The Department of Language Policy awards the first Propulsió Scholarships to encourage creators in Catalan

The first Propulsió Scholarships were awarded on the 21^st of November 2024 at Palau Marc. This is an initiative of the Department of Language Policy of the Catalan government, that promotes the professionalisation of content creators and to help them develop projects and brands in the digital field. These scholarships seek to promote creation, publication and promotion of audiovisual content with a format designed specifically for social media.

The Propulsió scholarships include financial aid for the production of videos, which must be designed for the social media target, include a thematic and stylistic unit, be broadcasted on YouTube and distributed with shorts adapted to social media such as TikTok or Instagram Reels. These scholarships seek to bring out talent and support content creators in developing professional creation skills and provide budgetary stability for content creators.

The event brought together the creators selected in the two categories of this year’s edition: a category of 9 videos and another of 18 videos and began with an informal meeting in the courtyard of Palau Marc and continued in the hall. The Minister for Language Policy, F. Xavier Vila, highlighted the importance of having a clear strategy for audiovisual and social media: “The audiovisual world is one of our priorities. In fact, a few days ago we officially announced that we have created a specific work area for this: the General Directorate of Technological and Audiovisual Areas. And you, as creators, are one of the most prominent agents”. The event was attended by the scholarship-holding creators and the Minister addressed them, underlining their importance: “The Language Policy Department is aware that in recent years we are experiencing an expansive wave of the Catalan language thanks to content creators on social media. That’s why we felt it was essential to trust you directly and give you the ability to design your product, not just implement it.”

Winners of the Propulsió Scholarships

Category A (series of 18 videos also distributed with shorts)

• Elisabet Aloy – Estima Catalunya
• Joan Grivé – La Sèrie del Joan Grivé
• Cèlia Llop – Sabies que…
• Núria Masdeu – Terres de l’Ebre, la Catalunya per descobrir
• Judith Méndez – Ni mona, ni lisa
• Albert Pagà – Engresca’t
• Guillem Tarrés – Un dia, un ofici
• Farners Pei Hong Travet– Erasmus a Itàlia

Category B (series of 9 videos also distributed with the shorts)

• Pol Aluja– 12 Denominacions d’origen catalanes. Vi, cultura, història i paisatge
• Sara Ayter – La vida a Barcelona
• Marc Brugat– Marc Brugat
• Walter Capdevila – Walterland
• Pol Casellas – Barcelona des de dins. Del passat al quotidià d’avui
• Meritxell Deulofeu – Explorant Catalunya: les seves tradicions, curiositats i expressions
• Cèlia Espanya i Elisenda Forés – Seny i rauxa
• Eudald Feliu – Des de dins
• Daniel Gómez – Districtes
• Josep Gomis de Rocafiguera – Vola i viu
• Norma Levrero – Experiències singulars per viure en família a Catalunya
• Àlex López – Diaris de Barcelona
• Clara Miret – Lo nostre
• Oriol Pérez – Varietats lingüístiques dels Països Catalans
• GerhardusPetrusKirsten – Descobrint Catalunya en català, cròniques d’un sud-africà
• Raquel Roca – Armaris al descobert

To find out more about Propulsió scholarships and this event you can do so here