National Child Protection Authority Short Film Competition 2026
🇱🇰 කෙටි විස්තරය (Sinhala)
2026 ඔක්තෝබර් 11 වන දිනට යෙදෙන ජාත්යන්තර ගැහැනු ළමා දිනය නිමිත්තෙන් ජාතික ළමාරක්ෂක අධිකාරිය (NCPA) විසින් සංවිධානය කරනු ලබන කෙටි චිත්රපට තරගාවලිය සඳහා පාසල් සිසුන් (9-13 ශ්රේණි), උසස් අධ්යාපන අංශය සහ විවෘත අංශය (අවුරුදු 25 ට වැඩි) යටතේ නිර්මාණ භාරගනු ලැබේ. නිර්මාණ භාරදීමේ අවසන් දිනය 2026 සැප්තැම්බර් 25 වේ.
🇱🇰 சுருக்கமான விபரம் (Tamil)
2026 ஒக்டோபர் 11 ஆம் திகதி அனுஷ்டிக்கப்படும் சர்வதேச பெண் குழந்தை தினத்தை முன்னிட்டு தேசிய சிறுவர் பாதுகாப்பு அதிகாரசபையினால் (NCPA) நடத்தப்படும் குறும்படப் போட்டிக்காக பாடசாலை மாணவர்கள் (தரம் 9-13), உயர் கல்விப் பிரிவு மற்றும் திறந்த பிரிவு (25 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்டவர்கள்) ஊடாக படைப்புகள் கோரப்படுகின்றன. விண்ணப்பங்களை சமர்ப்பிக்க இறுதித் திகதி 2026 செப்டம்பர் 25 ஆகும்.
👥 Competition Categories
- School Section: Students of Grade 9–11 and Grade 12–13
* AI-generated short films are NOT allowed. - Higher Education Section: University & Higher Education
* AI-generated short films allowed. - Open Section: Professionals & others aged above 25 years
* AI-generated short films allowed.
🎯 Themes for Short Films
- Issues of Adolescents
- The Girl Child should be specially Protected
- Internet Usage & Child Abuse
- Love of Parents Nurture Children
- Loving Teachers Fulfilling a Social Responsibility Beyond Teaching
- Loss of Schooling due to Child Labour
- Children subjected to physical and mental abuse through corporal punishment
🎥 Video Technical Requirements
- Duration:
- Other: 5–8 minutes
- A-I: 2–4 minutes
- Resolution: Full HD (1920p x 1080p) or 4K
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (widescreen)
- Format: .mp4 or .mov
- Embedded Subtitles: Sinhala, Tamil, English
- Audio: Stereo (L/R channels)
🏆 Awards & Recognition
- 1st Place: Awards, Medal & Certificate
- 2nd & 3rd Places: Medal & Certificate
- Special Feature: Selected videos will be featured on National Child Protection Authority official social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram).
📞 Contact & Issuing Authority Details
Issuing Authority: National Child Protection Authority (NCPA)
Childline Hotline: 1929
Address: National Child Protection Authority, No: 330, Thalawathugoda Road, Madiwela, Sri Jayawardenapura
Inquiries & Contact Persons:
- Dhanushka Senarathne: 071 – 5789 775 (Sinhala Medium)
- Anurdha Thilakarathne: 071 – 0820 291 (Sinhala Medium)
- Raviraj: 076 – 9905 266 (Tamil Medium)
