GASCA International Storytelling Competition
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Participate in two story telling contests at the same time, and the second story telling contest is half price!

Please pay the entry fee first, registration form will be sent to the registered email after payment is completed:

English (77th)Cantonese (77th)Mandarin (77th)Join TWO ​​(77th)Participate in all three languages ​​(77th)
HK$450.00HK$280.00
The 77th competition events:
Deadline for registration: 2026-1-20
Deadline for uploading: 2026-1-21
Result announcement date: 2026-1-29 6pm

Competition category: Group by age, Toddler/Child/Child/Middle/Junior/Youth  (Click here for details of the grouping)
Repertoire requirement: A piece of the participant’s own choice
Competition option: Individual
Language category: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Recitation time limit: The total length should not exceed 5 minutes.
Registration procedure: pay the entry fee on this website → receive the confirmation registration via email → upload the work to the designated website 

This event is an online competition through video recordings, contestants only need to upload the video file.
The entry fee does not include the fees for medals/trophies.
All groups and schools are welcome to sign up.

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Competition rules: 
  • Contestants are welcome to use their videos and works from other competitions, but the videos must be recorded after 2024 January 1.
  • Before the performance, contestant may read aloud his/her name and the title of the repertoire (if any).
  • No editing, special effects, or computer editing production are allowed for the recording.
  • Contestants must clearly record their appearance and the performance. If the judge cannot confirm whether the performance is performed by the contestants in person, the organizer reserves the right to request the contestants to resubmit the recording or disqualify them from the competition.
  • Entries must not contain obscene, violent, pornographic, slanderous, unhealthy, insulting elements, or any content that is controversial and inappropriate. The organizer reserves the right to reject entries that are inappropriate, irrelevant to the theme of the competition, or submitted in the incorrect format.
  • Contestants are strictly prohibited from falsely reporting their age. If the contestant's registration qualifications are found to be inconsistent with the true age, the contestants will be disqualified and no refund for the entry fee will be offered.
Video and format requirements:

  • Try to keep the camera device fixed, avoid shaking or moving.
  • It is recommended that the contestants follow an appropriate dress code.
Scoring criteria:

The score ranges from 0-100 points.
Story content: 40% (content relevance, richness, inspiration and creativity, etc.)
Expressiveness: 40% (voice, rhyme, tone, emotional tension, body language or props, etc.)
Stage Presence: 20% (performance awareness and control ability on the stage, expression of emotion in the performance, etc.)
The judge will give the scores based on the overall performance in the criteria as listed above.
The results of the competition will be calculated based on the average of the total scores of the judges, with two digits after the decimal point.
Decisions of the judge is final and may not be challenged.
Awards:

  • Champion, First runner-up and Second runner-up (one each): Winners will receive an e-certificate and eligible to apply for a trophy.
  • Award-winning (85 points or above): Awarded to those with outstanding performance, a certificate and a trophy.
  • Merit Award (70 points or above):Awarded to those with outstanding performance, a certificate and a trophy.
  • Participation Award: All contestants will be issued an e-participation certificate.
  • International Children Story Telling Asia Instructor Award for Active Participation (Silver Award):Instructors who invite 150 students to participate in each group of competitions will receive an e-certificate, eligible to apply for a trophy and USDXNUMX/HKDXNUMX/JPYXNUMX cash reward.
  • International Children Story Telling Asia Instructor Award for Active Participation (Gold Award)Instructors who invite 300 students to participate in each group of competitions will receive an e-certificate, eligible to apply for a trophy and USDXNUMX/HKDXNUMX/JPYXNUMX cash reward.
  • Asia Outstanding Instructor Award:Awarded to the instructors whose student won the championship, first runner-up and second runner-up, the instructor will receive an e-certificate and eligible to apply for a trophy.
  • Asia Outstanding Education Award:The school/education center invites ten or more students to participate in each group of competitions and will receive a certificate and a trophy (the school/education center needs to submit the award application form).
  • If the judges believe that the contestants in this group have not reached the award-winning level, no award ranking and prizes for that ranking will be awarded.
  • Winners will receive a free electronic certificate with their name printed on it. If you want to get a certificate and trophy, you will need to pay an additional $120 fee, and the mailed certificate and trophy will not have the contestant's name printed on it. Applicants are also required to pay the SF Express delivery fee. If you want to print the certificate and trophy with the contestant's name on it, you will need to pay a $350 handling fee, and it will take 2-3 months to produce. If you cannot wait, the Association does not recommend applying for a dedicated certificate/trophy.

** Participants must fill in the name, email and phone number of the tutor/institution/school or education center for confirmation when registering; the name of the tutor/institution/school or education center cannot be added after the results are announced.
Other conditions :

  • Entries must not contain obscene, violent, pornographic, slanderous, unhealthy, insulting elements, or any content that is controversial and inappropriate.
  • The organizer reserves the right to reject entries that are inappropriate, irrelevant to the theme of the competition, or submitted in the incorrect format.
  • Entries cannot contain commercial or political promotion elements.
  • If a contestant is disqualified, the entry fee will not be refunded.
  • All entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
  • Application of minor contestants must obtain the consent of their parents or legal guardians to register for the competition and submit entries through their parents or guardians.
  • Contestants are strictly prohibited from falsely reporting their age. If the contestant's registration qualifications are found to be inconsistent with the true age, the contestants will be disqualified and no refund for the entry fee will be offered.
  • Contestants (including parents and teachers of minor contestants) must understand and agree to the rules and regulations of this competition. If a contestant violates any competition rules, the organizer and the judging committee have the right to disqualify their enrollment.
  • Once registered to participate in this competition, it means that the participants have agreed and authorized the Association to retain and use the photos and videos of the participants in the competition for educational and promotional purposes, including all publications of the Association, the Association’s website and social networking sites; and In our publications, including our website and social networking sites, publish and announce the names and relevant information of the winners.
  • The organizer reserves the right of final interpretation of the general rules and regulations of the competition. If there is any dispute about this event, the organizer's ruling shall be the final ruling, and no one may object. In case of any discrepancy between the meanings of any translated versions, the Chinese language version shall prevail.

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