2017 TMVA: Taiwan Migrants Video & Photo Awards
Voice Your Story!
How to Enter
STEFANI LONGSHAMP
Taiwan ∞ Southeast Asia
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2017 Taiwan Migrant Video and Photo Awards
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Tell your own story.
Let the Taiwanese society know what you think.
Win cash prizes and the opportunity to have your work shown on TV or in exhibitions
How has life been treating you and your friends in Taiwan?
What troubles have you encountered?
What's your favorite place to visit? What things do you often do?
What in Taiwan has made the strongest impression on you?
What about Taiwan do you most want to share with your friends and family at home?
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Photo
Stories
Pick your own subject, or you can capture your feelings about traveling in Taiwan. Make sure to snap pictures of scenic spots in Taiwan.
2-4 photos.
Provide the location of the photos and the time they were taken, and write your thoughts in 200 words in your native language.
First Prize
1 entry
NTD 7,000 and a certificate of achievement.
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Second Prize
2 entries
NTD 5,000 and a certificate of achievement
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Honorable Mentions
5 entries
NTD 2,000 and a certificate of achievement.
Video
Reports
Pick your own subject, or you can capture your feelings about traveling in Taiwan. Make sure to film scenic spots in Taiwan.
Video length: 3 to 5 minutes.
Provide the location and time the video was shot, and write an introduction.
First Prize
1 entry
NTD 10,000 and a certificate of achievement.
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Second Prize
1 entries
NTD 8,000 and a certificate of achievement
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Honorable Mentions
3 entries
NTD 5,000 and a certificate of achievement.
Video
Micro-Film
Pick your own subject.
You may create a fictional plot or tell your own story.
Video length: 3 to 10 minutes.
Write an introduction.
First Prize
1 entry
NTD 12,000 and a certificate of achievement.
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Second Prize
1 entries
NTD 10,000 and a certificate of achievement
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Honorable Mentions
3 entries
NTD 7,000 and a certificate of achievement.
Eligibility
Migrant workers, international students, and new immigrants that are currently residing in Taiwan. Participants from Southeast Asian countries are especially welcome.
Submission period
May 11 to July 31, 2017
Submission method
Please upload your entry to YouTube,
Fill out the online registration here
Or email it to: gwo1955@gmail.com
Results and Awards Ceremony
Our judges will select the winners through these criteria: meaningfulness, originality, expression techniques, etc. The winning entries will be announced at the awards ceremony. The awards ceremony will be held on Sep. 10 in Taipei (date is subject to change)
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Remarks
1. All entries shall not include plagiarism, be submitted under a false identity, or infringe copyrights. Violators will be disqualified, and the awarded prizes and certificates of achievement will be recovered. Violators will also take full legal responsibility.
2. Videos shall not contain pornographic, discriminatory, or violent content.
3. Participants agree that the event organizer is authorized to promote, reproduce, publish, and issue the film in any form, on any channel, and at any time, without additional remunerations and royalties.
4. The participants are considered to have agreed to the regulations of the event; regulations may be amended at any time if there are matters not governed by the said regulations.