2020 is a very unusual year for our country and for everyone one of us, an economic disaster on top of a health pandemic. Many of us cannot go to work or attend school and over one-quarter of a million of our citizens have lost their lives. During this difficult time, we want to inspire and uplift each other with messages of love and hope, encourage our next generations to tell stories of extraordinary acts of love, and share their love and devotion for our community through video essays.

Ding Ding TV (Silicon Valley Innovation Channel and Voice of Asian Americans) together with BayArea Youth Initiative and community partners are hosting the “I Love our Community” Video News Competition to bring the stories of love and inspiration to our community and simultaneously acknowledge and honor our next-generation creators.

The first 10 entrants will each receive a gift from Ding Ding TV.

Co-Host:

1. Contestants must be under the age of 18.
2. The “I love my community ” stories must be in the format of news reports or storytelling.
3. The video format must be mp4. The news report shall be clear and concise and less than one and a half minutes. An essay of 150 words or less must accompany the video.
4. Please click HERE  to submit the video through your google account, or send all materials to contest@dingdingtv.com includes full name, age, phone number, home address, organization, video title, essay and video.
5. The deadline for submission is December 26, 2020.
6. For specific forms of reporting, please refer to the following sample:

Competition Awards:

Judging Criteria:

1. To encourage maximum participation, twenty (20) semi-finalists will be selected by the audience participants on the DingDingTV website.
2. The Panel of Judges will select one (1) First Prize Winner ($300), two (2) Second Prize winners ($200 each), and three (3) Third Prize winners ($100 each) from the twenty (20) semi-finalists as selected by audience participation based on the following 10 points system:
   1. Inspirational and Uplifting Contents – 4 points
   2. Storyline – 3 points
   3. Creativity – 2 points
   4. Production/Technical Skills – 1 point
3. The decisions of the Judges are final.

Joel Wong,  President of NAAUnited (National Asian American United),  Editor In Chief, CLUSA (Civic Leadership USA).  National Governing Board member, APAPA (Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association)

1. To encourage maximum participation, twenty (20) semi-finalists will be selected by the audience participants on the DingDingTV website.
2. The Panel of Judges will select one (1) First Prize Winner ($300), two (2) Second Prize winners ($200 each), and three (3) Third Prize winners ($100 each) from the twenty (20) semi-finalists as selected by audience participation based on the following 10 points system:
   1. Inspirational and Uplifting Contents – 4 points
   2. Storyline – 3 points
   3. Creativity – 2 points
   4. Production/Technical Skills – 1 point
3. The decisions of the Judges are final.

Please Click Here to Watch All Entries and Vote!