Encode the Past! 1956 Remixed - Student Competition (2016)

As part of the series of projects, “The Revolution is Not the Past!” a student competition was launched jointly with Prezi. Young people under 20 years of age could enter this competition. They were invited to present the story of the 1956 Revolution to others, their peers and their teachers in an interesting and unique way, using the digital collections of the Archivum, with the help of digital technology and smart devices, using innovative visualization solutions and/or by developing special software applications or games.

Prizes worth a total of 10 million HUF, as well as an internship at Prezi, were awarded to the winners, whose works are made available to the public, and were presented in the exhibition hall of the Archivum in an award ceremony on October 22, 2016. The jury comprised leading experts of important technology companies.

The project is part of the Archive’s “The Revolution is Not the Past!” program, which is supported by Donald Blinken, former US Ambassador to Hungary, and his wife Vera Blinken.