In early 2025, we called on people around the world to submit a 60 to 90-second video that showcases how an inventor, creator, entrepreneur, or local community near you is making a difference with their innovation, creativity and intellectual property (IP) rights in music.
Under the theme “Tuning in with the music of innovation and creativity”, participants from 62 countries submitted more than 120 entries. The World Intellectual Property Day 2025 Youth Video Competition Jury reviewed the entries to ensure they fell within the scope of the rules of the competition and after lengthy discussions, came up with a shortlist of 20 entries and three winners.
The top 20 short-listed video entries were submitted to an online public vote from April 4 to 14, and more than 93,550 votes were cast by 28,710 people (each user was able to cast up to 5 votes) choosing their favorite video entry to win the People’s Choice Prize.
The winning entries hail from The Philippines, India and China. They captured innovative and inspiring stories of inventors, creators, entrepreneurs, and local communities around the world whose innovations, creativity and use of IP rights power the music that moves us.
First Prize
A little love
Kirby Lagare (The Philippines)
Second Prize
Chooda’s Isai Ula
Indumathi family (India)
Third Prize
Listening to the Hani Ancient Chants: China’s Civilizational Ethos of Heritage Preservation and Innovation
Yuehan Xiong (China)
People’s Choice Prize
The Renew of Wenzhou’s Intangible Cultural Heritage: Drum Lyrics Integrated with Modern Music Technology
Fang Zheng (China)