Awards, Prizes, Trophies and Acknowledgements
Two Stages of the Competition
The competition is judged in two stages with awards given at each stage for both the film and poster competitions:
A regional contest, with PSAs judged and awarded by region in each category.
All regional winning PSAs are then automatically entered into the main awards festival and judged for the top prizes in each category at the annual Streets, Art, SAFE Red Carpet Awards Ceremony.
How the Awards Work:
Winning PSAs of the regional contests will have their certificates and trophies delivered to and awarded at their schools.
Overall top winners of the competition are awarded at the live red-carpet Streets, Art, SAFE Awards Ceremony (SAS Awards), open to all schools who participated in the competition.
Students who submitted PSAs for final judging are presented with a certificate acknowledging the accomplishment of their creative endeavor and congratulating them for being a finalist.
Trophies and Prizes:
Summary of awards and prizes:
The Grand Prize-winning teams and Special Awards Category-winning teams, including the sponsoring teacher, are acknowledged with a special trophy and grants for the school’s Art Department and/or awards to the student teams themselves.
Technical Awards and Best PSA Awards are acknowledged with trophies.
Trophies:
Trophies are awarded by judges, celebrities, and civic leaders in the following categories:
FILM COMPETITION AWARDS:
Technical Awards
Based on results of judging done by the Film Industry Judges
Creativity and Originality
Including best use of a category of PSA: reenactment, testimonial, celebrity, satire.Cinematography
Camerawork and lighting.Acting
Editing
Production design
Everything that appears in front of the camera - such as sets, props, costumes, location, make-up, etc.Sound
Includes sound effects, production audio, music, etc.
Best PSA Awards
Based on results of judging done by the Street Safety Judges
Research
Most effective street safety message:
A PSA should leave a memorable lasting impression on the audience through its message. Thus judges will be looking at the strength of your messaging, including use of a tagline, jingle, or other similar solutions.a. Best Distracted Driving PSA
b. Best Driving Under The Influence PSA
c. Best Cycling Safety PSA
d. Best Safe Driving PSA
Best Encouragement PSA
Optional Awards
Funniest
Scariest
Animation
Best Testimonial PSA
(Uses victims, or an actor portraying a victim, of the undesired behavior to speak about an issue.)Best Satire PSA
(The art of making bad behavior look ridiculous through an exaggerated story.)
Special Awards Categories
Students may submit an additional PSA to compete in one of both of the following categories if they wish.
Street Racing Kills Award
Pedestrian Safety Award
Grand Prize Awards
Best Overall PSA Bronze Winner
Best Overall PSA Silver Winner
Best Overall PSA Gold Winner
POSTER COMPETITION AWARDS:
Technical Awards
Based on results of judging done by the Graphic Design Judges
Most Creative and Original Concept
Best Use of an Original Photo
Best Illustrated
Best use of Typography
Best Headline / Copywriting
Best use of Color
Best PSA Awards
Based on results of judging done by the Street Safety Judges
Research
Most effective street safety message:
a. Best Distracted Driving
b. Best Driving Under The Influence
c. Best Cycling Safety
d. Best Safe Driving
e. Street Racing
Optional Awards
Funniest PSA
Scariest PSA
Most Experimental
Special Awards Categories
Students may submit an additional poster to compete in one of all of the following categories if they wish.
Pedestrian Safety Award
Encouragement message:
a. Best Cycling Encouragement
b. Best walking Encouragement
c. Best Public Transportation Encouragement
The ART of Belonging: Future of Aerial Rapid Transit Award
Grand Prize Awards
Best Overall Poster/Billboard Bronze Winner
Best Overall Poster/Billboard Silver Winner
Best Overall Poster/Billboard Gold Winner
