BREAK THROUGH: SOUGHT. SANCTIFIED. SENT
VIRTUAL WORLD YOUTH CONGRESS 2021
COMPETITIONS

This year’s virtual World Youth Congress 2021 aims to extend the avenue for different MFC Youth members to showcase their God-given talents through the LIT Festival and ALL STARS Competition.


This year, there will be two (2) sets of competitions: first is the LIT Festival that serves as the pre-event competition in all online platforms of MFC Youth. It will take place from June 10 to July 12, 2021. The LIT Festival will cater five different competitions including Tiktok Dance Challenge; Poster Making (Traditional and Digital); Photo Journal; and Poem Writing that intend to inspire MFC Youth members to share their unique talents in different platforms. The second and main competition of the VWYC 202 is going to be the ALL STARS Competition: Ka-LOOK-a-LIGHT MFC Youth Edition. All screened entries will be premiered during the second day of the VWYC2021 Program Proper

Click on the button below to download our Competition Entry Form and scroll down to know the competitions, its mechanics, and its criteria.

LIT FESTIVAL

OVERALL GUIDELINES OF LIT FESTIVAL

1. The LIT Festival is open to all registered delegates of the VWYC 2021.

2. There must be at least 1 entry per area.

3. All entries must have an entry form to be submitted before the specified deadline for each category.

4. Choreography, costumes, scripts, words and chosen music should be wholesome. All vulgar and suggestive scenes will automatically lead to disqualification.

5. All entries must be screened and approved by their respective Area Servants and Area Coordinators.

SCHEDULE OF TALENT FEST

Poster Making June 13-June 19, 2021
Poem-writing Competition (Twitter) June 20-June 27, 2021
Photojournal Competition June 28-July 3, 2021
Tiktok Dance Competition July 4-July 10, 2021
DEADLINE OF ONLINE ENGAGEMENTS
(REACTIONS, SHARES)
July 12, 2021

Poster Making

To showcase the sparkling light in themselves through art and to share their God given talents through this competition that will motivate others to use that spark to break through the darkness.

Mechanics: Digital Art Poster Making

  1. Must depict or interpret the theme: “Break Through”
  2. Poster size to be used is 1920×1080 (300dpi) that must be in jpg or png format.
  3. All artwork on the poster must be an original design.
  4. The entries will be sent via email using Pre-event form with Name of the creator; contact person; and Name of your respective Area within June 13 to June 19, 2021. (Pre-event form is attached at the end of the guidelines)
  5. All successful entries submitted on or before 11:59PM on June 19 will be uploaded on MFC Youth’s Facebook page on June 20, 2021 and will be open for voting through reactions, comments and sharing as way to measure audience impact.
  6. Voting cut off will be at 12:00 MIDNIGHT of July 12, 2021.
  7. The winner shall be announced on July 18, 2021, the last day of the Virtual World Youth Congress 2021.

Criteria

Creativity and presentation 30%
Originality 30%
Audience Impact (Comment,
Reaction, Shares)
10%
Relevance to the Theme 30%
TOTAL 100%

Mechanics: Traditional Art Poster Making

  1. Must depict or interpret the theme: “Break Through”
  2. Should use ¼ illustration board for the poster.
  3. All artwork on the poster must be an original design.
  4. The entries will be sent via email using Pre-event form with Name of the creator; contact person; and Name of your respective Area within June 13 to June 19, 2021. (Pre-event form is attached at the end of the guidelines)
  5. All successful entries submitted on or before 11:59PM on June 19 will be uploaded on MFC Youth’s Facebook page on June 20, 2021 and will be open for voting through reactions, comments and sharing as way to measure audience impact.
  6. Voting cut off will be at 12:00 MIDNIGHT of July 12, 2021.
  7. The winner shall be announced on July 18, 2021, the last day of the Virtual World Youth Congress 2021.

Criteria

Creativity and presentation 30%
Originality 30%
Audience Impact (Comment,
Reaction, Shares)
10%
Relevance to the Theme 30%
TOTAL 100%

Poem Writing

This competition aims to showcase the writing skills of MFC Youth members by prompting them to create a poem with uplifting words that will inspire and affirm their audience.


Mechanics:

    1. All poems submitted must illuminate the theme: “Break Through”
    2. The entries to be submitted should be posted through a public Twitter account and use the official hashtags of VWYC2021: #BreakThrough2021 & #VWYC2021 and tag @mfcyouth_ and follow the required format below.
      1. Entry format will be: title of the poem, author’s name, the poem itself and the official hashtags.
    3. Poems should be written in any of the ff. languages: Filipino/ English.
    4. The entire poem should have a maximum of 5 stanzas
    5. All entries should be submitted within June 20 to 11:59PM of June 27, 2021.
    6. Voting (Reactions, Retweets) cut-off will be at 12:00 MIDNIGHT of July 12, 2021.
    7. The winner shall be announced on July 18, 2021, the last day of the Virtual World Youth Congress 2021.

Criteria

Content and Relevance to the Theme 40%
Originality 30%
Audience Impact (Reaction, Retweets) 10%
Creativity 20%
TOTAL 100%

Photo Journal

This competition is established to showcase the skills of MFC Youth in capturing images
that compel its audience.


Mechanics:

  1. All photo entries will be sent via the comments section under the competition post via the MFC Youth FB Page that will be released on June 28, 2021. Entries must be related to the topic “Break Through”.
    1. Photos should only be sent to the post’s comments section. Any photo outside of
      the main post will not be considered as an entry.
    2. Can be from old photos, doesn’t need to be recent or new.
  2. All entries must have a title, caption, and a short story behind the photo with a maximum of 3 sentences.
  3. Photos can be from any medium – film/digital/polaroid/smartphone/cyanotype or from any
    image-recording device.
  4. Maximum of 1 photo entry per person.
  5. All successful entries should be submitted by 11:59PM of July 3, 2021. These entries will be featured on the MFC Youth page and will be open for reaction starting July 4 until 12:00 MIDNIGHT of July 12, 2021.
  6. The winners of this COMPETITION shall be announced on July 18, 2021, the last day of the Virtual World Youth Congress 2021.

Criteria

Relevance to the Theme
How well the photo interprets the theme
30%
Creativity
How the photographer showed some creative thoughts. How the subject matter is pictured in a unique and interesting way
30%
Technique
The use of elements of photography. Whether the photo showed balance in light, focus, depth of field, etc
30%
Overall Impact
whether the photo was able to grab and hold the viewers’ attention. Is there a “wow” factor? – number of likes and reactions
10%
TOTAL 100%

TikTok (Dance Challenge Competition)

This TikTok Dance Challenge aims to empower MFC Youth members who have passion and interest in dancing. This gives them an avenue to share their God-given talent through dancing.

Mechanics:

  1. Performers can consist of a group or individual.
  2. All will be required to use “MFC Youth Songs” only including the video presentation that must be Max of 3 minutes.
  3. Each competitor should be responsible for their props as part of creativity. (Please note that props that should be used must not cause any harm i.e. fire)
  4. All entries should be wholesome and must be screened and approved by their respective Area Servants and Area Coordinators.
  5. All entries should be: on horizontal/landscape view; good quality audio and camera; shoot on a well-lighted location; file format must be “.mp4”
  6. The entries will be sent via email using Pre-event form with contact person; and Name of your respective Area within July 4 to July 10, 2021. Entries should be submitted to wycofficial@mfcyouth.org.
  7. All successful entries should be submitted by 11:59PM of July 3, 2021. These entries will be featured on the MFC Youth page and will be open for reaction starting July 10 until 12:00 MIDNIGHT of July 12, 2021.
  8. The winners of this COMPETITION shall be announced on July 18, 2021, the last day of the Virtual World Youth Congress 2021

Criteria

Creativity
Design, and aesthetic of the video
20%
Audience Impact
(Likes, Reactions, Shares through FB Account)
10%
Technique
Technical skills in creating the video
10%
Overall engagement of the performers (50%)
Unity, Simultaneous Action, Movement, Style
60%
TOTAL 100%

ALL STARS COMPETITION: Ka-Look-A-Light
(D-Day Competition)

The main competition of the Virtual World Youth Congress 2021 is the All Stars Competition: KaLook-A Light-MFC Youth Edition. This aims to explore their creativity, eagerness of MFC Youth to engage to the world with their acting and entertainment skills.

Here are the Kalook-A-Light – MFC Youth Edition guidelines:

  1. This competition is open to all registered delegates of the VWYC 2021. All participants must have one actor/actress to portray.
  2. Any individual interested in joining should submit 1 entry per Area in video presentation with a maximum of 3 minutes in length. It can be in any character that contains the following video content below. Each participant should be responsible for their props and costumes.
    1. Content References:
      1. https://youtu.be/kW6UgpiYKyw
      2. https://youtu.be/hmEG4eBW4FU
    2. Video Content:
      1. Creative Shots ( from No. 1 introduction of Manny Paquio)
      2. Introduction (Includes: Full Name; Name of actor/actress portraying; Name of Area)
      3. Kasabihan/Hugot related to “Break Through ” (Sample: Naniniwala ako na sa kabila ng kadiliman na natatamasa natin ngayon, may liwanag na kailanman ay hindi mawawala dahil ito’y si Kristo na ating liwanag tungo sa buhay na walang hanggan.)
      4. Acting Scene (Please note that all acting scenes must be affirming and put 5 sec. Interval before the acting scene) <Acting scene sample lines are indicated below after the guidelines>
    3. Dialogues, costumes, scripts and scenarios should be wholesome. All vulgar, foul words, and suggestive scenes will automatically lead to disqualification. All entries must be screened and approved by their respective Area Servants and Area Coordinators.
      1. Acting scene sample lines
        Actor:
        Carlo Aquino
        Movie: Minsa’y Isang Gamu-Gamo
        Highlight: Dugtong na affirmation
        “Akala mo lang wala pero meron, meron, meron! Meron mga nagmamahal sayo, may mga nakakaappreciate sa’yo. Andito kami. Andito si Lord.
        Iconic Lines from the Actor/Actress with affirmation.
    4. For entries to be official, participants must fill out the ALL STARS Competitions Entry Form (see attached All Stars Form) and send the video file with all supporting files (such as song lyrics, compositions, scripts, etc.) to wycofficial@mfcyouth.org with the name of the subject as “AllStarsEntry_Name of Area on or before July 10, 2021. Once an entry is approved, a confirmation will be sent. NO ENTRIES will be accepted after the set deadline.
    5. These are the guidelines in recording your ALL STARS Competitions Video Entry:
      1. You can use an SLR camera or your phone camera to do the video recording.
      2. Make sure the camera and audio of your phone is of good quality.
      3. Place your camera at eye level and make sure it is stable
      4. Make sure to shoot your video in a well-lighted location.
      5. We require you to have your video in landscape/ horizontal view.
      6. Make sure that the file format of the video is *.mp4
    6. For inquiries and information, you may contact the coordinator for the ALL STARS Competition, Jean Ramos at (09457819155) or e-mail her at wycofficial@mfcyouth.org.
    7. Top entries will be premiered during the second day of Virtual World Youth Congress 2021.
    8. The winners of this COMPETITION shall be announced on July 18, 2021, the last day of the Virtual World Youth Congress 2021

Ka-Look-A-Light Criteria:

Personality
Portrayal, Ka-look-alike, Costume & Props
40%
Poise and Confidence
Quote, Speech, Gestures
10%
Content & Talent 40%
Technique
Video Editing Skills
10%
TOTAL 100%

LIT FESTIVAL COMPETITION PRIZES

  • Php 1,000.00 for the winning entry in each category
  • Digital Certificate
  • Featured Post in the MFC Youth FB Page

ALL STARS COMPETITION PRIZES

  • Champion: Php 5,000.00, goods, and a digital Certificate
  • 1st Runner up Winner: Php 3,000.00, goods, and a digital Certificate
  • 2nd Runner up Winner: Php 2,000.00, goods, and a digital Certificate

ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS

The winners of this COMPETITION shall be announced on July 18, 2021, the last day of the Virtual World Youth Congress 2021.


For inquiries, you may contact
Jean Ramos at (09457819155) or e-mail her at wycofficial@mfcyouth.org

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