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Mapsion is an international video mapping competition, organized as a part of City of Light festival in
Jyväskylä. Competition entries will be on display September 25 to October 3, 2026,
from Sunday to Thursday between 7 PM and 10 PM, and Friday to Saturday between 7 PM and midnight.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA OF THE MAPSION FESTIVAL:
● Website:
www.mapsion.fi />● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mapsionfestivalTerms and Conditions
Information related to the board of judges, executive committee and other participants of the MAPSION
Festival will be available closer to the actual venue day.
Technical specifications
Duration:
Within the range of 2-7 minutes.
Video:
Resolution: 1920x1080 px
Codec: HAP / DVX / MP4 / MOV
Frames per second: 30 fps
Sound:
WAV 48kHz, 16Bit, Stereo (integrated into the video file and supplied as a separate track)
File name:
TeamName_title_country
The content and technical parameters of the contest entry shall be verified by the Organizer.
10 approved contest entries will be displayed at the venue.
Organizer holds rights to deny the contestant participation without any explanation.
All the qualified videos (even those whom will not be part of the actual competition) will be projected and filmed
outside of the actual venue hours and send back for the artist for use as an reference for the future.
MATERIALS:
Jyvaskyla_CityHall_.fbx - 3D building in Autodesk format (for software exchange);
Jyvaskyla_CityHall_.obj - 3D building in open format (for software exchange);
Jyvaskyla_CityHall_BLENDER_3D.blend - 3D Building in Blender format;
Jyvaskyla_CityHall_mask_BLACK_1920x1080px.png - Black mask for cutting videos and for 2D
animations;
Jyvaskyla_CityHall_mask_WHITE_1920x1080px.png - White mask for cutting videos and for 2D
animations;
Jyvaskyla_CityHall_mask_BLACK_INVERT 1920x1080px.png - Black mask for cutting videos and for 2D
animations;
Jyvaskyla_CityHall_mask_COLORS_OUTLINE_1920x1080px.png -Multicolor mask for videos and 2D
animations
Jyvaskyla_CityHall_mask_GRAY_1920x1080px.png -Gray mask for videos and 2D animations
Jyvaskyla_CityHall_mask_GRAY_OUTLINE_1920x1080px.png -Gray mask for videos and 2D animations
Jyväskylä CityHAll_photo.jpg - Photo of the Jyväskylä City Hall;
You can find materials from here.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gmfOso2gpL1pOFp-_4UUQukpPf722P0dThe Contest Jury
The Jury is formed by the Organizer to evaluate the Contestants.
The Jury consists of prominent experts and professionals in several art fields from Finland.
The decision shall be announced during the City of Light festival.
Money Prizes
1st place – 2500€
2nd place – 1500€
3rd place – 1000€
Information on filling out the application and contest stages
Contest materials Dead Line is August 17, 2026 (before 23:59, CET+2)
fill out the application form and send us a presentation and downloadable link to your work. Include 3 high
resolution pictures of you work and your Instagram handle.
You can find link to the application from here!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctueintrYDVtwBuAckz5AWMhejXslBkSdKnUDFvBkZAANAoQ/viewformRights and Guarantees
The following rights shall be granted to the Organizer:
1. Make changes in the contest entry upon his discretion to best suit the screening process, namely adjusting
brightness, contrast, color tone, volume control, etc.
2. To demonstrate the contest entry at selected venues, broadcast any related materials on TV and online
platforms both in Finland and abroad over an indefinite period of time to promote the event.
3. To record videos or take photos of the contest entry preserving the rights to any such videos or photos, to
use them in part or in full for media coverage or promotion purposes, and to store them over an indefinite
period of time.
4. To place the Contest/Festival logo, name or other credentials in any contest entry upon its submission.
The Contestant remains the copyright holder to the contest entry submitted and guarantees his/her consent to
any of the above.
Contest Rules and Prohibitions
The Contestant shall comply to the following:
1. Use contest official materials for creating your artwork.
2. The contest entry needs to follow technical parameters and it needs to be submitted before
the deadline.
3. All the damages or errors in the contest entry are not directly eliminated, but contestant is asked to fix the
errors with Organizer’s help.
4. The materials submitted contain no discrimination ,messages of political, religious, racial or any other
nature.
5. No copyright or other rights of the third party are violated. The Contestant is not involved in any dispute
related to such violation. In the event of any dispute, the Contestant shall solely bear all the responsibility for
its settlement, including all the fees and charges incurred.
6. The content of the contest entry shall be adopted given the peculiarities of the audience for the people of all
ages could enjoy the Contest/Festival.
7. Any contest entry violating any rights of the third party shall be disqualified, its award or prize, if any, shall be
deemed void and returned.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by email:
tiainen.xyz@gmail.comGood luck for the competition!!
