DAAD Competitions
DAAD competition 2009
Create a Modern German Fairy Tale
"Create a Modern German Fairy Tale” was the motto of the last DAAD competition, whereby students were encouraged to use traditional fairy tale elements in order to create a new, contemporary German tale.
With more than 90 submissions from across the country from a wide range of disciplines, the response we received was, once again, fabulous. The diversity of approaches and breadth of imagination expressed in the various works were truly inspiring.
Whether it is the modern take on Sleeping Beauty, who is captivated in a CCTV secured tower where she stages a wild party instead of sleeping; the rewriting of Sterntaler as a socialist mythology, in which the little girl gives up her last FDJ shirt "zum Wohle des Volkes” and is awarded the prestigious Ernst - Thälmann medal; or the sober, juridical take on the Rapunzel tale, in which Rapunzel’s potential compensation claims for forced imprisonment (worth £200.000) are balanced against the damages caused to the witch (loss of lettuces); we were thoroughly impressed by the originality of these witty, entertaining and sometimes scary German tales.
Ambassador Georg Boomgaarden with prize-winners
Dr Andreas Hoeschen and Cord Meier-Klodt, Head of Culture and Education at the German Embassy, handed over certificates and prizes to the 10 competition winners at our awards ceremony on 2nd December. Ambassador Georg Boomgaarden joined the ceremony later in order to congratulate our prize-winners individually.
The prizes, 5 work placements and 5 summer school grants in Germany, went to:
Rebecca Aldridge, Loughborough University, BA Fine Art: Crystal's X Factor Disaster
Heather Brennan, Dundee University, BA Illustration: The Phisherman & his Wife
Alastair Coates, Newcastle University, BA German/Japanese (animated film)
Nick Cocozza, Dundee University, BA Illustration: Hänsel and Gretel
Oliver Goodhall, Royal College of Art, MA Design: An Uneven Bargain
Emily Lay, Loughborough University, BA Visual Communication with Illustration
Kirsty Macfarlane, Dundee University, BA Illustration: Multi-Storey Tower Beauty
Izabela Rakar, Oxford University, BA German: Die verschleierte Fee im Wunderland
Joseph Twist, Manchester University, BA German/Spanish: Rotsterntaler - ein Ostmärchen
Bryn Watkins, Cambridge University, BA Modern/Medieval Languages: Eintrittserlaubnis
We would like to thank our prize-winners and everybody who participated in the competition or supported us. A special thank you goes to the German Embassy London and German British Forum, the competition jury, as well as the DAAD Lektoren and language assistants for their continuous support.
It was a real challange for the jury to select a liminted number of submissions as all of them were very original and inspiring pieces. Some of the works of those who sadly didn't make it to the final 10 can be viewed below:
Claire Baldrey, Warwick University Fairy Good Match
Danielle Banks, Dundee University 12 Dancers 6 Servants
Carolyn Bayley, Loughborough University Pina 1 2
Sarah Bissell, Dundee University Losing Grace 1 2
Jake Carson, Southampton University Die Prinzessin und ihr Maerchenprinz
Laura Davis, Edinburgh College of Art Encourages Care For The Enviroment 1 2
Thomas Duffy, Sheffield University The Berlin Forest
Charlotte Victoria Eva, Newcastle University Bronze Crown Ensemble
James Fennell, Sheffield University The Dancing Smurphs
Julie Fisher, Loughborough University About Consumer Culture 1 2
Jenny Gal-Or, Bath Spa University Hamblyn - A Short Story
Sally Hackett, Dundee University The Girl Without Hands Henna
Jamie Irvine, Dundee University Terra Incognita
Michelle Lynette Jones, Aberystwyth University No Title
Ada Jusic, Westminster University The Balloon That Sailed Over The Berlin Wall 1 2 3
Kim Kermath, Dundee University Life Can Be Sweet. The Tell Tell Signs Of Diabetes.
Steven Kirschbaum, Queen Margaret University Der Wald des Vergessens
Anne Lauppe-Dunbar, University of Wales A Sadness of Raven
Louisa Lewis, Dundee University Little Red Riding Hood
Ying Siu Liang, Imperial College London Ein modernes Haensel und Gretel
Grace Maclean, Dundee University No Title
Cara McFadyn, Robert Gordon University A Parodiy Of Snow White
Kathlyn MacDonald, Dundee University: Hansel And Gretel Artist Book
Claire McMaster, Dundee College of Art The Elves And The Shoemaker: A Nike Sweatshop
Manuela Mitevova, Royal Holloway University Hans The Idle
Katrina Naomi, Goldsmiths University Forest And Other Poems
Jennifer Reynolds, Westminster University Typographic Fairytale Land
Paul Scheruebel, Westminster University Proppian Portraits Of Central Folk Tale Characters 1 2
Kimberley Webb, Bath Spa University College Little Book of Patch
Alastair White, Endinburgh University The Star
Jan Wojcik, Aberdeen University Klein Niki und die Internetmagie
Lucy Wragg, Westminster University Hansel and Gretel Stamps 1 2
Kaloyan Yordanov, Southamton Solent University Maerchen ueber die Mappe
