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Back Me Up: Don't stand by, it could be you!
Cyber-bullying project
This campaign encourages young people to support their friends targeted by cyberbullying.
June 2012 - October 2013
2013 campaign
BackMeUp 2013 Winners
It鈥檚 been a few months since Ruby Rose told a hall full of students that cyberbullying is 鈥渨ay uncool鈥 as she launched the 黑料情报站鈥檚 BackMeUp 2013 鈥 a video competition aimed at helping teenagers overcome cyberbullying, which affects one in ten young Australians.
Over 8 competition weeks, we received 61 video entries from around the country! From animation to claymation, drama to melodrama, the entries are as diverse as they are engaging.
So, after careful consideration by our judging panel, which included last year鈥檚BackMeUp winners Ari Kwasner-Catsi and Casey Finn (thanks guys, we couldn鈥檛 have done it without you!), the National 黑料情报站鈥檚 Commissioner Megan Mitchell is pleased to announce the 5 outstanding videos that have taken out the top prizes for BackMeUp 2013.
鈥淧ull the Plug on Cyberbullying鈥 by Tim Eddy
鈥淏ack Me Up 鈥 be the one to do something about it鈥 by Mia Presland, Savannah Ramsay and Abbey Graham
鈥淲hat If鈥 by Peta Goode, Naomi Tait and Cody Morrison
鈥淐yber Short Film鈥 by Daniel Gandy and Aidyn Arabi
鈥淐yber bullying鈥 by Lachlin Smart, Ehsan Tareh and Matese Synaphet
The 5 winning videos will each receive a GoPro camera or if they preferred, a $500 JB HIFi voucher!
Commissioner Mitchell said choosing the best entries wasn鈥檛 easy.
鈥淭here were so many fabulous videos but in the end, we could only choose 5. And those videos were chosen for their production values and the way they demonstrated the BackMeUp message that safely helping out someone being cyberbullied can change lives,鈥 said Commissioner Mitchell.
鈥淎ri and Casey were vital in helping the Commission select videos that resonate with young people, which is a critical part of the judging process,鈥 she said.
To see all of the video entries, go to
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- (12 November 2013)
2012 Campaign
The campaign was launched in June 2012 to encourage young people to support their friends targeted by cyberbullying. Research on bullying has found that bullying incidents usually occur in front of bystanders and that the majority of people feel either powerless to act or actually encourage the bullying.
More than 100 films were entered in the BackMeUp competition which has had over 56,000 YouTube views.
BackMeUp has been supported by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), National institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Sydney Harbour YHA, UNICEF, Alannah and Madeline Foundation, Headspace, Inspire Foundation, Bullying. No Way!, Scouts Australia, Girl Guides Australia, Foundation for Young Australians, Lawstuff, Kids Helpline, Facebook Australia, Google, Telstra, Edith Cowan University鈥檚 Child Health Promotion Research Centre and Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre.