Applicants must:

• Be at least 18 years old

• Create within Sound or Screen

• Apply as an individual, band, creative group, channel, or small independent studio

• Own their submitted work or have permission to use everything included

• Provide a public portfolio 

• Demonstrate genuine ability, commitment, or meaningful creative potential

• Bring an individual perspective rather than imitating trends

• Create work that positively connects people in some way

• Agree to respectful conduct within the Family
  
  
  Sound could include:                                                  

• Musicians and recording artists

• Bands and musical groups

• Singers and instrumentalists

• Producers and composers

• DJs with an identifiable creative practice

• Other original audio-based creators
  
  
  
  Screen could include:

• Independent filmmakers

• Animators

• Directors and visual storytellers

• Original video creators

• Documentary creators

• Creative channels

• Small film or animation studios
  
  
  What “positive connection” means

• A creator does not need to make explicitly inspirational content. Connection can be implicit.
  
  
   

• What generally would not qualify
  Repost or aggregation accounts
  Primarily copied, generic, or template-driven work
  Purely promotional influencer accounts without a real creative practice
  Unauthorized copyrighted material
  Hateful, dehumanizing, or deliberately exploitative work
  Accounts primarily centered on contemporary political commentary
  Large commercial companies rather than independent creators or small studios

• Religious, historical, governmental, and cultural subjects may also qualify; the concern is content principally built around political campaigning or constant ideological conflict.

• Eligibility is not automatic admission