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What can I enter?
A video about cartons (and/or cartonboard).
Your video should, in a creative way, promote or explain the benefits of cartons/cartonboard. It 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 inside or outside the home).
It should be entertaining, communicate a clear message or proposition and be suitable for various social media channels, presentations, events, websites or even commercials.
- Minimum length: 15 seconds
- Maximum length: 2 minutes
- Format: .mp4/.mov, 16:9, min. 1080p (HD)
- Technique/Genre: open (live-action, animated, stop motion etc.)
- Language: English
Please note: videos that feature material other than cartonboard (e.g. corrugated board) can NOT be accepted.
How to enter?
Please read the rules and the entry form.
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.
Please fill out the entry form and describe your project in up to 150 words. You will receive a confirmation email.
The competition is free to enter.
Deadline: June 30, 2023
Public Voting
Amazed by the many brilliant video creations of former years, we’ve decided to introduce public voting for the best videos of 2022! The jury will put together a shortlist of this year’s most compelling videos. They will be presented on a voting page on the Pro Carton website. Furthermore, all selected videos will be promoted on our social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedIn. Everyone is invited to cast their vote and support the creators they prefer most. Any form of manipulation of votes will result in disqualification.
The winner of the Public Award will receive a brand-new GoPro HERO10 + Accessories Bundle.
Who can enter?
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.
What can I win?
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 2023. 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.
How does the jury work?
The jury will consist of experts from the world of marketing, film and cartons. They will independently review and rate your video.
Important information:
Please note that this competition is 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. Please do not feature these packaging formats in your video, as they risk being disqualified.
An entry gives the organisers the right to show and use the submitted videos as they see fit, including use in the public domain and social media.
The organisers will not pass on personal data nor disclose addresses to third parties.
