The Mediart Award Communication Competition, known as the "Golden Bell Awards for College Students," held an awards ceremony recently. The documentary film "Voice and Language of My Island" by "Spreading Voice," a graduate team of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, won the Best News Special Award. This is the team's third award after winning the "PeoPo Citizen News Contest" and "Youth Video." In addition, after "Fortune Telling," the leading film of "Scam Artist " won the gold award of “Youth Video”, the "Seeing Morning Light" team's "Scam Artist "recently won the "Best Lighting" and "Best Photography. With these two awards, the team instructor Lu-Ping Zheng encouraged the winning team to make persistent efforts and continue to win glory for the Department of Information and Communication at the University of Science and Technology of Southern Taiwan.

【Video clip from "Voice and Language of My Island"】

The Mediart Award, sponsored by the Department of Radio and Television, National Taiwan University, has entered its 45th year. It is a benchmark communication competition, known as the "Golden Bell Award for College Student." The number of entries significantly increased this year, and the competition was fierce.

【A scene from the film “Scam Artist”

The award-winning work "Voice and Language Island" by Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology's is an in-depth news special report that focuses on the theme of mother tongue. In the film, the production team holds a discussion of the fact that a myriad of mother tongues are declining. It observed and interviewed related people in the north, middle, south, and east of Taiwan, hoping that the government and the public can face the dilemma that of the culture and the mother tongues has been in decline. In the acceptance speech, Zhi-Yu Tsao moved the audience with a strong word: "I hope that everyone can help our mother tongues out of poverty." Zhi-Yun Lin thanked the judges and the guests with her fluent native Hakka language, winning great applause from the public.

【The main vision effect of the Department of Information and Communication, Taiwan University of Science and Technology】

In addition, the work "Scam Artist" won two awards—"Best Lighting" and "Best Photography." It brings out the story of a middle-aged man A-Ming, who is addicted to gambling. In order to raise more gambling costs and repay his gambling debt, A-Ming began to work as a fortune teller on the street. As an eloquent guy, A-Ming tells fortune in the name of "The Third Prince," claiming to be a psychic and thereby cheating believers of their money. As unscrupulous as him, A-Ming does even let go of such a kid as Little Yi. After several encounters, the lonely Little Yi could not find anything wrong with A-Ming; he regarded A-Ming as the only one to make confessions. Even when A-Ming was desperately after by gangsters, Little Yi fled with him—this puts A-Ming in a very embarrassing situation. The story is humorous and interesting, and the shooting skills are sophisticated.

【The work " Voice and Language of My Island" by the Department of Information Science and Technology, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, won the Best News Special Award at the 45th Mediart Award.】

Bing-Zhang Chen, Chairman of the Department of Information and Communication, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, said that the students of the Department of Information and Communication won many awards in the 45th Mediart Awards, which was the result of the joint efforts of teachers and students. Since its establishment, the Department of Information and Communication has always been aimed at cultivating students with humane caring, creative thinking and professional skills. In recent years, it has also kept pace with the times, integrating new media / self-media content production systems and business strategies into the curriculum, with the ultimate goal of training students to become all-round communication talents.

【The work "Scam Artist" by the Department of Information Science and Technology, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, won the “Best Lighting” and “Best Photography” in the 45th Mediart Award.】

In addition, the 16th "Visual Maker" New Media Network Exhibition by the Department of Information and Communication, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, was also officially launched on the YouTube "Déjà vu" channel on April 17. Students would introduce each group of excellent works one by one in each episode in a humorous and funny way. The audience could see the brainchild of students through the streaming audio and video platform. The "Corridor Art Exhibition" provided students with a space to display their works. The site would also work on well-prevented epidemic prevention measures. Detailed information would be announced later.

【Yu-Ren Chen of the Department of Information and Communication, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, won the Best Photography Award at the 45th Mediart Award.】

【Zhi-Yu Tsai (left) and Zhi-Yun Lin (right) of the Department of Information and Communication, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, won the Best News Special Award in the 45th Mediart Award with their work “Voice and Language of My Island.”】

【QR code for the 16th "Visual Maker" New Media Network Exhibition of the Department of Information and Communication, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology: scan it before you can watch the online exhibition.】