The European Economic and Social Committee invites participation in the 2012 Video Challenge. This annual challenge encourages video creativity and the use of social networking, within youth across the 27 EU Member States.
Entry into the challenge is free and participants can submit their video URL on the website from 01/01/2012 to 15/02/2012. Public voting will be organized from 18th February 2012 to 2nd March 2012. The prizes for the first, second and third place winners will be awarded at a ceremony to be organized in Brussels on March 15th 2012.
Since the year 2012 is a European year for “Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations”, incorporating members of older generations into the video production teams is encouraged.
Eligibility:
To participate in the EESC video competition you must be:
- A citizen of the European Union
- Aged 18-30
- An amateur production team (NB) (e.g. students) which can include one or several members of older generations
- EU staff, Members and employees of the EESC and their immediate family are not eligible to enter the contest
- The non respect of these conditions can lead at any moment to exclusion from the competition and potentially to the withdrawal of any prizes awarded
Prizes:
The winners will receive respectively:
- 1st prize: € 5,000
- 2nd prize: € 3,000
- 3rd prize: € 2,000
For further information, visit the link.
