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Join Pioneer’s The Stories of Friendship Video Competition

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Can you make a three-minute video showcasing your take on “friendship?” What it is, how it’s done, who your friends are, when did it happen – take your imagination and creativity and profess the power of friendship in video format.

Open to Filipino students who are 15 to 24 years of age, Pioneer is embarking on competition to celebrate its 60th anniversary of providing insurance to businesses and individuals. Whether it’s a narrative, a music video or film production Spielberg would envy to have produced, Pioneer would like to see how friendships emboldens you or your family through life’s ups and downs.

Interested students can now submit their masterpiece in a brown envelope containing the following requirements:

  • Filled-out Submission Form (downloadable at www.storiesoffriendship.com)
  • Photocopy of Student ID for SY 2013-2014
  • Three (3) DVD copies of the official video entry with a maximum resolution of 1280/720, in video encoding format of MPEG-4/H264, and saved in MP4 video format.

The envelope should be labeled “Pioneer Stories of Friendship Video Competition” by (Name of Participant – School) and addressed to Marketing and Services Communications, 4F Pioneer House Makati, 108 Paseo de Roxas, Legaspi Village, Makati City. They have until April 21, 2014 to send in their video entries.

A group of judges composed of practitioners from the Film and Advertising Industry will pick eight (8) entries that will be invited to an awarding ceremony. The exciting part is that, the chosen videos will make their debut on the big screen. Selecting will be based on the following criteria:

  • 30% Content Relevance to the theme
  • 30% Technical Excellence Production design
  • 20% Creativity Overall video presentation
  • 20% Impact Emotional engagement

Online Favorite Award will be given during the awarding ceremony that is set to take place on May 23, 2014. In addition, two (2) lucky voters will be picked in a raffle to win P5,000 each plus insurance coverage from Pioneer.

Meanwhile, final winners of the “Stories of Friendship Video Competition” will receive cash prizes with insurance coverage from Pioneer.

  • Grand Prize P120,000 + Insurance Coverage
  • 2nd Place P80,000 + Insurance Coverage
  • 3rd Place P40,000 + Insurance Coverage
  • Online Favorite P20,000 + Insurance Coverage
  • Consolation Prizes P10,000 + Insurance Coverage

“A friend is someone who shares your dreams through life’s ups and downs.” – Pioneer Insurance

For the complete details of Pioneer’s “Stories of Friendship Video Competition,” feel free to visit www.storiesoffriendship.com or www.facebook.com/PioneerIsYourInsurance. For inquiries, call Kris Ngitngit at (02) 812-7777 local 455.

Image from Pioneer Insurance.

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  1. Aww!! Hindi na ako 24 years old..:(

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    elmer

    March 10, 2014 at 1:28 am

  2. graduation namin sa march 28.. pwede pa ba kami sumali? 😦 sana pwede pa po 😦 😦

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    glenn balane

    March 19, 2014 at 5:18 pm

    • Hi Glenn. Please call Kris Ngitngit of Pioneer Insurance at (02) 812-7777 local 455 during business hours. I’m sure she will be able to answer your question.

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      Raffy Pekson II

      March 19, 2014 at 5:33 pm

    • Thanks Sir Raffy for posting. 🙂

      Hi Glenn! As long as you’re a college student of AY 2013-2014 and you’re between 15-24 years old, you are qualified to join the competition.

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      Kriselda E. Ngitngit

      March 26, 2014 at 2:19 am

  3. Pwede po ba 2 entries per production?

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    iko092593

    March 31, 2014 at 5:54 am

    • Hi Krizza. Please call Kris Ngitngit of Pioneer Insurance at (02) 812-7777 local 455 during business hours. I’m sure she will be able to answer your question.

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      Raffy Pekson II

      March 31, 2014 at 6:10 am

  4. Okay Thank you sir 🙂

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    iko092593

    March 31, 2014 at 6:23 am

  5. Hai, about the encoding format po, wala po kasing ganun na option sa video editor na ginagamit ko, would you consider it? i mean, ang format ng video na ginamit ko sa pag render ay MP4 naman din, pati ang resolution gi follow ko, is it okay? Thanks 🙂

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    • Hi Dean. Please call Kris Ngitngit of Pioneer Insurance at (02) 812-7777 local 455 during business hours. I’m sure she will be able to answer your question.

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      Raffy Pekson II

      April 10, 2014 at 2:35 am


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