2015SCTVF

2015 (13th) Sichuan TV Festival

International “Gold Panda” Awards for Students

Entry Deadline:June 30，2015

All entries are exempt from entry fees.

Introduction

Hosted by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and Sichuan Provincial People’s Government, organized by Sichuan Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television Bureau and Sichuan Radio and Television, the international Sichuan TV Festival has developed into one of the most influential media festivals in Asia. Since its foundation in 1991, the biennial event is to celebrate the 13th festival this year. As an important sub-event, International “Gold Panda” Awards for Students has successfully been held for 3 editions. Over 5,900 student works from 265 media schools from 45 countries and regions participated in 2009, 2011 and 2013, which has turned this competition an important platform to showcase young generation’s talents.

University is a great stage full of passion, imagination and creation, where the youngsterscould record the world, express their ideas and present their dreams via videos.Innovative and creative films of unique experience and profound thinking are welcome! International “Gold Panda” Awards for Students of 2015 Sichuan TV Festival is waiting for your submission!

Organized by:

International Gold Panda Awards Office, Sichuan TV Festival

Rules & Regulations

A. Eligibility

  1. Entries must be fiction, documentary or animation created, wrote, directed, acted, editedor produced by students who are officially registered at a college, university or media schools. An Entrantis supposed to provide the entrieswithone copy of their student ID or school certificate.
  2. Entries must be completed between Jan.1, 2013 and Jun. 30, 2015.The entries must never have participated in International “Gold Panda” Awards for Students.
  3. No restriction on the length of the entries.
  4. All entries are exempt from entry fees.
  5. Entries can be submitted by individuals; colleges and universities are encouraged to organize submissions or recommend student works.

6. Entry Deadline:June 30，2015

B. Submission Process

  1. Download the electronic entry form from SCTVF’s official website(
  2. Complete the electronic entry form.
  3. Each entryshould be submitted along with a synopsis within 200 words.
  4. Each entry should be submitted along with a minimum of four different digital images in JPEG or GIF format (800 X 600 pixels). The images will be used for the publication of the International “Gold Panda” Awards for Students and the official website of SCTVF for promotional purposes.
  5. Entry Deadline:Please email the electronic entry form, synopsis and digital images to efore Jun. 30, 2015.
  6. Materials Deadline: All entry materials, including DVD, trailer and hard copy entry form must be mailed or couriered to the International “Gold Panda” Awards for Students Office before July 10, 2015 which will be subject to the postmark.
  7. The package of entry materials should be properly marked as:“For Festival Purposes Only. No Commercial Value.” for customs declaration. Entrants will be responsible for any duties payable as a result of incorrect customs declaration. The entrant is responsible for the safe shipment, insurance and shipping cost of entries.The Organizing Committee will take every reasonable precaution in handling entries, but will not be held responsible for any loss, damage or non-receipt of entries however so caused. DVDs will not be returned, but retained in the reference database of the International "Gold Panda" Awards. The reference database does not serve any commercial purpose.
  8. On receipt of the entry form, DVD and relative materials, International “Gold Panda” Awards for Students office will send an entry completion notice to the contact email on the entry form. The entrants who have completed the application will automatically acquire the membership to International “Gold Panda” Awards for Students with the membership ID and password on the “Gold Panda” Award Website ( Please log in your personal page and complete relative information so as to enhance the exposure of yourself and your works.

C. Video Tape

  1. Entries must be submitted onPAL standard DVD or Bluray DVD. Entries that can only be screened on computer but Bluray DVD player will not be accepted. Please specify the category, name and length of the entry on the DVD.
  2. Entries must be in the English language or accompanied by English script with time codes.
  3. A trailer of 3-5 minutes is required for promotional purpose.

D. Requirements

  1. Entries must comply with the laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China with distinct and positive themes, and should avoid material of an erotic, violent or sanguine nature.
  2. Entries can only be submitted by organization or individual that owns the copyrights. The entrant is held responsible for any legal disputes. The Organizing Committee reserves the rights to void any entrant’s qualification and recall any awards.
  3. Entries are not allowed to contain any advertisements.

E. Categories of Entry

1.Thecompetition is divided into three categories (no limits on the length): Fiction, Documentary and Animation.

2.Entrant must complete a separate entry form for each entry, indicating the intended award category. The Organizing Committee has the right to edit the supplied information for promotional purposes.

3.The Organizing Committee reserves the right to decide the eligibility and category of each entry.

Award Categories

I. The International “Gold Panda” Awards for Students presents three categories:

Fiction

Grand Prize

Best Screenplay

Best Director

Best Photography

Most Innovative

Best Student Actor

Best Student Actress

Special Jury Award

F. Judging

  1. The jury will be comprised of professionals and scholars from around the world to guarantee the internationalism of the judging.
  2. Based on judging, the jury is entitled to honor a single award to more than one program, or leave an award vacant.

G. Awards

  1. Official Certificate will be issued by the organizing committee to nominated entries and official selection entries.
  2. Trophy and Official Certificate will be awardedby the organizing committee to winning entries.

H.Benefits

  1. Validation - Since “Gold Panda” Awards is a high profile awards competition, your school, employer, partner, the industry and the general public will know what you have accomplished and you will receive the credit that is so well deserved.
  2. Media Exposure：The organizing committee will release the winners as well as the nominees of the Awards to the media, including on the relevant award ceremony on Sichuan Television and some most famous online video websites in China. Besides, winners will be invited to the ceremony as honored guests.
  3. Recommendations: With the entrant’s permission, the organizing committee may recommend outstanding programs to compete in other international awards.
  4. Industry Exposure: Information of winners, nominees and official selection entries will be published on 2015 International “Gold Panda” Awards for Students Catalogue free-of-charge, which will be distributed to jurors, honored guests and attendants of the festival.
  5. Culture Exchange: With the entrant’s permission, winning and excellent programs may be invited for screenings in colleges and universities in China.
  6. “Gold Panda” Awards Web Seal and Link - Every entrant will automatically acquire a membership ID as well as a members-only page on the official website of “Gold Panda” Awards( or and winners of the“Gold Panda”Awards will receive image seals on their membership web page as an official online certificate which can be accessed by your school, employer, clients and the general public.

I. Screening

  1. Entrants are encouraged to provide promotional clips of their entries. If no clips are provided, the Organizing Committee reserves the right to use some clips of 3-5 minutes from each entry free-of-charge for promotional purposes (i.e. publication, TV, website, and other related events of SCTVF) without informing the entrant.
  2. With the entrant’s permission, excellent entries could be selected by the organizing committee for professional and public screenings during the festival as well as some relative public screenings.
  3. With the entrant’s permission, excellent entries could be selected by the organizing committee for on-line screenings on SCTVF’s official website or its relative website.

J. Acceptance

1. Participation in the International “Gold Panda” Awards for Students implies full acceptance of the Rules & Regulations of this competition.

2. The Organizing Committee is fully responsible for the compilation and clarification of the Rules & Regulations.

Address:

Sichuan TV Festival

International “Gold Panda” Awards for Students Office

NO.66 Century City Road.,

CHENGDU, SICHUAN, 610041,

P.R.CHINA

Contact us

Ms. LIU Dan Ms. PENG Lin

Tel: 86 -28-8598 2040

Fax: 86 -28 -8598 2023

E-mail:

Web:

Membership confirmation website:

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International “Gold Panda” AwardsOffice of SCTVF

NO.66 CenturyCity Road., CHENGDU, SICHUAN, 610041, P.R.CHINA

TEL: +86-28-8598 2040 FAX: +86-28-8598 2023