Inspiration, determination, and belief were the catalysts and sources of power to kick off the first national cinema based quiz contest named CineQ 2016, with the collective efforts of the members of the Enliven Youth Platform. CineQ 2016 was just a programme idea before September 9, and the enthusiastic and passionate youngsters soon began to make their plans to give visibility to their concept, creating cineQ within just five days.
Within three days of launching the event page on Facebook with a preamble speech after confirming the venue and date, people engagement increased exponentially to hit half a million. According to the specialists, visual learning is twice as effective as verbal learning, if not more. As it is required to watch the given movies thoroughly for the quiz contest to trump cineQ 2016, a participant will certainly learn a lot of issues and will get the gists of the movies.
Since cinema is one of the primary sources of knowing cultural trends and norms, the programme is aimed at ensuring students gain in-depth knowledge about national and international culture. This exposure can contribute to eradicating superstition and conservative ideals, encourage students to think out of the box, and provide a cultural education through entertainment.
Enliven Cinema Club (ECC) is a concern of Enliven Bangladesh, which has received permission from the Ministry of Information and has already started to organise the 'Young Filmmakers for Development Sector’, an initiative funded by SNV Bangladesh in 2015. ECC is presenting cineQ 2016 for the first time with Enliven Youth Platform (EYP), as one of their signature programmes. Enliven Cinema Club, from its commencement, has been involved with CARE Bangladesh, UNDP, Swiss contact, SNV and EMK Center for different initiatives, and are proudly moving forward with its large volunteer groups.
The quiz competition has been designed for school, college and university students where they will be separated into Group A, B & C respectively. The teams needs to be formed with two or three members from any institution but from the same group. The movie list comprises of world classic movies, award winning movies, liberation war based movies and movies with strong messages. The main objective of the cineQ 2016 programme is to focus on the positive sides of the movies, so that young minds can learn and understand the depth of the film movement to nurture the very best of knowledge, inspiration and information.
Hundreds of teams have already registered at cineQ till now. Registered teams are giving their reviews on cineQ 2016 on a daily basis with mentionable excitement. “It’s our chance to shine as movie freaks. All those movies when we should’ve studied finally pay off!” - these kinds of messages are already popping up on social media. Though the last date of registration was October 18, due to plenty of requests, the date has been extended to October 24, 2016.
A huge number of enthusiastic youth from all over the country will be congregating for the day-long programme with an exciting two round cinema quiz battle, short film screening, traditional bioscope show, spot quizzing, a photo session zone and prize giving ceremony. A lot of exciting gifts and prizes will be awarded; for instance, prize-money and crest for the champion and finalists, t-shirts, books and mugs for the spot quiz winners and online quiz winners, and certificates for all participants. The special contribution of a 32-inch LED TV by Sohana Electrics, quiz partner of the event, will be awarded for the most outstanding performance of the day.
Appreciation is still pouring in from different people, along with positive encouragement, valuable proposals and promising support, including the contribution of AHOBAN Youth Charity Foundation as strategic partner. Their campus ambassadors have made it possible to take the programme to another level in only three days, with their extensive in-campus promotion and viral social media campaign. A number of renowned clubs like the BUET Film Society, and MIST Literature and Cultural Club are working as outreach partners. Meraki, a prominent food restaurant, is contributing as gift partner and presenting food coupons worth 5000 taka to the winning team of each group. Dhaka Tribune, the media partner of the event, are also giving their support.
Online and offline registration is open for all interested participants with 2-3 members’ teams. Ticketchai.com is working as the reservation partner to make the registration process more convenient. For further queries, visit the facebook page http://bit.ly/CineQ2016 or register at bit.ly/ApplyCineQ2016
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
