YouFab Global Creative Awards 2019
APPLICATION RULES

By submitting an entry to this award, entrants are agreeing to the following terms andconditions.

1. About Submissions
1-1. Submission requirements
YouFab is category-free. All works are acceptable for submission, whether they fall under the
category of art, performance, architecture, or a multidisciplinary area. Products and services arealso acceptable.
If the work is in it’s draft or prototypal stage, we will base our evaluation on the way it has been
attempted and it’s future potential.
Works that have already been published or released are encouraged. Applications fromindividuals, groups, and/or businesses are permitted.

1-2. Entry period
Entry period will be from August 1st, 2019 until 12:00pm (noon) October 31st, 2019 Japan time.
N.B. Please make sure to check the time difference if you do not live in Japan.

1-3. Entrants
Anyone can apply regardless of nationality or age. Entry is open to the public whether it beindividuals, groups, and or companies.

1-4. Cost of entry
Submitting an entry is free of charge.

11-5. How to enter
Entries for the awards should be submitted online using AWRD (“Award”) at ​http://awrd.com​,acreators’ portal site run by Loftwork Inc. Entrants will need to create their own AWRD user
account (free of charge) to submit their entry. Please prepare the entry requirements listed in
5-1, and submit your entry.

​ Submission Language><YouFab will accept applications written in languages other than English. However, please beaware that the judgment will be made in English so we recommend that there be an English
explanation along with the submitted language. Any applications that are not in English will betranslated by the YouFab committee using a free online translation tool for the judges to review.

2. About the Copyright
Copyright of the submitted works belong to the entrant. However, the entrant shall permit
FabCafe and/or Loftwork Inc. to reproduce, modify and/or exhibit their works for marketing
purposes without prior consent of the entrant.

3. About the Categories
Entrants are to choose one of the following categories below:
Student Prize
This category is only for students who are enrolled in an university or a vocational college at thetime of entry. There are no age or nationality entry restrictions.
General​​Prize
This category does not have any age or nationality restrictions and is open to individuals,groups and corporations.

24. About the Special Prize
Those submitting entries for "Special Prize" category, can also submit entries for the regularawards of Youfab 2019. All you have to do is to check the box in the form in order to beconsidered for Special Prize.

5. About the Submissions and Displaying
5-1. Submissions
Submissions must meet the following requirements:
1.Photos
One main photograph of the submitted work *Required
Two supplementary photos *Optional※Accepted image formats: JPEG, GIF, PNG※Recommended image size is around 10MB

2. Video introducing your submission (no more than 5 minutes) *Optional
We recommend entrants submit a video introducing your works.
Be sure to keep the video open to the public. Please specify your password if there isa reason you can not make it public.

3. Explanation of submitted works
Please include an explanation including the following in 200 words or less.
1. What did you create?
2. Why did you make it?
3. How did you make it?
4. Your entry’s specifications (weight, scale and structure etc.)
5. A description about the Special Prize (only those who apply for Special Prize)

5-2. Displaying entry photographs
After the closing date of the Awards on October 31st, 2019, the main submission photo will befeatured on this website. Choosing to keep the image private is also an option when submitting
your work.

36. Schedule
Entry Period:
August 1st, 2019 - October 31st, 2019 at 12:00 noon (Japan Time)
Initial Screening Results Announcement:
Notification of Initial Screening Finalists will be in mid November, 2020 (exact date TBD)
Winners Announcement :Early January 2020 (exact date TBD)
Award Ceremony:
Early March 2020 (exact date TBD)

7. About the selection process
7-1. SELECTION CRITERIA
Winners of the YouFab Global Creative Awards 2019 will be selected based on the following
criterias:
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What did you make? How is it original or unique?
Why did you make it? How is your idea profound? Please explain your answer
articulately.
How did you make it? Is the work based on original ideas that challenges existingnorms?
Special Prize has a different judging criteria from the main prize. Please check theSpecial Prize page on the official site for details.

7-2. Selection Process
The YouFab judges will proceed with the initial screening and final review based on thesubmission materials. They will review and decide the Grand prize, First prize, Student prize,and General prize.
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The Special prize will be granted by the the special prize judges.

8. Entry Considerations
8-1. Prohibitions
・Submissions that are deemed fraudulent are prohibited.
・Submissions must be created and completed independently. When using materials from athird party in the submission (photos, art, fonts, etc.), the entrant must seek permission to use
those materials from the copyright holder(s). In the event that the entrant uses materials that
infringes third-party copyrights, the submission will be excluded from the competition as soon as
the infringement has been confirmed. Furthermore, the organizers and Loftwork Inc. will not beheld liable in the event a third party claims right, infringements or damages against an entrant
or the organizers.
· Please be aware that while applicants maintain all copyrights to their submitted works,applicants do not have rights with regard to any works that may be based on a same or similar
concept to the work being submitted by the applicant. Please take this into account when youapply.
・Any actions that violate Japanese or international law are prohibited. Actions that cause
physical or mental harm to a third party, actions that cause defamation to a third party, andactions that infringe on any rights of a third party are also prohibited. Furthermore, any and allactions that disrupt public order are prohibited.

8-2. Disclaimer
・Works that do not follow the requirements and submission rules laid out in the Entry Kit will
not be eligible for examination.
・It is possible that no submissions are selected for awards if submissions are not deemed
appropriate.
・We will not respond to inquiries from applicants regarding the selection processes or results.

8-3. Personal Information
Personal information will only be used to contact the entrant in relation to the judging or as
required in the execution of the awards. Personal information will not be disclosed or sharedwith third parties without the prior permission of the individuals themselves, except in cases
where operations require personal information to be disclosed or entrusted to a subcontractor in
the course of the project operations.

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