It may be the first day of June, but it’s time to look back on the best of the newest contests from the last week in May. Let’s get down to it!

Here are some of the highlights this week:

Biggest cash prize: $15,500 in the vitaminwater: without the “A” Video Project, brought to you by Tongal. Good contest for: do-gooders who can make a good PSA-style video.

Best non-cash prize: $10,000 in a Charles Schwab account in the ‘Oh Chuck! I Blew My Cash’ Video Contest. Good contest for: the financially-challenged.

Best trip: A trip to Nashville + $10,000 in the Dollar General ‘Sing Your Heart Out’ Video Contest. Good contest for: singers, country music fans.

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None of these video contests striking your fancy? There are TONS more contests waiting for you at OnlineVideoContests.com! Which contests will you be working on?

You guys, it’s FRIDAY! In the states, it’s Memorial Day weekend - the 3-day weekend that kicks off the summer season. Are you all ready to film something cool on your long weekend? Before you do, you might want to check out some of the best new video contests to hit OVC.

Here are some of the highlights this week:

Biggest cash prize: It’s a tie! $7,500 both in the Surf Liquid Laundry Detergent Video Assignment on Poptent AND Eyeka’s Coke Burn Video Contest.

Best non-cash prize: $5000 Director’s Dream Studio Package in the 2012 Intel Video Superstars Competition. If you’ve got a music video, short film or video game trailer to share, this is the place to do it!

Best trip: A 7-day road trip through a major US highway route in the Motel 6 ‘Open Road Correspondent’ Video Contest. Motel 6 is seeking 3 social media-savvy travel enthusiasts to report from the road this summer.

OVC’s Pick of the Week: Overall, our favorite contest this week is the SeeFlik Short Film Competition Spring ‘12. This is another competition that’s offering short filmmakers some cool prizes. The first place winner will receive $5,000 cash, $850 worth of film industry software, and the opportunity to accept a 3 month paid production internship at the news and entertainment website Salon.com. This is open to US residents as young as 15 and it’s a totally judged competition, so you can be sure that it will be a level playing field for everyone who enters.

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None of these video contests striking your fancy? There are TONS more contests waiting for you at OnlineVideoContests.com! Which contests will you be working on?

Let’s not dilly dally around. We know you’re here for the goods, so we’re gonna deliver…Here are the best video contests from this week!

Here are some of the highlights this week:

Biggest cash prize: $19,000 in the Pond’s Love Story Video Contest, brought to you by Eyeka. 

Best non-cash prize: $500 Amazon gift certificate in the Dexway Video Competition. Just answer the question, “Why is learning a language great?”

Best trip: A trip for your band to the the Sandos Caracol Eco-Resort in Mexico in the Native Shoes ‘Summer Sandal Shimmy’ Video Contest.

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None of these video contests striking your fancy? There are TONS more contests waiting for you at OnlineVideoContests.com! Which contests will you be working on?

Do you like to paint, play or rock out? Then you’ll love our newest batch of video contests! This week, there are a lot of artistically-inclined contests to stoke your creativity.

Here are some of the highlights this week:

Biggest cash prize: $12,500 in the ‘Chalkboard Paint In Any Color’ Video Project, brought to you by Tongal. Submit a pitch by May 22, and if accepted, you get some cash to fund production AND you’re guaranteed to place in the final video round!

Best non-cash prize: $15,000 grant towards playground equipment in the Let’s Play ‘Our Dream Playground’ Video Contest. If your community is in need of a safe, fun place for kids to play, you should consider giving back with this video contest.

Best trip: A trip for your band to attend Lollapalooza + perform at the MOFILM Awards in the Lollapalooza 2012: Battle of the Bands Contest, brought to you by MOFILM.

OVC’s Pick of the Week: Overall, our favorite contest this week is the Keane ‘Black Rain’ Music Video Contest, brought to you by Genero.TV. Who doesn’t love making a music video? A band’s music provides a great jump off point for you to get creative, and you don’t have to deal with pesky things like making sure your shots are mic’ed properly! The video that’s chosen as the winner, will earn $5000 and become the official video for the track!

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None of these video contests striking your fancy? There are TONS more contests waiting for you at OnlineVideoContests.com! Which contests will you be working on?

Hey OVCers! If you were too busy waiting in line for the midnight showing of The Avengers (or heck, just too busy at work) to check in on our little ol’ site, let us get you caught up on the newest and best-est video contests added this week.

Here are some of the highlights this week:

Biggest cash prize: $10,500 in the Robert Half ‘Career Coaching Gone Awry’ Project, brought to you by Tongal. Use humor to share a bad job/career-advice moment (real or imagined!).

Best non-cash prize: A chance to reach your fitness goals + $2000 in the Zumba Fitness ‘Rush Challenge’ Video Contest. If you want help reaching your fitness goals, Zumba’s got your covered. Just share your aspirations and you could get everything you need to get going.

Best trip: Round trip tickets to South Korea in the Korean Cultural Center ‘2012 K-Pop’ Video Contest. K-Pop fans, bust out your best moves.

OVC’s Pick of the Week: Overall, our favorite contest this week is the ‘Your Earth, Your Dream, Your Action’ Contest, brought to you by Zooppa. Siemens invites you to think big and share your actionable ideas for a greener world. The top prize is $10,000, and runner-ups prizes aren’t too shabby either (15 videos will be awarded in all)! There is just under two weeks left for this contest, so hurry up!

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None of these video contests striking your fancy? There are TONS more contests waiting for you at OnlineVideoContests.com! Which contests will you be working on?

It’s the last week in April, and with May just around the corner, summer’s so close we can almost taste it!

But, before we can get to backyard BBQs and warm nights (soon, please!), we’ve got to get down to one last piece of business for this week. I’m talking the best and brightest of the new crop of video contests. Without further ado…

Here are some of the highlights this week:

Biggest cash prize: $10,500 in the @SpeedStick #HANDLEIT Video Project, brought to you by Tongal. The goal of this project is to create a fresh, funny 20-second video based on Speed Stick’s favorite #HANDLEIT tweet. The final videos will get voiceover input from Community’s Danny Pudi!

Best non-cash prize: A $500 Amazon Gift Card in the 23andMe SUPER FAN Video Contest. If you geek out on DNA and genetics, this is a cool contest. Bonus: the first 100 entries get a T-shirt.

Best trip: A $30,000 trip for 4 to New Zealand in the New Zealand ‘Stories Beat Stuff’ Video Contest. Two trips are up for grabs - just let them know what possession you’d be willing to give up for the trip of a lifetime.

OVC’s Pick of the Week: Overall, our favorite contest this week is the ‘Get Caught Listening’ 2012 Video Contest. This is the second year of this contest, so they’ve got a proven track record (An OVCer took home the win last year!). Grand Prize is a cool $5k, with some solid runner’s up prizes as well.

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None of these video contests striking your fancy? There are TONS more contests waiting for you at OnlineVideoContests.com! Which contests will you be working on?

It’s been a great week in OVC Land. We launched a new giveaway (more on that later), and added some 20+ new video contests to the site. If you didn’t have a chance to sift through the newest additions, let us help catch you up to speed!

Here are some of the highlights this week:

Biggest cash prize: $10,500 in the ‘Pests? Not In My House!’ Video Project, brought to you by Tongal. 

Best non-cash prize: A $75,000 Exterior Living Spaces Home Makeover in the CertainTeed Home Makeover Video Contest. Show why your yard needs a makeover.

Best trip: A trip to Rio de Janeiro for the UN Rio+20 Conference in the ‘Date With History’ Video Contest. This is a chance for young people to share their vision for a sustainable Earth with the leaders of the world.

OVC’s Pick of the Week: Overall, our favorite contest this week is a giveaway that we’re running in conjunction with Digiarty Software - the Digiarty Software ‘Video Converter’ Giveaway. We’re awarding 40 OVCers with some really neat software that can help you convert video files and rip video from the top video sharing sites. Entering is super easy, but you only have until the end of the month so get going!

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None of these video contests striking your fancy? There are TONS more contests waiting for you at OnlineVideoContests.com! Which contests will you be working on?

It’s (almost) the freakin’ weekend - are you ready to have some fun? If your idea of fun is making videos, how about taking some time out to enter a couple of cool new video contests? If you’re not sure where to start, we’ve got you covered. Check out our picks and then get creating!

Here are some of the highlights this week:

Biggest cash prize: $10,000 CAD in the ‘Who Inspires U?’ Video Contest. This one’s only open to Canadian ladies 16-35, so if you happen to be lucky enough to fit into that category, you should check this one out. Share your aspirations and if you win, maybe some of them will come true!

Best non-cash prize: A Canon 60D OR $1000 cash in the 2012 Zip Line Gear Video Contest. We like this one because it’s pretty open-ended: Just come up with a creative way to show off the Zip Line Gear logo in a video.

Best trip: A 10-day trip to Southeast Asia + $5000 in The Pei Wei InspirAsia Videographer Search contest. It’s a 10-day working gig where one talented, food-loving videographer will get to tour SE Asian for free and get paid for it.

OVC’s Pick of the Week: Overall, our favorite contest this week is the My Steaz Video Contest. Steaz is inviting you to share your talents and passions with the world - and they’ll be awarding one winner $5000 cash AND the opportunity to donate $5000 to their choice of 5 pre-selected charities.

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None of these video contests striking your fancy? There are TONS more contests waiting for you at OnlineVideoContests.com! Which contests will you be working on?

It may be Easter weekend, but you can still get EGGcited about new video contests. Plenty of someBUNNIES in the OVC community will want to PEEP these great opportunities. So HOP to it!

Here are some of the highlights this week:

Biggest cash prize: $25,000 in the ‘Why Open Education Matters’ Video Contest. Sponsored by Creative Commons, the U.S. Department of Education, and Open Society Foundations, this is a MAJOR opportunity to get seen and make an impact by making a case for Open Educational Resources.

Best non-cash prize: A 2012 Toyota Corolla S in the Toyota College Grad Video Contest. If you’ve graduated college in the past 2 years and need a new ride, don’t miss out on this one.

Best trip: A trip to Cannes with MOFILM (+$8,000!) in any of their 2012 Cannes video contests. Our favorite of the bunch is the Coca Cola Video Contest.

OVC’s Pick of the Week: Overall, our favorite contest this week is the 2012 ‘Roommate of the Year’ Video Contest. This annual competition is in it’s 4th year, and shows no signs of stopping! Brought to you by Apartments.com, one lucky renter will get a check for $20,000 if they prove themselves to be the ‘Roommate of the Year’.

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None of these video contests striking your fancy? There are TONS more contests waiting for you at OnlineVideoContests.com! Which contests will you be working on?

As the week winds down, we look back on the new video contests that have piqued our interest and rocked our world. If you missed out on the new offerings posted to OVC, let us get you up to speed.

Here are some of the highlights this week:

Biggest cash prize: $12,500 in the RadioShack ‘Trade & Save’ Video Project, brought to you by Tongal.

Best non-cash prize: $25,000 office makeover in the Turnstone ‘Look at Me Now’ Video Contest. If you are a small business (less than 99 employees) who needs to update your office design and furniture - make your case with this contest.

Best trip: A trip to CA to visit Cypress Grove Chevre’s creamery in the Humboldt Fog 20th Birthday Video Contest. Love Humboldt Fog? You could win a trip to the source of this delicious cheese.

OVC’s Pick of the Week: Overall, our favorite contest this week is the Monster Energy ‘Ultimate Intern Search’ Contest. Forget those unpaid internships, Monster Energy is offering $15,000 AND the opportunity to work some sweet sporting/entertainment events this summer to TWO ultimate interns. Plus, we’re pretty sure that you’ll get all the Monster Energy you can drink. Not bad! Submissions don’t officially open until April 9th, but you might want to get started on your video because the first 250 entries will receive a cool swag pack.

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None of these video contests striking your fancy? There are TONS more contests waiting for you at OnlineVideoContests.com! Which contests will you be working on?