All it takes is a good story to enrich a child’s spirit and create beautiful memories. Join the Hsin-Yi Foundation as we makethat story come to life in animation.

Why We’re Holding this Event

We aim to improve both the quality of video entertainment targeted at children and their ability to appreciate it. At the same time, we want to award talented people who contribute to animations and videos around the world for providing a more diverse selection of good material for children.

The Prizes

International Division

Top prize (1): US$2,000 (approx. NT$60,000) and award

Runner-up (1):US$1,000 (approx. NT$30,000) and award

Taiwan Division

Top prize (1): NT$100,000 and award

Runner-up (1):NT$50,000 and award

What Can be Submitted

  1. Works must be age-appropriate animated videos for children aged 3-10
  2. The competition is open to any work published after July 15, 2016
  3. There are no nationality restrictions for International Division submissions
  4. Submissions to the Taiwan Division must be created by a local Taiwanese production team
  5. Submissions are open from April 1 to July 31, 2018.

Criteria for Judging

  1. Preliminaries: Submissions are entered into the competition after being selected by a panel of preliminary judges
  2. Finals: A second panel of judges selects top prize and runner-up winners. The judges may elect not to choose a recipient if no submissions match their criteria
  3. Results will be publicized at an awards ceremony in November 2017. Winners’ names and the specific date will be published, on the Hsin-Yi Foundation website, and on kimy.com.tw.

How to apply

Online

Fill out the application form on the Hsin-Yi Foundation website and send a link of your film via Vimeo/Dropbox/Withoutabox / Google Drive / WeTransfer, etc by July 31, 2018.

Online application form

By email

Download and complete the application form from the Hsin-Yi website and email it to , and send a link of your film via Vimeo/Dropbox/Withoutabox / Google Drive / WeTransfer,, etc by July 31, 2018.

Download application form

By letter

Fill out the application form and send it with a CD or DVD of your work via post by July 31, 2018, to the following address:

4F, No. 75, Section 2, Chongqing S. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan

ATTN: Hsin-Yi Children’s Animation Awards

Formats and Additional Information

Length: Videos must be 30minutes or less in length.

File Format:MPG, MPG4, MOV or AVI file format.

Frame Size: HD - 1920x1080 or 1280x720,

Required Materials:

Signed application form (The page of FILM AUTHORIZATION must sign and send/email it back with scan or picture format.)

3-5 still captures from video in JPEG format (300 dpi or above preferred)

1 photo of director in JPEG format (300 dpi or above preferred)

English subtitles for any dialogue or narration that is not in either English or Chinese

Anything else you would like to include (such as list of professional achievements, promotional posters, etc.)

Terms And Conditions

Participants who submit their works for the International or Taiwan Divisions must agree to provide their submissions to the event organizer free of charge for public screening as necessitated by the awards presentation and promotional activities. The event organizer reserves the right to use a 30-second clip from the submission for the sake of promoting this event.

Entrants are obliged to declare the rights for the awards to use the copy text, stills, posters, videos, of the films and information on the personnel once being selected for the purposes of promotion, related events, and documentation for the awards, and Hsin-Yi Foundation (the organizer)

Each entrant declares to be the author or rights owner of the film(s) in competition and to own all the literary, dramatic and musical rights. If the film(s) has involved in the case of breaching copyright at any level, the organizer will reserve the right to revoke the award.

The owner of the winning films must agree to provide the film to Hsin-Yi Foundation for a non-profit broadcasts service for people in remote areas such as children and communities.

Matters not mentioned in these regulations will be decided by the Hsin-Yi Foundation (the organizer).

Application for 2018Hsin-Yi Children’s Animation Awards 8

Division (Select One)
□Taiwan Division □International Division
Director
Full Name
Nationality / □M□F / Date of birth(D/M/Y)
Address
Day phone / Mobile phone
Fax / E-mail
Team Members
Full Name / 1 / 2
3 / 4
5 / 6
Submission
Title
I give permission to have my film considered for a screening which may be screened in a major festival in Taiwan. □Agree □Disagree
Organization/
School / Language
Country / Color/B&W
Length / Min. Sec. / Completed (D/M/Y)
Summary
Director Bio


Attachment Check-list

Notices
Information and videos submitted for this event will be publically displayed and will not be returned to sender. Please keep a copy for yourself.
Submission(s) must belong to the person(s) submitting it (them). Copyrights must be obtained for any images, music, sounds, or information included therein. Plagiarized or pirated contents and concealed details are forbidden. The work’s creator(s) will assume legal liability for any and all future copyright-related disputes. Should an award-winning work be found to violate relevant regulations, the recipient must return his/her prize money, award, and any other gifts awarded.
In accordance with the Income Tax Act of the Republic of China (Taiwan), any prize money or gift valued at NT$20,000 or above is subject to a 10% income tax. Foreign nationals (including citizens of the Republic of China or other countries who have not lived within the ROC for a total 183 days in the year) will be taxed at 20%.
As the Income Tax Act stipulates that prizes worth NT$1,000 or more must be filed as individual income tax, each prize winner must fill out and present the relevant tax invoices in order to receive a prize. Should the recipient be unwilling to cooperate, his/her eligibility will be automatically revoked.
The event organizer reserves the right to amend or modify competition rules and regulations as it sees fit and without prior notice.

Date (D/M/Y) I agree to the rules regarding participation in this event. (Applicant signature)

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