2017AFTJBentoContestTheAssociationofFloridaTeachersofJapanese(AFTJ)willholdabentocontestinfall.ThetraditionaldietaryculturesoftheJapanese(whatwecallWashokuinJapanese)wasinscribedin2013ontheUNESCO’sListoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity.ThepurposeofthisbentocontestistoenjoyandcherishJapan’scuteandcoolfoodculture.Wearelookingforphotosofcuteandcreativebentodecoratedinafoodcontainer.Theentrantswillneedtosubmit2photos:1photoofthebentoand1photooftheparticipantmakingthebento.Thedeadlineofthesubmissionis5:00pm(EasternTime)onFriday,October20.The1stand2ndwinnerswillbeawardedwithprizes.1.ContestPolicy
Entrantsmustmeetalltherequirementsasoutlinedinthisdocument.2.Eligibility
Toparticipateinthiscontest,astudentshouldcurrentlybeenrolledorwereenrolledduringthe2016-2017academicyearinaJapanesecourse(languageorculturalcontent)taughtbyanAFTJteachermember.
3.Prizes
1stPlace-$50AmazonGiftcard2ndPlace–aBentoBox
4.Registration
Onlytheentrantswhopre-registerwillbeallowedtoparticipate.Pleasesubmittheregistrationformathttps://goo.gl/forms/TBIujOhY1168c61v2.Theregistrationdueisat5:00pm(EasternTime)onFriday,September22,2017.
Foranyquestions,pleasecontact:
RisaWada [email protected]
4.BentoRequirements:
1. Submissionshouldbeaphotoofacuteandcreativebentofittedinafoodcontainerandanotherphotoofthecontestantactuallymakingthebentoentry.
2. Allphotosmustbeoriginal;createdsolelybytheentrant;haveneverbeensubmittedinanyothercontestorwonanypreviousawards,andmustnotinfringetherightofanythirdparty.
3. Arrangementofthefoodmustbenolargerthanactualsizeof10”x10”.Anythingfittingwithinthesemeasurementsisacceptable,includingbutnotlimitedtobentobox,lunchboxandothercontainers.Fooddecoratedonadishorplateisnotallowed.
4. Oneentrantmaysubmitupto3separate,distinctcreationsasindividualphotos.5. PhotomustbeJPG,JPEGformatofgoodquality.TakephotosusingtheJPGorJPEG
settingathighresolutionwithaminimumof2000x2000pixels.6. Provideabriefexplanationofthebentodesignconceptsundertheentrant’snameand
schoolnameontheonlinesubmissionform.Thelinktothesubmissionformisprovidedinthe“SubmissionGuidelines”sectionbelow.
5.SubmissionGuidelines
1. Eachentrantcansubmitupto3photosofseparateanddistinctbentoentries. 2. NametheJPEGfile(s)withtheauthor’slastnameandschoolname(e.g.
hagihara_usf.jpg).3. SubmitinthelinkstoyourphotosintheJPGorJPEGformatusingtheonlinesubmission
formathttps://goo.gl/forms/qftPmnlNA6noDi333.4. Thesubmissionduedateis5:00pm(EasternTime)onFriday,October20,2017.
6.Prizes:
Thewinningbentodesignerswillreceive:1. 1stPlace-$50AmazonGiftCard2. 2ndPlace–aBentoBox
7.SelectionofWinner:
1. WinnerswillbeselectedbytheAFTJlogoandcharactercontestcommittee. 2. Thecommittee’decisionswillbefinal.
