March 14, 2026
Young Creatives Challenge (YC2) Screenwriting Winners from Seasons 1 and 2 pose with film producers, MINT College mentors and DTI representatives at Green Light - Pitching for the Screen event at MINT College’s Ortigas East campus.
Pasig City, Philippines — Great stories aren’t just written — they are remembered. This is the guiding principle given to the winners of the Screenwriting category of the Young Creatives Challenge, or YC2, Seasons 1 and 2, during their post-competition training.
The YC2 competition was conducted in 2025 and saw hundreds of creative talents across the country compete in screenwriting, animation, game development, playwriting, graphic novel development, and songwriting. As an added bonus, the Department of Trade and Industry’s Philippine Creative Industries Development Council Secretariat (PCIDCS) was the main sponsor for the event and provided additional training to the winners of each category to open up more commercial opportunities for their work.
YC2 Winner, Anya Zulueta and her production team pitching their script to film producers.
MINT College, through its Film program, mentored the 20 Screenwriting YC2 winners in order to develop their respective scripts and prepare them for pitching to film producers at an event entitled Green Light - Pitching for the Screen in March 2026. The winners underwent intensive train- ing by professional faculty in MINT College’s film department. Lead mentor Carla Baful headed a team of mentors that provided hands-on training to the YC2 cohort in the areas of Screenplay Format, Structure and Anti-Structure, Sequence Treatment, and Producing and Pitching.
The YC2 winners painstakingly worked on their scripts, finding the time in their busy schedules to improve and prepare their work for the culminating pitch event at MINT’s Ortigas East campus. On hand was Paolo Federico A. Ramos, Deputy Executive Director IV of the Philippine Creative Industries Development Council Secretariat (PCIDCS) under the Department of Trade and Indus-try (DTI), to give his welcome address to the winners. Also present to provide opening remarks was Tonisito M.C. Umali, President of MINT College.
MINT College President, Toni Umali discussing the screenplay pitches with Deputy Executive Director of the DTI Philippine Creative Industries Development Council Secretariat (PCIDCS), Paolo Federico Ramos.
After the opening ceremony, the top 10 winners from YC2 pitched their screenplays to film industry producers invited to this momentous occasion. The objective is for these young talents to eventually land a production deal that will see their creative visions come to life onscreen. Good luck YC2 winners!
YC2 Winner, Fretzie Cortez, chatting with producers at Green Light - Pitching for the Screen culminating event at MINT College.
For more information about the Philippine Creative Industries Development Council Secretariat, please contact the office of Mr. Paolo Federico Ramos, Deputy Executive Director at pcidcsecretariat@dti.gov.ph.
About the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI):
The Philippine Creative Industries Development Council Secretariat (PCIDCS) of the Department of Trade and Industry, spearheaded the development of the Philippine Creative Industries Web- site Portal as a valuable resource for creative individuals and organizations within the Philippine creative sectors. The Philippine Creative Industries Development Act (PCIDA) was enacted on 28 July 2022 as the policy of the State to promote and support the development of the Philippine creative industries by protecting and strengthening the rights and capacities of creative firms, artists, artisans, creators, workers, indigenous cultural communities, content providers, and stake- holders, also known as the “creative players” in the creative industries.
About MINT College:
MINT College offers college and senior high school programs focusing in business, arts and technology. With a cross-disciplinary approach, strictly adhering to internationally accepted stan- dards in teaching and learning, our students thrive in a collaborative environment, immersed in creativity and engage in activities that prepare them for real-world application. MINT College programs include Music Business Management, Multimedia, Film And Video, Performing Arts, Entrepreneurship, IMAC (or Marketing), Computer Science, Information Technology; and five Se- nior High strands: Arts and Design, STEM, HUMSS, General Academic, Accountancy, Business and Management. We also have Certificate and Special Programs such as CONTINUING EDUCA- TION and ACHIEVE for professionals who wish to continue their higher education.