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Win $300 cash in video contest
Create a spooky video and you could win $300.
Make your own scary movie in our inaugural Halloween Video Contest, sponsored by the Star-Advertiser and Hawaii News Now. Entries should not exceed five minutes and must comprise original content that has not appeared elsewhere. Videos with excessive gore or violence will not be considered. The deadline to enter is Oct. 15.
Upload entries to YouTube and email the URL to features@staradvertiser.com, along with information on the video and the filmmakers.
Multiple entries will not be accepted.
The winner, chosen by a panel of judges, will receive a $300 cash prize. Finalists will be shown on Hawaii News Now Sunrise starting Oct. 29, with the winner announced Oct. 31. The judges’ decision is final. Finalists for a separate People’s Choice award will be announced Oct. 19, with the winner determined by the highest number of YouTube views between noon Oct. 19 and noon Oct. 23. Video links will be provided at honolulupulse.com.
The contest is open to Hawaii residents only. Oahu Publications Inc. and Hawaii News Now contributors, employees and their family members are not eligible.
By entering the contest, you grant the Star-Advertiser and Hawaii News Now a royalty-free license to use your video. Winners’ names and photos will appear in the Star-Advertiser and on honolulupulse.com.