MIPTV: CC Ventures competition open for start-ups entries

Innovative start-ups can now apply online and check entry conditions at www.connected-creativity.com to have the chance of becoming a CC Ventures finalist. CC Ventures contestants will be drawn from companies operating in the mobile apps, as well as industry and consumer digital services sectors.

Deadline for entries is February 22 with the finalists being announced in March.

Finalists will present their projects to the CC Ventures jury and Connected Creativity Forum participants, on April 6 in Cannes. Winners will be announced at the CC Ventures Awards ceremony on the following day.

"Connected Creativity is the first event of its kind to bring together the entertainment, technology and mobile media sectors," says Reed MIDEM's Entertainment Division director Anne de Kerckhove. "In the digital entertainment arena, there is a vast array of dynamic young companies that are introducing new mobile content, apps and technological solutions to meet consumer demands. These companies need clients, but they also need financing. CC Ventures will provide these companies with unique access to media corporate investors and venture capitalists."

For more information on MIPTV, go to www.miptv.com.