2021 NUTN English Short-Video Contest Guidelines
Purpose:
National University of Tainan is devoted to create a global learning environment and internationalization of higher education. This contest held by Office of International Affairs aims to offer the students the opportunities and performance platform to show their English ability. Encourage more students to share campus life videos recorded in English, such as “A day in the life of a NUTN student”, or English learning experience. We are expecting students to enhance self-leaning motivation and speaking skill in English all through this contest and experience precious and valuable university life in all possible ways.
Participants:
All the students in National University of Tainan
Deadline:
All submissions must be uploaded by 5:00 p.m., on April 16, 2021. Submissions received after this time will not be considered.
Registration method:
Registration is completed by filling out an online google form with the video uploaded to YouTube before the deadline.
Online Registration form: https://forms.gle/4pc3uxeRWKXjPtBJA
Requirements of the submitted video:
1.1 The length of the video should be less than 4 minutes. The video can be presented through transitions, animations and narrations. Participants can add intro and end screen on your videos in order to make the entire video more complete.
1.2 The video should be in English and contain English subtitles.
1.3 The video should be the standard YouTube format and the video resolution must be at least 720p.
1.4 Participants can join as individuals or groups with maximum of 5 participants per group and shoot the video and do the post-production work by yourself or your group. The content of the video should be original. Coping and cutting other footages are not allowed as well. All the music and pictures can’t violate the copyright. Participants who violate this rule will be disqualified.
1.5 Submitted videos must show the features of school or daily campus life, etc.
1.6 Please name your video in the following stile: „ video title/ National University of Tainan “, e.g. „ Move-in Day at NUTN/ National University of Tainan “.
1.7 All entries submitted must NOT contain material which is sexually explicit, obscene, pornographic, violent, discriminatory, illegal, offensive, threatening, profane, or harassing or which is otherwise inappropriate. The organizer reserves the right to remove or reject, in its sole and absolute discretion, any submission deemed offensive, inappropriate, violation of law, unsuitable in any other manner or that does not comply with the Contest Terms and Conditions. The organizer is not required to provide any explanation for the rejection.
Judges and Contest Categories:
1. Judges will consist of experts or native English instructors hired by OIA.
2. The contest contains International Student Group and Taiwanese Student Group. Each group has top three champions, the Most popular Award and the Honorable Mention Award. Judges may choose not to designate certain awards.
Prizes:
First Place Winner: 30,000 NTD and a certificate of award
Second Place Winner: 20,000 NTD and a certificate of award
Third Place Winner: 16,000 NTD and a certificate of award
The Honorable Mention Award: 8,000 NTD and a certificate of award
The Most popular Award: 6,000 NTD and a certificate of award
The prize announcement date is May 21, 2021 and the list of the awards will be posted on Language Center website.
Contest Terms and Conditions:
Copyright in all videos submitted for this contest remains with the respective participants. Once submitted, participants will have the participation certificate issued by the organizer and grant the organizer permission to feature the submitted videos in any of its publication, website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Pages and/or any promotional material related to the Contest. The privacy of the video must be forever set as “public”. Agree not to delete the video in the future and authorize NUTN to use the video. (i.e. participants agree that their submitted videos can be used for promotional purposes and can be published outside the video contest).
Contact Person:
Language Center, Office of International Affairs, National University of Tainan
Molly Peng
TEL: 06-2133111 ext.852
Email:mollypeng@mail.nutn.edu.tw