The Zonta Club of Cebu II, Philippines, launched an Audio-Visual Competition to raise awareness on the dangers of teenage pregnancy, which is a consequence of early, child and forced marriages. Globally, millions of women and girls are affected by this issue and today, one in five girls are married off before the age of 18. The competition was organized to combat this problem and focus the attention of young adolescents on the dangers of teenage pregnancy. They were inspired by short videos found on social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram stories and YouTube shorts. The competition was open to all amateur or professional film makers and was judged by a panel of Cebuano filmmakers and women and children advocates on the basis of theme integration, creativity and content, production value and viewer impact. The submitted entries presented a variety of factual, science-based film documentaries that spoke about the perils of adolescent early pregnancy designed to change the audience’s mindset.
CONGRATULATIONS to the Winners of the AUDIO VISUAL COMPETITION!
CATEGORY 1: THE TIME IS OURS – WOMEN UNITE
FIRST PLACE
“Women Unite” – Van Sulitas
Concepcion Uno, Marikina City
SECOND PLACE
“Women Unite” – Trisha Mae Fernandez
Tagkawayan,Quezon
THIRD PLACE
“Women Unite: Power Z” – Marc John C. Guevarra
Brgy Castillo Pagbilao Quezon
CATEGORY 2: THE PERILS OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY
FIRST PLACE
“Pik Pak Boom” – Jamie Ann Grace D. Virata
Marilao, Bulacan
SECOND PLACE
“Linghod(The Perils Of Teen Pregnancy)” – Manuel Garcia
Kalibo, Aklan
THIRDS PLACE
“Taya” – Audrey Jellan Langcamon
Tagbilaran City Bohol
A short clip of the winning AVPs can be viewed in this link: https://fb.watch/sTXUzrU9Jf/
