The official page of the Eurostat Your Take On Statistics video contest. Eurostat is the European Commission's Directorate-General for statistics. Your Take On Statistics is a video contest for students in the EU on 3 statistical indicators.  Students can make a 90 second video on any or all of the 3 indicators for a chance to win a cash prize.

PRIZES
Prizes for the finalists and winners in each of the three categories will be:
1st prize:    €5,000
2nd prize:    €2,000
3rd prize:    €1,000

The public vote winner in each of the three categories will receive one non-monetary prize.

All finalists and winners will be invited to an official award ceremony in Luxembourg in spring 2015 (travel and accommodation costs paid by the European Commission).  

HOW TO WIN?
You don’t need to be Steven Spielberg to enter. You can even produce your video on your mobile phone if you like. But you do need to show enthusiasm, originality and, of course, accuracy.

Videos should:
• Be fun, entertaining and imaginative and show why statistics matter (be it video, animation, graphical – the style is up to you).
• Address one of three statistics categories, reflecting major issues affecting EU citizens.
• Be no longer than 90 seconds in length (longer clips will be disqualified).
• Any EU language can be used in the video.

Video entries not submitted in English must be accompanied by sub-titles in English guarantee wide understanding. Full contest rules, entry categories, and guidelines for producing and entering your video are available at: http://bit.ly/Eurostat_ytos

IMPORTANT: It is essential to read the full terms and conditions for entry before you begin to develop your idea/begin production. See http://bit.ly/Eurostat_ytos

HOW ARE WINNERS SELECTED?
The finalists and winners will be determined by Eurostat, based on the strengths of the video against the rules and entry criteria.

Contest Timeline:

Launch: 16 May 2014
Deadline for submission: 31 October 2014
Evaluation process: from 1 November 2014 until 14 November 2014
Public voting: from 15 November 2014 until 15 December 2014
Prize winners are announced: By end December 2014
Prize award ceremony: By end April 2015