A night at the Oscars
General info:
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This will be a glamorous and entertaining cocktail reception where the best submitted videos will be broadcasted and awarded
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Submission opens on March 15th and closes April 22nd
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Video acceptance will be notified by April 24th
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On April 30th accepted videos will be uploaded online on the meeting website and social media to be voted and presenting authors must register by this date
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Any ophthalmologist can, and is invited, to vote their preferred videos through the meeting web page from May 5th until May 30th to create a shortlist of nominees from the eligible submissions
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Nominees videos will be broadcasted during the “A Night at the Oscars” event, on Thursday June 12th , where the best videos will be selected and awarded by an expert panel
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The nominees should be present at the event as the winners will be invited to accept the award on stage.
Submission instructions
- Final version of the video should be uploaded during the submission process, together with title, brief synopsis, and list of authors, by the April 22nd deadline.
- Video maximum length is 2 minutes and 30 seconds, including opening and closing credits (no exceptions allowed).
- Video must contain: opening credit (video title, author/s name and affiliation), English subtitles and an English narrator voice. Font of subtitles should be legible but not distracting (avoid busy screen).
- Maximum number of video submissions as first author allowed: two.
- Topics allowed: cornea, glaucoma and ocular surface.
- Videos judging criteria: originality, scientific content, educational content, clarity, quality of English, quality of narration, technical quality (sound, images, editing).
- At least one of the authors must be registered to the meeting by April 30th.
- The video must be in MP4 format, resolution 1280×720, aspect ratio 16:9.
- Presenting authors are required to upload a head shot, to be used on the meeting web page and social media.