Edmonton Cat Fest

Enter the 2024 Cat Video Contest

Enter your cat(s) into the 2024 Cat Video Contest!

Submitted cat videos will be shown on the big screen at the festival and a panel of judges will select a winning video in each CAT-egory.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT VIDEOS: MAY 13, 2024

TO HONOUR THE THING THAT STARTED IT ALL—GATHERING TO WATCH CAT VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET!

Enter OUR CAT VIDEO CONTEST to SHOWCASE YOUR AMEOWZING CAT AND PERHAPS Win prizes!

HOW TO ENTER

Submit 1 video of your cat in one of 4 video CAT-egories. You can submit a video to as many of the 4 CAT-egories as you like, or just select a few.

For instance, one person might submit 1 video to 1 CAT-egory, while another submits 2 videos to 2 CAT-egories, another submits 3 videos to 3 CAT-egories, and another person submits 4 videos to all 4 CAT-egories. Each video submitted must be different (based on CAT-egory. requirement). You are welcome to submit multiple videos for different CATS but we will only accept one video per cat per household per CAT-egory.

ALL SUBMITTED VIDEOS MUST BE 30 SECONDS OR LESS.

VIDEOS CAN BE VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL ASPECT.

ALL VIDEOS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY LINK TO DOWNLOAD OR VIEW ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

CAT-EGORY 1:

MEME/TREND

Replicate a popular meme/trend that features your cat.

CAT-EGORY 2:

DAY IN THE LIFE

Show us a day in the life of your cat.

CAT-EGORY 3:

DRAMA

Your cat starring a dramatic film.

CAT-EGORY 4:

CAT SHOW

Pretend your cat is being judged in a competition and narrate how you would score various aspects of your cat.

SUBMIT YOUR VIDEOS BY MAY 13, 2024 @ 11:59 P.M.

EMAIL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO [email protected]

Subject line: Cat Video Contest Submission

Name:

Cat’s Name:

Cat Breed:

Cat Age:

Video CAT-egory(ies):

Video Link(s):

PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL FIRST NEED TO UPLOAD YOUR VIDEO(S) TO A SOCIAL MEDIA SITE, WETRANSFER.COM OR YOUR OWN FILE SHARING SERVICE (e.g. GOOGLE DRIVE, ONEDRIVE, DROPBOX, etc.) AND SHARE THE VIDEO LINK WITH US IN YOUR EMAIL SUBMISSION SO WE CAN DOWNLOAD / REVIEW YOUR VIDEO. IF POSTING TO SOCIAL MEDIA, YOUR POST / PROFILE MUST BE PUBLIC FOR THE DURATION OF THE SUBMISSION PERIOD SO THAT WE MAY VIEW AND DOWNLOAD YOUR VIDEO ENTRY.

SUBMIT YOUR VIDEOS BY MAY 13, 2024 @ 11:59 P.M.

CAT-EGORIES BREAKDOWN:

Meme/Trend – Replicate a popular meme/trend that features your cat.
Day in the Life – Show us a day in the life of your cat.
Drama – Your cat starring in a dramatic film
Cat Show – Pretend your cat is being judged in a competition and narrate how you would score various aspects of your cat.

ALL SUBMITTED VIDEOS MUST BE 30 SECONDS OR LESS.

VIDEOS CAN BE VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL ASPECT.

ALL VIDEOS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY LINK TO DOWNLOAD OR VIEW ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

SAFETY NOTE: Please be aware of your cat’s comfort while staging or taking your video. Many cats do not like being dressed up. Avoid putting on costumes that may be too constricting and do not leave costumes on for extended periods of time. Do not put your cat in distress for the sake of this video contest. If your cat is uncomfortable, please stop.

CREATIVITY NOTE: We encourage you to get creative with your cat video submissions! Make sure they are on-theme with the chosen Video CAT-egory!

TECHNICAL NOTE: As this is a video contest, judges will be grading on quality of video! This does not mean you need to be a professional videographer or video editor, it simply means entrants are encouraged to ensure videos are in focus (not blurry), and lit (cat or video location isn’t too dark/hard to see – unless that is intentional as part of the DRAMA CAT-egory). If videos are too blurry or cats are not visible, your entry may not qualify for the contest.