Award ceremony & concert “Music from movies”
Brussels, 9 October 2026
The 2026 Awards ceremony and concert “Music from movies” took place at theatre NOVUM in Brussels on 9 October 2026 with more than 550 participants.
The event had the patronages of UNESCO, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Committee of the Regions, Italian Embassy in Brussels and Italian Institute of Culture in Brussels, and was presented by Meabh Mc Mahon (Euronews) and Carmen Cutugno.
Inspiring “music from movies” was played by European School of Brussels IV choir and orchestra, Coeur de Lion asbl, Anastasiya Petryshak (violin), Olga Artemenko and Anastasia Varga (soprano), Erika Zoi (piano), Bruno Ispiola (cello), Laurent Beeckmans (piano), Kunder quartet.
This event was fully non-profit and has the support of AXA and Vitruvya. The net funds raised are allocated to support STEAM-focused educational workshops for children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 at “Punti Luce” day centres set up by Save the Children to tackle educational poverty in underserved communities across Italy.
Leonardo 4 Children Workshop
The workshop was hosted by the Italian Institute of Culture Brussels and was attended by more than 200 children in Brussels and several hundreds connected online from all over Europe.
Each of the Top 10 winners and Special Award winners of the Leonardo 4 Children Awards presented their original work, the message/morale, their learning and the proposal for Talent Development followed by exchange of views among all participants.
After the workshop the Jury decided on the Top 3 winners for each topic: Best for Climate, Equality & Peace announced at the Award ceremony in the evening.
Gifted Wondering Minds Workshop
The pilot workshop was hosted by the Italian Institute of Culture Brussels, and promoted by Carano 4 Children foundation together with parents and experts led by Chiara Cremonesi.
On 9 October 2026 37 gifted children and teenagers aged 8-18 from across Europe (Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands) met at the Italian Institute of Culture in Brussels for a unique experience.
They collaborated in the Blueland 2100 workshop, imagining solutions for the future and civic education in schools focusing on enhancing relationships among students and between them and the teachers.
In the evening they joined the Leonardo 4 Children Awards ceremony & concert and received a special certificate.
