Eligibility

  The Open Category is open to screenwriters resident in Singapore and/or of Singaporean citizenship (though studying or residing overseas) and who have not previously sold a script for more than S$1,000. The Student Category is open to any Upper Secondary student (for the Upper Secondary Category) OR any Junior College student (for the Junior College Category) studying in Singapore.

Originality

- Submitted work must be the original work of the author

- Adaptations from other works will be accepted as long as the original author's written permission to adapt the work has been obtained and can be presented to the organisers, in writing, upon request. Finalists will be asked to submit this written permission before the final round of judging.

- If the work is based on another person's life story, a statement attesting to rights obtained for the incorporation of such story into your work will need to be submitted if you are a finalist before the final round of judging.

- The organisers and judges shall not investigate and cannot attest to the authenticity of an applicant's statement of authorship or rights.

- Manuscripts must not have been optioned or sold, and must be the property of the author(s). Each work must not have been sold, optioned or be in turnaround, or be in preproduction or have been produced at the time of the submitted deadline nor at the time the material is chosen as a finalist or prize winner. If said script has been optioned or sold during the judging period, the writer will automatically be disqualified.

- Collaborations are accepted. However, division of any award monies will be the sole responsibility of the winners.

Closing Date

  All entries must reach the organisers by 1 Nov 2001. All entrants will be notified of the results by post. The list of winners will also be posted on 31 Jan 2002 on the following website, http://fmsweb.np.edu.sg/home/workingtitle/index.htm. 

Submission Format

  Submitted screenplays must be in standard format typeset, such as the Courier, Arial or Times New Roman, size 12, single spacing, and clipped or stapled with fastenings on the left margin of the work. Although the name, address, telephone number (and email address) and title of the screenplay must be filled in on the application form, such particulars are not to appear on the submitted screenplay itself. All pages of the screenplay should be numbered.

  Each work must be submitted together with the completed application and release forms. In particular, a log-line (summary) in 250 words maximum, describing your screenplay must be submitted. Incomplete submissions will be rejected.

  Each submitted work must also be accompanied by another 3 copies of the same. Therefore, a total of 4 copies of the work must be submitted.

  Multiple entries are accepted. However, a separate entry form must be included for each work submitted.

  Manuscript must be written in English. Dialogue can be in a language other than English but must be translated into English.

  Submissions will be accepted only by mail or delivery by hand. Submitted manuscripts will not be returned.

  Work, application and release forms must be sent as a set in an envelope marked as one of the following:

  a. "The Working Title Open Category: The Short Film"

  b. "The Working Title Open Category: The Feature Film/Telemovie

  c. "The Working Title Student Category (Upper Secondary): The Short Film

  d. "The Working Title Student Category (Junior College): The Short Film

and addressed to "The School of Film and Media Studies, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Blk 23, #01-01, 535 Clementi Road Singapore 599489.

Prizes

The following prizes are awarded for each of the four categories:

Open Category: The Short Film

                        First Prize          S$6,000 cash

                        Second Prize     S$4,000 cash

Open Category: The Feature Film/Telemovie

                        First Prize          S$8,000 cash

                        Second Prize      S$6,000 cash

Student Category (Upper Secondary): The Short Film

                        First Prize           S$2,000 cash

                        Second Prize       S$1,000 cash

Student Category (Junior College): The Short Film

                        First Prize            S$2,000 cash

                        Second Prize        S$1,000 cash

In the event that none of the above prizes are won, Honourable Mention Awards of S$500 may be awarded instead.

Application Forms

Application and release forms can be obtained from: 

The Substation

45 Armenian Street Singapore 179936

Tel: (65) 337 7800/337 7535  Fax: (65) 337 2729

OR

http://fmsweb.np.edu.sg/home/workingtitle/index.htm 

For more information, call Daniel CHAN at (65) 460 6770 or email danielchan@np.edu.sg