International Science Drama Competition

The International Science Drama Competition is an annual event aimed to promote science through drama. This is a competition involving teams from Singapore and overseas and will be a great opportunity for you to showcase your talents and compete on an international level.

The theme for 2024 is “Global Sustainability: Nations in Action”, commemorating 2024 as the International Year of Camelids aligning with global concerns about sustainability. It also aims to spotlight the local sustainability efforts of different countries to foster a sense of global collaboration and inspiration that encourages an exchange of ideas and solutions to sustainability.

The skit should revolve around the sustainability efforts in your country. Here are some suggested angles but not limited to the following:

• Policies for sustainability
• Urban Planning
• Sustainable economic development 
• Education and awareness
• Campaigns and actions taken

Junior Category 

• All participants must be age 12 or below, excluding teachers or adults who can help as backstage crew. 

Open Category 

• There is no age limit for participants; teams will compete in this category when at least one member is above age 12.  

Short Films Category

• Schools 
o All participants must be either from a Primary/Secondary/Tertiary/Higher Education and all participants involved in the making of the short film must be students, including actors, scriptwriter, video editor, videographer. Verbal assistance from professionals is allowed.

• Professional 
o There is no age limit for participants and is open to professionals. 

You may participate with your friends, families or community groups. You may represent your school or an organisation or just form a team and compete on your own. Simply:

• Download competition information here
• Fill up your entry forms here (Closing Date: 2 Feb 2024)

Can teams sign up for more than one category?

• Should a school or organisation decide to register more than 1 team in the same category, there should be no repetition of team members across teams; the same team members can, however, participate across categories, e.g. Member A can take part in Junior Category and Short Films Category

• Should a team participate in more than one category, the same storyline cannot be repeated.

How many entry forms should I submit if I’m sending more than one team?

• Kindly submit one entry form per team.

• E.g. if School A is sending 2 teams for Open Category and 1 team for Short Films category, School A should submit a total of 3 entry forms