e-MOTE Digital Storytelling Competition 2013

What is the Digital Storytelling Competition?

This competition is organised by the National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) and Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s (NP) School of Film & Media Studies (FMS) as a platform to tell stories through a fusion of art and technology. Using time-honored storytelling techniques and blending them with rich media and digital tools, you’ll bring your stories off the page and onto the web, where they’ll be seen by millions of people around the world!

What do I stand to win?

Winners will receive an array of fantastic and exciting prizes that include G-TECH drives, Peak Fusion headsets and camera accessories!

DIGITAL EFFECTS TOP PRIZES

1st prize: Gold e-MOTE Achievement Award
2nd prize: Silver e-MOTE Achievement Award
3rd prize: Bronze e-MOTE Achievement Award

FILM PRODUCTION TOP PRIZES

1st prize: Gold e-MOTE Achievement Award
2nd prize: Silver e-MOTE Achievement Award
3rd prize: Bronze e-MOTE Achievement Award

RADIO JOURNALISM TOP PRIZES

1st prize: Gold e-MOTE Achievement Award
2nd prize: Silver e-MOTE Achievement Award
3rd prize: Bronze e-MOTE Achievement Award

SPECIAL CATEGORY PRIZES

Grand Prix Award
Viewer’s Choice Award

How do I get started?

Simply join our Creative Workshops — designed to kick-start your digital storytelling journey — held between July and October 2013. Conducted by experienced FMS lecturers, the workshops will give participants the opportunity to experience the art of storytelling through editing, radio journalism and visual effects workshops.

Is there a theme for the competition?

All digital stories must include a narrative that relates to the theme of:

This theme is about how we can find common ground and common stories regardless of race or religion, when we come together.

The digital stories must be multi-media in composition and personal in orientation. The stories must be outward creative expression of what the digital storytellers feel and think regarding a specific topic. Please note that the theme of the competition is NOT the title of your film.

Details, Guidelines, etc!

Click on the following sections to find out more:

Competition Details

Rules & Guidelines

Registration Form

For more information, please contact:

Faith Huang
National Book Development Council of Singapore
50 Geylang East Avenue 1, Singapore 389777
DID: +65 6848 8295
Email: [email protected]

Creative Workshops:

Each school is entitled to send a group of 28 to 30 students and a teacher for the workshop. The cost for each participant is $15 per workshop, inclusive of training materials. Interested participants need to sign up by sending an email to [email protected] or call NBDCS at 6848 8295, stating their name, school and IC number.

Contestants are not required to attend the workshops in order to participate in the competition. However, these workshops are value added activities to enhance the digital storytelling experience.

There are three packages that you can choose from:

Workshop
Camera & Visual Effects

Workshop
Story & Film Editing

Workshop
Journalism with Radio

Workshop
The Trainers

Organisers & Sponsors

Organisers

Sponsors

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