The Pro Carton Student Video Competition 2023 is a European competition for video storytelling about cartons and carton boards. The award is open for entries now and it’s free to enter!
Pro Carton Student Video Competition 2023 Details
The competition is looking for creative students that help us tell the world about the benefits of cartons and carton boards.
Submission rules
Submitted videos should, in a creative way, promote or explain the benefits of cartons/cartonboard. They could be specifically about one or more features of cartons/cartonboard or may have a wider environmental message (for example, to encourage recycling of cartons/cartonboard products within or out of home).
Videos should be in English, between 15 seconds and 2 minutes in length (live-action, animated, stop motion, etc.). Format: .mp4/.mov, 16:9, min. 1080p (HD), Technique/Genre: open (live-action, animated, stop motion etc.), and Language: English
They should be entertaining, communicate a clear message or proposition and be suitable for various social media channels, presentations, events, websites or even commercials.
Who can enter the competition?
The competition is open to all European students, but will particularly be of interest to those studying business, marketing and communications, media, film-making, audio-visual or similar courses. They must be studying on a recognized full-time educational course at the time of entry.
Up to five students can enter together, however, one-person projects are, of course, welcome.
Competition Entry fee
The Competition is free to enter.
Video entry specifications
Please note that this competition is all about printed “folding” cartons used to package products ranging from pasta and frozen food to cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
Brown fluted corrugated boxes (e.g. Amazon transit packaging) and liquid packaging (e.g. fruit juice cartons) are excluded.
Do not feature these packaging formats in your video as they risk being disqualified.
Pro Carton Student Video competition Prizes
The winner will receive €5,000! If the entry is by more than one student, the prize will be shared equally.
The winner of the Public Award will receive a brand-new GoPro HERO10 + Accessories Bundle.
If circumstances allow, the winner(s) will be invited to the Pro Carton award celebrations in September 2024. Travel expenses and accommodation covered. If you enter as a group, please be aware that only one person will be invited to the Award Gala.
Application Guide
Make sure you understand what is meant by cartons/cartonboard (please see About cartons & cartonboard for more information).
Download the awards logo and make it the last sequence of your film.
Upload your video file either to YouTube (unlisted), Vimeo or Google Drive. Please make sure we are able to access the file. Add the link to your entry form.
To enter the competition, students need to fill out the application form in English only! Check the application form following this link: procarton.com
Competition Deadline
The registration period ends on 23 June 2023.
Competition Website
You can check the competition website following this link.
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