Introduction
While we enjoy quality living in a modern city, some have a deep sense of longing for the past. How can we make the balance and have the city sustainable?
Urban Renewal Authority (URA) is going to celebrate its 15th anniversary in 2016. According to the Urban Renewal Strategy, URA is tasked to adopt “Redevelopment” and “Rehabilitation” as its core businesses under the Urban Renewal Strategy comprising redevelopment, rehabilitation, heritage preservation and revitalisation to improve the living conditions of residents in dilapidated urban.
In run-down areas in Hong Kong, many people are still living in overcrowded, unsafe and dilapidated buildings without basic amenities. A huge number of industrial buildings are left obsolete due to the rapid economic transformation.
Through this drama competition, we are inviting secondary school students to express their aspirations and views on bringing vibrancy to our city with an ultimate aim to achieve sustainable development.
The competition will be conducted in two rounds:
- Four scripts will be shortlisted in the first round to enter the finale in December 2015
- All shortlisted teams will be invited to attend a workshop hosted by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre on acting and stage production in January 2016
- A finale (2nd round) on 18 March 2016
Important dates as below:
- Submission of application form: 16 November 2015
- Submission of script: 4 December 2015
- Result announcement for the 1st round: mid December 2015
- Acting and stage production workshop for shortlisted teams: January 2016
- Finale (2nd round): 18 March 2016
Organiser
Urban Renewal Authority
Co-organiser
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
Supporting Organisation
Energizing Kowloon East Office
Media Partner
Hong Kong Education City
Enrolment and Submission
- - Schools have to submit the entry forms by fax (2588-2547) or by email (inquiry@mail1.ura.org.hk) on or before 16 November 2015 (Friday)
- - followed by the scripts on or before 4 December 2015 (Friday)
- - The scripts should be in PDF, Tiff or jpeg format ONLY. The school representative will be contacted within 3 working days upon receipt of the entry(ies)
Judging Panel
Adjudication will be carried out by a judging panel comprising representatives of the organiser, co-organiser, supporting organisation and media partner.
Rules and Regulations
- - All entries should be submitted in the name of the school. Each school can submit a maximum of 2 scripts.
- - All scripts should be performed in Cantonese, and the length shall be no longer than 15 minutes.
- - Actors and actresses in the drama must be students of the participating schools, while helpers and people involved in the production work can be other members of the school.
- - All entries must be original work, and should not have been submitted to other contests or been on public display, including the internet.
- - The entrant should ensure that there is no infringement of the rights of others (including copyright), and be liable to any infringement of intellectual property rights of any other person. The organiser will not have or accept any liability, obligation or responsibility whatsoever for such infringement.
- - Selection and adjudication of scripts and drama performance will be carried out by the Judging Panel. In case of dispute, the decisions of the adjudicators shall be final.
- - The organiser reserves the right to use the winning entries, in any media for exhibition and publicity purposes, including but not limited to publication, printed matter, multimedia production, video and any showpieces without royalty payment and acknowledgement to the winners.
- - Scripts submitted are not returnable. The organiser reserves the right to edit and use the winning entries in any media for exhibition and publicity purposes, including but not limited to online media, publication, printed matter, multimedia production.
- - The organiser reserves the right to interpret and amend the rules and regulations of the competition at any stage of the competition without notification to the participants.
- - Entrants who have submitted entries shall be deemed to have agreed to and accepted the rules and regulations of this competition.
Assessment Guidelines for Scripts
The scripts should be a narrative of the theme. The adjudication will be an overall assessment of the script’s theme expression, creativity, character development and interaction with the audience etc.
Prizes
- - Champion, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up will be awarded cash prize of HK$4,000, HK$3,000, HK$2,000 respectively and a trophy
- - One “The most bling bling idea” (script, creativity)(cash prize of HK$1,000 and a certificate)
- - One “Best Visual Effects” (consideration of the costume, stage design and props used, sound effects) (cash prize of HK$1,000 and a trophy)
- - One “Best Actor” and one “Best Actress” (cash prize of HK$1,000 and a trophy for each winner)
- - One “Best Audience Engagement” (cash prize of HK$1,000 and a certificate)
- - One “Most Popular Team”, voted by the audience at the finale (cash prize of HK$1,000 and a certificate)
Enquiry
Tel: 2588-2333, Fax: 2588-2547, Email: inquiry@mail1.ura.org.hk
