This contest is open only to associations listed in the 2023-2024 Neighborhood Services database. 

• Videos must be between 2 to 3 minutes long and not exceed 3 min. 
• Neighborhoods may only submit 1 video each year.
• Videos may be funny, serious, real, or animated.
• Associations may work individually or in teams.
• Videos must be in a format acceptable for YouTube.
• All work must be original and free of any copyrighted material, including music.
• Professional help is NOT ALLOWED.
• Videos must be in good taste and must not contain any indecent content.
• Videos that include drinking alcohol and/or how to use illegal drugs or paraphernalia will be automatically disqualified.

Videos MUST include the following:

• Title: Name of Neighborhood Association
• Neighborhood contact information
• Location within the city limits
• Neighborhood meeting dates, time, and location

Other topics to consider including:

• Number of homes in the community
• Neighborhood projects and activities (past and or present)
• Access to resources (examples might include: access to shopping centers, restaurants, bus lines and interstates)

• Three winners will be chosen in each of the five alliance boundaries.
• Winning videos from each boundary will compete for Best In-City Video, to be announced at the 2024 Mayor’s Neighborhood Banquet on March 21st.
• The Best Overall Video, voted on by participants at the banquet, will receive a grand prize.

Recognition
Videos will be posted to the City of Montgomery’s Neighborhood Services Department webpage and the Best Overall video will be shared on the Neighborhood Services social media sites.

_{^{* The Neighborhood Services Department reserves the right to show winning videos at public gatherings, civic club meetings, fundraising and educational events.}}

A panel of judges will rate videos on the following:

• Creativity, originality & design
• Effectiveness of message
• Use of legitimate facts

Guidelines for Submitting Your Video

• Create your video. YouTube recommends that you save your videos as either QuickTime .MOV, Windows .AVI, or .MPG files— these are the most common formats and work well within the YouTube system. Recommended: Original resolution of your video - for HD it is 1920x1080 (1080p) or 1280 x 720. 
  _{*Note: Because your video may be shown on large screens at the Neighborhood Services Banquet, it is important that you create it at the highest resolution possible.}
  
  
•  If you don’t already have an account at YouTube or Google, create a Google account by clicking here.
  
  
• Make and upload your video to YouTube. Be sure to set your video to be viewed publicly. Your video will be assigned a unique URL. You’ll need to save the URL so you can insert it into the Contest Submission Form.
  
  
• Your video will be uploaded to the City of Montgomery’s YouTube channel and made accessible to the public. Please ensure that your video is in accordance with the Google Terms of Service, Google Privacy Policy, and YouTube Terms of Service.

• For your video entry to be considered in the Contest, you must complete the “Video Contest Submission Form” and submit it online by Sunday, March 3, 2024 at midnight and provide a hard copy to the Neighborhood Services Department at 25 Washington Ave. on a USB memory stick by 4 p.m. on Monday, March 4th.
  

Email: jdow@montgomeryal.gov