DEADLINE 10 August - Video Essay Competition - “The European Union in Southeast Asia”

The European Union Centre is calling for entries for our Video Essay Competition, themed “The European Union in Southeast Asia”.

The competition is organised in conjunction with Europe Day (9 May) to highlight the increasing exchanges the European Union and Southeast Asia or one of its countries have on each other.

Citizens or permanent residents of Southeast Asian countries aged 30 and under are invited to submit a video clip of a maximum of 5 minutes that captures the theme in a creative and appealing way. In-depth or specialised knowledge of the European Union is not required – rather, the film should reflect how you view the European Union in Southeast Asia, or in one of the Southeast Asian countries.

The judging panel will be chaired by the Ambassador of the EU to Singapore, H.E. Marc Ungeheuer, and will include film industry professionals and practitioners from the region.

Four cash prizes will be awarded. The first placed winner will receive SGD$3000, while second and third placed winners will receive SGD$1500 and SGD$1000 respectively. A return ticket to Singapore and accommodation vouchers will also be given to the winner, if he/she is resident elsewhere in Southeast Asia. A “Viewer’s Choice Award” of SGD$1000 will be decided by public voting.

Submissions close on 10 Aug 2011. 10 finalists will be announced on 17 Aug and the videos will be hosted online for the public to view and to vote until 31 Aug. Winners will be announced on 2 Sep 2011.

More details can be found on the official website here