DepEd Memorandum No. 033, s. 2021: 5TH DOKYUBATA VIDEO DOCUMENTARY CONTEST

	21 June 2021
DepEd MEMORANDUM
No.	033, s. 2021
5^TH DOKYUBATA VIDEO DOCUMENTARY CONTEST (Isang Pagdiriwang ng Dokumentaryong Pantelebisyon Para sa Batang Pilipino)
To:	Undersecretaries Assistant Secretaries Bureau and Service Directors Regional Directors Schools Division Superintendents Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Heads All Others Concerned
1. The National Council for Children’s Television (NCCT), an attached agency of the Department of Education (DepEd), recognizes the role of children in nation building, as well as the importance and impact of television programs that can influence their values and shape their well-being. The primary mandate of NCCT – to produce quality television programs that reflect the needs, concerns and interests of Filipino children – is the ultimate reason why DokyuBata was created.
2. DokyuBata: Isang Pagdiriwang ng Dokumentaryong Pantelebisyong Para sa Batang Filipino is an annual video documentary contest that started in 2017. It aims to a. Provide an avenue where aspiring young television documentarists can showcase and share their talents; b. Raise awareness on the value and necessity of child-friendly television content and highlight the feasibility of producing quality programs; c. Encourage the children, youth and professionals to promulgate meaningful television content by exposing them to quality documentaries; d. Encourage the participation of citizenry in creating child-friendly quality programs.
3. For its fifth year, NCCT is launching five major activities:
	DokyuBata Masterclass	July 2021 (date to be announced)
	DokyuBata Rewind	September 2021 (date to be announced)
	Dokyubata Classroom	October 2021 (date to be announced)
	DokyuBata Virtual Screening	November 9 to 11, 2021
	DokyuBata National Awarding Ceremonies	November 12, 2021
4. DokyuBata Masterclass is a 3-day workshop in July to train aspiring documentary filmmakers and help them in creating excellent documentaries. Students and teachers are encouraged to attend the Masterclass on how to make a child-friendly documentary.
5. The competition has three competing division, and is open to junior or senior high school students, educators, government officials, representatives from the youth sector, film documentarists, and content creators all over the country. a. Children Division i. Open to children aged 12-17 years old. ii. Video documentaries must have a maximum running time of 5 minutes. b. Young Adult Division i. Open to youth aged 18 to 23 years old. ii. Video documentaries must have a maximum running time of 10 minutes. c. Adult Division i. Open to individuals aged 24 years old and above. ii. Video documentaries must have a maximum running time of 15 minutes. 6. Each schools division of DepEd is encouraged to send at least one DokyuBata entry. The documentary should adhere to the theme, which will be announced on August 2021. 7. The 5^th DokyuBata Contest Mechanics and highlights of the contest are provided in the enclosure. 8. The schedule and details of the five major activities will be posted on the NCCT Facebook page and at www.ncct.gov.ph, its official website. 9. For more information, please contact Ms. Flor Capadusa, Project Development Officer I, National council for Children’s Television, 4/F, AL Building, #1 Campanilla Street, Barangay Mariana, New Manila, Quezon City through email atncctdokyubata@gmail.com and florkatrina.capadusa@nccct.gov.ph 10. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is directed.
	(SGD) LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES Secretary

Encls: As stated Reference: DepEd Memorandum No. 123, s. 2019
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index
	Under the following subjects: CONTESTS LEARNERS PROGRAMS SCHOOLS STUDENTS