School videos are entered into the annual KWN New Vision Awards contest. Videos may not exceed five minutes and must be created on the topic of The Environment. A team of students and faculty from the Bronx Community College Film Division will serve as preliminary judges in the 1st round judging process and select the top 10 videos.

The top 10 videos are then submitted for a second round judging by a panel of highly respected professionals from the broadcasting/film industry who will determine the top 4 winning videos, as well as the "Best Video of the Year". The winners from across the country will be flown to the New Jersey/New York area to participate in "Winners' Weekend"- a weekend of activities celebrating their accomplishments and to receive top honors at the New Vision Awards ceremony.

These teams will also receive a trophy and banner to hang prominently in their school, as well recognition on the KWN website. The team that receives "Best Video of the Year" will also receive a special product package and will represent the United States in the KWN global competition managed by Panasonic Japan.


Panasonic launched KWN in New Jersey in 1989. Today, 679 schools worldwide participate in KWN program. Panasonic, in conjunction with local public school systems, supports KWN teams in approximately seventy-five participating schools in the U.S. and twenty-six countries internationally.