A singapore prize is an award that is given to a person for achieving something notable. The prize usually comes in the form of a sum of money and recognition. There are many different types of prizes, including academic, sports, and art awards. Some of these are awarded to individuals, while others are given to entire teams or organizations. Regardless of the type of prize, each one is designed to honor someone for their accomplishments.
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The 2021 Singapore History Prize, which is administered by the National University of Singapore’s Department of History, has opened its nominations. It is open to non-fiction and fiction works published from January 2017 to November 2020 that address any time period, theme or field of Singapore’s history. This is to allow the prize to reach a wider range of readers and to encourage a diversity of works with clear historical themes.
This year’s ceremony will be held in Singapore, and is expected to attract global leaders, businesses and investors who are ‘committed to restoring the planet’. This will be the first year that the prize will be accompanied by an Earthshot Week, which will see them gather in Singapore to explore exciting opportunities to accelerate their solutions and bring about tangible action.
In the English non-fiction category, the prize judges are looking for a book that is “narratively driven by an exploration of ideas or issues that resonate with a contemporary audience.” They are also hoping to find a work that “challenges assumptions and promotes understanding of our past.” The shortlist includes Hidayah Amin’s Leluhur: Singapore’s Kampong Gelam (2019, available here), which shines a light on the history of a place that most people now know only as a tourist attraction.
The jury for this year’s Singapore Short Film Award included academic Khoo Gaik Cheng, filmmaker Lucky Kuswandi and artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen. The winner of the short film award will take home a production services package worth SGD15,000 from Shooting Gallery Asia and an online, audio post and DCP package, and audio final mix from Mocha Chai Laboratories.
The prize has been created by a group of international entrepreneurs, scientists and business leaders and is being launched in Singapore as part of the Lee Kuan Yew World Cities Summit. It aims to honour cities that have taken bold and innovative steps to tackle climate change. The winner will be announced in June at a special ceremony in Singapore. The prize will also be accompanied by a series of local activations, including a special exhibition and events for the public.