By : REBECCA CHONG
IT STARTED four years ago in
Sabah with 32 entries from 59 primary and secondary schools. But interest in
the educational digital film making has grown tremendously. There were 100
entries from 61 secondary and 22 primary schools last year, a three-fold
increase. And the contest has gone rural and national. Prizes including cash
have more than doubled from 30,000 ringgit ($9,600) worth in 2009 to 67,000
ringgit this year.
Workshops are held in
villages in Beluran, Kinabatangan, Kudat, Kunak, Lahad Datu, Sipitang and
Tuaran to teach school children to tell a story that touches on morality in a
digital movie of between four and eight minutes, according to Bruno Vun, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Resource Development and Information Technology.
Contest entries have been
called today. The last day for submission of films in compact discs is October
22. The CDs must be sent to Urus Setia FFDPNS 4, Bahagian Teknologi Pendidikan
Negeri Sabah, Lorong Sahabat, Off Jalan Penampang Lama, 89500, Penampang,
Sabah.
Entry forms can be obtained
from the state educational technology division, IT advancement unit of ministry
of resource development and information technology, district education office
and teachers activity centres. They can also be downloaded from the state
education technology division's website at www.btpnsabah.edu.my
The contest, which requires
three pupils and a teacher in a team to produce a movie, will culminate in a
festival on November 9 at the Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort in conjunction
with the state’s month-long ICT celebration.
Vun expects more entries
this time since the number of participants has risen every year.
The contest is divided into
two categories: “closed”, for Sabah schools and “open”, for schools from other
states. There were 10 entries from Labuan, Perak, Perlis and Terengganu in last
year’s open category.
Winners in the close
category will receive 1,000 ringgit while those in the open category get 2,000
ringgit. There are other prizes such as desktop computers. – Insight Sabah
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