The Global Hakka Music Awards contest, organized by the Hakka Affairs Council (HAC) with the cooperation of the Ministry of Culture (MOC) and the Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCCA), is open to submissions until May 17.
Qualification
Participation is open to all nationalities, ages, and those who are interested in Hakka culture, music composition, and singing.
Contest Schedule
(1) Deadline for Preliminary Registration: From March 21 to May 17, 2022.
(2) Announcement date for Semi-Finalists: June 1, 2022.
(3) Professional Training for Semi-Finalists: End of June 2022.
(4) Semi-final Schedule: 1 P.M. (Saturday), July 9, 2022.
Venue: Taipei Xinyi Chianti Avenue Plaza
(5) Professional Training for Finalists: July-August, 2022.
(6) Finals and Award Presentation Ceremony: 1 P.M. (Saturday), August 20, 2022. Venue: Legacy Taipei
Contest Category
The competition is divided into “Composition Category” and “Singing Category.”
Registration
Online registration only. (http://www.hakkapopmusic.com.tw)
(1) Registration for Composition Category
Open to individuals, teams, and bands. However, the main members of the compositions may not overlap with members of other registration or register concurrently through other categories.
The songs that are registered to perform must be original song. Each person (category) can register up to 3 songs (including joint composition). Different artists of lyrics or music should be applied for contest registration along with the performer.
For registration, please complete the application form from the main website, upload the audio file of the entries, photo (full-faced and high-resolution half-length or full-length photo), and other information before completing the registration procedures (Photo specification: JPEG file with the size of at least 1MB; Audio file format: WAV、MP4)
(2) Registration for Singing Category
The singing category may be performed through solo, ensemble, or chorus, without the restriction of mode. However, the main members of the compositions may not overlap with members of other registration or register concurrently through other categories.
The songs that are registered for performance must be Hakka pop songs. The preliminary round requires mostly the audio of cappella.
For registration, please send out the application form to the main website, upload the audio of the cappella work, photos (full-faced and high-resolution half-length of full-length photo), and other information before completing the registration procedures. (Photo specification: JPEG file with the size of at least 1MB. Please provide the YouTube link for the registration video).
Instruction for overseas contestants
(1) Foreign finalists refer to those with foreign nationality who live abroad (other than Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu).
(2) Online registration is only for preliminary rounds and the registration for the contest is the same as the way in the section of Registration.
(3) Overseas teams for semi-final or finals must comply with the arrival control measures and anti-pandemic requirement of Taiwan during that period. Apart from the relevant funding for overseas semi-finalists and finalists as described in Clause 11, such overseas shall pay for other expenses at their own expense.
(4) For those shortlisted for the semi-finals and finalists, if they cannot come to Taiwan due to the pandemic, they can choose to participate in the form of films. The participating film must provide a shooting plan before the shoot and comply with the following requirement:
a. The shooting venue for semi finalists may be in the local rehearsal room or LIVE HOUSE. The film for finals must be produced in local LIVE HOUSE only.
b. All entries film must be produced in HD high-resolution One Take, including audio and video, no editing, post-production, etc. Violators may be deemed as a waiver of the contest.
c. Send the link of the entries film to the designated email within 7 days prior to the contest. Registration will be completed by email confirmation.
d. Compliance with conditions subject to the latest official announcement.
Awards, Places and Prizes
(1) Composition Category
One 1st Place: Prize pool of NT$300,000, a Trophy, a Certificate of Merit, an Award-winning song recording and MV, and professional training for winning contestants.
One 2nd Place: Prize pool of NT$200,000, a Trophy, a Certificate of Merit, an Award-winning song recording and MV, and professional training for winning contestants.
One 3rd Place: Prize pool of NT$100,000, a Trophy, a Certificate of Merit, an Award-winning song recording and MV, and professional training for winning contestants.
Three Honorable Mention: Prize pool of NT$50,000 and a Certificate of Merit.
(2) Singing Category
One 1st Place: Prize pool of NT$150,000, a Trophy, and a Certificate of Merit.
One 2nd Place: Prize pool of NT$100,000, a Trophy, and a Certificate of Merit.
One 3rd Place: Prize pool of NT$50,000, a Trophy, and a Certificate of Merit.
(3) The award prize should be determined by the co-winners at their own discretion.
(4) This competition may increase or decrease the number of awards there for depending on the entries.
For detailed information, please visit the official website.