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Rules and Regulations

  1. The contest and eligibility

    Star Flicks (the “Contest”) is organised by Star Media Group Berhad (the “Organiser”) and is open to all secondary school students (from Forms One to Six) in Malaysia.

  1. Participation

    Participation is through schools only. Each school must have only ONE contest coordinator or teacher-in-charge (the “Contest Coordinator”) to oversee the coordination and administration of the Contest entries for the school. All participating students must submit their entries under their respective schools through the Contest Coordinator, who will then register and submit the entries to the Organiser. Entries from individuals or tuition centres will not be entertained.

  1. Registration

    To take part in the Contest, the Contest Coordinator must first register the school online via the Contest website (http://contests.thestar.com.my/nie). Once the registration has been approved, a password will be sent to the Contest Coordinator's e-mail. The Contest Coordinator must then log on to the website, using the password given, to register the teams and Supervising Teachers (as hereinafter defined) who are taking part in the Contest, and the number of entries that will be submitted. All information must be accurate and up-to-date before the registration closes. Registration for the Contest is open from April 11, 2018 (10am) to July 4, 2018 (5pm).

  1. Submission of entries

    Once online registration has been completed and updated with the final number of teams, Supervising Teachers and entries, the Contest Coordinator must print out the online registration form from the website and submit it together with the corresponding entries from the school (as proof of participation and for judging) all in one batch. The school and/or Contest Coordinator must nominate not more than THREE (3) BEST ENTRIES from its school for teams to move on to the next stage of the Contest, and must clearly label these entries and place them right at the top of the pile. All submissions must reach the Organiser by July 4, 2018, at or before 5pm.


    Entries must be sent to:

    The NiE Editorial Manager (Star Flicks Contest)

    Star-NiE Level 3A, Menara Star

    15, Jalan 16/11, Section 16

    46350 Petaling Jaya, Selangor


    Proof of postage is not proof of receipt. All entries, once submitted, become the property of the Organiser.

  1. Team structure

    Each team must have FOUR students and must be under the supervision of ONE teacher from the school (the “Supervising Teacher”) to take part in the Contest. The Contest Coordinator can also be the Supervising Teacher. Each student can only be a member of ONE team, but each Supervising Teacher can supervise multiple teams from the same school. Each team may submit more than one entry but only one entry per team will be eligible to compete at Stage 4 (Grand Finals).

  1. Format and content of entry

    Each team must use the original blank template published in the Star-NiE pullout dated April 11, 2018, to create an entry for the Contest. The entry form on page 8 of the template must be completed by the Contest Coordinator with the students’ and the Supervising Teacher's details, and must include the school stamp. The Contest Coordinator shall obtain the parents’ and/or legal guardians’ consent of the participating students for the Organiser to process the students’ personal data/details submitted herein for the Contest.

    • To create an entry, students must produce a movie poster (in portrait or landscape format) that conveys an issue highlighted in an article from The Star newspaper published in the year 2018. (Note: The article must be from The Star newspaper, and NOT The Star Online). Students must select one of the following themes to craft their movie poster:
      1. Health
      2. Social values
      3. Education
      4. Charity
      5. Environment
      6. Technology
      7. Safety
      8. Relationships
    • The Contest Coordinator shall ensure that the movie posters produced by the participating students contain no abusive, offensive, obscene, indecent, defamatory or political related materials, failing which the entries submitted will be disqualified automatically.
    • The movie poster must fit the size of the contest template published on pages 6 and 7 of the Star-NiE pullout dated April 11, 2018. In the movie poster, students must only provide the movie title, tagline and main graphic (in the form of a drawing, abstract art or photograph).
    • On page 8 of the contest template, students must provide an original cutout of the article from The Star newspaper, which has inspired the movie poster. (A photocopy of the article is NOT allowed). Students must also prepare a plot summary of the movie and explain the message they wish to convey through the movie poster (in about 150 words).
    • Marks will be allocated for creativity, strength of message, concept, quality, impact and proper use of language.
    • Students may conduct research using books, articles and the Internet, but materials must not be plagiarised. Plagiarism will result in the automatic disqualification of an entry.
    • All the images and content submitted must be original, and have not been published and/or submitted for any other competition.
    • Watch our tutorial videos on the Contest website (http://contests.thestar.com.my/nie) for more details.

  1. Stages of the contest

    Stage 1 (Participation):
    All eligible teams who submitted valid entries in accordance with the Rules and Regulations contained herein are deemed to have taken part in the Contest. Contest Coordinators must nominate three (3) best entries from their respective schools so that these nominated teams may move on to the next stage of the Contest. Failure to nominate teams by the Contest Coordinator may result in the automatic exclusion of a school or team from subsequent stages of the Contest.

    Stage 2 (State-Level Awards):
    Three (3) teams from each state in Malaysia (42 in total from 14 states) with the best entries (in the state) will be chosen from the pool of nominated entries to win the Merit Awards (details as provided on page 11 of the Star-NiE pullout dated April 11, 2018).

    Stage 3 (The Interview):
    Ten (10) teams with the best entries will be selected from the pool of 42 Merit Award winners chosen from Stage 2 to undergo a Skype interview with the Organiser. Interview sessions will be held in July 2018 or any other date as may be determined by the Organiser (exact date to be confirmed by the Organiser via phone calls).

    Stage 4 (The Grand Finals):
    Based on the Skype interview, five (5) teams will be selected to proceed to the Grand Finals, which will be held in August/September 2018 (or any other date as may be determined by the Organiser) at Menara Star in Petaling Jaya, Selangor (or any other venue/place to be determined by the Organiser). At the Grand Finals, all five (5) teams will be required to carry out a five-minute PowerPoint presentation each, explaining why the issue and the message conveyed through their movie posters are important for the nation. In addition, the panel of judges will pose questions to each team. The selection of the winners will be based on the teams’ performance during the task execution and the Question and Answer session at the Grand Finals.

  1. Terms and conditions

    By participating in this Contest, all Contest Coordinators expressly agree to have read and understood all Rules and Regulations set out herein and ensure that they have explained the same to their students who participate in this Contest so that the participating students understand these Rules and Regulations. Failure to comply with any of the Rules and Regulations may result in the rejection of entries and/or disqualification of the participating students.

  1. Intellectual property rights and indemnification

    By participating in this Contest, the Contest Coordinator shall ensure that all materials submitted by the students, including but not limited to photographs and contents, are the rightful property of the participating students and these entries do not infringe or violate the rights of any other third party and do not plagiarise any third party’s contents. Contest Coordinators and/or the school agree to indemnify and keep indemnified the Organiser against all claims, losses, damages and/or expenses whatsoever arising from any infringement or violation of any third party intellectual property rights.

  1. Modifications

    The Organiser reserves the absolute right to vary or amend any of the Rules and Regulations contained herein as well as to change or modify any aspect of this Contest in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. Contest Coordinators are encouraged to visit “http://contests.thestar.com.my/nie” from time to time to view any variation and/or amendment to the Rules and Regulations.
  2. All entry instructions and any other specific details relating to the Contest and/or the prizes not specified herein shall form part of these Rules and Regulations.
  3. The Organiser’s decisions are final and there shall be no appeal entertained and/or allowed. All participating students, schools, Contest Coordinators and/or Supervising Teachers shall not resort to court proceedings to review the Organiser’s decisions.
  4. By participating in this Contest, the Contest Coordinators acknowledge and agree that the Organiser excludes all warranty and/or liability in connection with the awarded prizes and/or the Contest. Contest Coordinators shall assume full liability and responsibility of their students when participating in this Contest and in case of any liability, mishap, injury, loss, damage, claim or accident (including personal injury and/or death) resulting from their participation in the Contest, redemption and/or usage of the prizes. The Organiser shall not be held responsible for any liability, mishap, loss, damage, claim or accident (including personal injury and/or death) in any manner whatsoever suffered by the students as a result of participation in the Contest and/or the use of the prizes.
  5. In view of the implementation of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010, the Contest Coordinators hereby expressly grant the Organiser and its affiliates the permission to use and process their personal data including (but not limited to) names, contact information and/or photographs (collectively, "Personal Data") for future advertising and publicity purposes. The Contest Coordinators further agree to receive the latest information about products, news and events updates, rewards and promotions, special privileges and initiatives from the Organiser and its affiliates. If the Contest Coordinators do not wish to receive the above information, please email the Organiser at starnie@thestar.com.my.