With the theme of “China in the eyes of the new generation”, this contest aims to encourage students from Mainland China and Macao higher education institutions to tell the story of China and to show the development of contemporary China through creative short films from their own perspective.

1. Organizers: Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre of the University of Macau, School of International Studies of Communication University of China

2. Eligibility: 

• Participants
  • Undergraduate and postgraduate students of the higher education institutions majoring in Portuguese in China;
  • Students can either participate as an individual or in a group of 3 members or less. Each contestant or group can only submit one application.
• Video specification
  • Length: 3-5 minutes;
  • Format: MPEG/MP4/MOV;
  • Tools: Any type of shooting equipment is welcome;
  • Resolution: 1280 x 720 (720p), up to 1920 x 1080 (1080p) is preferred;
  • Subtitle: Bilingual in Portuguese and Chinese (Simplified/Traditional Chinese; European/Brazilian Portuguese);
  • Dubbing: Portuguese;
  • Audio: Mono/Dual channel;
  • Size: Depends on the video platform.
• Submission
  • Submit your application from this weblink: https://umac.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_43lyFu9R4IvYILA;
  • Upload the video to either YouTube or Bilibili, select “unlisted” in visibility, and make sure the video link is available;
  • Each contestant/group is required to submit a short description of the video with about 150 words (in Chinese and Portuguese);
  • Submit the YouTube or Bilibili video link and the video description to the form provided by the organizers on or before the stated deadline.

3. Schedule: 

• Application period: until 09/10/2023
• Submission period: until 15/11/2023
• Result announcement: 04/12/2023

4. Evaluation: The organizers will form a review panel that will review all video submissions and select one “1st Prize”, two “2nd Prizes”, three “3rd Prizes” and five “Merit Prizes”.

5. Result announcement: The results will be published on the Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre website, on 04/12/2023, and the awardees will be notified by telephone or email.

6. Prizes: 

7. For all other details, please read the contest’s regulation which can be downloaded from here (link). Any updated information regarding the competition will be posted on this webpage.