Are you keen on making movies ? Are your ideas unique and novel ? Can you tell a tale about entrepreneurship ? If the answers are yes… don’t miss the opportunity to take part in the European Entrepreneurship Video Award 2010 and win more than € 3000 ! If you need some inspiration take a look at the following video :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Dqa_X52M8
The European Commission is encouraging enterprising film lovers to prove their creativity and skills in producing a short video that deals with the following questions : What is entrepreneurship all about ? What could encourage people to become entrepreneurs ? What could destroy old prejudices and offer new visions of entrepreneurship ?
The European Commission awards prizes in the following three categories :
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‘Entrepreneurship – A different way of life’
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‘Entrepreneurship – Challenges and rewards’
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‘Entrepreneurship – The way into the future’
The winning videos in each of the three categories will be awarded € 3,333, the second videos will be awarded € 2,222 the third winners will receive €1,111. Each prize will be a lump-sum not considering production of the videos or any other costs.
From the contestants who are not awarded one of the above described nine prizes five ‘special winners’ will be awarded € 555 each. These special prizes are reserved for persons aged 25 or younger.
For more information, visit : http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/entrepreneurship/video-award/index_en.htm
The competition is open to all natural and legal persons who are citizens or residents of a Member State of the European Union, moreover, residents of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Serbia, Turkey and Israel.
The producers of best videos will be invited to a special award ceremony on 25 Maya 2010 in Brussels, as part of the 2nd European SME Week.
The deadline for submissions is 9 April 2010.