Terms and Conditions

30-Second Film Awards by GYC and UOBAM

Introduction

GYC Financial Advisory Pte Ltd (“GYC”) and UOB Asset Management Ltd (“UOBAM”) (collectively, “The Organisers”) are jointly organising a competition (“30SFA”) to find some of the best heart-warming 30-second video stories, where an older person has significantly impacted a younger person (the age difference should be at least 20 years apart). The Organisers are inviting all Singapore-based creators, either as an individual or team basis (“Participant”) to submit their work.

Deadlines

Participants can start sending their video submissions from 10:00am on 1 June 2025. The cut-off for submissions will be 11:59pm on 31 Jul 2025. Late submissions will not be considered.

The Organisers reserve the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, modify, or suspend the contest at any time, or reschedule the dates of the competition, or extend the competition period.

Should there be any suspension or modification of the terms of the competition, the Organisers will not accept any claim of costs by participants. In the event of a termination of the competition, the registration fee will be refunded, without interest.

Eligibility

30SFA is open to all Singapore-based creators (a citizen, PR, or tax resident of Singapore). Note that awards will only be given in person during the award presentation event.

Awards 

There are 3 categories of awards that Participants can win. A single entry can win multiple awards, i.e. entries are not limited to a single award, and it is possibility for a single entry to win all three. The awards are: 

  • People’s Choice (2,000 SGD) 
    Interactions with the video will be tabulated on all platforms that the video is posted (likes, shares, comments, reactions, etc.) Views are not considered interactions. The film with the most interactions will be selected.

  • Client Favourite (4,000 SGD) 
    A cross-section of clients from GYC will be polled on which stories resonated with them the most. The film with the highest number of votes will be selected.

  • Internal Assessment (8,000 SGD) 
    The Organisers will assess your film in terms of narrative, storytelling, creativity, cinematography, visual quality, etc. The film that excels most in these areas will be selected.

The decision of the Organisers in judging for the awards is final. No correspondence pertaining to the judging process will be entertained. The shortlisted teams notified via email; they will be required to acknowledge receipt and their attendance at the award ceremony within 7 business days of such notification, failing which the teams’ shortlisted position will be automatically forfeit, and given to the next team in line for the shortlist.

Film Specifics

Runtime: The video shall be 30 seconds in content. An additional 3 seconds may be used for credits and acknowledgements i.e producer, sound engineer, video editor etc.. The total video time should not exceed 33 seconds. 

Aspect Ratio: The video should be 9:16 (portrait) for optimal viewing on mobile devices.  

Film Quality: 1080p (shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide the video at a higher resolution for the Organisers’ use).

Content and Theme

The content should be inspired by and created based on the theme:

“Just a Number (?)”
A heartwarming story of how an older person, 20 or more years older than you, positively impacted your life. It could be an existing person in your life or someone who has since passed.

The submission should be based on real people and events.

Any film containing disrespectful, discriminatory, racist, and or any other types of content that are deemed to be inappropriate shall be automatically disqualified. Depending on the seriousness of the offence, the relevant authorities shall be notified, and appropriate action may be taken. 

The spirit behind the competition is to tell powerful and real stories, precious and meaningful narratives.  As such, frivolous and irreverent submissions will not be considered. 

Registration & Submission

Participants may form teams of 1 to 5 people. Each team can only submit 1 entry. Participants who register for the competition are required to nominate a team leader/representative (“the Representative”).

The Representative will be the main contact person and all communications between the Organisers and the team will be through the Representative by email, telephone, or an online messaging platform.

Registration Fee: A registration fee of 100 SGD will be required for each entry/team. If you are a student, the fee will be reduced by 50% to 50 SGD (a school email address must be used during registration).

Particulars and Details: All team members are required to register their participation at the Organisers’ registration page. No changes in the team members are allowed after the registration has been submitted. Please include everyone’s details as specified in the registration form.

The Participants agree that their submitted details are accurate and complete in all aspects. Incomplete entries will not be considered. The Organisers accepts no responsibility for any late, lost, or misdirected submissions including delays and/or failure of any electronic or telecommunication systems, including but not limited to technical faults and/or network disruptions/congestions. 

The 3 main components for submission are:

  1. Making sure the video is received by The Organisers by filling up the online registration form and sending of the file via WeTransfer

  2. Sharing (facebook), re-posting (LinkedIn) and accepting the collaboration request (instagram) when the participants’ video has been uploaded by GYC,

  3. Paying the registration fee

Registration & Submission Details

(1) Receiving the Video

The film should be sent through WeTransfer to 30sfa@gyc.com.sg. A write up should be included both in the WeTransfer note, and the relevant field of the online registration form. This write up should introduce your team and the film in no more than 500 words. This will help the committee assess and understand your film better. 

The naming convention for the file should follow TeamName_VideoTitle. This is to ensure we can locate and include your film for consideration.

(2) Upload conditions and response

GYC will upload the entry on our social media platforms: Instagram (gyc.sg) , LinkedIn (GYC Financial Advisory), and Facebook (GYC Financial Advisory Pte Ltd), in the order in which entries are received, as far as it is possible.

The Participant must take the following actions in order for their submission to be considered:

  • Instagram
    Accept the collaboration request via Instagram and display the post on their feed. Please make sure you are following GYC’s account before then.

  • LinkedIn
    Re-post their video when it is uploaded (added write-ups for elaboration and context when re-posting are encouraged)

  • Facebook
    Share the video when it is uploaded (added write-ups for elaboration and context when re-posting are encouraged)

Please note that even though the film is properly registered through the registration form, the entry not be considered unless these conditions are met and the above actions are carried out in a timely manner.

The Participant ensures that the account and user names for the required social media platforms have been indicated accurately on the registration form. Interactions (likes, comments, reactions, etc.) on the original post tabulated for the People's Choice Award, where the video with highest number of interactions win.

(3) Payment of Registration Fee

The entry will not be considered until the registration fee has been paid. This is will be done through PayNow to UEN 199806191KFEE (make sure the account name is stated as GYC Financial Advisory). Under the comments for the payment, please indicate your Team Name.

The fee amounts to $100 per team, $50 if a student email address is used for registration. After which, please send an email, with the screenshot as proof of payment attached, to 30sfa@gyc.com.sg; include your team name and video title.

PDPA

Each participant will need to give consent for the Organisers to collect, use, and disclose that participant’s personal data for the following purposes:

  1.  to organise, conduct, and administer the contest;

  2. to attribute and give the Participant as the creator(s) of the entry;

  3. for promotional, marketing, and publicity purposes relating to the contest and for the Organisers’ use in whatever promotional, marketing, and publicity purposes; and

  4. for any other purposes as may be stated in the terms and conditions.

Personal data that may be collected, use, or disclosed include, but are not limited to, the participant’s name, social media account handles, and profile pictures.

The Organisers will not disclose any participant’s personal data outside of the above purposes to third parties without first obtaining the participant’s consent, unless such disclosure is required by law or permitted under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012.

The Participant shall obtain consent of all people depicted in the video prior to the submission of the entry for the collection, use, and disclosure of said people for all the points above above. Obtaining consent from the people featured in the video is the sole responsibility of the Participant, and is required for the entry to be valid in the contest. 

Rights and Ownership 

Originality: By registering for the competition, each person or affirms that the submitted film is the Participant’s original work and that the Participant has the necessary rights over all elements in the video. The participants will need to confirm that the submission does not violate any law of Singapore, regulation, or rights of any third party.

Foul Play: The Organisers reserves the right to disqualify any entry where we believe that a submission, or any part thereof, infringes upon or violates the rights of any third party. Participants shall indemnify and hold harmless the Organisers and their respective officers against any claims or costs relating to a breach of this term.

Intellectual property (IP): The ownership and IP rights of the submission will remain with the creators. However, by registering for the competition, Participants grant GYC the exclusive right to use the submitted content in any way they deem fit. Usage of content includes but is not limited to advertising, marketing, branding, outreach, and other uses that may be unstated for the business of the Organisers. The participants grant the perpetual and royalty-free right and licence to use any material submitted. The Organisers reserves the right to modify the submitted material as necessary, including but not limited to editing, resizing, cropping, or colour adjustment, while maintaining the integrity the submission as originally created. Credit will be given to the Participants whenever their content is featured on a public platform.

What Next?

After submissions close (31 Jul 2025, 11.59 pm), all online interactions (for the People’s Choice Award) will be compiled from the time of upload to 31 Aug 2025, 11.59 pm. Video interactions occurring after that time will not be considered. This gives the Participant one month to accumulate post interactions if they submit at the latest date possible. Since interactions are considered from the time of upload to 31 Aug 2025, 11.59 pm, Participants are encouraged to submit their entries as early as possible to maximise exposure and time for audience interactions. The time of submission does not affect the other two awards, Client Favourite and Internal Assessment.

Full assessment and tabulation of entries will take roughly to 3 months, following which an Award Presentation event will take place in Oct 2025.

Award Presentation Event 

The event will tentatively be held in October 2025; only shortlisted teams will be notified through the Representative. We regret that we are unable to notify Participants who are not shortlisted. All short listed Participants teams will be invited to an exclusive event that includes a public screening of the shortlisted videos. The event will be covered by the media and all shortlisted Participants will get a certificate of honourable mention.

The 3 prizes, People’s Choice (2,000 SGD), Client Favourite (4,000 SGD), and Internal Assessment (8,000 SGD) will be awarded on that day. Winning Participants will receive the cash amount and the certificate.

The Organisers reserves the right to change the date of the event without prior notice for any reason at its sole discretion. Participants are reminded that they are required to acknowledge their shortlisted status and confirm their attendance of the award ceremony within 7 business days, failing which, the position will be automatically forfeited and given to the next team in line.

Miscellaneous

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each and every participant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, the Organisers, sponsors, their respective officers, directors, employees, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, loss, damage, or liability suffered and costs incurred, including reasonable legal fees, resulting from any act, neglect, default, or breach by the participant of any of the Terms and Conditions.