The non-profit organisation Code for Nepal has launched a video and photo competition. The competition, titled Ko Nepali?, aims to facilitate conversation about who is a Nepali and what it means to be a Nepali, while strengthening a culture of creativity and civic debate online.

Code for Nepal is seeking short video entries for the competition (180 seconds or less), or photos, from amateur videographers and photographers living in Nepal or abroad, who are 14 years old or older. 

Videos can be submitted in five languages—Bhojpuri, English, Maithili, Nepali, or Tamang. The contest will accept submissions from March 25 to April 25 via www.codefornepal.org/nepali. 

“The selection will be based on originality and clarity of the message,” says Roshan Ghimire, Partnership and Media Manager at Code for Nepal. “We won’t judge based solely on the quality of production, and we are encouraging amateur photographers and videographers to submit.”

Winners will be announced on June 15. The first prize winner for video will receive Rs. 25,000 and the first prize winner for photo will receive Rs 10,000. There will also be cash prizes for second and third places and in total, Code for Nepal will grant cash prizes to 10 applicants.

“In addition to increasing awareness about digital literacy, we hope this competition will foster dialogue among people from various backgrounds and regions in Nepal about their identity, and how their unique attributes define them equally as Nepalis,” says Ghimire.