createurope: THE FASHION ACADEMY AWARD

createurope: THE FASHION ACADEMY AWARD adds to the networking of creative people, creates public awareness, and stimulates new ideas. European fashion, and design schools, the Goethe-Institut in the respective countries and the local cultural institutes as well as private partners will all be involved.

The creative industry is experiencing a noticeable upsurge at the moment. An innovative project from the European cultural institutions is using this momentum to start an international competition.

The young creative prize winners will be determined in two separate phases. In the first phase candidates from the participating countries will be chosen to present themselves in the second phase to a prominent international selection committee. The closing event will take place on October, 18th in Berlin offering a platform for publicity.


We are very proud to announce the winners of createurope: THE FASHION ACADEMY AWARD 2008:

Audience Award: Natalia Beridze, Georgia
Best Student Award: Lisa Uhlenbrock, Germany
Best Avantgarde Award: Elsien Gringhuis, Netherlands
Best Upcoming Designer Award: Agne Kuzmickaite, Lithuania

Finalists 59

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Bicsérdi, Ágnes: Show

Galaš, Igor: Show

Uhlenbrock, Lisa: Show

Hamryszczak, Bogna: Show

Knüpfer, Julia: Show

Navarro Salas, Sandra: Show

Benonisen, Elisabeth: Show

Cako, Cem: Show

Laspalas, Karlota: Show

Gringhuis, Elsien: Show

Kuzmickaitē, Agnē: Show

Tatar, Bariş: Show

Sontag, Michael: Show

Hoock, Tarané: Show

Beridze, Natalia: Show

Rausch, Ellena: Show

Larsen, Ulrik Martin: Show

Rowley, Sophie: Show

Prizes

Audience Award

For the past 3 months the public have been voting for one of our finalists to win the Audience Designer Award.

This entitles the winner to an all inclusive 3 month scholarship at Le Village des Créateurs in Lyon, France, where upon completion has the opportunity to sell their personal collection at Galeries Lafayette in Berlin. Alongside the voting there has also been the chance to win 2 tickets to our show on Saturday 18th October. We would like to thank all of our voters for the overwhelming response and support they have shown us and our finalists.

for a full Men´s, Women´s or Mixed collection that stands out because of its creativity, overall presentation, versatility and distinctiveness.

The "One Year Berlin Package" includes a Berlin residence, coaching by (amongst others)
Dirk Schönberger and Ilya Morgan, presence at fashion fairs, patronage by established fashion designers if wished, presentation of partial collection in the QUELLE catalogue.

Total Value: € 25,000
.

for a Men´s, Women´s or Mixed collection that contains progressive fashion designs, is trend-setting and future orientated.

These aspects can come from the material, the cut, or the workmanship of the pieces. The winner will receive a contribution to the development of a new collection as well as presence
at diverse fashion fairs and media attention.

The prize also includes a 3-6 months residence in Berlin, coaching by (amongst others) Dirk Schönberger and Ilya Morgan, presence at fashion fairs and patronage by established fashion designers if wished.

Total Value: € 15,000.

for the development of an outfit encompassing everything - from the outlines, to the drawings,
to the swatches, to the colour samples, to the finished model.

The "Fashion & Sales" package includes a paid one year work placement in Nürnberg, Germany at QUELLE´s design, advertising, marketing and distribution departments focusing
on the brand "Explorer". This all and much more awaits a young fashion design student after passing his/her final college examination.

The goal is to achieve mutual interaction between creativity, economic efficiency and enterprise spirit.

Total Value: € 10,000
.

Jury

Margareta van den Bosch Head of Design at H&M, Sweden
Petar Petrov Fashion Designer, Bulgaria
Dirk Schönberger Creative Director at Joop!, Germany
Isabelle Gleize Director Village des Créateurs Lyon, France
Maia Guarnaccia Europe Vice President IMG Fashion, Italy
Dagmar Wöhrl Parliamentary State Secretary, Germany