Call for Applications: WIPO Youth Video Competition 2025

The World IP Day 2025 Youth Video Competition celebrates the role that music and intellectual property (IP) rights play in our lives. The Competition invites individuals or group participants to submit a 60 to 90-second video that captures the connection between music, IP rights, innovation, and creativity that’s shaping our future.

The theme of the Competition is “Tuning in with the music of innovation and creativity”. Think about how IP rights enable innovation and creativity in music. How do IP rights support creators, inventors, and entrepreneurs in the music industry? How is innovation shaping the future of music? 

WIPO is looking for videos that highlight how innovation, creativity, and IP rights are shaping a better future for creators, inventors and entrepreneurs worldwide. Videos may focus on one or more of the following themes:

Voices for IP: Share stories of individuals advocating for IP rights in the music world, emphasizing how IP rights empower creators, artists, and entrepreneurs to build sustainable careers in the music industry.

• Table of Content
• About World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• WIPO Youth Video Competition
• Aim and Benefits of WIPO Youth Video Competition
• Requirements for WIPO Youth Video Competition Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for WIPO Youth Video Competition
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation. We are a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 193 member states. Our mission is to lead the development of a balanced and effective international IP system that enables innovation and creativity for the benefit of all. Our mandate, governing bodies and procedures are set out in the WIPO Convention, which established WIPO in 1967.... continue reading

WIPO Youth Video Competition

Application Deadline	16 Mar 2025
Type	Contest
Sponsor	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of WIPO Youth Video Competition

Exciting prizes await you in the World IP Day 2025 Youth Video Competition! Unleash your creativity and innovation for a chance to win great prizes that will fuel your passion and help you reach new heights.

• First Prize: Digital equipment to the maximum value of CHF 4,000
• Second Prize: Digital equipment to the maximum value of CHF 3,000
• Third Prize: Digital equipment to the maximum value of CHF 1,000
• The People’s Choice Prize: Digital equipment valued at up to CHF 1,500
• Top 20 entries: The top 20 winning entries will benefit from training opportunities offered by the WIPO Academy.

Requirements for WIPO Youth Video Competition Qualification

• Entries can be submitted by individuals or groups of individuals. You may enter one individual entry, or you may join with your friends and submit a group entry, but you cannot do both.
• Individual entries must be submitted by individuals aged between 18 and 35 years old at the time application is submitted.
• Group entries may include up to 10 participants, with at least one member being no older than 35 years old at the time the application is submitted.

Video Requirements

• Your video is in MP4 format and is between 60-90 seconds long.
• Your video does not contain any subtitles or captions.
• Your video may include audio narrative in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish.
• Your video has not been published previously online, nor recognized and/or won an award in another competition. 
• If your video features background music, you must supply proof of authorization to use such recordings.
• Your video must not violate any copyright, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, industrial designs, distinctive signs, contractual obligations, or any other IP rights, or other proprietary rights of any third party.

Further details are outlined in the rules [PDF] of the Word IP Day 2025 Youth Video Competition.

Interview date, Process and Venue for WIPO Youth Video Competition

Judging criteria

The World IP Day 2025 Youth Video Competition Jury will review all entries to select a shortlist of the top 20 entries. The Jury will then identify the top three winning videos in line with established judging criteria.

Videos will be judged according to their adherence to the theme, expression of theme, originality, creativity, messaging and visual appeal, among others. 

Important Dates

• Launch: January 8, 2025, at 9:00 CET
• Submission deadline: March 16, 2025, at 23:59 CET
• Public vote: April 4-14, 2025, at 23:59 CEST
• Winner announcement: April 25, 2025, at 9:00 CEST

Application Deadline

March 16, 2025

How to Apply

For more details,visit WIPO webpage