ZON Multimédia announces the 2010 Prémio ZON competition

30 Sep 2010

Submissions are being accepted through 5 November in the categories of Multimedia Content and Applications, Digital Animation and Short Films.

The Prémio ZON Creatividade em Multimédia is the largest monetary prize awarded in Portugal in a multidisciplinary competition, with prizes totaling 200 000 euros and a single grand prize of 50 000 euros.

In addition to monetary awards, the first prize winner in each category is eligible to receive a scholarship from the FCT to conduct research at the University of Texas at Austin as part of the UT Austin|Portugal Program.

This is the third year of Prémio ZON.  Previous winners include Nuno Rocha for his short film 3x3 and Zara Pinto and Marta Hipólito of the Universidade Lusófona for their short film Romeu & Julieta, o Musical.

A new feature of the 2010 competition is the category Digital Animation.

For full details, please see: www.zon.pt/premio