World Anti-DrugTransnational Internet contest - "Maya"

Dear Maya Planet Contestants and Visitors,

July 15, 2013

Today, we are excited to announce to winners of the second stage of the Transnational Anti-Drug Internet Contest Maya Planet. Our jury deliberated over the past three weeks and now, finally, the time has come to recognize and congratulate the winners.

However, the jury did find that not all of the submissions received fell within the contest’s categories as specified by the contest guidelines; therefore, unfortunately, those categories will remain open. For example, in the both the Video and Confession Story categories, the biographical materials submitted were not based on real life events or lives of individuals.

Nevertheless, the jury did decide to give special recognition to Alexander Udovicki, for submitting the most number of stories, and Gennady Buto, director of “The Lollipop,” a video submission.

Photo
   1^st Place
   2^nd Place “The Never-ending Story of Addiction,” by Zurab Gelashvili, Georgia
   3^rd Place “Nameless One,” by Victor Gripasov, Russia

Video
   1^st Place
   2^nd Place
   3^rd Place
   Special Recognition, $500 Prize, “The Lollipop,” by Gennady Buto, Russia

Photos
   1^st Place “Kenyan addicts,” by Def Leppard, United Kingdom
   2^nd Place “That Is How the Angels Lose Their Wings,” by Helen Voronina, Kyrgyzstan
   3^rd Place “Dependence Takes You,” by Lisa Guinard, France

Confession Story
   1^st Place
   2^nd Place
   3^rd Place
   Special Recognition, $500 Prize, “Treatment by a Prayer,” by Alexander Udovicki, Ukraine

We would like to sincerely thank everyone who entered and participated in the Maya Planet contest!  We congratulate all the winners of the contest!!!!!

In September of 2013, we will announce the guidelines for the third stage of the Maya Planet Contest. Entries will have the opportunity for their submissions to be displayed in prominent universities and institutions around the world. If you would like to become more familiar with the contest guidelines and entry conditions, please visit our website at www.mayaplanet.org.  Additionally, look for updates under the News heading on our website. 

Warm Regards,
The World League “Mind Free of Drugs”