European Entrepreneurship Videos awarded in Brussels
The European Entrepreneurship Video Award aims at encouraging film lovers to prove their creativity and skills by producing a short video that deals with entrepreneurship. The winners of the European Entrepreneurship Video Competition 2010 have been awarded their prizes by Vice President Antonio Tajani during a festive act at the Wolubilis Cultural Center in Brussels.
This competition, European Entrepreneurship Video Award, which had been organised by the Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry policy for the second time, makes part of the European Commission SME week campaign to promote entrepreneurship.
Creative people were asked to visualize what entrepreneurship is all about and how to encourage people to become entrepreneur highlighting it as a fulfilling and satisfying career.
Prizes were awarded in three categories:
Entrepreneurship: The way into the future
- Maria Palavamäki, Finland, Video: Matti
- Brinja Schmidt, Germany, Video: Ein Schweinchen sucht sein Glück
- Sandra Vaher Estonia video : Free Apples
Entrepreneurship – A different way of life
- Mara Kapota, Greece, Video: A different taste of life
- Jelena Cupac, Serbia, Video: Seize the day
- Robbert Weijers, The Netherlands, Video: The Marionette
Entrepreneurship – Challenges and rewards
- Georgi Georgiev, Bulgaria, Video: My dream
- Nora Mounib, France, Video: L´Esprit d'entreprise c'est l'affaire de tous
- Umberto Rinaldo, Italy, Video: L'idea di Luca
Aged 25 or younger "Special Award"
Márton Medveczky from Hungary, with the video "The fruit of work", Uku Jõgi from Estonia with the video "UKU" and Andrew Jolly & Kyle Webster from United Kingdom with the video "Cog-zoo" won the special prizes reserved for participants aged 25 or younger. Three videos emphasising in different, funny ways (cartoons, film) how important knowledge and creativity are to succeed as entrepreneur.
The 3 winning videos in each of the three categories will be respectively awarded € 3,333, € 2,222 and € 1,111. The special prizes awarded 555€ are reserved for persons aged 25 or younger.
More than half of all Europeans have never thought about start their own business. Entrepreneurship is the key to growth and jobs with SMEs creating 80% of the new jobs in Europe.