SEMIKRON Foundation supports German-American Institute’s short-story contest for Nuremberg’s students

The subject of this year’s short-story contest was “environmental protection and renewable energies“. 30 students from all over Franconia had submitted their short-stories written in English. The contest Winners Katharina Stein (1st rank), Annalena Hüsam (3rd) and Michelle Rönspies (2nd) were given the opportunity to participate in a 10-day scriptwriting workshop in Los Angeles, CA. At the end, Katharina Stein’s script was turned into a film.

Watch the film here:

Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBsVvrBTfiI

Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/47883529

The annual short-story contest aims at students at the age of 15-18 from Nuremberg. In the contest, the participants submit a two-page short story-written in English. The program manager at the German-American Institute is Kathleen Roeber. The film was realized in close collaboration with the film production company Steinlein Productions in Los Angeles.

About the SEMIKRON Foundation:
The SEMIKRON Foundation was set up by shareholders of the SEMIKRON Group and went live on 4 December 2010. The daughters of the former long-term SEMIKRON shareholder and CEO Peter Martin, who passed away in 2008, are equal founders of the SEMIKRON Foundation. In establishing the foundation, these women, in their capacity as shareholders in a family-run medium-size industrial enterprise, want to live up to their social responsibility, doing their part for SEMIKRON’s Corporate Social Responsibility at the same time.
The charity and social activities of SEMIKRON shareholders, which were financed by the company’s profits for many years, will now be pooled and fostered within the scope of the SEMIKRON Foundation. One of the aims of the foundation is to continue and foster aid projects for children and people in need across the world within the framework of the Mali Martin Care e.V. charity set up by Peter Martin. In the past ten years, Mali Martin Care e.V. has put more then one million euro into aid and support projects for needy children and adolescents across the world, especially in Brazil (Centro Social and Lar do Menor projects). The SEMIKRON Foundation also promotes research projects and innovation in the area of power electronics. Further information can be found at: www.semikron-stiftung.com.

Contact:
Chair: Rechtsanwalt Dr. Felix Hechtel
SEMIKRON Stiftung
Sigmundstraße 200
90431 Nuremberg
Tel: 0049/(0)911/6559-0
E-Mail: felix.hechtel@semikron-stiftung.de