On the 31st of October, video submission for the competition closed.
The WHO/Europe panel reviewed all videos that had been submitted. The panel consisted of two tobacco control experts, two communication experts and a video/tecnical expert. The videos were scored on the number of views and likes, as well as the following criteria:
Message comprehension
Value for audience / personal perception
Potential effectiveness
Audience reach
Technical quality
10 videos had been selected to go to the next round - public voting. Public voting was used to identify the 5 most popular videos from those 10.
The 5 most liked videos have been reviewed by a jury panel. The jury panel consisted of 5 people that either are experts in tobacco control, videos or represent the target audience. They scored the videos on the above mentioned criteria also.