NEW DRAMA CATEGORY FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS AT - 8th Schools Video Awards - Press Release

Oct 22, 2026

Press release dated 1 Mar 2007 from the Ministry of Education announces the Eighth Schools Video Awards (SVA) ceremony held on 2 March 2007, hosted with Ngee Ann Polytechnic. The event honoured 171 schools with 68 awards for students and 3 awards for the Teachers’ Competition. A new drama category is introduced for primary schools to encourage creative video storytelling, with Ms Tan Pin Pin as Guest-of-Honour. Winners receive trophies, vouchers, gifts, plaques and participation certificates.

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Background

Students’ Competition

Teachers’ Competition

Annex A: Information Sheet

SVA categories and entry rules

Annex B: Winners

PRESS RELEASE Ministry of Education 1 Mar 2007 NEW DRAMA CATEGORY FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS AT 8TH SCHOOLS VIDEO AWARDS 1. The Ministry of Education and Ngee Ann Polytechnic (School of Film and Media Studies) hosted the Eighth Schools Video Awards (SVA) Ceremony on 2 March 2007 to honour the effort of 171 schools in their video production ventures. This event is supported by the Media Development Authority. A total of 68 awards (8 Platinum, 11 Gold, 18 Silver and 31 Merit) were presented to students at the ceremony. A total of 3 awards (1 Platinum, 1 Silver and 1 Merit) were given out for the Teachers’ Competition. 2. This year, the drama category was introduced to the Primary schools. The aim is to encourage them to put forward their creative stories into video. 3. The Guest-of-Honour for this event was Ms Tan Pin Pin, a local award-winning filmmaker. 4. More details on the SVA are given in Annex A. The names of the award winners are given in Annex B. 5. At the ceremony, winning teams received prizes in the form of trophies, product vouchers, and gifts sponsored by Sony Singapore, Pinnacle Systems, Hardwarezone (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Digital Animation Asia Pte Ltd, Verbatim Marketing (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Animagine Pte Ltd, MobileOne Ltd, Public Utilities Board, Lee Foundation and Peripheral Solutions (S) Pte Ltd. All participating schools received plaques while all participants received certificates of participation. Background 6. The SVA was first inaugurated in June 1999. It was started with the aim of providing a platform for our students to express themselves creatively through the use of video. The SVA also provides opportunities for teamwork, collaboration and development of media literacy. The SVA has since enhanced students’ understanding of the use and workings of the video medium to create a story for the intended audience, including an appreciation for the need to respect the copyright ownership of works by other producers. 7. The competition was introduced to teachers in March 2005. The Teachers'Competition aims to be a platform through which teachers can express their creativity and create a video which will be useful for classroom teaching. Teachers can form teams of 3 to produce the video. 8. Past winning entries of the SVA can be viewed at MOE’s E-video website ( [http://www.evideo.edu.sg](http://www.evideo.edu.sg) ) MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 1 Mar 2007 Annex A INFORMATION SHEET 8TH SCHOOLS VIDEO AWARDS CEREMONY 2007 1. The Schools Video Awards (SVA) is organised for all primary, secondary, preuniversity students and teachers. Students’ Competition 2. For the Students’ competition, participants work in teams of up to six students, with a teacher-facilitator, to produce the videos. Each school may send up to 2 entries. A total number of 270 entries from 79 primary schools, 80 secondary schools and 12 junior colleges were submitted for the SVA competition this year. 3. The SVA comprises 5 categories: a. Documentary (Primary) is for primary school pupils who have to submit a 5-minute documentary on any topic with educational content and/or values. b. Documentary (Secondary and JC/CI) is for secondary school and preuniversity students who have to submit a 5-minute documentary on any topic with educational content and/or values. c. Drama (Primary) is for primary school pupils who have to submit a 10-minute drama on any topic of their choice. d. Drama (Secondary and JC/CI) is for secondary and pre-university students who have to submit a 10-minute drama on any topic of their choice. e. Advertisements (Primary) is for primary pupils who have to submit a 1-minute advertisement based on a hobby/value. f. Advertisements (Secondary and JC/CI) is for secondary and pre-university students who have to submit a 1-minute advertisement based on a hobby/value. Teachers’ Competition 4. For the Teachers’ competition, participants are to submit a video that can lend itself to

FAQs

What is introduced for primary schools in the 8th Schools Video Awards?

A drama category is introduced for primary schools, encouraging them to submit creative stories as videos.

How many awards are presented at the ceremony and for whom?

A total of 68 awards are presented to student teams, and 3 awards are given out for the Teachers’ Competition.

What are the duration requirements for the primary students’ drama category?

Primary drama submissions must be 10-minute dramas on any topic of the students’ choice.

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