THE UPPER MIDWEST CHAPTER REGIONAL EMMY AWARDS CALL FOR ENTRIES Mark these important EMMY DEADLINE DATES in 2002 MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2002 Postmark date for all entry forms, tapes and fees FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2002 Emmy Nominations Announced SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2002 Emmy Awards/Silver Circle Gala The EMMY AWARDS YEAR for eligibility and The NATAS-UPPER MIDWEST CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP YEAR are the same, June 1, 2001 to May 31, 2002 NEW THIS YEAR: Entries must be in VHS format Payment can be made with your VISA or MasterCard $5 of your entry fee goes directly to our Scholarship Fund Upper Midwest Chapter Regional Emmy Awards Call for Entries PURPOSE To recognize outstanding achievements in television by conferring annual awards of merit in the chapter's designated award region. The presentation of these awards is intended to be an incentive for the continued pursuit of excellence for those working in the television industry and to focus public attention on outstanding cultural, educational, technological, entertainment, news and informational achievements in television. ELIGIBILITY PERIOD All entries must have been originally telecast within the Awards Year from June 1, 2001 through May 31, 2002. ELIGIBILITY AREA The States of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and surrounding DMA's, particularly Western Wisconsin. ELIGIBILITY Entries must have been produced for the chapter's designated awards area and must have had their first broadcast or cablecast in that awards area during the eligibility period. Entries must not have been available for viewing by more than 50% of the U.S. television homes during the eligibility year. Entries that are available to more than 50% of the U.S. television homes should be submitted to The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' national awards (see exceptions). No entry may be submitted to more than one chapter's awards. Entries must be submitted as originally telecast/cablecast. There may not be any post broadcast changes, except as noted in the category descriptions. Exceptions to the 50% rule: The 50% rule does not apply to: 1. Local station news coverage that may receive national exposure. 2. The treatment of a local community issue by a super station that is in directed specifically to those living inside the station's home market. 3. A local program that later receives national distribution may compete in both regional and national awards competition, but not in the same eligibility year. Closed Circuit and Program Length Commercials are not Eligible: To be eligible, entries must have been broadcast or cablecast to the general public by a television station, a cable company, satellite or similar distribution system. Exception to the Closed Circuit Rule: High school or undergraduate college student production entries are eligible. In categories 3-24 there is no limit to the number of entries an organization or individual may submit in each category. However, in categories 3-24 the same entry cannot be submitted in more than one category. Entries submitted to the Upper Midwest Chapter cannot be submitted to any other chapter's competition. Categories 25-30 are designed to recognize individual achievements on camera. Categories 31-43 are designed to recognize individual achievement off camera. Entries must be submitted by the individual listed in the entry. Each person may submit a single achievement or a composite of work that he or she believes to be outstanding in a specific area of expertise. An individual with accomplishments in more than one area of talent or craft may submit an entry in each area. On-camera talent entering categories 3-24 may not submit an entry for the same work in categories 25-30. The Chapter recognizes that there will be instances when more than one person contributes to the work in a craft area. Individuals working together on a specific project in that craft area may enter as a group. Categories 44-45 are designed to recognize outstanding achievement conceived and produced by high school or undergraduate college students attending a school, institute or academic program in the Chapter's Area of Eligibility. Each entry must be submitted by the school where the work was produced. Faculty involvement can be only advisory. A Plaque of Recognition will be awarded to the school. Certificates of Recognition will be awarded to all students listed by the faculty advisor as contributors to the production. MEMBERSHIP Membership in The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is not required to enter the Emmy Awards. ORIGINAL MATERIAL At least two-thirds of a program entry must consist of original material, unless previously produced material has been given some unique and creative treatment that, in the opinion of the chapter awards committee, results in an original program. Entrants must identify all non-original material, including its location in the program. LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH Programs in languages other than English may be entered. The National Academy's judging chapters will do their best to secure at least two judges on the judging panel who speak the language of the entry; but The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recommends that entrants submit a tape with English subtitles or with English on a second audio channel, or a precis in English. JUDGING PROCEDURE Entries made to this chapter will be judged by panels assembled from other NATAS Chapters. These panels shall be comprised of no fewer than six judges who shall be certified as peers. No more than 3 judges on a panel may be employed by the same station or company. Judges may not have a conflict of interest, which is described as having a direct involvement in the production of any entry, or having a personal relationship with a member of the production staff of an entry. Group ownership, by itself, does not necessarily create a conflict of interest. NON-COMPETITIVE JUDGING Entries are judged against a standard of excellence and so do not compete against each other. There may be one award, more than one award, or no award given in each category. JUDGING REQUIREMENT The success of the Emmy Awards process depends on the willingness of qualified professionals to serve as judges. Peers in another television market are serving this chapter's entrants. The chapter will judge other chapter's entries. By entering, you agree to serve as a judge when asked. THE INTENTIONAL FALSFICATION of production credits by an entrant may be the basis for the disqualification of the entry. ENTRY ERRORS AND OMISSIONS The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences assumes no responsibility for the acts or omissions of those individuals or entities submitting entries pursuant to this notice. All submitting entities and/or individuals are advised to review submissions with respect to correct name credits and other information. The Academy shall accept all submissions that are not in conflict with any of its rules and regulations. AWARD OWNERSHIP Emmy Awards are presented to individuals, not to their employers. Ownership of the Emmy statuette is retained by the individual and The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, even if an employer pays entry fees. Stations, corporations, production companies, cable companies and other employers associated with winning entries may purchase plaques from the Academy that have a replica of the statuette and space to list the names and titles of their employee winners for display at their offices. WHO RECEIVES THE AWARD? Producers receive the Emmy Statuette for winning programs, except were noted. Others who work on a winning program entry are eligible to receive production certificates, which list their name, the title of the wining entry, and the role they played in its production. Production certificates may be ordered from the local chapter. In the Individual Achievement Awards, those who actually perform a specific discipline receive the Emmy Statuette. Supervising or directing the work of others does not qualify for Individual Achievement Awards, except for achievements in directing categories. PROMOTION Emmy Winners may refer in advertising and publicity to the fact that they are an Emmy recipient and, for one year after the award was bestowed, may use a replica of the Emmy Statuette in such advertising. Any portrayal of the Emmy requires that the statue face left and be accompanied by a (r) registration mark and the appropriate copyright notice: (c)NATAS/ATAS. ENTRY FEES $5 of your entry fee goes to the Upper Midwest Chapter Scholarship Fund. 1. Entry fee for categories 1-24: $80 per entry Entry fee for categories 25-43: $60 per entry IMPORTANT: Your first entry MUST include your one-year dues to renew or start your membership. First entry fee for categories 1-24: $155 First entry fee for categories 25-43: $135 Where there is more than one name listed on the entry, only the entrant name as listed will receive the membership and will be able to submit subsequent entries at the fees, above. If you have questions about Entry Fees, please call Teresa at 952-474-7126 or email info@NATAS-MN.org 2. Entry fee for categories 44-45 is $40 per entry. 3. The Chapter will present one statuette for each entry awarded an Emmy in each category. Additional statuettes may be purchased only by those listed in the call for entries as eligible to receive the Emmy. The cost of additional statuettes is $150. Those who worked on a project who are not eligible for a statuette can purchase a Production Certificate honoring their creative contribution upon verification of their participation. Individual Achievement winners may NOT order certificates for any others associated with their entry. The cost of a Production Certificate is $30. Additional Student Category Certificates are available for $15 each. In accordance with the rules of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, regardless of station or company affiliation, the individual recipient(s) will retain possession of the Emmy statuette. 4. IMPORTANT! Entries missing information on the form, or which have incorrect fees, or do not follow the guidelines listed under Emmy Entry Tape Preparation will be subject to a $25 reprocessing fee for each correction including the addition or deletion of names, or the entry may be subject to disqualification. The original entry fee will not be returned. If you have any questions about the preparation of your entry, please contact: Teresa Vickery Executive Director, NATAS info@NATAS-MN.org (952) 474-7126 5. The entry fee(s) in the form of a check, credit card or official purchase order must be attached to the entry form(s) and submitted at the same time as the VHS tape(s) of the entry/entries. EMMY ENTRY TAPE PREPARATION It is important that you follow the guidelines listed below or you will be charged a reprocessing fee or your entry will be disqualified without a refund. 1. Each entry must be submitted on an individual VHS tape. For Writing Categories 42 and 43, 6 copies of the script must be submitted with the VHS tape. 2. The tape must bear the appropriate entry label. The title on the entry tape must match the entry form. 3. A copy of the entry form must be placed in the tape box. 4. If a Program is 60 minutes or less in length, it must be submitted in its entirety (without commercials) unless otherwise indicated. If a Program exceeds 60 minutes the entry must be reduced to 60 minutes or less by making no more than three unedited deletions from the program as telecast. 5. A Program Series (3 or more programs telecast in the Awards Year) may be represented by a single program or a composite of no more than 3 unedited segments from different programs within the series. The composite should be no longer than the length of an individual program in the series, and in no case longer than 60 minutes. A program that is part of a Series or is entered as a Series cannot be submitted in another category as a Single Program. A brief description of the composite segments and their airdates must be included on the entry form. 6. A composite entry in categories 25-43 should be represented by a compilation of no more than 4 unedited examples as telecast. The composite tape cannot be longer than 20 minutes. 7. Entries should not include commercials (except for billboards). At least 3 seconds and no more than 10 seconds of black must separate each segment, report, announcement, etc. 8. Entries will be assigned by category as designated by the submitter, but the Awards Committee will have the sole discretion for its applicability in the category chosen, and its eligibility for award consideration. All entries must be submitted as originally telecast. There may not be any post-telecast changes except for the removal of commercials unless otherwise indicated. The Chapter reserves the right to corroborate any information on an entry form, to combine duplicate entries, or to disqualify an entry. In the case of a disqualification, the entry fee will be refunded unless otherwise noted. All entries are subject to approval by the Chapter's Awards Committee. 9. Please check all tapes to make sure they are technically viewable. If the judging panel deems an entry tape technically unviewable, it will NOT be judged and your entry fee will NOT be refunded. 10. The Chapter assumes no responsibility for the acts or omissions of those individuals or organizations submitting entries pursuant to this notice. All submitting individuals and/or organizations are urged to review submissions for accuracy with respect to names, spelling, category and credits. The Chapter shall accept any and all submissions that are not in conflict with all rules and regulations. 11. All tapes will become the property of the Chapter. Emmy awarded Program tapes will be kept in the Chapter archives for research and educational purposes. The tapes will not be retelecast. The remaining tapes will be donated to colleges and universities. 12. Please include with each entry the time code for what you think would be the best 30-seconds to show at the Emmy Gala should your entry be awarded an Emmy. ENTRY DEADLINE All entry forms, fees and tapes must be received by or postmarked no later than MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2002. Each entry form must be supplied in duplicate. In addition, a third copy must be placed in each tape box. Entry forms, fees and tapes must be sent to: NATAS, UPPER MIDWEST CHAPTER c/o Pavek Museum of Broadcasting 3515 Raleigh Avenue So. St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Make checks payable to NATAS, Upper Midwest Chapter. If you need more entry forms or cassette labels, please contact Teresa Vickery at (952) 474-7126, info@NATAS-MN.org EMMY AWARDS COMMITTEE: 2002 John Croman, KARE-TV Jane Helmke, KARE-TV Ann Pedersen, WFTC-TV Carol Scheer, KSTP-TV NATAS, UPPER MIDWEST CHAPTER 4967 Kensington Gate Shorewood, MN 55331 1