GRADflix offers an exciting opportunity for graduate students to share their current research in a dynamic and creative way, gain insights into the work of their peers and get a chance to win a prize for the best GRADflix showcase.
Why should you participate?
- Learn a new skill: use digital narrative to explain a complex idea, and develop your "elevator pitch" while doing so!
- Expand your network: having a video about your research will make it easier to network online. Add the video to your LinkedIn profile, or add a link to your resume. In addition, the GRADflix showcase event will allow you to network with other students, faculty members and community.
- Broaden your communication skills: you will be developing your research communication skills, while also teaching you how to communicate to non-specialist audiences.
- Gain greater exposure for your research: video is an accessible, easy-to-share format for telling your research story.
- Have the opportunity to be the People鈥檚 Choice winner.
- Apply the skills you learn through this competition to your teaching: many professors use technology in the classroom, and video is one way to integrate technology in to your teaching.
- Enter more competitions: depending on your field of study, your video may meet the criteria for submission to SSHRC's Storytellers competition as an example. Consider submitting your video to other competitions, too!
Important Dates for 2025
Workshops & Sessions:
- Information Session and Introduction to Storyboarding: January 14, 10 AM - 12 PM (Gordon Hall, Room 302)
- Information Session and Introduction to Storyboarding (Online): January 16, 2 - 4 PM
- Feedback on Your GRADflix Project: January 28th, 10 AM - 12 PM (Gordon Hall, Room 324)
- Feedback on Your GRADflix Project (Online): January 29th, 2 PM - 4 PM
Competition Dates:
- : January 1st
- Intention to participate Registration Closes: February 10th
- Deadline to : February 17
- Deliberation of Judges: 17 - 21 February (Reading Week)
- GRADflix Showcase: March 26th as part of the 3MT event, starting at 5pm in Kinesiology room 101
Eligibility and video requirements
To be eligible to participate in GRADflix Showcase Event, you must meet the following criteria:
- Be a 皇冠体育鈥檚 University graduate student who is registered in a master's (thesis or MRP) or PhD program at the time of the GRADflix showcase.
- Master's and PhD students who have degree completed, but have not yet convocated, are eligible to participate.
- You must be willing to allow your video to be made public and provide a photo and short biography if you are selected as a finalist. Your photo and biography will also be made public.
- By submitting your video, you are agreeing that your submission is an original work created by you, and that you have all necessary rights in and to the submission.
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Should you win at the institution level, your participation in the Provincial showcase will be contingent on meeting eligibility requirements at that time.