Make a video about free minds and free markets. Win $1000.

Reason is hosting its first-ever video contest, with a chance to win $1000. If you believe in free minds and free markets, and have a knack for vertical videos like Reels, TikTok, or YouTube Shorts, we want to see what you can do.


Make a video about a policy, political, or cultural issue, or anything just as long as your video touches on the value of freedom. You could explain the downsides of a policy proposal, act out a skit about an example of government abuse, or educate viewers on a legal or economic topic.

Your video can be serious or it can be silly. There's no right or wrong way to do a vertical video, just so long as it's entertaining and deals in some way with freedom as a theme. Have fun with it and let your personality shine.

Check out reason.com and our YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok channels to see the wide variety of content and issues that work for Reason.

People of all ages and abilities are encouraged to enter. You can be a video pro or a newbie shooting on a smartphone. From street interviews to monologues, and everything in between, you have full creative freedom for this video. Here are the rules:

Submissions are due by 12 P.M. PST on Friday, November 8, 2024.

Length: no longer than 60 seconds.

Dimensions: 1080 x 1920

Winner will receive $1000, a one-year subscription to Reason and have their video shared to Reason's social channels.

To enter the Reason video contest, fill out the form below and upload your video:


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Max. file size: 200 MB.

And get unlimited access to everything at reason.com.