Junior Changemaker Category
Act Now: A Green Future Starts with You
Welcome to the FLES 2025 Video Competition!
Showcase your creativity and raise awareness about critical sustainability issues in a 2-minute video for a chance to win one year of tuition bursaries for up to RM 20,000!
Who can join?
If you are an upper secondary or pre-university student, this category is for you!
(Form 4, Form 5, UEC, STPM, Matriculation)
Ready to be What’s Next? Let’s get rolling, your journey starts now!
Important Dates
Keep in touch with event dates
April 2025
Submission period opens
1 June, 2025 (11:59 PM)
Submission deadline
21 June, 2025
Finalist Announcement
Venue: GG08, Ground Floor, Block G, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur Campus
June 28, 2025
FLES 2025’s Call to Action
prizes
Top five winners prizes (tuition fee bursaries for a year per member)
Champion
Up to RM 20,000 + E-certificate
Honored for groundbreaking excellence
1st Runner-Up
RM 10,000 + E-certificate
Recognized for outstanding ingenuity
2nd Runner-Up
RM 8,000 + E-certificate
Celebrated for remarkable achievement
4th Place
RM 5,000 + E-certificate
Distinguished for creative excellence
5th Place
RM 2,000 + E-certificate
Acknowledged for impressive innovation
Topic Scope
Tackle real-world sustainability challenges with innovative solutions
Toward Zero Waste in Life
In Malaysia, waste generation and inefficient resource management remain growing concerns in our everyday lives. From excessive plastic packaging and food wastage to unnecessary energy consumption and improper waste disposal, these issues are evident in homes, neighbourhoods, tuition centres, recreational spaces, schools as well as public areas where students spend the majority of their daily lives.
Despite the presence of existing waste management systems, a lack of awareness, limited sustainable habits and inefficient practices continue to contribute to environmental challenges.
As an upper secondary or pre-university student, you must:
- Identify a waste-related issue within your daily surroundings.
- Create an engaging video to:
- Introduce an issue related to waste management, including but not limited to:
- Food or plastic waste, energy conservation, resource efficiency and more (You may use images or footage of your chosen environment to highlight the problem).
- Propose creative and practical strategies that can boost sustainability.
- Introduce an issue related to waste management, including but not limited to:
Show how small, mindful actions can create a lasting impact on others to adopt more sustainable habits to save the earth.
How to Join?
Everything you need to know to participate successfully
STEP 1
Form your Group, Choose a Topic Direction & Create Your Video
Gather a team of 3-5 members and choose one of the following topic directions
- Carbon Footprint
- Plastic Waste
- Both Carbon Footprint & Plastic Waste
Create a 2 minute video
Your video can be in the form of a documentary, a newsreel, slide presentations, role-play acting, an animation and more, as long as your video includes the following, non-negotiable contents:
- Introduction: An overview of the chosen topic*.
- Problem Identification: Explanation of the issue and its impact on sustainability.
- Problem Identification: Explanation of the issue and its impact on sustainability.
- Proposed Solutions: Highlight possible solutions or strategies to address the problem.
- Call to Action and Conclusion: Incite viewers to take part in the solution.
*Note: This year’s theme is sustainability, hence every entry must be within the topic’s scope.
STEP 2
Post on your Social Media & Submit the Video
Post your video on Instagram or Facebook and follow these requirements
- Upload & Account Settings
- Only one team representative should upload and submit the video.
- The representative's account must be set to public.
- Use These Hashtags:
- Tag These Accounts:
Instagram:
Facebook:
- Send a Collaboration Request
- On Instagram, request to collaborate with
- Caption Guidelines:
- Team name and name of members
- Headline (Tagline for the video)
- Project Summary: A brief explanation of your idea.
- A short summary of your project
Submit your entry by May 30, 2025 at 11.59 PM
We're excited to see your ideas!
Marking Rubrics
Entries will be judged based on the following criteria
01
Presentation Creativity & Social Media Engagement
40%Creativity & Presentation Style: Engaging, visually creative storytelling.
- Visually captivating video using creative storytelling (e.g., animation, role-play, interactive elements).
- Good technical effects (visual effects, editing, transitions).
Note: Creativity in this section refers to how the message is delivered and captures the viewers’ attention but not the ideas or solutions proposed.
Social Media Engagement: Strong viewer interaction (likes, views, and shares on social media).
02
Problem Solving
30% Innovation: Proposes innovative solutions by giving fresh ideas OR improving existing solutions.
Feasibility: Attainability for real-life application.
Stakeholder Engagement: Involvement and benefit of various community stakeholders.
03
Relevance to Sustainability & Potential Impact
20% Connects the content to sustainability principles and SDGs by addressing relevant concepts with the associated challenges and solutions.
Shows potential positive impact or benefits on sustainability and related communities.
04
Overall Content Structure & Relevance
10%Features a clear, organized content flow that includes:
Introduction: A well-defined opening that highlights the chosen sustainability issue.
Problem Identification: A clear and supported statement of the sustainability challenge.
Solution Relevance: Strategies that are directly linked to the identified problem and sustainability direction.
Call to Action: A compelling, motivated conclusion.