Competitions for Students
Students - News & Competitions
You can find information and links here about opportunities and competitions for students of German
Watch this space! You have to be in it to win it!
Competition: AGTV Kunst und Poesie
Open to primary students in Years F-6, who are learning German at AGTV member schools.
Theme iin 2019: Selbstporträt
Ask your teacher about how to enter!
Deadline for entries: Saturday 7 September 2019
Competition: AGTV Werbespot
A competition open to Years 5 to 12 from AGTV member schools.
Task: Produce a 20 to 60 second videoclip on a given topic.
Ask your teacher about the topic and how to enter!
Deadline for entries: Saturday 7 September 2019
View entries from past winners:
Competition: Schreibwettbewerb
A competition open to primary and secondary students in AGTV member schools.
Theme: Welthundetag
Task: Choose from 5 options for writing in German
Ask your teacher about the topic and how to enter!
Deadline for entries: Saturday 12 October 2019
Competition: AGTV Song des Jahres
Elements: Write and record an original song in German AND design a CD cover.
Open to all students learning German from AGTV member schools.
Ask your teacher about how to enter!
Deadline for Entries: Saturday 19th October 2019
Listen to past entries:
Competition: AGTV Chor des Jahres
Choirs of students from AGTV member schools are invited to enter.
Choirs record a performance of a song in German in any style.
Ask your teacher about it.
Deadline for entries: Saturday 19th October 2019
View entries from past winners:
Competition: AGTV Victorian Poetry Competition Years 4 to 9
Learn and Recite a Poem in German
Each year regional finals are held in AGTV Networks for students from AGTV member schools to select students to represent the network at the State Final in August.
Students compete in one of two sections: DaF or OPEN. Ask your teacher about it!
Goethe Poetry Competition for Years 10 to 12
The competition will be held at the Monash University in 2018. It alternates with the University of Melbourne
The AGTV recommends the competition to all students learning German in Years 10 to 12. Details will be advertised when the university pass them on.
Language Perfect World Championships in May
The annual online international competition to test your skills in vocabulary. All participants receive a certificate. Ask your teacher to register your school.
Education Perfect have donated an AGTV World Championship Cup to be awarded to the AGTV member school with the highest number of points for German.
Since 2015, there is also a special competition for students from AGTV member Primary Schools with special prizes.
This competition is hosted by Education Perfect (formerly Language Perfect), a private company based in New Zealand. The AGTV is an official partner of the competition.
NEW: Goethe-Institut School Film Competition: Make a Film in German!
The AGTV will sponsor a special prize for Victorian films.
Former GI School Film Festival
The Goethe-Institut School Film Festival founded in 2002 and it ran until 2017. The AGTV provided continuous sponsorship of prizes in Victoria.
Tips and Tricks for Movie Making
The Goethe-Institut website has some pointers about making movies and copyright issues related to using music.
Other resources
- BBC How to make a one-minute movie - ideas to get you thinking
- Teaching guides for making short films - Creative mulitlingualism
- Tips: Film - UK German Connection
- Video School 101 - Lots of tips on Vimeo
- Lights Camera Language - A bit outdated but useful tips
- Making Internet TV - Tips for filmmakers
Free and fee for use music and sounds - please check copyright details!
- freesound
- Freeplay Music - free for classroom use and modest fees for e.g. Film Festivals
- Jamendo
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