Date: May 15-20, 2008 | Venue: Singapore

The National University of Singapore (NUS) entrepreneurship Society (NES) will hold the ASEANpreneurs Youth Leaders’ Exchange on May 15-20, 2008. This is a week-long exchange programme to provide an opportunity for delegates to visit ASEAN countries to learn about their economic development and localized entrepreneurial culture.

The exchange programme is free of charge, covering the programme fee, delegates’ accommodation throughout the entire programme and about 70% of meals (during official period). Delegates will shoulder round-trip airfare and personal expenses.

Qualifications:

• Between 18-25 years of age or current university undergraduates
• Facility to communicate and write well in English
• Exceptional entrepreneurship, leadership and communication abilities
• Holding positions of responsibility in the entrpreneurship/business club or is already a student entrepreneur running a business

Interested parties should apply directly through website www.aseanpreneurs.org.

For more details, you may email aseanpreneurs@gmail.com or visit www.aseanpreneurs.org.

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Entries to the 10th Cinemanila International Film Festival are now being accepted. The deadline for submission is on June 6, 2008

The competition is open to all filmmakers with full-feature/ short/documentar y films (DV / HD / 24P / HDV, 35mm) with English subtitles. To be eligible for participation, films must have been produced after January 2008 and should not have been exhibited commercially, locally or internationally, or in prior local festivals (it should make its premiere showing in Cinemanila). Entries must be 80 minutes (minimum) to 130 minutes (maximum) in length including credits.

The Entry Selection Committee will choose ten (10) films from among the qualified entries, to participate in the Main Competition (international) . A number of films will also be chosen to participate in the short film and documentary competition and exhibition. Please take note that all accepted short films will shoulder the fee for the application of permit from the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).

The 10th Cinemanila International Film Festival is organized jointly by the Independent Cinema Association of the Philippines (ICAP), the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and Gateway Cineplex 10, and a specially commissioned inter-agency committee. It will be held from 8 to 21 August in Gateway Cineplex 10, Araneta, Cubao, Quezon City

Aside from parallel competitions for full-length, short and documentary films, there will also be distinct exhibitions, tributes, marathon showings, conferences and other special events. Seminars and workshops will also be held during the festival and will cover subjects and issues on independent filmmaking. Directors, producers, critics and actors throughout Asia, Europe and North America will be invited to attend the film event.

For entry forms and further details, please visit the Cinemanila e-group at http://movies. groups.yahoo. com/group/CINEMANILAINTERN ATIONALFILMFESTIVAL/ .

Please click the File link on the left navigation column of the e-group.

The entry forms will be available on the website (http://www.cinemanila.org.ph) starting February 2008. You can email us at cinemanila@gmail. com
For more information, contact:

Cinemanila International Film Festival
41 Begonia St. Tahanan Village
Sucat, Para

The World Bank, the Cities Alliance and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs invite youth aged 18-25 from all countries of the world to participate in the International Essay Competition 2008.

In 2007, for the first time in human history, the majority of people in the world, particularly in developing countries, will be living in urban areas. Life in the city is often associated with more opportunities, better access to employment, education, health and other services. Cities are often called engines of economic growth, contributing disproportionately to the national gross domestic product (GDP).

They are also centers of innovation, entrepreneurship and investment. But many cities also have a large part of their population living in slums, without essential services such as water, sanitation and energy, and threatened by environmental hazards, violence and social exclusion.

As more and more people move from the countryside to the city, and as city populations grow, there is a growing need for solutions to the issues of urban poverty, environment, and urban infrastructure (housing, roads, water, energy etc.).

What can you do to shape the city of your dreams?
Please answer all three questions below:

1) Think about the city you live in. What are the biggest opportunities and challenges for people living there?

2) What needs to be done to transform your city into the city of your dreams?

3) What could be your role, working together with your peers, in shaping the city of your dreams? (Please focus on one or two points you mentioned in question 2).

You may use some of the points below to structure your answer:
If you have been personally involved in concrete initiatives, write specifically about your experience:

Who have you worked with? Who have you helped? What have you accomplished? In what way would you consider this work to be innovative? How have you measured the results of your work?

Looking ahead:
How would you expand or improve the impact of your work? How can other youth replicate your experience?

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