A competition of the arts
40th OSA Convention - 2009 NJ/NY
Subrina Biswal Award in Performing Arts will be held in conjunction with the ANNUAL OSA convention. The prize will be awarded in the form of First place will receive $500, Second place will receive $300, and Third place will receive $200. Each cash prize will also accompany a certificate. The following are general guidelines. Please contact IAFF for further information.
Subrina Biswal Award Competition:
Due to time constraint, it is decided to accept a maximum of 15 participations. Because of the quality of the program and entertainment value, you must send a video clip (Via Google, YouTube or mail a CD of your performance and it should be at least 1 minute) to the address given below with your participation form to Ullasini Sahoo (ullasinis@yahoo.com or osa09cultural@osanynj.org) by May 1st. We encourage group items. In order to encourage participation and accommodate more participation with a stipulated time, the host chapter may choose groups over solo performances, if needed (if one participant is in both group and solo).
Mailing Address:
202 Wolfsnare Lane
Morrisville, NC
27560
Application procedure:
Each participant should fill up and submit the cultural participation form for Subrina Biswal Award in Performing Arts.
Eligibility:
No participant above 18 years of age on the day of the event and must be a citizen or permanent resident of USA/CANADA/MEXICO. Visitors of any age are not eligible for the award. Children of students or visitor visa holders are eligible if their parents are residents of USA/CANADA/MEXICO. Such parents must enclose with the application form evidence of student/work visa.
Registration:
No special registration is required. However, each participant must be registered for the OSA convention individually or through family registration.
Categories:
All categories are eligible except the following: magic, callisthenics, comedy or any other item that does not clearly represent performing arts. Comedy as part of drama or skit is acceptable.
Maximum number of items:
Each participant will be allowed one solo and one group performance, if applicable. However, no winner can win the same prize (e.g. first, second, third) under the same general category (e.g. song, dance, instrumental etc) in two consecutive years. In a group participation, the whole group or selected individuals from the group may be awarded the prize. If the group wins the prize, the prize money will be divided equally among all eligible participants. The same person cannot win prize through both solo and group participation. The group performance will be accepted (in the interest of group benefits) and the solo wining will be ignored.
The time and place:
To be determined by the host chapter organizer(s). Time limit: Maximum 4 minutes per item. (The time limit will be strictlyenforced; if an item lasts longer than 4 minutes, the item will be disqualified immediately.)
Judging:
Judging will be done solely on the basis entertainment value and age-performance relationship rather than technical skills or abilities. Five Judges will be selected by IAFF in consultation with the host chapter organizer(s). Experts on any branch of performing arts will be excluded from the panel of judges. US IRS rules prohibit close relatives of participants from being selected as judges. In addition to the five judges to be selected from among the attendees, the IAFF representative will also function as a judge. His/her scores will be used only in the event of a tie; otherwise IAFF scores will not count.
Announcement of awardees:
Names of participants selected for the award will be announced at a time and place in consultation with the host-chapter organizer(s).
Award of the prize:
No monetary award will be made at the time of announcement. Winners will be handed claim vouchers by the IAFF representative in sealed envelopes. Winners must mail the claim vouchers along with requested information to IAFF to claim the prize. IAFF will use the supplied information to determine eligibility before sending the cheque and certificate. If any winner is found ineligible, the next ranked winner will be elevated to the respective prize.
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