Wednesday, February 26, 2014

It’s More Fun in the Philippines Worldwide Video Project


The Philippines’ tourism slogan “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” has gone viral. We’re pushing the limits further by attempting to make a video featuring the words “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” translated and said in the different languages of the world.

This is a massive project so we need your help.

Want to take part? Here’s what to do.

1. Visit the “It’s More Fun in the Philippines Worldwide Video Project” Facebook page and learn more about the project. Be sure to read through the steps you need to take to participate and the guidelines for creating your video. Also check out some of the sample videos for inspirational ideas.

2. Capture yourself saying the words “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” translated to any world language found on our list.

3. Send your video to MoreFuninPH@gojavalava.com


GUIDELINES

Video should feature a person or a group saying the words “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” translated to any world language found on our list.

Please limit the spoken words to “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” and nothing else. Tone and manner should be happy. Keep it fun.

We appreciate your creativity. You’re welcome to wear your traditional costume or hold a flag of your country in the video. Sorry but nudity is not allowed. Lol.

Make sure video is of good quality and words are spoken clearly.

Video must not be more than 5 seconds.

Video submissions must not contain any element including music, audio, speech/voiceovers, stills, video, supers, or other audiovisual materials that is protected by someone else's copyright or trade secret.

Accepted formats: WebM files, .MPEG4, .MOV, .AVI, .MPEGPS, .WMV, and .FLV

By submitting a footage, you grant the organizer a royalty-free license to copy, distribute, modify, display, and perform publicly and otherwise use, and authorize in showing for promotional purposes.

Video should be submitted via email to MoreFuninPH@gojavalava.com with the words “It’s More Fun in the Philippines Worldwide Video Project” in the email subject line and in the body of the email message please put the following:

1. Name of sender
2. Country of residence
3. Name of spoken language in the video
4. Written translation of “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” in your language
5. Twitter username 
6. Personal Facebook URL


Regardless of whether your footage makes it into the final compilation, your videos will live on on the “It’s More Fun in the Philippines Worldwide Video Project” Facebook page.

The final compilation will debut online and if your footage makes it into the final cut you’ll be credited as a contributor.

Please help us spread the word by inviting your friends to like our page.

https://www.facebook.com/MoreFuninPHAroundtheWorld 

Check out our blog. http://manilatourguide.blogspot.com/2014/02/its-more-fun-in-philippines-around-world.html 


List of World Languages
Abkhazian
Afrikaans
Albanian
Amharic
Arabic
Armenian
Aymara
Azerbaijani
Belarusian
Bengali
Berber
Bislama
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Burmese
Cantonese
Catalan
Mandarin
Chichewa
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dari
Dhivehi
Dutch
Dzongkha
English
Estonian
Fijian
Filipino
Finnish
French
Georgian
German
Greek
Guaraní
Haitian Creole
Hakka
Hausa
Hebrew
Hindi
Hiri Motu
Hokkien
Hungarian
Ibo
Icelandic
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Kazakh
Khmer
Kinyarwanda
Kikongo
Kirundi
Kituba
Korean
Kurdish
Kyrgyz
Lao
Latin
Latvian
Lingala
Lithuanian
Luxembourgish
Macedonian
Malagasy
Malay
Maltese
Manx Gaelic
Māori
Moldovan
Mongolian
Montenegrin
Ndebele
Nepali
New Zealand Sign Language
Northern Sotho
Norwegian
Ossetian
Punjabi
Papiamento
Pashtu
Persian
Polish
Portuguese
Quechua
Romanian
Romansh
Russian
Sango
Serbian
Seychellois Creole
Shona
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovene
Somali
Sotho
Spanish
Swahili
Swati
Swedish
Tajik
Tamil
Teochew
Tetum
Thai
Tigrinya
Tok Pisin
Tshiluba
Tsonga
Tswana
Turkish
Turkmen
Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek
Venda
Vietnamese
Wu
Xhosa
Yoruba
Zulu


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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Love on Top Valentine Photo Contest


This month love soars on top as we celebrate Valentine’s Day.

Join Love on Top Valentine Photo Contest.

Send a photo that captures a romantic moment with your special someone and stand a chance to win a romantic dinner for two in a top restaurant in your city.

ELIGIBILITY:
* Contest is open to shutterbugs, 18 years old and above, Filipinos and foreigners, male, female and those in between
* Pictures must be original

HOW TO JOIN:
* Create a Facebook account and like the JAVALAVA MANILA TOURS page (This is necessary so we can tag your entry)
* Submit a photo that captures a romantic moment shared with someone you love to promo@gojavalava.com. Photo can feature you with your jowa. If you’re single do not despair. You can still send a photo of you with anyone dear to you… can be your mother, father, sibling, your best friend, your pet, or you favorite bonsai plant. We celebrate all kinds of love.
* All entries must have the following information:
Full name of contestant
Facebook name of contestant
Address
Contact details
Title and brief description of photo
* Approved entries will be posted on the JAVALAVA MANILA TOURS Facebook page
* Contestants will receive a message notifying them that their entry has been accepted

HOW TO WIN:
* The winner will be determined based on the number of "likes" on the photo
* Voting period will start as soon as the first photo is uploaded and will end on 28 February 2014
* The winner will be announced on the JAVALAVA MANILA TOURS Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/javalavamanila

THE PRIZE:
Photo entry with the most number of likes will win a romantic dinner for two in a top restaurant located where the winner resides. If the winner resides in Manila, Javalava will book dinner in one of the fine restaurants in Manila. If the winner resides in Davao City, a top restaurant in Davao will be chosen. It doesn’t matter where you live; if your photo wins we will treat you in a fine restaurant in your neighborhood.  

All entries will be automatically be property of Javalava Manila Tours.
Javalava Manila Tours reserves the right to change the decision date for the contest.
Javalava Manila Tours reserves the right to reject photos that are obscene, inappropriate and does not conform to the contest mechanics.

JAVALAVA MANILA TOURS
52G 13th Avenue Socorro Cubao, Quezon City
Metro Manila 1109 Philippines (3-minute walk from Ali Mall)
telefax +63.2.913.9770
telephone +63.2.6222.129

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