Since 2004, the Peking University International Cultural Festival has provided an equal platform for blending cultures from all over the world on an equal footing like a melting pot. It attracts attention and participation of Chinese and international students both on and off campus of PKU. In November this year, the Peking University International Cultural Festival is launched as scheduled.
This competition will be held as part of the Peking University International Culture Festival. The theme of this year's competition is “One World, One Voice”. expecting students from around the world to come together to express their youthful thoughts in song and communicate with each other through singing.
Competition Calendar
1. Preliminary round
Registration and submission period for the preliminary round: from 17th Oct, 2022 to 28th Oct, 2022
Finalists list will be announced on the 17
th of November, 2022
2. Final round
November 24
th , 2022, 19:00
The final will be held on the campus of Peking University. If the finalists fail to arrive at the scene due to epidemic reasons, they will be awarded the “Excellent Overseas Singer Award of Peking University 2022 International Students Top 10 Singers Competition” directly after the preliminary round, and the subsequent ranking of the on-site contestants will be replaced.
Rules
1. Preliminary round
Contestants will need to record a performance video according to the requirements for the preliminary round, and send to gjhzb@pku.edu.cn. Staff’s will reply to the email to confirm the video has been received. After review, the videos will be scored by professional judges. The organizing committee will select the top 16 contestants according to the scoring results of the judges to advance to the final and present these videos on the Wechat accounts such as “北大与世界(PEKING UNIVERSITY AND THE WORLD)”.
2. Final round
The final stage will be divided into two rounds and each round intends to use the “judge review system” as the system. After the first round, we will pick the top ten contestants of the competition, who will be titled as “Peking University Top Ten Singers of International Students”. During the second round, judges will give a score and comment to the top ten contestants. Based on the ranking of scores, the top 3 will be decided. (Detailed rules and requirements to be announced)
Song selection requirements
1. Style and language are not limited, but should spread out positive messages.
2. The recording of the entry must be taken in one shot, the singer must be seen in the shot, the video must be stable, the sound must be clear, the setting, the dress code and the props can be decided based on the needs of the performance and must be positive and healthy.
3. The length of the video should not exceed 300 seconds (5 minutes) and should be in MP4 format with a resolution of at least 1920 x 1080; musical instruments and accompaniment are allowed (no additional sound or special effects should be added to the accompaniment).
4. Captions may be added to the work. For entries not in English or Chinese, background files and translations of lyrics must be attached to the video.
5. Any video received that does not follow or is the opposite to the above requirements will be disqualified from the competition.
Signing up
First Step
Scan the QR code to fill the form
Second Step
Send an email to gjhzb@pku.edu.cn. before 28
th Oct, 2022 24:00(deadline) if you are interested in joining us. In the email, please include the following details:
1) Video of singing(No more than 300 seconds)
2)Name of the person/group
3) Nationality
4) Contact number
5) Email address
6) WeChat ID
7) Department of study in PKU
8) Title of Performance Item
Source: PKU_world
