2019 Imagine Europe idea contest
Deadline: February 28, 2019.
Imagine Europe is an idea contest inviting everyone (all ages & nationalities) to present their vision of Europe in 2050 in a short written and video-recorded pitch.
The contest is presented by a series of European Partners and has received initial funding under the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
Imagine Europe aims to encourage persons of all ages:
- to reflect on possible solutions to issues of high concern to Europe and the world community;
- to contribute to the future development of the European Union
- to communicate their ideas in powerful ways in order to inspire an increasing number of people to participate in the European Public Sphere.
Imagine Europe further aims to:
- contribute to the strengthening of the European public sphere which can help to protect and foster our common good;
- strengthen the link between citizens and decision-making structures;
- foster young people’s interest in the debates at the European Parliament;
- motivate participants to strengthen their awareness of important social achievements by their predecessors and to become familiar with important European and world literature;
- give young people the opportunity to practice their writing, rhetorical and presentation skills.
ELIGIBILITY
1. Participation is open for everybody worldwide (all nationalities, no age limits).
2. Participants declare that the work submitted does not infringe any third party’s rights such as copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets including musical composition or performance rights, video rights or image rights.
3. Participants declare that all visible participants in the video have acknowledged the present terms and conditions and consented to the video being displayed and broadcasted publicly.
4. In case minors are visible, their parents must have acknowledged the present terms and conditions and agreed to their children appearing in the video.
PRIZE
At least 5 participants will win 500 € each and will be invited to an international workshop with European decision-makers and change-makers (travel, accommodation and subsistence costs covered). The dates of the international workshop(s) will be set in accordance with winner’s availabilities. Winners will be determined through public, Jury and online voting.
APPLICATION
1. Write a pitch of up to 500 words on the topic “My vision of Europe in 2050”
- Take a look at our Tips & Tricks section before you start!
- Your speech may be in any language. In case your chosen language is not English, please provide subtitles in your video or ask us for help
2. Record your pitch in video-format. You may decide to either appear yourself in front of the camera, ask another person to perform your pitch, or have your pitch delivered as a voiceover and use other video footage to illustrate your ideas. Your video may be max. 3 min. in length.
3. Submit your written & recorded pitch here.
In case you added subtitles to your video, please send us one version with sub-titles and one without.
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