Winners of the Young Creative Entrepreneur Screen/Multimedia Awards 2011 organized by the British Council. Young Vietnamese people are invited to attend the competition this year.—Photo britishcouncil

HA NOI (VNS)– Young Vietnamese businesspeople working in creative industries are encouraged to join a global competition launched by the British Council.

The Young Creative Entrepreneur Screen/Multimedia Awards will select a national winner who will go on to represent Viet Nam in the UK, where they will participate in a week-long tour including two days at the London Cross Media Forum. The event brings together leading multimedia creators, thinkers and practitioners from across the fields of film, television, interactive media, on-line, mobile, gaming, publishing and live events.

In addition, there will also be a specially curated programme of networking events and master class sessions introducing the competition's winners to UK peers and media experts.

Winners will also have a chance to engage with the UK market and lay the groundwork for future creative business collaboration.

The short-listed candidates will make a 20-minute presentation and attend a 15-minute interview in English with a panel of judges– VNS