This year, Zukunft durch Innovation.NRW (ZDI), Europe’s largest STEM network, launched a competition for the third time, inviting young filmmakers from North Rhine-Westphalia to submit their media products related to science.
Association member Sarah Spreen from Arrenkamp won first prize in the “Best Design” category.

Background:
Several years ago, Sarah shot a video about the Lagerwey LW10.6/20 and uploaded it to YouTube. A QR code was attached to the Lagerwey’s gondola, which leads to the video via smartphone. The director of a film crew that was on the museum grounds in June 2022 as part of the “REACT-EU” funding program noticed Sarah’s video and encouraged her to participate in the Science Video Competition.

The competition:
The awards were given to short films and videos that addressed the STEM topics of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and technology and communicated them to the public in a creative and humorous, relaxed way.
The prizes in the categories
• Best Design
• Reuse
• Best Science Clip
• Best Explanation
• Funniest Video
were presented to the young winners by the competition’s patron, Ina Brandes, Minister of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Image 1: The winner’s certificate for Sarah Spreen at the 2022 Science Video Award.

Since Sarah is currently in Canada for a year of high school, she was unable to accept the award in person. Her mother accepted on her behalf.
We would like to take this opportunity to once again congratulate Sarah Spreen on winning 1st prize at the 2022 Science Video Award!
Sarah’s video about Lagerwey can be viewed at the following link:

Further information about ZDI and the Science Award can be found here: