Happy Chinese New Year Short Film Contest
Author： 2018-01-02
The Sharing China - Happy Chinese New Year Contest 2018 is calling for short films entries from all over the world!
Regardless of whether you are a professional or an amateur, who you are or where you are from, you are welcome to send us short films of memorable moments from Chinese New Year celebrations.
Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important traditional festival of the Chinese people, with a history of more than 4,000 years. Grand celebrations take place all over the world during the festive days, with traditions passed down over centuries: from family reunions to New Year fireworks, temple fairs and performances to dumplings and local delicacy feasts.
★ First prize: One video, RMB 20,000 prize
★ Second prize: Three videos, RMB 10,000 prize for each
★ Third prize: Five videos, RMB 5,000 prize for each
Winners will be awarded prize money and digital certificates of honor. The organizer will deduct any tax on the award money and pay the authorities on behalf of the winners.
When
Starting January 1, 2018
With the Support of Bureau for External Cultural Relations, Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China
Hosts: Communication University of China；Chinaculture.org
Organizers: School of International Studies of the Communication University of China；Chinadaily.com.cn
Co-organizers: Documentary China Council
Who can submit/The participants
Anyone who is interested in Chinese culture and wants to share short videos about the Chinese New Year. Chinese and foreign film studios, communities and individuals are all welcome.
The rules
1. Theme: All videos should have the theme of Chinese New Year celebrations, reflecting the images and impressions of Chinese New Year in the eyes of people around the world and capturing the charm of traditional Chinese festivals and culture.
2. Film length: three to five minutes is recommended, no more than 30 minutes. The entries can be in any form, such as short DV videos, micro films, Flash and animations. All videos should be of high quality, with necessary subtitles. Post-processing is encouraged. If the video is dubbed, the language could be either Mandarin or English, but subtitles should be bilingual.
3. Formats: MPG, MPEG, AVI, MP4, 3GP, RM, RMVB, MOV, FLV, ASF; resolution no less than 1920 × 1080 pixels.
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You can submit your entries to China Culture's Facebook, watch others’ works and have interaction with us.
Sharing China contest on China Culture’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/120719905392410/
The final word
1. The entries should not contain any pornography, violence or reactionary elements and should obey the laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China.
2. The author owns the copyright and enjoy the right of authorship of the entries. Once the entries are published on the website of contest, or the author is informed they are a finalist, it means that the author has agreed that the Bureau for External Cultural Relations of the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China has the right to use their works in other cultural activities or cultural products, such as exhibition, screening, publication, poster and photo album design. The sponsor also has the right to recommend the works to related media and will not pay the author for use.
3. All participants should guarantee their ownership of copyright for the entries, or that they have the right to authorize the entries' use in competitions, promotions and screenings. The author(s) should promise that all legal responsibilities and economic losses shall be borne by himself (themselves), including but not limited to results of the products' infringement of intellectual property, portrait rights and reputation rights, defamation and other violations of laws and regulations.
4. All applicants should ensure the authenticity and accuracy of the filed content in the application form. The organizing committee will not be responsible for any errors or misunderstanding caused by incorrect, incomplete or inauthentic filing.
5. All submitted entries will not be returned. Please create backups beforehand.
6. Once the winning entries are announced, the organizing committee will contact winners for their personal information and bank information to send remuneration; if the participant refuses to provide personal and bank information, or don’t provide asked information within the stipulated time, the winner will be disqualified.
7. Entries that don't meet the requirements above will be disqualified.
8. By submitting entry to take part in the contest, the participant agrees to accept these rules.
9. The hosts have the right of final interpretation of the rules.
Regardless of whether you are a professional or an amateur, who you are or where you are from, you are welcome to send us short films of memorable moments from Chinese New Year celebrations.
Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important traditional festival of the Chinese people, with a history of more than 4,000 years. Grand celebrations take place all over the world during the festive days, with traditions passed down over centuries: from family reunions to New Year fireworks, temple fairs and performances to dumplings and local delicacy feasts.
Awards and Prizes
The contest will select 9 short films.★ First prize: One video, RMB 20,000 prize
★ Second prize: Three videos, RMB 10,000 prize for each
★ Third prize: Five videos, RMB 5,000 prize for each
Winners will be awarded prize money and digital certificates of honor. The organizer will deduct any tax on the award money and pay the authorities on behalf of the winners.
When
Starting January 1, 2018
Submission deadline: March 15, 2018
With the Support of Bureau for External Cultural Relations, Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China
Hosts: Communication University of China；Chinaculture.org
Organizers: School of International Studies of the Communication University of China；Chinadaily.com.cn
Co-organizers: Documentary China Council
Who can submit/The participants
Anyone who is interested in Chinese culture and wants to share short videos about the Chinese New Year. Chinese and foreign film studios, communities and individuals are all welcome.
The rules
1. Theme: All videos should have the theme of Chinese New Year celebrations, reflecting the images and impressions of Chinese New Year in the eyes of people around the world and capturing the charm of traditional Chinese festivals and culture.
2. Film length: three to five minutes is recommended, no more than 30 minutes. The entries can be in any form, such as short DV videos, micro films, Flash and animations. All videos should be of high quality, with necessary subtitles. Post-processing is encouraged. If the video is dubbed, the language could be either Mandarin or English, but subtitles should be bilingual.
3. Formats: MPG, MPEG, AVI, MP4, 3GP, RM, RMVB, MOV, FLV, ASF; resolution no less than 1920 × 1080 pixels.
4. Please send a download link of the entry, download password (if have) and the application form to sharingcn@126.com. (Download application form:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/pdf/2017/2018lexiang_video.docx)
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The final word
1. The entries should not contain any pornography, violence or reactionary elements and should obey the laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China.
2. The author owns the copyright and enjoy the right of authorship of the entries. Once the entries are published on the website of contest, or the author is informed they are a finalist, it means that the author has agreed that the Bureau for External Cultural Relations of the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China has the right to use their works in other cultural activities or cultural products, such as exhibition, screening, publication, poster and photo album design. The sponsor also has the right to recommend the works to related media and will not pay the author for use.
3. All participants should guarantee their ownership of copyright for the entries, or that they have the right to authorize the entries' use in competitions, promotions and screenings. The author(s) should promise that all legal responsibilities and economic losses shall be borne by himself (themselves), including but not limited to results of the products' infringement of intellectual property, portrait rights and reputation rights, defamation and other violations of laws and regulations.
4. All applicants should ensure the authenticity and accuracy of the filed content in the application form. The organizing committee will not be responsible for any errors or misunderstanding caused by incorrect, incomplete or inauthentic filing.
5. All submitted entries will not be returned. Please create backups beforehand.
6. Once the winning entries are announced, the organizing committee will contact winners for their personal information and bank information to send remuneration; if the participant refuses to provide personal and bank information, or don’t provide asked information within the stipulated time, the winner will be disqualified.
7. Entries that don't meet the requirements above will be disqualified.
8. By submitting entry to take part in the contest, the participant agrees to accept these rules.
9. The hosts have the right of final interpretation of the rules.