Rules
1 | Eligibility criteria
- Submissions from organizations or companies are not permitted
- Participants can apply individually or as part of a group (maximum of three members). All team members must fit the age criteria outlined below
- Participants aged between 18 and 35 (Participants must be 18 by the submission deadline). We welcome entries from participants who aren’t older than 35 by December 31, 2024.
2 | Our Terms
- Participation in this challenge is 100% free
- In order to set up a submission, participants will need to visit www.trojan-unicorn.com, register an account, and enter Talent League’s page to start a draft where they include the project’s title, team name, and idea description, among other mandatory fields. Participants can save their submission draft and continue editing later. All participants agree with the expressed Rules and Terms by creating a draft submission
- We welcome projects from all areas of the digital entertainment industry
- The official language of Talent League is English. This means the submission is entirely written in English, and mentorships will be held in this language. Therefore, participants should have a fair knowledge of the language and be able to comprehend, communicate, and write independently without the help of third parties
- Although more than one submission is allowed per participant, only one project will be considered a finalist in this case
- Only one member of the team — the Team representative — submits an idea or project. This role is responsible for administering all aspects of the submission, including adding other team members
- Participants have until the submission deadline to finalize and submit their entries. Once you submit your work, you won’t be able to edit it or replace materials. Submissions cannot be amended in any way once they have been finally submitted
- The idea/project submitters must own the intellectual property rights and the legal rights to use all the materials submitted. The rights to your ideas will always be yours. If you are selected, you will remain in total control of the project and maintain your creative freedom
- THU will be allowed to use the contents of the submitted projects, including social media content, website display, etc., in the context of Talent League’s publicity
3 | Finalists’ selection phase
- Each team will compete for a spot in the initial phase of the Mentorships
- Submissions will be reviewed and selected by a panel of experts previously announced on the THU Website. There will not be a public voting
- These selected teams will be announced on September 2, 2024 on our website and will receive a notification on our Platform as well as an email with further details
- Mentorships will be performed by a panel of expert mentors previously announced on the THU Website
- Teams that attended the first phase of mentorships will present a pitch at the Semi-Final online Event
- The best 10 teams will be selected to move on to the Grand Final
- The 10 finalist teams get to work on the business aspects of their projects in further mentoring sessions and pitch the product at the Grand Final
- The Grand Final is a 100% online event and will host the final product pitches
4 | Rejection or Withdrawal
THU reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to disregard a Submission if the Submission:
1.1. Is incomplete, lacks clarity or necessary structure
1.2. Does not comply with the Entry Kit rules or formats
1.3. Does not meet the Criteria
5 | Prize
- Finalists will be mentored by a panel of expert mentors previously announced on the THU Website
- The 10 finalist teams get free tickets for THU Creators Circle, and the winning team will go to the event with all expenses paid
Criteria
- Originality, creativity and forward-thinking (15%);
- Idea quality, entertainment relevancy and storytelling (15%);
- Impact (15%);
- Feasibility (15%);
- Business Plan (20%)
- Live Pitch (20%) - To be evaluated during the Grand Final