Create an Internet Archive Account

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How to Submit
Upload your film to archive.org with a subject tag field of “public domain day film contest 2023” in the upload form (see example here)
Link all your sourced materials from 1927 in the upload description
Prizes
1st prize: $1500
2nd prize: $1000
3rd prize: $500
*All prizes sponsored by the Kahle/Austin Foundation

Judges
Judges will be looking for videos that are fun, interesting and use public domain materials, especially those from 1927. They will be shown at the in-person Public Domain Day party and should highlight the value of having cultural materials that can be reused, remixed, and re-contextualized for a new day. Winners’ pieces will be purchased with the phone number database prize money, and viewable on the Internet Archive under a Creative Commons license.

Amir Saber Esfahani (Director of Special Arts Projects, Internet Archive)
Rick Prelinger (Board Member, Internet Archive, Founder, Prelinger Archives)
Yuanxiao Xu (Deputy Counsel, Creative Commons)
Previous Winners:


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