{"id":12347,"date":"2022-10-27T06:05:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T06:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/?p=12347"},"modified":"2022-10-27T16:47:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T16:47:54","slug":"tiktoker-wins-gains-video-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/tiktoker-wins-gains-video-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"TikToker Wins GAiN\u2019s Video Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>27 October 2022 |Bucharest, Romania [David Neal and Vanesa Pizzuto]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adventcom.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GAiN Europe,<\/a> an annual conference designed to foster collaboration among Adventist communicators, is reaching out to influencers. For the first time since its conception in 2017, GAiN Europe organisers are actively targeting social media influencers and enthusiasts. \u201cIt is absolutely vital that we place influencers at the centre of our communication strategy if we wish to remain relevant. We must learn from young influencers and support them wholeheartedly,\u201d said Vanesa Pizzuto, Associate Communication and Media director for the Trans-European Division (TED).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_22430\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5jyhEXTD5gk?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/ted.adventist.org&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"TikToker Wins GAiN\u2019s Video Competition\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe Creative Video Competition is an initiative we took as a team to better identify and support content creators from across divisions,\u201d Pizzuto explained. The idea is simple; Adventist content creators were invited to create an original short video \u2013 from only 30 seconds to 10 minutes long, exploring the topic of happiness from a Christian perspective. Participants were then required to publish the video on their social media platforms and submit the URL to the judge\u2019s panel. The competition rules warned participants that the judges were not \u201cNOT looking for a sermon, but creative content\u201d which would resonate with non-believers, avoiding both \u201cChristianese and Adventist jargon.\u201d The prize was an all-expenses paid trip to attend GAiN Europe 2022, at the Sheraton Hotel in Bucharest, Romania.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And the winner is\u2026 Doreen Lohr! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TikToker (@Chretien.mais.pratique) and drama teacher, Doreen Lohr, is the winner of this year&#8217;s competition. The young and bubbly influencer, currently based in Switzerland, impressed the judges with her heart-felt message of hope. \u201cKnowing that I have value, is a little miracle that can change everything,\u201d Lohr shared in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@chretien.mais.pratique\/video\/7138154569112014086?_r=1&amp;_t=8VIpHlEHPYk&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;item_id=7138154569112014086\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12350\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Doreen-and-Frida-Pascal-Ro\u0308hken-630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12350 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Doreen-and-Frida-Pascal-Ro\u0308hken-630.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Doreen-and-Frida-Pascal-Ro\u0308hken-630.jpg 630w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Doreen-and-Frida-Pascal-Ro\u0308hken-630-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Doreen-and-Frida-Pascal-Ro\u0308hken-630-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Doreen-and-Frida-Pascal-Ro\u0308hken-630-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left to right: graphic designer Frida Pascal-Ro\u0308hken and TikToker Doreen Lohr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe live in a very interesting time! For TikTok users, viewing non-professional videos is the norm. So, it is a great place to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@chretien.mais.pratique\/video\/7159202076885552389?_r=1&amp;_t=8WrDxirbKBa&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;item_id=7159202076885552389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">start<\/a>,\u201d Lohr commented explaining how the platform is a real mission field. Anyone can become a digital missionary, \u201cWe are not looking for professional skills or really deep theology,\u201d Lohr continued. In one of her most popular videos, Lohr talks about being angry at God, \u201cI recorded it as I was walking to a meeting, saying \u2018God loves you so much that He will let you be angry at Him, though He is perfect, to work through your anger.\u2019\u201d What is needed is that simple and authentic approach, \u201cSo if you want to do it, just do it,\u201d Lohr concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Larysa Nalchadzhy\u2019s video was highly commended. This YouTuber from Ukraine submitted an entry reflecting on what if means to believe in happiness, in the face of war and suffering. Is happiness having \u201cfame, a career, status, success or money?\u201d Nalchadzhy poignantly asked in her video. Considering how difficult circumstances make people reconsider their priorities, Nalchadzhy concluded, \u201cNow I know that true happiness is with God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both videos were premiered during the conference and warmly received by the audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What next? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Creative Video Competition will return in 2023! \u201cWe will expand it to include not only influencers on YouTube, TikTok and Facebook, but also bloggers,\u201d Pizzuto announced during the award presentation. \u201cAs they say, we must put our money where our mouth is. It is not enough to say that we want to see more young people engaged in the local church and in leadership, we must pave the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[Photos: Tor Tjeransen, AME, CC BY 4.0 and Vanesa Pizzuto. Video: Pedro Torres] Learn more about Doreen Lohr <a href=\"https:\/\/chretienmaispratique.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cKnowing that I have value, is a little miracle that can change everything,\u201d says Doreen Lohr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":12348,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1569,7],"tags":[1248,997,175,1247,1249,142,287],"class_list":["post-12347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communication-media-technology","category-news","tag-doreen-lhor","tag-europe","tag-gain","tag-influencer","tag-larysa-nalchadzhy","tag-media","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12347"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12368,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12347\/revisions\/12368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}