The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in Chicago would like to invite American friends from Mid-Western U.S. especially the young people to participate in the 2nd Chinese Short Video Competition featuring My Story with China. All participants are welcome to submit a short video sharing the touching stories of their own or families and friends with China. The language of the short video should be Chinese.

I. Schedule

Time for submission: November 22 to December 15, 2022

Time for evaluation: December 16 to December 20, 2022

Announcement of results on Twitter @ChinaConsulateChicago: December 21, 2022

Award distribution: After December 21, 2022

II. Participants

Residents in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana and Colorado, especially the K-12 and university students.

III. Video Format

The short video should be about 5 minutes. The resolution of the videos should be no less than 1280 × 720, and the format should be MP4, recorded in landscape mode.

IV.Awards Setting

There will be 5-10 Best Chinese Speaker Awards and 5-10 Outstanding Video Awards. 

All Participants who have submitted a video with satisfactory quality will receive a souvenir. 

The results of the competition will be announced on December 21, 2022 on Twitter @ChinaConsulateChicago as well as on the official website of the Consulate. The awarded videos would be displayed on twitter and other media platforms operated or recommended by the Consulate.

V. Submission

The participants should complete the attached registration form, sign the authorization agreement, scan both files into PDF format, and send them together with the video in a compressed file to Chinesevideocompetition@gmail.com. 

Ⅵ. Others

The Consulate reserves the right of final interpretation of this competition.