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FunTasia Photography Competition
Organised by:
The Photographic Society of Singapore
Sponsored by:
Singapore Pools

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Date: Saturday 26 April 2008, 4pm to 8pm
Venue: Singapore Chinese Garden
Free Admission

Inconjunction with FunTasia, PSS is organising a photography competition for all photography enthusiasts an opportunity to capture the vibrancy and colours of funTasia and win attractive prizes!

Funtasia is a carnival held to celebrate the Tote Board’s 20th and Singapore Pools’ 40th Anniversaries with staff, friends, partners and the community.

On 26 April, 4pm to 8pm, the Singapore Chinese Gardens will burst to life in music, song, dance and many other surprises. FunTasia is for the enjoyment of young and old of all ethnicities, with performances by Chinese Theatre Circle, Bhaskar’s Arts Academy, Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts, the Finger Players and many other beneficiaries of the Board. The highlight of the evening is a performance by the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, which will perform on a specially constructed floating stage in the central lake. The carnival will also provide a playground for children to be engaged through story-telling, a treasure hunt and puppetry performances.

Prizes:

1st Prize: S$ 1,500 Cash
2nd Prize: S$ 1,000 Cash
3rd Prize: S$ 500 Cash
10 Consolation Prizes: S$ 100 each

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1) This competition is open to all citizens and residents of Singapore, except members of the FunTasia organising committee.

2) Each contestant can submit no more than 10 photos.

3) Each contestant can only win one prize.

4) Only original works are accepted. The Organisers reserve the right to disqualify entries that have won prizes in other competitions, or used for any commercial purpose before.

5) Contestants must own the sole copyright of entries submitted. The Organisers reserve the right to disqualify any prize winners who do not own the copyrights to their entries and to recover the prizes that have been awarded to them.

6) The Organisers will not be responsible for lost or damaged entries.

7) The Organisers shall have the right of exhibit, editing of title entry and use of the wining entries for any publicity and marketing purposes. The images shall remain as a property of the Organisers. The winners will still own these images for their own portfolio, but not for any other commercial usage (for two years following the announcement of the results of the competition).

8) For non-winning entries, the Organisers will pay a token fee to the photographers if they wish to secure the rights to use their pictures for publicity purposes.

9) All entries should be submitted in 8R or Super 8R size photograph together with a CD containing the digital file of the image with at least 2000 pixels on the longer side. An official entry form must be pasted at the back of every entry. Name, NRIC/Passport No., Address, Mobile Phone/Telephone No., Email Address, and Title should be included on the entry forms.

10) Photographs taken in Colour Slides or Negatives can be scanned into a digital file with the similar specification described in rule 9.

11) Photographs can be in colour or black and white.

12) Composite photographs, multiple exposures, and images manipulated electronically which distort the reality of the image or otherwise may be disqualified.

13) The Organisers reserve the right to reject any entries if the origin of the source is in dispute.

14) The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence pertaining to the decision of the results will be entertained.

15) Entry deadline is 10 May 2008, 5pm. Only winners will be notified by post.

16) Submission of entry/entries signifies acceptance of the rules and conditions stated above.

Please mail your entries with a completed entry form to:

“FunTasia Photographic Competition”
The Photographic Society of Singapore
30 Selegie Road
Singapore 180030
Tel: 6334 3361

Closing Date: 10 May 2008, 5pm
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The objective is to identify & highlight the pride and/or beauty in the Serangoon ward. Engage residents and visitors to uncover, through their
eyes, the “Gems in the Serangoon”

PRIZES

1st Prize: $2000
2nd Prize: $1000
3rd Prize: $ 500
3 Merit Prizes: $100 each
6 Consolation Prizes: $50 each

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. The “ Pride – Beauty of Serangoon” photo competition is open to all Singaporeans and Singapore PR.
2. Each participant may submit up to 5 entries. The fee is S$10.00 per participant. Entries not accompanied by the entry fee will be disqualified. Every entry is to be submitted in the official Entry Form available at The Serangoon (photocopy acceptable).
3. Photos taken earlier than January 2007 will be disqualified.
4. Each participant may win only one prize.
5. Entries are to be submitted in super 8R prints (300mm x 200mm) and a CD-ROM containing the digital images in 8-bit JPEG format (minimum 2000 pixels on the longer side of the image with minimal compression)
6. Each image must be the personal and exclusive work of the participant.
7. Digital manipulations should be kept to a minimum without changing the reality of the image.
8. File Naming:
The first element of the file name is your surname and the NRIC No. This is followed by the number of the file (01-05).
Eg: An entry from Grace Chua - S6819978D
Will be: Chua-S6819978D-01.jpg
9. All entries submitted will become the property of the organizer. The organizer reserves the right to use them for any purpose without payment of any fee.
10. Following particulars are to be attached on the back of the mounting board in block letters and in English:
Name as in NRIC, NRIC number, address & HP # Title of photograph, date & location photo was taken. Describe up to 50 words on the “beauty or pride” as depicted in the photo.
11. All entries should be submitted in a sealed envelope, marked
“Pride – Beauty of Serangoon” to
The Serangoon at 10, Serangoon North Avenue 2, Singapore 555877. For inquiries, please call 6282 4369.
12. Closing date is May 15, 2008. Result will be published in the next issue of The Serangoon Newsletter .
13. The Judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entertained.
14. The organizer will not be responsible for entries lost, damaged, delayed or mislaid. Proof of posting shall not be accepted as
proof of delivery.
15. By participating in this competition, the participants signify their acceptance to the rules above.

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