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Source:
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Noise Singapore Festival 2005 |
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30 September – 30 October
2005 |
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Young aspiring talents will have a free brand new
avenue for artistic creation! Noise Singapore is an ‘arts festival’ for young
people, by young people. |
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Using everyday communication tools, the Internet
and mass media, Noise Singapore provides a chance for anyone below the age of
25 to become an artist, designer, photographer, film maker, composer,
musician, animator or poet. |
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The first festival sans venues, Noise Singapore
taps on the pervasive presence of common communication channels, like the
Internet, radio, television, newspapers and mobile phones, to provide an
alternative accessible platform to showcase creative works by young people to
a wide audience. |
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All kinds of works, from scripts, literary
writings, art, music compositions, films, paintings and designs, can be
showcased to the public on these media channels for free. |
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Given the technological application of the various
media, the types of creative works that can be produced and presented on Noise
is expanded to include works for digital and mobile media such as mobile ring
tunes, animation, online games and blogs. |
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Participants can submit fresh and original content
in four Noise categories: Images, Mobile, Sounds and Words. A series of
hands-on workshops, talks and seminars on the various categories will be held
in the months of May, June and July to acquaint participants with the creative
possibilities. A panel of industry experts and arts practitioners will select
the best original and creative works from each category. |
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In October, selected works will be showcased live
across various print, radio, television and online media in a month-long Noise
Singapore festival. |
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Noise Singapore kicks off on the weekend of 30
September to 2 October with a series of events at the Youth Park to profile
the successful young talents of Noise Singapore. |
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Participants with selected works for the
categories of MTV Logos (Images Category), Graffiti Art (Images Category),
Mobile Tunes, Pixs and Videos (Mobile Category) and blogs (Words Category)
stand to win exciting prizes, as well as have their winning designs featured
on Noise Singapore media and technology partners’ channels. |
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All selected creative works will be showcased on
various participating media including the Noise Singapore website for the
entire month. |
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“Noise Singapore aims to unearth fresh talent and
inspire groundbreaking content from youths in Singapore. It is the modern
creative canvas that invites young people from all walks of life to actively
participate in artistic creativity instead of just being passive audiences.
The technological and media platforms give Noise the potential to be an
exciting, all-embracing, wide-ranging talent-scouting marketplace for fresh,
original creative works and talents in Singapore,” says Lee Suan Hiang, Chief
Executive Officer, National Arts Council. |
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Singapore is the first international partner and
Asian chapter of a global Noise network initiated by the Australia Council for
the Arts. The United Kingdom is the other country to join the global Noise
network in 2006. |
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All three participating Noise countries will be
connected online, giving rise to possibilities for online collaborations
between artists on different continents, and for international businesses to
‘talent spot’ from this huge pool of fresh talent. |
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The National Arts Council is delighted to have MTV
Networks Asia as an official sponsor for Noise Singapore and a key media
partner. |
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“MTV welcomes Noise Singapore as an initiative
that brings youth and the creative arts closer, providing a platform to
showcase their talent. We are excited at being part of this inaugural and
unique media-based festival and encourage young people to take on this
challenge in setting a new creative benchmark for Singapore,” commented Mr
Frank Brown, President of MTV Networks Asia Pacific. |
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MobileOne (M1) is a major information technology
partner for Noise Singapore. M1 is sponsoring the ringtone, wallpaper and
mobile video competitions within the Mobile category. Mr Neil Montefiore,
Chief Executive Officer of M1, says, “The mobile phone is already an essential
communications tool and an ubiquitous lifestyle accessory for our young
people. Noise Singapore introduces another element that M1 fully supports, and
that is a fun and creative way for our young to express themselves using
mobile technology.” |
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In conjunction with NOISE Singapore, tertiary
institutions have been invited to showcase their best students’ works in a
special showcase called SHOUT!, on the Noise Singapore website. To date, all
the 5 polytechnics, 3 arts schools and a university have confirmed their
participation in this school showcase. |
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Interested participants can submit their creative
works to NOISE Singapore via the website
www.noisesingapore.com. Closing
dates are 1 August (for Mobile and Words), 5 August (for Sounds) and 10 August
for (Images). |
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More..... (Annexes: Noise Singapore Submission Details, Noise
Singapore Schedule of Events) |
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Source:
National Arts Council News Release 28 Apr
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Noise Singapore Festival 2005
