While film festivals provide opportunities for Creators to showcase their work, they’re not the only way to get your content noticed! We want to hear your own personal stories about taking unconventional avenues to get mass exposure.

This project aims to identify and purchase up to FIVE original Blog Pitches that will then be developed into Blog Posts for the Tongal Blog, written by you.

The Tongal platform is all about bringing opportunities directly to Creators and helping them grow. To that end, we want to give Creators some practical tips on how to get their work seen, realizing that certain traditional routes, like showing your film at festivals, may not be the best fit for every Creator or piece of work. Additionally, knowing that many festivals have recently been canceled or postponed, this is an opportunity for Creators to talk about how they've used their savviness to pivot.

For this blog post, we ask that you ground your advice in a personal story or experience. Within your post, we ask that you please include:

• What made you decide to take a non-traditional route?
• What did you actually do to get exposure for your work?
• What was the outcome?
• Speak to at least two of the Pros associated with your decision.
• Speak to at least one Con or watchout associated with your decision.
• What has this experience taught you about yourself?
• What has this experience taught you about the creative industry?
• What is your advice to other Creators looking to do something similar?

NOTE TO PITCH SUBMITTERS: The Tongal Blog features a mix of Tongal-centric information alongside more general interest topics related to creativity, entertainment, video production, and the lifestyle of independent creatives. Please study our Blog to understand the content we’ve published in the past - and avoid any topics we’ve already covered. Posts tagged ‘Community Guest Post’ were written by your fellow community members! Remember, if your Pitch is selected, you will be the one who writes the final blog post.

For any questions or other project updates, check out the Project Forum.

DELIVERABLES: A 500-1500 word Blog Post in a text file format (.doc, .odt, .rtf, and .txt file formats preferred)

EXPOSURE:

• The Tongal Blog and Tongal social channels. 
• We plan to award a MINIMUM of 5 Blog Posts and may choose to purchase more if submissions are outstanding!

TARGET AUDIENCE: The Tongal Community and creators across the Internet - predominantly writers, filmmakers, directors, animators, editors, and producers

TONE: We are open to a wide range of tones, from amusing to serious

For the past few years, the majority of posts on the Tongal Blog have been written by creators on Tongal through our always-on monthly Blog Open Call projects. We've continually been impressed by the wide range of subjects you’ve chosen to tackle so far, and know we've only scratched the surface of our community's collective know-how. Don't take our word for it, though, check out all of the great work under the ‘Community Guest Post’ tag.

Continuing in our quest to amplify the diverse voices and experiences within our creative community, we're inviting Tongalers to submit Blog Pitches ALL YEAR LONG! Submissions will be reviewed on a monthly basis, and if your Pitch catches our eye, we’ll commission you to write the final piece and publish it on our blog under your byline.

REFERENCES

• How I Shot a Music Video in My Bedroom for $600
• Creator Interview: Kelsey Taylor Helms PayPal’s Global Holiday Campaign
• Do Quit Your Day Job: Things to Consider Before Becoming a Freelancer
• What I Learned Making a Short Film About Periods

Submit your pitch for a future blog post in 1,000 characters or less. Your Blog Pitch should summarize what your final Blog Post will be about, demonstrate why the topic is a good fit for the Tongal Blog, and why you’re the right person to write about it. Please give as much detail about your vision for the final post that you can in the given space, including a preview of your tips and relevant takeaways.

The five greenlit Blog Pitch creators will earn $100 each upon turning in their completed Blog Post submission. Should your submission be selected, you must complete the Winner Affidavit and IP Assignment forms in order to receive payment. 

BLOG POST REQUIREMENTS: If selected, you are required to submit a Blog Post based upon your Blog Pitch.

• BLOG POST (REQUIRED): A 500-1500 word Blog Post based upon your Blog Pitch (.doc, .odt, .rtf, and .txt file formats preferred).
  
  
• SUPPORTING CONTENT (Optional): Any supporting images or videos for inclusion in your post on Tongal should be uploaded as a zip file here in the submission form.

1. Unless provided otherwise, all work must be your own original creation and free of any copyrighted material. You shall provide detailed information of your work regarding the source, the creator and background information as requested by Tongal.
   
   
2. BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, YOUR SUBMISSION IMMEDIATELY BECOMES THE SOLE PROPERTY OF TONGAL OR ITS ASSIGNEES - SEE OFFICIAL RULES FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES. YOU MAY NOT PUBLICLY SHARE OR PUBLISH YOUR SUBMISSION IN ANY MANNER AND YOU MAY NOT POST OR UPLOAD YOUR SUBMISSION TO ANY WEBSITE OR VIDEO HOSTING SITE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE OR VIMEO), WITHOUT THE PRIOR EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF TONGAL. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF YOUR ENTRY IN THE PROJECT.
   
   
3. You may not contact any employees or members of the Sponsor’s organization, their affiliates, or any of their partners. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in disqualification of your entry in the project.
   
   
4. Submissions cannot contain any profanity, offensive language, nudity or otherwise objectionable material, the determination of which is solely at the discretion of Sponsor.
   
   
5. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor.
   
   
6. By submitting to this project, you acknowledge that your work may become subject to public voting on the Tongal site. Public voting may be used to help the project sponsor determine the final rank order.
   
   
7. Limit 5 submissions per member.
   
   
8. You must be at least thirteen (13) years or old to enter. The Sponsor reserves the right to repost the contest at their discretion.
   
   
9. Creators of selected submissions must provide the standard Tongal W-9, Winner Affidavit, and IP Assignment.
   
   
10. See OFFICIAL RULES for additional contest information, terms and conditions. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between these requirements and the Official Rules, the terms and conditions of these requirements shall prevail.