The SILEO Best Company Storytelling Video Contest was launched as an international video competition of the SILEO Eurocluster project, aimed at boosting the visibility, innovation narrative and international appeal of European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the lighting and furniture sector. 

This international contest invited SMEs to creatively showcase their transformation journeys, highlighting how their engagement with SILEO’s support actions and activities led to the adoption of advanced technologies, circular economy solutions and improved market positioning. Structured in line with the Open Call mechanism, the SILEO Best Company Storytelling Video Contest offered a dynamic and inclusive platform where SMEs could present engaging storytelling videos focused on their experience with SILEO’s cascade funding for digitalization and sustainability, cross-border talent placements, international hackathons, and dedicated training on eco-design, digital tools, and business innovation. 

The SILEO Best Company Storytelling Video Contest was designed not only as a communication initiative but as a vehicle for lighting and furniture SMEs to translate business transformation into impactful video stories. At the same time, it aimed to equip them or reinforce their capabilities and techniques for audiovisual production, while celebrating the innovation, resilience and creative spirit of small and medium companies as they navigating the complex pathways of green and digital transition. 

This Deliverable 6.3 provides a comprehensive overview of the Video Contest’s design, implementation, evaluation and outcomes, underscoring SILEO’s commitment to bridging funding, skills development and strategic visibility, and to equipping SMEs with tools for long-term positioning in an increasingly competitive and sustainability-driven market landscape.

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