RIT - Digital Arts, Film, and Animation Competition for Deaf and Hard-of-Heading Students

Students who enter must:

be in 9-12 grade at time of entry.
be deaf or hard-of-hearing.
have a parent’s or guardian’s permission to participate.
have a sponsoring teacher.
sign a statement that their work is original and no copyrighted materials are used in their submission.
have appropriate permission forms if required by their school district.

Artwork must be submitted at the same time as the entry form packet. Students may submit multiple pieces of work, but only one entry per category.

Students must:

submit artwork on a CD or DVD by postal mail. Students may submit up to two entries each in a different category. A separate DVD/CD must be submitted for each entry.
complete and submit the application form.
include a recommendation form from a sponsoring teacher.
submit a 150-300 word descriptive essay of the processes used for their project.
submit work that is their own original creative design. Student work must be original, not copied from photographs, images, clip art, or other resources that are not original.
submit artwork that is an individual work, not part of a class project.
give RIT permission to use names, submitted images, likenesses and voices for possible promotion.