In May 2011, when I crossed 5.000.000 friends on Facebook, I had asked you all what we should do to celebrate.
One of the suggestions was to work together on a project. And then ALEPH, THE VIDEO CONTEST was born.
The idea was based on the title of my new book, currently published only in 6 countries ( #1 in all of them!), and scheduled to be published in the rest of the world in the coming months (here are the PUBLICATION DATES)
I had already selected the winner and the 2nd runner up, but I decided to post the 15 FINALISTS for you to see and share with me your impressions. We had over 1.000 comments, and I thank you all for your participation.
Below you find the winners.
Thank you again for your help
SECOND PLACE
THIRD PLACE
FORTH PLACE
FIFTH PLACE
SIXTH PLACE
Note: as we are in vacations in Europe, the HP Pavillion will be shipped during the first week of September. Thank you Jean-Pierre Le Calvez for donating the computers.
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Felicidades a los ganadores..
con amor
Pilar
Thank you Pilar
Wonderful video,congratulations to all the winners ,I’ll understand better their meaning, when I’ll read ALEF.Thank you and good luck to all ,
Thank you Maria
Parabéns muito bom mesmo…
Congratulations to all the winners. Well done.
Thank you Marie
Obrigado meu Senhor. Você fala a minha alma. A luz é.
Gracias Paulo por este concurso, gracias por todos los participantes se aprende de ellos. Coelho claro que te vamos agradecer tus comentarios por los resultados de los premiados, es muy importante como siempre saber tus puntos de vista. Me gustó el 6o. le felicito la música de piano, a Shauky por el ilustrado. Felicidades a todos!
Congratulations to all the participants making so wonderful videos. Thank you Mr. Paulo Coelho. Greetings from Germany.
Congratulations!!!! what a perfect announcement this very special day!! I m sure it was not easy to choose, each one was unique and beautiful and all deserved to win! however, with Paulo’s great idea to view them on the blog, all gained much more visibility and more opportunities for their works to be watched! so Paulo made everyone a winner!!
you are great!
Viva Santiago de Compostela!!
Love and Gratitude
Annie
So good reading as eleven minutes, the Manual of the war, on the banks of the River Piedra I sat down and cry, the Alchemist, the Zahir…
“The idea that love leads to happiness is a modern invention, from the late 17TH century dle.” Since then, people learn to believe that the love should go on forever and that marriage is the best to exercise it. “In the past had not so much optimism about the longevity of the passion.”….
Eleonora
So glad that such wonderful film makers have won the competition. I guess it shows us that sometimes the simplest of things are the most beautiful.
El 1er. video es muy sofisticado y frio (está hecho para los europeos)!! el 3o. es National Geographic(?) .. y para mi el 5o. representó la escencia que Paulo Cohelo nos ha trasmitido en sus libros. Se que es muy difícil escoger entre miles de videos. Felicidades a los ganadores!!!!!
Congratulations to all, thank you for sharing your talent.
With love,
Barbara
Congratulations to all. Well done, good work. Good luck to all.
Congratulations to the winners and thank you for the opportunity,it was a great experience for me to be in this contest, thank you all who vote me and understood the importance of a journey, it changes the boy into a man, a thought into a dream, a dream into reality!
Congratulations to everybody
me gusta estos videos abrazps saludos
nice taste …
Congratulations to all the winners – especially Raif Kurt!
Thank you (and all the other participants)for all the wonderful ideas. It was a pleasure to look them over.
Do I assume right, dear Paulo: Are you going to do something like a “worldtour” with your new book and the videos?
Good job to all. Maktub
All of them are perfect…. Congratulation …. can’t stop watching all of them again and again…
Es muy hermoso ,Esto video te dejan una enseñansa sobre la vida como tenemos que ser gracias por mandar esto |
YEEEEEEEEYYYYYY – good choice Paulo!!!!
hope you tell us allllll what made this stand out for you x
Congratulations Raif.And all of you.It was priviledge to be in judge choosing those tree.You all are winners.But i send my regars to Jacguiline Ribas Silva.I LOVE YOUR VIDEO,TO ME YOU WAS BEST.
Thank you so much Paula… Thank you for your time and for your precious words… I’m very grateful
Parabéns :D
Muito bommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Congratulations to everybody, although quite a copyright breach on number 3 =(
They’re all great and magical! I bet it was hard to choose a winner! Congrats to the winners :)
¡¡felicidades a los ganadroes!! bien merecido, final feliz para un evento de celebración, magníficas imágenes, gracias por deleitarnos. Saludos
Congratulations to all the winners.
Personally I don’t get why Kurt and Joannes got the 1st and 2nd place.
I am of the same opinion. For me the 3rd and 5th place were better than the 1st and 2nd place.
Amazing!! Pure beauty all of them! One word: bliss!
Many compliments to the winners! Good job and good luck! thanks to Paulo to let this contest “to be”! Now we wait for the “real” book….
Let me say “grazie” to all the viewers. The emotions that I felt every day when the youtube counter added hundreds of new viewers to our videos is the best gift received.
Maury, Max… and the puppet!
Congratulations to all the winners. I really enjoyed seeing all but I as well agree for the first winner Raif Kurt but as far as my taperamento loved the 3d one Jaqueline Ribes Silva.
parabéns.
ohh…de gustibus. I like 3rd and 5th…first at all…thats it.
Congratulations to all the winners. The videos are awesome. Good job. And thanks for all those who commented.
I would like to thank all the visitors, viewers, commenters, blog’s moderators and Paulo Coelho.
Peace
Raif Kurt
Congratulation! I’m very please that you win. Though your video is not the common taste, it is original, intelligent with simplicity, and the beauty is that it leave space for mystique…well done!
What a wonderful! I am so happy for all those who submitted..and for the final 5…It was exciting for me to see the art, energy, love, and spirituality moving thru out this process. A great idea to open so many doors for so many people! Congrads! And many blessings!
Well done to the winners!
Congratulations to all 5 winners! Thanks to all the others participated. It was a pleasure to watch the videos.
I wish you all a wonderful day
Congratulations to Raif and the other 5!
fussel
I loved your video!
Thank you Fussel.
Congrats to all winners! :)
Congratulations to the Winners who … do not stand alone!!! ;-))
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
nice…:)
Congratulations Raif Kurt !
M so happy for you..
The first time i saw your video, my heart skipped beats and i felt u may be the winner..
My warm greetings and lovely thanks to Mr. Paulo, who is decorating our lives by giving us such special moments..
Thanks Paulo,
Endless Love..
Zynab..
Le choix est juste, mais la selection devait etre tres difficile! Felicitations a tous les vainqueurs, car tous ont mis du coeur dans leur creation!
complimenti a tutti,bravi…bravo***
Exactly the 1s i guessed!!!
Congrats everybody!!!!
Congratulations EVERYONE!!!!!
I think 1st place is granted fairly and this video deserves it!
We were happy to participate and it was a very exciting and pleasant jorney!
Looking forward to read a book and hope nobody gets upset about winning or not this contest, because any art or expression of ideas is all about different perception by different people.
There is no good and bad, right and wrong, beautiful or ugly, good or evil – only differet view angles.
With love,
Dina.
I am well-rewarded. Thank you, Paulo.:-)
Dear RAIF,I am absolutely thrilled for you!!! Many Congratulations!
To the other 5 winners-WOW!That’s some fantastic news for you!
Thank you,dearest Paulo,for making us a part of this contest just as with everything else you do on the blog.I agree with Thelma-we are all UNIQUE here- and it’s great to see what each one has done with the concept of Aleph as they perceive it.
Congratulations to ALL the participants!You are so brave and wonderful<3
It will be a treat to check out the six videos all over again:)
Enjoy your vacations in Europe,Paulo&Christina! <3
Love&hugs,
sheela
Dear Sheela Nandini, thank you for … agreeing with me! I love you!! ;-))
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Thank you Sheela. I watched all videos they are great!
I agree with all the winers, except for the first place. Please, don’t feel offended Raif, it is just a matter of taste. Congratulations all the winners. I really enjoyed this project and taking part on the final decision :)
Feliz día de Santiago, queridos Paulo y Cristina. Que el apostol Santiago me ilumine y guíe en estos momentos de prueba. Miles de bendiciones a todos los visitantes de este blog.
congrats 2 all d winners……
Thanks Maury! I loved yours too. I like your sense of humor and spontanity!
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