacher and 2 students to the ceremony. The host country will be announced in April 2011.
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What are the entry and other guidelines? |
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Download the 2010 KWN Guidelines (41kb PDF) document for information on entry guidelines and requirements.
The Teacher's Handbook 2010 (10.93mb PDF) and Student Handbook 2010 (7.6mb PDF) provide detailed information about the KWN Program.
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Where can I find the KWN logo to download for my entry? |
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The KWN logo is a fundamental and important trademark and shall be provided only for use by those schools participating in the Panasonic Australia KWN School
Program. Any usage of the logo must be in consideration of the guidelines found within the Teachers Handbook 2010 and any updated version therein.
KWN Logo - JPG (70kb)
KWN Logo - EPS (1.7mb) |
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When is the entry deadline? |
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Entries must be received by 5:00pm on 1st September, 2010 |
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Where do I send our entry/entries? |
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Please send your entry, clearly labelled with video title and school name to:
Panasonic KWN, C/- Shooting Picture Partners
PO Box 1143
Newport Beach,
NSW 2106
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What are the other key timings? |
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The key timings are as follows:
- Synopsis for submission due 26th July 2010 - Synopsis Form (66kb PDF)
- Entry deadline: 5:00pm 1st September, 2010
- Judging: 3rd September, 2010
- National Awards Ceremony: Late October 2010
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Who do I contact for further information? |
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For any technical queries, please contact Shane McLachlan
Tel (02) 9999 6311
Email: shootingpicture@bigpond.com
For media queries, please contact Blackie McDonald
Tel: (02) 8907 4900
Email: kwn@bmcd.com.au
If you are using Pinnacle Software on your PC and are experiencing any problems with editing your footage, please contact Pinnacle's technical support office - Lako Pacific -
Tel: 1300 302 306
For all other queries, please email or call Sarah Garnett
Email: shootingpicture@bigpond.com
Tel: (02) 99996311
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Good luck with the 2010 KWN program!
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