Guidelines for Submissions

Requirements

  • A structured abstract not to exceed 250 words should be submitted along with your movie submitted as a PDF or WORD document.
  • A title screen is required which states the following:
  • Title of the submission (not to exceed eight words)
  • Surgeon’s name and title
  • Practicing institution and country
  • After the title screen/ slide, add a second slide declaring any conflict of interest
  • Closing slide summarizing data and outcomes and number of cases conducted prior to submission
  • Submissions which contain Surgeon or Institution names throughout will be disqualified

Preferences

  • Preference given to:
    • Complex surgical procedures
    • Surgical innovations
    • Use of new technology
    • Case series with well-analyzed outcomes data
    • High-quality animations and graphics to describe the content of submission
    • Procedure to become standard of care with data showing improved patient outcomes highly recommended

Technical Requirements of the Submission

  • Only High-Definition videos will qualify for submission: 1280 X 720 (720p) or 1920 X 1080 (1080p,1080i). Image quality should be suitable for large auditorium screening.
  • Length of submission should be a minimum of five minutes and a maximum of eight minutes. Videos outside this duration will not qualify for submission.
  • Only .mov or .mp4/.m4v formats will be accepted.
  • Voice-overs should be narrated in English language only, clearly done with no music, using high-quality audio recording (no echoes, low volumes, etc.). Computer-generated narrations will not qualify for submission.
  • Visuals and narration shall allow sufficient time for the viewer to recognize anatomy and understand the procedure clearly. Rushed content will not qualify for submission.

Submission Process

  • The process of submission and assessment by our international jury will happen through the official website: ksawards.vattikutifoundation.com/2024 . There is no other official channel of submission from the Vattikuti Foundation.
  • Files must contain the Surgeon’s name and procedure title: “Joe Brown’s RKT procedure.mp4,”. Please do not provide a generic name like “KS Award video.mp4”

Judging Procedure

  • Multiple rounds of judging will include subject matter experts, surgeons and faculty both internally and externally of the Vattikuti Foundation.
  • Submissions will be judged in terms of creativity, original procedures, educational content, and technical standards (editing, sound, and picture quality).
  • A period for public screening and voting following the closure of entries on 15 July 2024. Instructions for voting will be posted onthe website and other social media platforms.
  • Award-winning videos will be revealed at the Awards Ceremony to be held in Jaipur, India 15 February 2025.
  • The final decision of award-winning videos lies with the independent international jury.