The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) is searching for future filmmakers to create a 29-second Public Service Announcement (PSA) to publicize CTE Month during February 2009. 
 
Secondary and postsecondary students in CTE-related film, video and production classes are invited to submit video PSAs based on 2009 CTE Month’s theme, “CTE: Building Blocks for a Successful Career” and emphasizing the importance of CTE. The deadline to enter is October 31, 2008.
 
This year ACTE is partnering with SchoolTube, a safe, moderated Web site for online video sharing that reaches thousands of teachers and students, to host this year’s contest (www.Schooltube.com). Students will upload videos to SchoolTube’s Web site, in addition to sending broadcast-quality versions to ACTE, and a panel of marketing and media professionals will judge the entries.
 
ACTE will announce the winners during its Annual Convention, December 4-6 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The first place student(s) will receive a $750 prize and the school will receive one complimentary copy of Apple's Final Cut Studio 2, a professional video-editing suite, which Apple is donating for the contest.  The second place student(s) will receive $250 and one complimentary copy of Apple's Final Cut Studio 2 for the school. First-and second-place videos will be publicized on the Internet and may air on television.
 
The complete rules and copies of copyright assignment and release forms are available on the PSA Contest   Web page. For more information or questions about submissions, please contact onlinemedia@acteonline.org.
 
About SchoolTube
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About ACTE
The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) is the nation’s largest not-for-profit education association dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for successful careers. It provides advocacy, public awareness and access to information, professional development and tools that enable members to be successful and effective leaders. Founded in 1926, ACTE has more than 29,000 members including teachers, counselors and administrators at the middle school, high school and postsecondary levels.