Newsletter #03 April 05, 2011

EUROPRIX Office
International Centre for New Media
Moosstrasse 43a
5020 Salzburg Austria
office@europrix.org

Multimedia Creativity is your x-factor?
Use the unique opportunity and show it: Register here

The EUROPRIX Multimedia Awards, the European leading contest for young creative multimedia designers and producers, are open for entries on the 5th of April. Creative media talents can participate until 1st of July, the awards will be presented in November in the UNESCO City of Design Graz, Austria.

→ Be Europe's Best: enter your project: www.europrix.org

The EUROPRIX Multimedia Awards address young, creative multimedia developers under 30 years, who work in the field of media design and e-Content. Focusing on innovation, creativity and originality, the EUROPRIX Multimedia Awards differ from the other contest. The main idea is to encourage the best young talents from all around Europe and establish a Europe-wide platform for promoting the best multimedia projects. In addition to the renowned awards the EUROPRIX offers an international network of students, producers and lecturers. The EUROPRIX Multimedia Awards are organized for the 14th time and invite students and young professionals from 40 countries.

All first time participants can enter for free!

→ 10 Categories + 3 Special Awards

Projects can be entered into the following categories:

• Online / Web Projects
• Social Network Apps & Sites
• Mobile Apps & Tablet Content
• Games: serious, social and on all platforms
• Computer Graphics & Experimental Design
• Content Tools & Web Software
• Interactive Installations & Multimedia Spaces
• Offline Media & Interface Design
• Digital Video/TV: Online & Mobile
• Animations

Projects can additionally be registered in the following Special Awards:

• Innovative multimedia concept: Unfinished brilliant projects, smart new ideas & sketches of exciting visions with digital technologies.
• GRAZ Special Award: for the project with the best business potential
• STYRIA Special Award: for the most creative design

→ Boost your career!

The 30 finalist teams (2 people per team) will receive an invitation to the EUROPRIX Multimedia Festival in the UNESCO City of Design, Graz. The costs for travel and accommodation (in a double room) for two team members will be covered by a grant. The finalists will have the possibility to see, amongst others, a public presentation of their projects at the Festival, the exhibition of their projects with the video and the presentation at the Gala, the presentation of the projects in the EUROPRIX publications online and offline.

The EUROPRIX is considered an utterly important stepping stone among young multimedia designers and developers who have found the successful road to their professional independence with the award or have reached the potential employers through the acquired publicity.

CONTEST DATES:

KICK OFF

April 05, 2011

REGISTRATION DEADLINE

July 01, 2011
Register online: www.europrix.org

EUROPRIX JURY

September 2011
Selection of the winners by an expert Jury Announcement of the nominees from the end of September

GALA & FESTIVAL

10. - 12. November 2011, Graz Award ceremony: 12. November

The EUROPRIX Multimedia Awards are organized by the International Center for New Media (ICNM). The ICNM is a non-profit organization with the focus on selection and promotion of the top-quality interactive media contents. The EUROPRIX and the Festival are supported by the Federal Ministry of the Economy, Family and Youth of the Republic of Austria, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research, the City of Graz, the Styrian Chamber of Commerce and the Creative Industries Styria.

Contact Details:

EUROPRIX Office
c/o ICNM - International Center for New Media
Moosstrasse 43a, 5020 Salzburg
www.europrix.org