MITL has released information on three upcoming events: A short­film competition, a startup weekend anda startup slam.

The Short­Film Competition

Over 29,000 people viewed the first MITL short­film competition videos and now the second Trier-Luxembourg short­film competition has been announced, bearing the motto "Trier­Luxemburg: Heuteschon erlebt?" (“Trier­Luxembourg: Already experienced today?”).

Anyone is welcome to compete regardless of film­making experience. All submitted short­films must be three minutes or shorter. They can resemble anything from a commercial or mini­movie to a trailer or documentary. The short­films will be judged on the filmmaker’s efforts.

To begin with, all submitted short­films will be voted for by the public on Facebook and YouTube to create the "TOP Ten­Auswahl" (“Top Ten List”). A final jury will then determine the best three competition entries.

The winner will receive a prize of €2,000, with second place earning €1,000 and third place receiving around €500.

Anyone wishing to partake in this competition will need to apply before Sunday 31 July 2016.

As a partner in this competition, OK54 is offering training and the rental of video equipment at Bürgerrundfunk in Trier. OK 54 will also be offering corresponding workshops for beginners, which can be registered for at www.ok54.de.

The Top Ten will be shown at the Broadway movie theatre in Trier in September 2016 with a subsequent award ceremony.

The best films will also be broadcast in the programme of OK54, and presented at Youth Media Days 2016.

For more information go to http://mitl­netzwerk.eu/video/

The Startup Weekend

The “mitl startup weekend für die Region Trier ­ Luxemburg” is approaching.

The startup weekend involves a group of young entrepreneurs and creators who are given 54 hours to create a business idea and make it into a concrete plan for their own company. They have to start, develop, market and finance the project literally over the weekend. The groups will be supported by experienced mentors and the winners will be rewarded with a prize of €500.

The event will start on Friday 22 April 2016 and end on Sunday 24 April 2016 in the “Technologie Zentrum Trier” (TZT).

For more information go to http://mitl­netzwerk.eu/startup­weekend/

The Startup Slam

The idea behind the Startup Slam is to create an entertaining live experience mixed with creative business ideas. This event will be held on Thursday 6 June 2016, at 19.00 on the live stage "StageO" in the cafeteria of the University of Trier. The aim is to provide a platform for new and innovative business ideas from the region of Trier­Luxembourg.

Both founder and founder­teams will give their short presentations to the public and a jury will then vote on their favourite. The winner will receive €500.

For more information on this event go to: http://mitl­netzwerk.eu/slam/