Are you an aspiring filmmaker? Showcase your creativity and join Oxford University Press’ Junior Secondary English Video Competition—Hong Kong through My Eyes!
What do you like most about living in Hong Kong? Capture what you think is special about our city in a two-minute video and introduce your favourite things about Hong Kong to teens around the world.
Eligibility:
All local junior secondary school students (S1 to S3) in Hong Kong
Submission deadline:
8 March 2018 (Thursday)
Awards and prizes:
| Grand Prize | Cinema vouchers/gift cards valued at HK$5,000 | ||
| Second prize | Cinema vouchers/gift cards valued at HK$1,000 | ||
| Third prize | Cinema vouchers/gift cards valued at HK$800 | ||
| Five Merit Awards | Cinema vouchers/gift cards valued at HK$500 | ||
| Best Copywriting Award | Cinema vouchers/gift cards valued at HK$500 | ||
| Most Popular Video Award | Cinema vouchers/gift cards valued at HK$500 | ||
| Most Active Participating School Award | 50 Oxford Bookworms Library readers |
★ The school with the highest number of entries will receive the Most Active Participating School Award.
★ Certificates of participation will be issued to all participants.
Judges:
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Dr Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee
Politician, barrister,
writer and columnist |
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Dr Danny Leung
Associate Professor, Open University of Hong Kong; English Language Consultant, English Made Easy 2017 |
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Mr Kelvin Tso
Film Director
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Language:
English only
General guidelines:
- 2–8 students from the same school per group
- Participants should fill in the application form below and provide a YouTube link to the video. The video should be no longer than 2 minutes.
- A promotional caption of 150–200 words should be submitted along with the competing video link.
- No copyrighted material should be used without the creator’s permission.
Judging criteria:
| Creativity and imagination | 20% |
| Relevance to the theme | 20% |
| Clarity of message | 10% |
| Language accuracy | 20% |
| Performance (verbal & non-verbal communication) |
20% |
| Visual appeal & technical execution | 10% |
Important dates:
| Submission deadline | 8 Mar 2018 |
| Announcement of shortlisted entries on OUP’s website | 24 Mar 2018 |
| Voting period on YouTube | 24 Mar 2018–6 Apr 2018 |
| Results announcement | 20 Apr 2018 |
| Awards presentation | April - May 2018 |
Results will be announced here on our website. Winners will be notified individually.