21 years of the German Multimedia Award mb21

This year's competition for children, teenagers and young adults up to 25 years of age has the motto "Something with media!".

21 years of the German Multimedia Award mb21
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What is the German Multimedia Award mb21?

The German Multimedia Award mb21 is the only nationwide competition that honors the digital works and projects of children, teenagers and young adults. Since its inception in 1998, it has become one of the most important forums for digital media culture in Germany. More than 23,000 participants have entered the competition since then, and around 3,500 guests attend the media festival in Dresden every year, where the best submissions are presented and awarded cash prizes worth a total of 11,000 euros.

The theme for the year: "Something with media!"

"And what do you want to do when you grow up?" - " Don't know yet - definitely something with media... "Most people are familiar with this dialog. But seriously: We all do something with media all the time. After 21 years of dealing with this topic, mb21 not only looks back nostalgically, but asks what multimedia stands for today. That's why the annual theme puts an exclamation mark at the end of the unfinished half-sentence. Does "media" mean only technology and function, or does the term also have a political or social dimension? How have digital media changed in 21 years, and how have they changed us?

Who can participate?

All children and young people up to and including the age of 25 can participate - whether as a group, school class, leisure project or individual. Anyone who uses digital media to realize their creative ideas can take part in the competition. It doesn't matter in which context the projects were created: in leisure time, in a media center, in a daycare center, in (high) school, with or without supervision... everything is allowed! Here, the young talents meet budding professionals and show what they can do. The winners will not only receive one of the many cash or non-cash prizes, but will also be invited to the media festival in Dresden. There, a whole weekend full of multimedia experiences awaits to amaze, touch and try out - and, of course, the big awards ceremony.

How does participation work?

All the information you need to enter the creative competition is available on the German Multimedia Award website. The deadline for entries is August 19, 2019.