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Bon-vlog-yage Travel mini-vlog competition

Submit a 1-min vlog from your travel to the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and any other places around the world to win up to $3,100. 

Bon Vlog yage poster

Eligibility:

All HKBU full-time UG students enrolled in a UGC-funded programme. 

Other HKBU students (e.g. incoming exchange students) are encouraged to participate as travel buddies to enhance the diversity of the team, even though they are not eligible for awards.

Application:

Submit an online registration form, which includes a link to the 1-minute video*. Students could submit a maximum of TWO videos to each of the themes between 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024. 

*Selected participants will be required to provide a downloadable video for uploading to IG of LQC.

Themes:

  1. GBA KOL: Capture the experience of going to the Greater Bay Area (GBA), except Hong Kong, such as visiting attractions, participating in cultural events, gathering with friends, enjoying the travels, etc.
  2. Travel BUddies: Capture the moments of travelling outside Hong Kong with other HKBU students to experience the local culture of the travel destination. Extra points will be given to entries that include a culturally diversified student mix among the travel bubbies. 

Selection Criteria: 

A panel of judges will select the winners of each theme according to the following criteria:

  • Representation of the specific themes enrolled into (i.e. GBA KOL or Travel BUddies) (70%)
  • Creativity (15%)
  • Aesthetic Impression and Technical Execution such as lighting, colour balance, focus, sharpness, etc (15%)

Selection Procedures and Awards:

1. Bi-monthly Awards (2023/24)

Submissions will be screened and awarded every two months by the end of October, December, February, April, June and August. A maximum of 8 vlogs, regardless of the themes, will be selected to be uploaded to the Instagram of LQC for voting every two months. The 8 winners will be awarded with a cash award of $500 each.

Vlogger Theme Destination IG Reels
@yiuyiuisbloging Travel Buddies Meersburg, Germany https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cza380fBHeO/
@dyunz.1 Travel Buddies Busan, South Korea https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2Mck6QBDqo/
@laucmchatlotte GBA KOL Guangzhou, China https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3CYD30Behm/
@yu_missagram Travel Buddies Cambodia https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4P5C5kuFTX/
@aoiwy2 Travel Buddies Pengchau, Hong Kong https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4h8TOKBo-o/
@hk_ken Travel Buddies Europe https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4z_QGhBWYf/
@lineurgram Travel Buddies Malaysia https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5plb4fB9qm/
@ww.yann Travel Buddies Seoul, South Korea https://www.instagram.com/reel/C58Fy4vhqgi/
@_kokiali_ GBA KOL Guangzhou, China https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6OHZHbBGA9/
@lau_peggy Travel Buddies Seoul, South Korea https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6gDWS7hpd5/
@gi.raogi Travel Buddies Xiamen, China https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6yKgePh94h/
@nelson_0528 GBA KOL Macau https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7DkBH4hUUp/

@revedepy

@cpyannn_

Travel Buddies Jeju, South Korea https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7WNttZhaK_/
Ka Chi Travel Buddies Malaysia https://www.instagram.com/reel/C76QyH1xDPX/
@evana.242627 Travel Buddies Harbin & Beijing, China https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8MQF1QBPry/
@wan_diu Travel Buddies Myanmar https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-ugaR-BYd-/
@imnotrachel1761 Travel Buddies New Zealand https://www.instagram.com/hkbusalqc/reel/C_AiDrZhPFq/

@puilammmmm
@cpypuiyi
@cys_friedrich

Travel Buddies Taipei https://www.instagram.com/hkbusalqc/reel/C_fjNRNhY6j/
@eric.chan02 Travel Buddies New Zealand https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_iIaRQhF7f/
@cpypuiyi Travel Buddies Chiang Mai, Thailand https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_klV2Lhkvn/

3. Final Awards

All the shortlisted vlogs will be entitled to run for the final competition in September to win a cash award of $2,000, $1,500 or $1,000 for the champion, 1st runner-up and 2nd-runner-up respectively from each of the themes. In addition, regardless of the theme, a maximum of 5 merit awards of $200 each will be awarded to other outstanding vlogs as decided by the selection panel and the video with the most LIKE on Instagram of LQC by 13 September 2024 will be awarded $600. The result will be announced in September 2024.

4. Winners will be notified individually by email. The cash awards will be transferred to the winners through their local bank account. 

Rules:

  1. The submitted vlog must be in mp4 format, within 1 minute and uploaded to Google Drive/OneDrive. Participants must make sure that the submitted vlog can be viewed publicly throughout the Contest period.
  2. The selected vlogs from every two months will be uploaded to the Instagram of LQC. Students are advised to provide their Instagram accounts for tagging and attracting likes from their friends.
  3. Entries must be original works by the participants and have not won any prizes in any other competitions.
  4. Entries should not violate any laws in Hong Kong and of your travel destination(s), including but not limited to infringement of privacy, copyright, trademark, portrait right etc. All of the stock music, graphics and font types must be copyright-free.
  5. To expand the viewership of your vlog, English subtitles should be included if the video is being recorded in other languages. No obscene, violent or offensive words, images or audio should be filmed. 
  6. All information provided by the participants must be true and accurate.
  7. Participants should seek consent from the other travel buddies or property owners of the sites, if applicable, before the shooting.
  8. Participants who violate any of the above-mentioned rules will be disqualified without further notice. 
  9. Upon submitting the application form, participants acknowledge that they agree to grant permission to the Office of Student Affairs for the use of their videos for advertising and publicity purposes.
  10. Rules and Regulations are subject to change at the sole discretion of the Leadership Qualities Centre of the Office of Student Affairs.

Enquiry

Miss Cindy CHAN
Tel: (852) 3411 2403
Email: lqc@hkbu.edu.hk