To what extent do you know about sustainability? Sustainability has three dimensions: environmental, social and economics. According to the World Commission on Environment and Development, sustainable development is “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” What can we do to achieve this?
Energy saving, water saving and waste recycling are nothing new to all of us. It is noteworthy, however, that in Hong Kong, buildings account for the most of carbon emissions. The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) has incorporated sustainability design in doing urban renewal projects as far as practicable. Our environmental policy guidelines cover 6 main environmental provisions including energy efficiency, water conservation, environmentally-friendly building materials, greening, facilities for collection of recyclable waste and reduction of construction waste and environmental nuisance. The URA utilises resources effectively and also provides public open space as well as community facilities in its projects, for the sake of sustainable development of the city.
Through this drama competition, we are inviting secondary school students to express their aspirations and views on sustainable development. For example, how can different segments in society, such as families, schools, community, government, corporations and green groups work together to build a sustainable future for Hong Kong?
The competition will be conducted in two rounds: four scripts will be shortlisted in the first round to enter the finale. All shortlisted teams will be invited to attend a workshop hosted by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre on acting and stage production.
The deadline for script submission is 5 December 2014 (Friday). A panel of judges will select four scripts to enter the finale and to join the workshop in January 2015. The finale will be held on 13 March 2015, and each of the shortlisted teams will be subsidised with HK$2,000 by the URA for the production.
Organiser
Urban Renewal Authority
Co-organiser
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
Supporting Organisation
The Hong Kong Green Building Council
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 31 October 2014 (Friday), followed by the scripts on or before 5 December 2014 (Friday). The scripts should be in PDF, Tiff or jpeg format ONLY. Please indicate “Building Tomorrow Today” Drama Competition 2014 in the subject. The school representative will be contacted within 3 working days upon receipt of the entry(ies).
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 submitted 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.
Judging Panel
Adjudication will be carried out by a judging panel comprising representatives of the organiser, co-organiser, supporting organisation and media partner.
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.
Adjudication and Results Announcement
- The drama competition comprises two rounds: (1) shortlisting of four scripts in December 2014; (2) the finale on 13 March 2015.
- The four shortlisted teams will be notified in December 2014 by email or phone calls. The results will also be posted on the UREC website at www.urec.org.hk .
Workshop on Acting and Stage Production
All shortlisted teams of the first round have to attend the workshop in January 2015. The organiser will also announce the arrangements and assessment guidelines of the finale on the same occasion.
Prizes
- Champion, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up will be awarded book coupons of HK$4,000, HK$3,000, HK$2,000 respectively and a trophy.
- One “Best Screenplay” (cash prize of HK$1,000 and a trophy)
- One “Best Costume Design” (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
