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20 March 2006

New Category for Schools Video Awards

1.           The Ministry of Education and Ngee Ann Polytechnic (School of Film and Media Studies) hosted the Seventh Schools Video Awards (SVA) Ceremony on 20 March 2006 to honour the effort of 205 schools in their video production ventures. A total of 56 awards (3 Platinum, 13 Gold, 26 Silver and 14 Merit) were presented to students at the ceremony. This event is supported by the Media Development Authority.

2.           This year, a new section, the Video Awards for Teachers (VAT), was introduced as a platform for teachers to create videos useful for classroom teaching. A total number of 11 awards (1 Platinum, 4 Gold and 6 Silver) were given to teachers.

3.           More details on the SVA and VAT are given in Annex A. The names of the award winners are given in Annex B.

4.           At the ceremony, winning teams received prizes in the form of trophies, product vouchers, and gifts sponsored by Microsoft Singapore, Pinnacle Systems, Epecom Technology & Distribution Pte Ltd, Singapore Telecommunications Limited and Lee Foundation. All participating schools received plaques while all participants received certificates of participation.

Background

5.           The SVA was first inaugurated in June 1999. It was started with the aim of providing a platform for our students to express themselves creatively through the use of video. The SVA also provides opportunities for teamwork, collaboration and development of media literacy. The SVA has since enhanced students’ understanding of the use and workings of the video medium to create a story for the intended audience, including an appreciation for the need to respect the copyright ownership of works by other producers.

6.           Past winning entries of the SVA can be viewed at MOE’s E-video website (http://www.evideo.edu.sg/students.htm) and SingTel 3G Mobile. In 2005, selected winning entries were showcased at “Celebrate Drama!” organised by Singapore Drama Educators’ Association, and in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

                                                                                                               Annex A

INFORMATION SHEET

7TH SCHOOLS VIDEO AWARDS CEREMONY 2006

1.         The Schools Video Awards (SVA) and the Teachers Video Awards (VAT) are organised for all primary, secondary and pre-university students, and teachers respectively.

Students’ Competition

2.         For the Students’ Competition, participants work in teams of up to six students, with a teacher-facilitator to produce the videos. Each school may send up to 2 entries. Students were invited in June 2005 to form teams to participate in the SVA. A total number of 321 entries from 97 primary schools, 93 secondary schools, 13 junior colleges and Millennia Institute were submitted for the SVA competition this year.

3.         The SVA comprises 5 categories:

Teachers’ Competition

4.         The Video Awards for Teachers (VAT) was introduced to teachers in March 2005. It is organised for all full-time in-service teachers. Teachers can form teams of up to 3 teachers to produce the video.

5.         For the Teachers’ Competition, participants are to submit a video that can lend itself to classroom teaching, either as a trigger activity, main activity or closure of a lesson. It should also be interesting to the target audience and be sufficiently challenging to encourage learning.

6.         Entries for the VAT can be on the following:
                 a. demonstration of procedure;
                 b. presentation of information e.g. interviews;
                 c. clarification of concept e.g. through visualisation;
                 d. dramatisation of values and attitudes; and any other possibilities.

7.         A total of 42 entries from teachers were submitted for the VAT competition.