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For Short Clips Competition, For group submissions, as long as one of the team members is from Aljunied GRC or Hougang SMC, submissions are accepted.
To see if you are living in the Aljunied GRC or Hougang SMC area, please go to http://www.pa.gov.sg/. At the bottom of the page, there is a box where you can input in your six digit postal code to check.
Over $10,000 worth of cash to be won!
ALJUNIED GRC & HOUGANG SMC RACIAL HARMONY THROUGH NEIGHBOURLINESS WRITING COMPETITION
A) General information
All participants are deemed to have full knowledge of the
contents of these rules. The Organiser reserves the right to
revise these rules at any time, giving due notice to the participants.
There shall be no withdrawal of participation at any stage of the competition without a valid reason and prior approval by the Organiser.
The rules contained herein, and also all future amendments, are to be strictly followed. Any breach may result in the participant being disqualified from the competition.
No Plagiarism. Failure to submit an original essay will result in disqualification from the competition.
All entries submitted will be the property of the Organiser.
B) Eligibility
School Category
All students of Secondary levels, residing or studying in Aljunied GRC or Hougang SMC.
Open Category
Anyone, not in the school category, residing and studying in Aljunied GRC or Hougang SMC.
C) Prizes
School Category
Each division stands to win the following:
First Prize: S$100
and Certificate of Participation
2 consolation prizes of $50 each and Certificate of Participation
Open Category
Each division stands to win the following:
First Prize: $200
2 consolation prizes of $50 each
D) Topic
School Category
Write about an incident which helped you to learn the
importance of racial harmony in your neighbourhood.
This incident may be your personal experience or the
experience of someone else.
Open Category
Write about someone living in your neighbourhood who has
shown acts of kindness,compassion,tolerance or
understanding regardless of race,language or religion.
E) Submission
Participants can assess the website at
www.racialharmony2009.blogspot.com and download the
registration form.
After completion of the registration form, participants are
required to email their essay submission together with the
registration form to rh.09.writing@gmail.com.
E) Closing Date
The closing date for submission is 30 June 2009 at 12 pm.
Late entries will be disqualified from the competition.
F) Guidelines for Writing
Essays should be typewritten,
in Times New Roman or Arial font,font size 11,double-spaced.
Each page of the essay submission should be numbered.
Each entry must not be more than 1000 words.
H) Judging
Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
• Relevance to the topic – 40 marks
• Meaningful and insightful – 30 marks
• Factual – 20 marks
• Ability to engage the reader – 10 marks
1 member representing each division will form the panel of judges.The total number of judges is 6.
Every judge will read through all the essay submissions.
The final score for a particular essay shall be the average of the 6 scores given by the judges.
Winners will be notified by early July 2009. Participants can check online at www.racialharmony2009.blogspot.com for updates.
The judges’decisions are final and shall not be questioned on any grounds.
H) Copyright
All entries must be original, unpublished, and created solely
by the submitting entrant(s) and not violate the intellectual property rights, copyright, or right of property of any third party, and must not have been submitted in any other competition.
Entries should not be concurrently submitted for other competitions, publications or broadcast until the results of this competition are announced
Entries which do not fulfill the above criteria will be deemed ineligible and will be disqualified.
The Organisers reserve the non-exclusive right, to publish, reproduce, display, distribute and show
on screen, any winning entries on associated websites, tradeshows, prints or any other media which is under the management of the Organisers.
In all cases where such entries are used, the Organisers reserve the right to do so without obtaining the further prior permission of the winner, and without offering any further compensation of any form.
J) Agreement to Abide By Competitions Rules, Terms & Conditions
The Organisers reserve the right to amend or modify the above Terms & Conditions of the Competition as required, wherein adequate notification and announcement on the changes will be made known to the Participants in a reasonable manner.
Submission of entries signifies the acceptance of the rules and regulations of the competition
ALJUNIED GRC & HOUGANG SMC RACIAL HARMONY THROUGH NEIGHBOURLINESS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
A) General Information
The objective of this competition is not only to look for amateur and professional photographers who are able to capture mesmerizing scenes but also the ability to ingeniously bring out the essence of harmony between races.
B) Eligibility
The photography competition is open to Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and foreigners residing and studying in Aljunied GRC and Hougang SMC.
C) Prizes
First Prize: $500 + Digital Camera
Second Prize: $300 + Digital Camera
Third Prize: $200
And 7 Consolation Prizes: $80
D) Submission
Participants must attach the completed application form
with their contest entries and a description of about 150 words.
The official application form is downloadable from the contest website at www.racialharmony2009.blogspot.com.
Participants are required to submit their entry(s) which constitute
1) Hardcopy photograph(s) which meets the photography guidelines as mentioned below
2) Application form(s)
3) Description(s) (Windows Word format)
4) A CD-ROM with all the above documents inside
Send to us at the following Community Cubs/Centres
Aljunied CC, Blk 110, Hougang Ave 1, #01-1048
Singapore 530110 Tel: 6288 5578Ci Yuan CC, Blk 662 Hougang Ave 4 #01-413
Singapore 530662 Tel: 6386 3717Eunos CC, 180 Bedok Reservoir Road
Singapore 479220 Tel: 6448 6971Hougang CC, 35 Hougang Ave 3
Singapore 538840 Tel: 6282 8887Paya Lebar Kovan CC, Blk 207 Hougang St 21
Singapore 530207 Tel: 6284 4261Punggol CC, 3 Hougang Ave 6
Singapore 538808 Tel: 6387 1833The Serangoon CC, 10 Serangoon North Ave 2
Singapore 555877 Tel: 6284 4137
You may submit as many entries as you like but each photograph must be accompanied by an application form and a description.
Entries with incomplete documents shall be rejected.
Please note that participant will only be eligible for one prize each regardless of submissions.
The Organiser reserves the right but not the obligation to use, distribute, reproduces, display the winning images for any purposes.
E) Closing Date
The closing date for submission by post is 30 June 2009 and submission by hand should be delivered to the reception counter of the respective Community Centres by 12 noon on 30 June 2009.
Proof of posting will not be accepted as proof of delivery or submission.
Organising Committee shall not be responsible for lost or damaged entries.
F) Guidelines for Photographs
Submissions are to meet the following guidelines:a. Not contain any offensive images
b. Manifestation of the theme “Racial Harmony through Neighbourliness”
c. As hi-resolution digital image files in JPEG format with minimal compression and at least 3000 pixels on the longer side, in a CD-ROM; AND
d. As photographic prints that are produced by photographic laboratory process. All such prints must be of minimum 8R (8” x 10”) size and must not be mounted.
e. photographs must be submitted in its original state with no digital manipulation (except minor adjustment of brightness, contrast & cropping) and must be unpublished.
f. Participants may submit either colour or monochrome photographs
G) Judging
The winner shall be determined by the panel of judges.
Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entertained.
Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
• Relevance to the theme
• Visual communication
• Creativity
• Overall technical quality
Winners will be notified by early July 2009. Participants can check online at www.racialharmony2009.blogspot.com for updates.
H) Agreement to Abide By Competitions Rules, Terms & Conditions
Submission and uploading of an image indicates to the Organisers that the Participant has read and agreed with the Terms & Conditions of this Photography Competition.
The Organisers reserve the right to amend or modify the above Terms & Conditions of the Competition as required, wherein adequate notification and announcement on the changes will be made known to the Participants in a reasonable manner.
Submission of entries signifies the acceptance of the rules and regulations of the competition
ALJUNIED GRC & HOUGANG SMC RACIAL HARMONY THROUGH NEIGHBOURLINESS SHORT CLIP COMPETITION
Have an interesting and creative idea on promoting Racial
Harmony thru Neighbourliness in Singapore? We want to
highlight the importance of our neighbours through your
interpretations of the theme.
So get your creative juices flowing and send us a short clip! Grab this opportunity to showcase your video making talent.
A) General Information
Participants can register individually or in teams of 5 or less
for the competition. For school category, all members must be
from the same school.
Participants are free to adopt the genre (e.g. graphic/flash animation, rap, music video, skit) but content must showcase
and promote Racial Harmony through Neighbourliness; be made
in good taste and exhibit creativity and artistic quality.
Participants need to provide a synopsis of not more than 500 words explaining the clip.
Your video clip should be at least 1 minute but not exceeding 5 minutes.
Incomplete submissions will be disqualified.B) Eligibility
School Category
All students of Secondary and Junior Colleage levels, residing
and studying in Aljunied GRC or Hougang SMC.
Open CategoryAnyone, not in the school category, residing and studying in
Aljunied GRC or Hougang SMC.
C) Prizes
School Category
First Prize: $300
Second Prize: $200
Third Prize: $150
And 7 Consolation Prizes: $50 each
Open CategoryFirst Prize: $500
Second Prize: $400
Third Prize: $300
And 7 Consolation Prizes: $80 each
The Organisers reserve the right to change or add to the prizes
and substitute with a comparable alternative. Any changes will
be posted on the Competition website. Prizes are non-
transferable and no cash equivalent will be offered.
If the quality of entries falls below the required standard, the Organisers reserve the right not to award a prize/prizes.
D) Submission
Each participant or team is to submit two sets of applications:
1) Submission onto www.youtube.com
a. Upload your clip and specify the code Aljuniedgrc_RH09_clip.
Aljuniedgrc_RH09_clip / (your title of the clip)For example,
Aljuniedgrc_RH09_clip / happiness
Aljuniedgrc_RH09_clip / building bonds
b. Description Field – you can leave it blank.
c. Tags Field – type Aljunied GRC and Hougang SMC
d. Category Field - Select “Education”
e. Privacy Field – Select “Share your video with the world”
f. Save Changes
Next, please access this website:
www.racialharmony2009.blogspot.com to download the
application form.
Then, submit the application form to rh.09.video@gmail.com.
Each participant or team may enter more than one submission.
Each clip uploaded online must be accompanied by a new
application form.
Clips entered into the competition must have been taken by the
Participant and possess all the necessary rights belonging to
the Participant.
Clips that have won prizes in prior competitions, or have been
used for commercial purposes and/or been published will not be
eligible for entry.
Clips are not to be uploaded on personal blogs or webpages for submission.
Please keep a good quality video in case you are selected.
E) Closing Date
The closing date for submission is 30 June 2009, at 12pm.
F) Guidelines for Video Clips
Just as there are endless shooting formats; there are numerous
rendering formats. Make your film stand out by delivering the
highest quality, correctly formatted file. Always keep a copy of
your master film safe and on file for future use
1) Editing of your footage can be done using a number of free
and premium software available widely. Please note, we do not
endorse any of these websites. The following are some
suggested links to help you in capturing, compressing and/or
editing your footage:
• www.tmpg-inc.com
• www.dazzle.com
• www.jumpcut.com
2) Uploading your video. Please use
• http://www.youtube.com
3) Video Files should be either in AVI, MOV or MPG file format.
The following settings convert and display the best:
• MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format
• 320x240 resolution
• MP3 audio
• 30 Frame Per Seconds
G) Judging
Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
• Creativity 10 Marks
• Originality 5 Marks
• Synopsis explained well 10 marks
• Music/and graphics used appropriately 10 marks
• Sound and visual quality of the clip 5 Marks
The decision of the judges is final.
Winners will be notified by early July 2009. Participants can
check online at www.racialharmony2009.blogspot.com for
updates.
H) Copyright
All entries must be original, unpublished, and created solely by
the submitting entrant(s) and not violate the intellectual property
rights, copyright, or right of property of any third party, and must not have been submitted in any other competition.
Please make sure that you use only self-composed and self-recorded music, or only fully licensed third party music.
Participants retain full copyright of all video images entered into the Competition.
It is the legal responsibility of the Participant, and not the Organisers, to ensure compliance with all ownership and copyright requirements, and own the rights to reproduce the image(s).
Entries which do not fulfill the above criteria will be deemed ineligible and will be disqualified.
The Organisers reserve the non-exclusive right, to publish, reproduce, display, distribute and show on screen, any winning image on associated websites, photo exhibitions, tradeshows, prints or any other media which is under the management of the Organisers.In all cases where such video images are used, the Organisers reserve the right to do so without obtaining the further prior permission of the winner, and without offering any further compensation of any form.
I) Liability
Clips are uploaded at the participants’ own risk and the Organisers regret they cannot accept any liability for the unauthorized duplication or use of images submitted.
J) Agreement to Abide
By Competitions Rules, Terms & Conditions
Submission and uploading of the video indicates to the Organisers that the Participant has read and agreed with the Terms & Conditions of this
Video Clip Competition.
The Organisers reserve the right to amend or modify the above Terms & Conditions of the Competition as required, wherein adequate notification and announcement on the changes will be made known to the Participants in a reasonable manner.
Submission of entries signifies the acceptance of the rules and regulations of the competition
ALJUNIED GRC & HOUGANG SMC RACIAL HARMONY THROUGH NEIGHBOURLINESS POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION
A) General Information
The objective of this competition is to allow students to capture the spirit of racial harmony and their interpretation of it by designing a poster (A3 size).
B) Eligibility
Primary School Category:
(Age 7 – 12 years old)Secondary School Category:
(Age 13 – 17 years old)The poster design competition is open to Singapore Citizens,
Permanent Residents and foreigners residing and studying in Aljunied GRC and Hougang SMC of the following age categories:
C) Prizes
Primary School Category
First Prize: $150
2nd Prize: $100
3rd Prize: $50
Secondary School Category
First Prize: $200
2nd Prize: $150
3rd Prize: $100
All winning entries may be used as promotional materials
by the Organiser if required.
D) Submission
All completed artworks (with registration form pasted behind) must be submitted to their respective Community Clubs / Centres listed below:Aljunied CC, Blk 110, Hougang Ave 1, #01-1048
Singapore 530110 Tel: 6288 5578Ci Yuan CC, Blk 662 Hougang Ave 4 #01-413
Singapore 530662 Tel: 6386 3717Eunos CC, 180 Bedok Reservoir Road
Singapore 479220 Tel: 6448 6971Hougang CC, 35 Hougang Ave 3
Singapore 538840 Tel: 6282 8887Paya Lebar Kovan CC, Blk 207 Hougang St 21
Singapore 530207 Tel: 6284 4261Punggol CC, 3 Hougang Ave 6
Singapore 538808 Tel: 6387 1833The Serangoon CC, 10 Serangoon North Ave 2
Singapore 555877 Tel: 6284 4137
E) Closing Date
Submission by hand should be delivered to the
reception counter of the respective Community Centres / Clubs
by 7 July 2009.
Late entries will not be accepted.
F) Guidelines for Artwork
Submissions are to meet the following guidelines:a. Each participant can only submit one entry.
b. All submission must be in A3 size drawing paper.
c. Each entry should be original, entirely done individually, and
should not have been submitted to any other competition before.
d. Drawings must be drawn by hand.
Artwork will not be returned to participants.
G) Judging
All entries will be judged according to the following criteria:
a. Creative use of medium
b. Expression and technique
c. Originality of the artistic perception and mode of interpretation
d. Suitability or relevance with the theme
Decisions of the judges shall be final and no correspondence shall be entertained.
Winners will be notified by early July 2009.
Participants can check online at www.racialharmony2009.blogspot.com for updates.
