TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Definition

Scheduled from April 2 to July 1 2007, this Digital Animation Competition is co-organised by Toon Boom Animation Inc (Canada), the Media Development Authority of Singapore and Canadian High Commission to showcase the creative potential of students in Singapore. The Institute of Technical Education in Singapore will also be supporting this competition as a Technology Partner. The theme "Singapore in Animation" hopes to inspire students to develop a vision of their country through animation.

Eligibility

Only students from MOE schools, Junior Colleges, ITE Colleges and Polytechnics in Singapore are eligible.

Only Internet movies created using Toon Boom’s animation software solutions can be submitted based on the theme "Singapore in Animation" in any language.

Only original works including accompanying music or sound scores will be accepted.

All eligible students must use their real name for registration of this competition.

A free one-month trial use of Toon Boom Studio software suite is available for downloading for all eligible contestants.

Technical Criteria

QuickTime (MOV) movies of less than 2 minutes, with a file size not to exceed 5Mb, with a resolution of 640x480 pixels and compressed with the H264 codec.

One thumbnail image with a resolution of 640x480 pixels, PNG Format.

The production date must be between September 1, 2006 and May 11, 2007. Interactive creations that run on Auto play only will be accepted. Games are not eligible.

Registration

Between April 3 and May 11 2007, participants will be able to enter the contest from the registration form on Toon Boom’s website.

Soundtrack

The movie soundtrack must be an original score.

Selection

A Committee comprising Toon Boom, Media Development Authority of Singapore and Canadian High Commission’s representatives will be mandated to select the movies and decide of their admission in the final contest by May 31. The evaluation committee will not have to justify its decisions.

A minimum of 5 movies and a maximum of 10 movies will be chosen and screened publicly between June 18 - 30. The public voting will start from June 19 to June 30 nationally and internationally. The authors of the selected movies will need to provide and send a high-resolution film in 720x540 QuickTime movie, Encoded with the Animation codec (High Quality) and one thumbnail image of 2048x1536, PNG format to prepare for the screenings, no later than June 11 2007.

By May 31, 2007, each selected finalist who created his/her animation using Toon Boom Studio trial version will need to send Toon Boom the complete project folder containing the .tbp file, and the templates and sound sub-folders. Files can be uploaded to Toon Boom’s ftp site at:

ftp.toonboom.com

login: anonymous

password: {your email address}

place the files into the Incoming directory

(Please let us know if you will be placing files here)

He/she will need to notify Toon Boom that a file has been successfully uploaded and provide the file name to animatedsingapore@toonboom.com. Toon Boom will take care of re-exporting the animation from the Toon Boom Studio commercial version to remove the watermark.

Promotion

The authors and rights owners grant to the organisers a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and distribute the Image(s)/Clip of their respective films solely for promotional purposes in the printed and online media. They also grant them the right to present excerpts of their respective films, up to 25%, on the various TV channels or other media.

Vote

The selected movies will be posted on Toon Boom’s web site and other public media in Singapore for voting from June 19 to 30.

Winners

The three movies that obtain the highest vote will be showcased online for a year on Toon Boom’s website as well as the author’s contact information, should they choose it to be displayed.

The top team who receives the highest number of votes will win a one month internship program with renowned animation studios in Canada (living and accommodation expenses in Canada are not included).

The top team (3 students) will receive an academic license of Toon Boom Solo (3 licenses).

Other prizes include:

2 Runner-up teams: One complimentary copy of Toon Boom Studio to each of the teams’ participants (6)

Merit Awards: One tee-shirt and Festival Finalists Certificates to each of the 7 teams’ participants (21)

Unforeseen issues and complaints:

The contest organizers shall not be liable for any decision that they make related to unforeseen issues and for granting special derogation for requests sent in writing. Participating at the contest implies full agreement with the contest rules, without exception.