我們的時(shí)代——2012狄更斯創(chuàng)意寫作和紀(jì)實(shí)攝影大賽

2012年是狄更斯誕辰200周年，為了紀(jì)念這位19世紀(jì)英國現(xiàn)實(shí)主義文學(xué)巨匠的200周年誕辰，英國使館文化教育處將從2011年9月起在中國主辦系列文化教育活動(dòng)，發(fā)掘狄更斯對當(dāng)代生活的深遠(yuǎn)影響和作用。

大賽時(shí)間：

2011年9月2日-2011年12月7日20：00

競賽主題：我們的時(shí)代

“這是美好的時(shí)代，這是糟糕的時(shí)代；這是智慧的年頭，這是愚昧的年頭；這是信仰的時(shí)期，這是懷疑的時(shí)期……”-- 狄更斯

英國文學(xué)巨匠狄更斯典型的藝術(shù)創(chuàng)作特點(diǎn)就是用白描的手法去記錄他所生活的時(shí)代的獨(dú)特性，他的文學(xué)創(chuàng)作觀念和我國的文以載道有著異曲同工之妙，都是用創(chuàng)作人的觀察去觸摸社會(huì)的動(dòng)態(tài)，經(jīng)過藝術(shù)加工后呈現(xiàn)整體的時(shí)代風(fēng)貌。

我們希望廣大文學(xué)和攝影愛好者用文字和圖片去記錄當(dāng)代中國城市在向前發(fā)展中的獨(dú)特風(fēng)貌，用心靈的眼睛去描繪出今日城市的鏡像，用思想的光芒去聚焦我們對城市的感觸。光影交錯(cuò)中，我們期待您能展示出您心目中獨(dú)特的時(shí)代印象。

1、 參賽資格： 限中華人民共和國公民

2、作品要求：

- 形式：文字、單幅照片、組照或圖文組合作品。

- 無論文字描寫，還是影像照片（彩色，黑白均可），均需原創(chuàng)且照片必須保留數(shù)碼照片拍攝信息，否則視為無效。

- 大賽分為成年組和少年組，少年組的參賽者為1993年9月1日以后出生的在校學(xué)生

- 文字投稿或圖片配文字?jǐn)?shù)不超過500字。

- 照片作品限為1978年之后拍攝的，反映中國時(shí)代變革的作品。

3、活動(dòng)時(shí)間：

投稿期：2011年9月2日-2011年12月7日20：00，

獲獎(jiǎng)結(jié)果公布：獲獎(jiǎng)結(jié)果將于2012年2月7日公布在英國使館文化教育處網(wǎng)站www.britishcouncil.org.cn及世紀(jì)追影狄更斯專題頁面（http://www2.xitek.com/topic2011/Dickens，http://blog.qq.com/zt/2011/dickens）上。

4、獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)設(shè)置

“世紀(jì)追影狄更斯 - 2012狄更斯創(chuàng)意寫作和紀(jì)實(shí)攝影大賽”分為文學(xué)比賽和攝影比賽兩部分。攝影作品和圖文組合作品將角逐攝影致臻獎(jiǎng)，文學(xué)作品將角逐文學(xué)創(chuàng)作獎(jiǎng)。成年組將評選出文學(xué)類和攝影類的頭等獎(jiǎng)各1名。10名優(yōu)秀獎(jiǎng)和200名人氣獎(jiǎng)將在攝影及文學(xué)作品中擇優(yōu)選拔。

比賽同時(shí)設(shè)置了校際連線少年才俊獎(jiǎng)，面向1993年9月1日以后出生的在校學(xué)生。校際連線少年才俊獎(jiǎng)包括文學(xué)類和攝影類的頭等獎(jiǎng)各1名。

5、投稿方式：

文學(xué)作品投稿 (500字以內(nèi)) ：

1)、網(wǎng)上提交：通過世紀(jì)追影狄更斯專題頁面（http://www2.xitek.com/topic2011/Dickens或http://blog.qq.com/zt/2011/dickens）直接上傳

2)、郵箱提交：請?jiān)卩]件標(biāo)題中注明文學(xué)作品投稿，并發(fā)送文字內(nèi)容和標(biāo)題至官方郵箱 622006637@qq.com，同時(shí)需在郵件中注明作者姓名、組別（成年組或少年組）、居住省份、電話

攝影作品投稿（網(wǎng)上提交單幅不大于256KB，配圖文字?jǐn)?shù)不超過500字）：

1)、網(wǎng)上提交：通過世紀(jì)追影狄更斯專題頁面（http://www2.xitek.com/topic2011/Dickens或http://blog.qq.com/zt/2011/dickens）直接上傳

2)、郵箱提交：請?jiān)卩]件標(biāo)題中注明攝影作品投稿，并通過附件發(fā)送攝影作品或圖文組合作品到官方郵箱 622006637@qq.com，同時(shí)需在內(nèi)文中注明作者姓名、組別（成年組或少年組）、居住省份、電話

6、評委團(tuán)成員：

陸建德：中國社會(huì)科學(xué)院文學(xué)研究所所長

王文瀾：中國攝影家協(xié)會(huì)副主席、中國日報(bào)社總編輯助理

那日松：798映藝術(shù)中心藝術(shù)總監(jiān)、《像素》雜志主編、著名策展人

黑 明：攝影師

7、評獎(jiǎng)方式

- 第一階段：所有網(wǎng)上提交的攝影作品/圖文組合作品將在網(wǎng)上投票，活動(dòng)主辦方將結(jié)合評委團(tuán)的打分和網(wǎng)上投票結(jié)果，從參賽作品中選出入圍作品。評委團(tuán)同時(shí)將對網(wǎng)上提交的文學(xué)作品進(jìn)行打分，從參賽作品中評選出入圍作品。所有入圍攝影作品/圖文組合和文學(xué)作品將獲得中國區(qū)人氣獎(jiǎng)。

- 第二階段：由評委團(tuán)從入圍作品中評選出中國區(qū)頭等獎(jiǎng)和優(yōu)秀獎(jiǎng)。

攝影作品和圖文組合作品將角逐攝影致臻獎(jiǎng)，文學(xué)作品將角逐文學(xué)創(chuàng)作獎(jiǎng)。10名優(yōu)秀獎(jiǎng)和200名人氣獎(jiǎng)將在攝影及文學(xué)作品中擇優(yōu)選拔。

攝影致臻獎(jiǎng)的選拔，評選原則為攝影作品為主，圖片文字描述為輔，攝影作品水平相當(dāng)?shù)那闆r下，文字描述優(yōu)秀的作品將予以優(yōu)先考慮。

8、頒獎(jiǎng)儀式

2012年2月7日，即狄更斯誕辰200周年日當(dāng)天，將在英國駐華大使官邸舉行慶祝活動(dòng)并邀請本次大賽的頭等獎(jiǎng)獲得者到現(xiàn)場領(lǐng)獎(jiǎng)。

9、注意事項(xiàng)

-參賽者應(yīng)擁有參賽作品的有效版權(quán)，作品須為原創(chuàng)，不得抄襲、假冒。評審后如作品不符合本條款要求，主辦方有權(quán)取消獲獎(jiǎng)資格。

- 參賽者通過不同方式提交的同一作品，將被視為一件作品，主辦方對重復(fù)作品不做評選。

- 參賽攝影作品可以通過軟件做適當(dāng)處理，但不得使用合成方式改變作品的原貌。

- 參賽者需保證提交作品不侵犯任何第三方的合法權(quán)益，作品涉及的肖像權(quán)，著作權(quán)和名譽(yù)權(quán)由參賽者本人承擔(dān)。

- 公布獲獎(jiǎng)名單后，主辦方會(huì)要求獲獎(jiǎng)人在指定日期內(nèi)提供與參賽信息一致的身份證影印件及攝影作品原始數(shù)碼照片，作為獲獎(jiǎng)證明。無法提交有效身份證明或提交信息與原始信息不符者，視為無效。

- 少年組特指在1993年9月1日以后出生的在校學(xué)生，非在讀學(xué)生作品不在少年組評獎(jiǎng)之列。

- 主辦方有權(quán)將提交的參賽作品免費(fèi)用于活動(dòng)的相關(guān)宣傳和推介。

- 英國大使館文化教育處擁有本次活動(dòng)的最終解釋權(quán)。

Celebrating the 200th Birthday of Charles Dickens ---

Cultural Activities of Dickens 2012 in China

2012 is the 200 anniversary of Charles Dickens. Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy / British Consulate-General will host a series of cultural activities in China in September 2011 to commemorate this great realistic writer, and to honour his great impact on our contemporary life.

Dickens is the first writer who wrote about the urban industrialization. The then young writer detected the influence of expansion of city on human beings in a sensitive and realistic way. He has been widely recognized. His works have been influencing people for generations with realism. The characteristic of Dickens’s works is that he sensed the uniqueness of his time with plain words. His conception parallels that of Chinese literature which strives to carry morality and philosophy in literary works. They try to present the spirit of the time through careful observers, and express it in literary works.

David Copperfield, Great Expectations, The Adventures of Oliver Twist, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby and A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being A Ghost Story of Christmas are considered to be his best works, and they are also widely read by Chinese readers.

This series of activities are for both professionals and the public. We will host a contest named “Our Times----the Creative Writing and Documentary Photography Competition” from Sep. 2 to Dec. 7. Dickens said in the beginning of A Tale of Two Cities that “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity…” We hope that fans to literature and photography can record the uniqueness of Chinese cities in development, describe the images of the cities in their minds’ eyes, and tell the brightness and sadness with your thoughts, hence to display the true image of the city. The activity is divided into two groups, that is, the adult group above 18 years old and the teenagers group under 18 years. The top 4 awards such as literature creation award, photography award and young talent award as well as memorial award and award of excellence will be elected by the votes online and votes by the expert judgers including the Lu Jiande, director of the Institute of Literature Research of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Cai Zhimin, Chief-Editor of Yuwen Bao, Wang Wenlan, the vice president of China Photographers Association and the assistant to editor-in-chief of China’s Global Newspaper, and Na Risong, the art director of the 798 art centre. On Feb. 7 in 2012, that is the 200th anniversary of Dickens, there will be an activity held in the house of British ambassador, and the winners will also be invited to claim their awards. The winners will also be invited to the book exhibition in London in April in 2012. The works of the winners and the finalists will be edited as a part of the commemoration activity.

From October to December, we will also initiate literature salons for the 200th anniversary of Dickens in six cities, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chengdu and Changsha. We will invite thirteen renowned authors in China to communicate with literature fans on different aspects of literature, and discuss the realistic meaning of great literature works. The writers include Mo Yan, Liu Zhenyun, Murong Xuecun, Ye Xin and Alai.

In addition, we will put on 3-4 movies which are based on the works of Dickens (such as Oliver Twist) and other videos about Dickens during the British Film Week held in December in Beijing, Xi’an and Dalian.

When commemorating Dickens, the great writer, we also hope that the observation for the society and the critical thinking as well as the innovation spirit could be carried forward. Economic globalization requires that the young generation should have an international view, understand the cultures of other countries, be able to think in an international way and be versatile. Our school programme ‘Connecting Classrooms’ will develop a series of curriculum project named ‘Our Times’, with a focus on literature and writing. The project will provide some public lectures on literature writing techniques as well as education resources with a teaching plan competition. In doing this, we hope to enlighten teachers and students to foster the ability of observation, critical thinking and innovation within themselves, and bring the concept of educating the global citizens to the classroom.

From September to November, 2011, we will host two lectures on literature techniques in each of the following cities: Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Jiaxing. Those lectures aim to inform people how to view ‘Contemporary China in Literature’, and enlighten the audience to discover and understand in depth the description of social changes and the different perspectives and communication skills embodied in them. The ‘objective description in writing’, the comparison of the application of the objective description for writers from both China and the UK, enlightening teachers to transit it into the capability in writing teaching plans, and enlightening students to foster critical thinking and creation in writing will also be promoted in our project.

’Our Times-----the Teaching Plan Competition’ will begin from Sep. 2 to Dec. 7, 2011, which parallels the ‘the Creation of Dickens and Photography Competition’. An activity plan should include teaching, extra curricular activities and interdisciplinary cooperation, and such subjects as Chinese, English, art, drama, design, computer, history, geography, political science and citizen education. Both British and Chinese teachers will take part in the activities at the same time. The Chinese champion will win the opportunity to attend the book exhibition in London in April, 2012, free of charge, and to be awarded on Feb. 7, 2012 (the 200th anniversary of Dickens) in the house of the ambassador. Five winners of the award of excellence will get the souvenir of seed rods from the seed hall of the UK pavilion.

（英國使館文化教育處提供）