Academic & Youth Fair · Campus Journalism
Sri Lanka’s Department of Government Information school media-literacy competition, 2026: ten competitions – Short Story, Screenplay Writing, Photography, Broadcast Presentation, Short Film, School Media Magazine, School Radio Service, School Facebook Page, School YouTube Channel and a teachers-only Research Paper – for Junior (Grades 6-9), Senior (Grades 10-13) and Open entries, in Sinhala, Tamil and English, 27 item-group assignments. No marking scheme is printed, so no judging criteria are installed.
Sets up a national school media-literacy competition: stories, screenplays, photography, broadcast presentations and short films for Junior and Senior students, school media magazine, radio, Facebook and YouTube entries, and a teachers’ research paper.
This template rebuilds the Asidisi Vidumaga School Creative Competition, an annual media-literacy competition run by Sri Lanka’s Department of Government Information for students of Government, Semi-Government, Private and International schools. A coordinator opens an event that already carries the groups, the ten competitions and the three languages, instead of keying the programme in by hand.
Six competitions are entered by individual students: Short Story, Screenplay Writing, Photography and Broadcast Presentation, each for Junior (Grades 6 to 9) and Senior (Grades 10 to 13). Short Film is entered by a school team in each age category. Four school-level competitions are open to Grades 6 to 13 together: Best School Media Magazine, Radio Service, Facebook Page and YouTube Channel. A Research Paper competition is open to school teachers only.
Stories, screenplays and broadcast presentations are run separately in Sinhala, Tamil and English, which gives 27 item-group assignments. No ages are printed, so the age bands are working placeholders and the printed grades are kept as class restrictions. First, Second and Third places are installed with zero points because none are printed, and no judging criteria are installed because no marks are printed.
Where this event comes from
Run by the Department of Government Information (Sri Lanka) as an annual school media competition; this template follows the 2026 guidelines, with the call for entries opening on 5 August 2026.
Where this event is run
Sri Lanka, in Government, Semi-Government, Private and International schools. The structure suits any organiser staging a school media or creative-writing contest with written, photographic, broadcast and school-channel entries in several languages.
- Sri Lanka (national school media competition)
Key facts
- Ten competitions: four individual student competitions, Short Film, four open school-media competitions and a teachers-only Research Paper
- Junior (Grades 6-9), Senior (Grades 10-13) and Open (Grades 6-13) groups; age bands are placeholders because only grades are printed
- Stories, screenplays and broadcast presentations run separately in Sinhala, Tamil and English
- 27 item-group assignments; first, second and third places installed with zero points
- No marks are printed, so no judging criteria are installed
- Age groups
- 6
- Competition items
- 10
- Competitions
- 27
- Grade bands
- 0
- Rank awards
- 3
Age groups
Every candidate is placed into one of these groups by age, and competitions are run per group.
Junior (Grades 6-9)
Candidates aged 11 to 14 compete in this group
Senior (Grades 10-13)
Candidates aged 15 to 18 compete in this group
Junior School Team
Candidates aged 11 to 14 compete in this group
Senior School Team
Candidates aged 15 to 18 compete in this group
Open School Team
Candidates aged 11 to 18 compete in this group
Teachers
Candidates aged 25 to 65 compete in this group
Competition items
The events themselves — each with the category it belongs to and how judges score it.
Short Story
Screenplay Writing
Photography
Broadcast Presentation
Short Film
School Media Magazine
School Radio Service
School Facebook Page
School YouTube Channel
Research Paper
Competitions by group
The full schedule matrix, sectioned by age group then category — which item runs for whom, and for how long.
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior (Grades 6-9) | |||||
| Creative Writing | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Short Story | Individual | — | Sinhala | 100 | — |
| Short Story | Individual | — | Tamil | 100 | — |
| Short Story | Individual | — | English | 100 | — |
| Screenplay Writing | Individual | — | Sinhala | 100 | — |
| Screenplay Writing | Individual | — | Tamil | 100 | — |
| Screenplay Writing | Individual | — | English | 100 | — |
| Multimedia | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Photography | Individual | — | — | 100 | — |
| Broadcast Presentation | Individual | — | Sinhala | 100 | 6 min |
| Broadcast Presentation | Individual | — | Tamil | 100 | 6 min |
| Broadcast Presentation | Individual | — | English | 100 | 6 min |
| Senior (Grades 10-13) | |||||
| Creative Writing | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Short Story | Individual | — | Sinhala | 100 | — |
| Short Story | Individual | — | Tamil | 100 | — |
| Short Story | Individual | — | English | 100 | — |
| Screenplay Writing | Individual | — | Sinhala | 100 | — |
| Screenplay Writing | Individual | — | Tamil | 100 | — |
| Screenplay Writing | Individual | — | English | 100 | — |
| Multimedia | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Photography | Individual | — | — | 100 | — |
| Broadcast Presentation | Individual | — | Sinhala | 100 | 6 min |
| Broadcast Presentation | Individual | — | Tamil | 100 | 6 min |
| Broadcast Presentation | Individual | — | English | 100 | 6 min |
| Junior School Team | |||||
| Multimedia | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Short Film | Team | — | — | 100 | 15 min |
| Senior School Team | |||||
| Multimedia | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Short Film | Team | — | — | 100 | 15 min |
| Open School Team | |||||
| Creative Writing | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| School Media Magazine | Team | — | — | 100 | — |
| Multimedia | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| School Radio Service | Team | — | — | 100 | — |
| School Facebook Page | Team | — | — | 100 | — |
| School YouTube Channel | Team | — | — | 100 | — |
| Teachers | |||||
| Creative Writing | |||||
| Item | Type | Gender | Language | Max score | Time limit |
| Research Paper | Individual | — | — | 100 | — |
Grades and ranks
How scores turn into grade bands, and how many points each placing is worth.
| Grade | For | Condition | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | For | Points |
|---|---|---|
| First | 0 | |
| Second | 0 | |
| Third | 0 |
Frequently asked questions
Can I change this template after installing it?
Yes — installing it creates a fully configured, live event, not a locked package. Every age group, competition item, rule and scoring setting can be edited afterwards to match exactly what your event actually needs.
Do I need technical knowledge to set this up?
No. Installing a template does the setup work for you; you only need to review the details (dates, unit or house names) and open registration.
Want the fuller picture first? See our guide to judge scoring and tabulation software.
Install this template in eTalenter
Everything above is installed as a live, editable event in one step — age groups, items, rules and scoring. Start your own below.
Start a Asidisi Vidumaga School Creative Competition (Sri Lanka) event
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