Get out the Count Video Challenge Award Winners

After receiving over 750 video submissions in over a dozen languages from all across the United States, our panel of judges narrowed it down to three videos with cash prizes totaling $50,000.

Congratulations to the Award Winners!

Grand Prize Winner:
Keaton Davis

Video Title: Make It Count / #2020Census

Austin, TX

José and his son Ricky are outside practicing soccer.

JOSÉ: You got it?

RICKY: Yeah!

JOSÉ: Okay, one big one this time. Your left foot, con ganas.

Ricky kicks the ball

JOSÉ: That was good! Nice foot! You had your toe pointed. Just uhh... try and get it off the ground next time.

RICKY: Okay.

JOSÉ: Watch me.

Jose kicks it, and it bounces around off the yard, off a tree, and then over a fence to off-screen. There is a loud crash.

RICKY: Nice.

Mrs. Lopez, a neighbor, starts speaking from off screen and then appears on the other side of the fence holding the soccer ball.

MRS. LOPEZ: ¡Ay, José! ¿Otra vez?

JOSÉ: Perdon, Mrs. Lopez, it won’t happen again.

MRS. LOPEZ: No mas. You want it back, you get Mijo here on a real team with a real coach.

JOSÉ: His school doesn’t have a field.

RICKY: Or a team?

JOSÉ: Or a team.

MRS. LOPEZ: Nonsense. ¿Por que?

JOSÉ: No, really. There’s just no funding.

MRS. LOPEZ: No esta bien. Did you take the census yet?

JOSÉ: Didn’t that happen already?

MRS. LOPEZ: It’s not too late. It determines our funding for our community for the next 10 years. Resources for hospitals, roads, and for schools.

JOSÉ: Right, I knew that.

MRS. LOPEZ: Es importante for Mijo’s future. You fill it out... I’ll give you the ball back.

JOSÉ: Well I don’t know if I can do it, like, now.

MRS. LOPEZ. It only takes 10 minutes. You can go online, es en Español.

RICKY: Well, Dad already used up all his screen time for today.

JOSÉ: True.

MRS LOPEZ: Well, call on the phone. Or mail it in. If you don’t do it now, you may get a visit from a census taker.

JOSÉ: Okay, okay, okay.

JOSÉ takes out his cell phone from his pocket.

JOSÉ: Is this like a trap? Because we can just go play in the front yard.

MRS. LOPEZ: No. It’s completely safe. They can’t share your answers with anyone. No police, no immigration. Not even Karen, and she knows everything.

Karen, another neighbor, pops up from behind another fence.

KAREN: What? What’s going on?

MRS. LOPEZ, RICKY: Nada, nothing.

JOSÉ: Nothing, nothing, nothing.

RICKY: Nothing, nothing.

Karen continues looking for a mintute, and then pops back down.

JOSÉ: Okay. So. People living in the house. Me, tu mama, Ricky...

RICKY: And Abuelita?

MRS. LOPEZ: No citizenship questions either.

JOSÉ: Okay! Just give me one minute, Mijo.

MRS. LOPEZ: What’s he teaching you?

RICKY: Trying to kick the ball high off the ground, but I’m not very good at it.

Mrs. Lopez juggles the soccer ball with her head, and then passes it back to Ricky.

MRS. LOPEZ: Try striking the ball a little lower, and a little less backswing.

RICKY: Okay.

Ricky kicks the ball, and it passes in front of José's face as he continues filling out the Census on his smartphone, and then offscreen

JOSÉ: Done!

A sound of breaking glass offscreen.

JOSÉ: ¡Mijo!

Runner Up:
Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia)

Video Title: Me Toca a Mi

Atlanta, GA

Original Track by Nino Augustine.
Te Toca a Ti Census Version Co-written by Nino Augustine, Felicita Pineda, and Josephine Figueroa. Producer: Bonafly.
Video produced by Cholo Productions, the production company of Atlanta’s beloved Latinx party, La Choloteca.
Backed by multimedia artist Josephine Figueroa.

Me toca a mi
y te toca ti
Me toca a mi
y te toca ti

Latinos conquistando 2020
Alma y Corazon, alta la frente

Aquí nos vamos a quedar pa’ siempre
que el censo incluya a toda mi gente
Todos los niños aquí son importantes
orgullosos de ser inmigrante
buenas persona con un corazón gigante
más oportunidades para echar pa’ lante
El censo 2020 está a la vuelta
y es importante que nos tomen en cuenta
fuerte y vamos a resistir
nuestra presencia se tiene que sentir

Me toca a mi
y te toca ti
Me toca a mi y te toca ti
Atencionen el censo contamos en milliones
pa' los sueños de mis padres
pa' que nuestra voz no falte
que sepan que los latinos estan presente
la voz alta y fuerte
con acento
sin acento
con papeles
sin papeles
vamos a pie a participar
somos humanos que tienen lugar

Me toca a mi
y te toca ti
Me toca a mi
y te toca ti

Student Prize Winner:
Austyn Malynn

Video Title: The 2020 Census Song!

Santa Clarita, CA

Did you know that there are around 330 million people in the United States?
That’s a lot but don’t go have an existential crisis on me.
I know this can easily discourage you
to feel lost in the numbers, can’t find your way through.
But today we’re here to help make your voice heard.
The 2020 census is occurring right now and it’s not too late.
We’re trying our best to count everyone in the United States.
Regardless of age or citizenship status,
this is used to make all the big decision happen,
to give your states representatives and more house votes.
This will also decide where our tax dollars go,
to give back to your communities we all love and know.
It means funding for hospitals,
fire departments, schools, and roads.
And it has never been easier than it is now.
You can respond online with any device.
It’s in 13 different languages anyhow.
No human interaction involved so that’s nice.
And the information shared is confidential,
Because we know that your protection is essential.
It's never given to law, housing, or immigration agencies.
And especially if you're in an underrepresented community be counted for the changes you seek.
So I don’t care if you're 90 or 2,
make sure that someone is counting you.
In all, know that it is not too late.
So if your the United States
go online, and fill out the 2020 census today!

Honorable Mention: Kali Bailey

Video: Soy Jesse

Nashville, TN

Watch the entire awards ceremony video here!

Communities benefit most when everyone responds to the 2020 Census

Results determine where billions of dollars are distributed each year for 10 years, informing funding decisions for critical public services, such as schools and education programs, health and emergency services, infrastructure, and other vital programs and services. Census data also determine the number of seats in Congress for each state, and inform boundaries for voting and legislative districts. People can still respond to the 2020 Census by visiting 2020census.gov, by phone or by mail.