Aspiring filmmakers, the time has come. We’re VALVE lets its doors open on the Dota 2 Short Film Contest.
Filmmakers will have until the morning of July 13th, 2015 to submit their entries to the contest. The winning films will be featured as part of The International broadcast, and each winner will earn $20,000. Entries must be less than one minute long, so be sure to make every second count. Head over to the Dota 2 Short Film Contest site to learn more information on the submission guidelines and process.
Everyone else, head over to the contest voting page and tell us which videos you would like to see showcased at The International.
http://steamcommunity.com/dota2shortfilm/
Dota 2 Short Film Contest Guidelines
Guidelines
The winners will be announced and showcased at The International. Valve will award $20,000 in prizes to the entry or entries we consider the best.
How do I upload a submission?
You can view and/or vote on videos by going to the Dota 2- Short Film Contest Community page.
Other people helped me with my submission. How do I add them as co-authors?
Once you've uploaded a submission, it should appear in the videos section of your Steam Community page. From here, simply click on the video; once it pops up, click on 'View Comments and Details' to view Owner Controls and add contributors.
Clicking 'Add/remove Contributors' will pop up a dialog showing you your friends list. Click on friends to select them as co-authors of your submission.
Your friends should then receive an email letting them accept or decline whether they are a contributor to the submission. Remember to get your co-authors to accept before the deadline!
Filmmakers will have until the morning of July 13th, 2015 to submit their entries to the contest. The winning films will be featured as part of The International broadcast, and each winner will earn $20,000. Entries must be less than one minute long, so be sure to make every second count. Head over to the Dota 2 Short Film Contest site to learn more information on the submission guidelines and process.
Everyone else, head over to the contest voting page and tell us which videos you would like to see showcased at The International.
http://steamcommunity.com/dota2shortfilm/
Dota 2 Short Film Contest Guidelines
Guidelines
- Entries must be no longer than 1 minute.
- Entries must pertain to Dota 2.
- Entries can use any form or combination of animation or live-action technique in their creation. Using Source Filmmaker is not a requirement.
- Each entry must be at least 720p.
- The deadline for submission will be 04:00:00 PDT on the morning of July 13th, 2015. The submission process must be completed, including uploading the video and filling out submission dialogs, before the submission period ends.
- Nominees will be selected by the Steam community through voting on the Steam Workshop. Winners will be selected by Valve in its sole discretion from among the community-chosen nominees, and will be announced at The International.
- The video must be a new creation made specifically for the Dota 2 Filmmaker Contest.
- You are free to use any Valve IP.
- If you use any non-Valve IP, you must be the copyright owner or have explicit permission from the owner. You will be required to warrant to Valve that you have all necessary rights and permissions in order for the entry to be considered. Any submissions found to be infringing non-Valve IP will be disqualified. Note that for workshop items, you still need to provide a link to the items used, but you do not need explicit permission from the creator, since submission to the workshop automatically grants permission to use the item.
- Multiple submissions per person are allowed.
- Submissions must be free of advertisements.
The winners will be announced and showcased at The International. Valve will award $20,000 in prizes to the entry or entries we consider the best.
How do I upload a submission?
- Navigate to the Short Film Contest Agreement page here. Login and accept the agreement.
- Once you have accepted the agreement, navigate to your Steam Profile 'Videos' page, which can be found in Steam by mousing over your Account name, selecting Content, then Videos, or by using the following link: http://steamcommunity.com/my/videos/
- If you have not yet linked your YouTube account to your Steam Profile, you will need to so by clicking the 'Link YouTube Account' button in the upper right.
- Once your YouTube account is linked to your Steam Account, click the 'Add Videos from YouTube' button on your Videos page.
- Select the Video you want to upload from the list of your YouTube videos, then when asked, select 'Associate the video(s) with a game', and choose 'Dota 2 - Short Film Contest'. Then click the 'Add Video' button.
- You have now successfully submitted your video to the Dota 2 Short Film Contest.
You can view and/or vote on videos by going to the Dota 2- Short Film Contest Community page.
Other people helped me with my submission. How do I add them as co-authors?
Once you've uploaded a submission, it should appear in the videos section of your Steam Community page. From here, simply click on the video; once it pops up, click on 'View Comments and Details' to view Owner Controls and add contributors.
Clicking 'Add/remove Contributors' will pop up a dialog showing you your friends list. Click on friends to select them as co-authors of your submission.
Your friends should then receive an email letting them accept or decline whether they are a contributor to the submission. Remember to get your co-authors to accept before the deadline!
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