VCA 2024 - Criteria for the Inspirational Digital Content Creator

Who can participate in the Inspirational Digital Content Creator?

• Organizations established in Vietnam; foreign organizations with commercial presence in Vietnam (including companies, branches, and representative offices of foreign organizations in Vietnam).
• Individuals who are Vietnamese citizens; foreigners with permanent residency cards in Vietnam.

Award Participation Rules

1. Entries must have been released to the public between September 1, 2023, and August 8, 2024, with a duration not exceeding 100 minutes, including introduction, title, and end credits.

2. There are no restrictions on genre and language. In the case of languages other than Vietnamese, subtitles in Vietnamese are required.

3. The contest entry has not received any official awards from any competition.

4. The work should be in MP4 format (H264), with a minimum resolution of HD 720P, a minimum frame rate of 25fps, and a minimum bit rate of 1.5Mbps.

5. The author is responsible for the copyright of images and sound. If using images/music from a third party, written consent from the copyright owner must be provided.
If the work is a product of a group of authors, a commitment agreement from all members of the group participating in the competition is required.

6. The dialogue and images of the work must not violate legal regulations, must not go against traditional customs, and must not promote products prohibited by Vietnamese law. The use of maps with the "nine-dash line" or maps that omit the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa of Vietnam is not allowed.

7. Each contestant may only participate in one group. Each individual/group can submit multiple entries in multiple categories.
Each entry is only allowed to be submitted in one category.

8. The Organizing Committee is not legally responsible for any issues related to the copyright of the contest entries.

9. Contestants retain the copyright of their contest entries, and the Organizing Committee has the right to use all works, images, and information submitted by contestants for promotional and publicity purposes related to the competition.

10. The Organizing Committee has the right to unilaterally remove any entries that violate the law or the rules of the competition.

Submit VCA 2024 application

Organizations and individuals submit their applications online through the Awards Portal at https://dcca.org.vn/huong-dan-nop-ho-so . 

The application package for organizations and individuals participating in the VCA 2024 includes:

1. The registration form for the VCA 2024 (online registration according to the Form);

2. Encouraged to register as a member of DCCA (online registration at the link https://dcca.org.vn/dang-ky-hoi-vien ) 

3. Organizations, individuals information

4. Description of product or service content (according to 5 guiding criteria);

5. Notarized copies of business registration, business license, citizen identification card or equivalent;

6. Business performance/results of applying products, services (encouraged);

7. Types of certifications, quality certificates for products (encouraged);

8. Opinions, evaluations from local state management agencies or from nominating organizations/individuals (encouraged);

9. Registration fee for participating in the Awards: Free

How to Become an Inspirational Content Creator?

Step 1: Nominations and Self-Nominations

• Nominations and self-nominations: The official nomination portal is open at https://dcca.org.vn/ from the launch date of the awards on April 20th, 2024, until the closing of the submission portal on June 30th, 2024.
  Organizations and individuals wishing to participate in the Awards can self-nominate and submit their works, or nominate organizations and individuals whose works meet the criteria outlined in Section X and according to the Categories specified in Section V for participation in the Awards.
• Nomination/self-nomination method: Online via the Awards website (https://dcca.org.vn/ )
• The number of nominations from voters and advisory opinions from the Council at this stage will serve as the basis for the Organizing Committee to select the official nominations to be included in the voting round. After June 30th 2024, incomplete or ineligible submissions that do not meet the criteria for evaluation and awarding will be disqualified.
• The Organizing Committee will notify the results of the application review to the participating units and individuals. Complaints and dispute resolution will be conducted according to the regulations

Step 2: Voting 

• VCA 2024 will open the official voting portal at https://dcca.org.vn/ from July 5, 2024, until 23:59 on August 31, 2024. Once the official voting portal is open, voters can vote for their favorite nominations.
• The award results will be based on 100% of the votes from readers on the official VCA website. The nominations receiving the highest votes from readers will be honored as the Inspirational Digital Content Creator.

Step 3: Award Announcement and Ceremony Organization

Based on the voting results from voters, the Organizing Committee of the Awards will announce and organize the ceremony for the VCA 2024 (scheduled for September 2024).

Criteria for the Inspirational Digital Content Creator

Time and Location of the Event

• Submission Period: From April 20th, 2024 to August 8th, 2024.
• Award Ceremony: The results announcement and award ceremony are expected to take place in September in Hanoi.

Contact Information

• The Vietnam Digital Content Creation Awards 2024 - VCA 2024: Vietnam Digital Content Creation Alliance
• Location: 4th Floor, TQ Building, 286 Alley, Nguyen Xien, Tan Trieu, Thanh Tri, Hanoi
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone number: 0988.606.666 (Mrs. Phạm Thị Quyen) - 0336.382.232 (Ms. Nguyễn Hoàng Thảo Ngọc)
• Website: https://dcca.org.vn/vca