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TY Music Video Competition
A new competition launched by Big Dada and Signals Media.
Following up on the huge success of our previous Loka project in collaboration with Ninja Tune Records, we have launched a new competition, which will see the commission of innovative experimental filmmakers and animators to produce a visual element for acclaimed Hip Hop artist TY for the music video “What You Want” track taken from his latest album Closer.
Entrants are asked to submit a synopsis by Wednesday February 28 07. One person will be picked and will have until Friday April 13 07 to produce the music video. The winner will be picked by Signals, Big Dada and TY.
The overall winner will receive a £1,000 cash production budget plus up to £2,000 worth of Signals facility and equipment hire to be used for the production of the video.
TY’s track “What You Want” & competition guidelines can be found on www.signals.org.uk Please send your synopsis to:
Tim Redford Signals Media Victoria Chambers St Runwald Street Colchester, Essex CO1 1HF United-Kingdom
Funding opportunities with MEDIA 2007
If you are a small production company looking for Development funding then this could be of interest to you! MEDIA 2007, the anticipated successor of MEDIA Plus and MEDIA Training Programmes has entered into force on schedule, on 1st January 2007. Like it´s forerunners, MEDIA 2007 will focus on activities before and after production offering support for training, project development, distribution and promotion. The programme will also put in place measures to accompany the changes that digitisation is producing in the audiovisual sector at all stages or the production and distribution chain, including in terms of new skills for professionals in the sector.
Deadline Alert: Development!
The first development call for proposals (16/2006) under the new MEDIA 2007 programme has just been published. The scheme is largely similar to the previous call for proposals in that three kinds of applications can be submitted depending on the company´s size, age and track record: New Talent, Single Project and Slate Funding. The deadline´s are as follows:
New Talent: 12 February 2007
Single Project: 16 April 2007
Slate: 16 April 2007
All Tommorows Pictures
All Tomorrow´s Pictures - what is it and how can I enter?
All Tomorrow´s Pictures gives you the chance to express yourself alongside cultural stars from the worlds of art, design, fashion, literature, music, photography, politics and entertainment. Your camera phone image could be displayed alongside the 59 creative icons in a stylish coffee-table book launched at a star-studded charity gala at the ICA in May 2007. Naturally, you´ll receive VIP tickets to the gala.
So how do you enter? Think about your interpretation of ´tomorrow´, pick up your camera phone and start snapping.
Then simply email your image, along with your full name and age (either via your phone or your PC) to tomorrow@ica.org.uk by Friday 2nd March. (To set your phone up for email go to the ´support´ section on your mobile phone website i.e. www.SonyEricsson.com/support).
You´ll receive an email letting you know when your image has gone online. You can check it out in the gallery.
The image you submit must be no larger than 200KB, and no more than 800 pixels wide or 600 pixels high.
Only send one image per submission and remember not to delete it from your phone or PC. (You may be asked to submit a high-resolution image at a later stage).
If you´ve won, you will be contacted by telephone within 28 days of the closing date.
Published here is the Call for Entries for the 2006/07 YCN Design & Communication Awards. As ever the intention behind the Awards is to unearth the best emerging creative talent in Design & Communication and to reward, showcase and connect it with leading creative recruiters internationally. The awards are based around a collection of Live Creative Briefs, written each year by partnering brands united in the importance that they place on creativity and innovation in their communication. The 18 Briefs can be found at http://www.ycnonline.com/0607_all.php Introduction The annual YCN Design & Communication Awards exist to inspire, support and showcase emerging creative talent, and to connect it with the creative industries. The awards centre around a collection of live briefs, written each year by partnering organisations, and spanning broad creative disciplines. Each brief runs alongside award pools and creative placements at the organisations that wrote them and the agencies with whom they work. The Call for Entries for this year’s programme was launched on the October 2nd 2006 with the Deadline for Submissions set for March 23rd 2007. www.ycnonline.com
Design A Poster For 'Don't Panic'
Don´t Panic is a unique free publication found in carefully selected independent shops, bars, universities and art spaces.
Visit http://www.dontpanicmedia.com/designaposter/ for information and details.
Dragon's Den (BBC)
DRAGONS WAITING WITH CASH IN DEN Got a good business idea? Fancy pitching it to those Dragons on BBC TV? No problem - you could very well be in series The Beeb is currently searching for Britain´s best new entrepreneurs and will be auditioning throughout the UK soon. dragonsden@bbc.co.uk, www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden, or 09011 110825 (calls cost 25p)
D&AD Global Student Awards 2007
New developments: 5 new categories - Music Videos sponsored by Radiohead, Animation, Furniture Design, the media-neutral "Open Briefs" (of which there are three) and the aptly titled "What Else Do You Do?" which allows any student with work already entered to submit an additional piece of non brief work. Judging will take place at the end of April and will be attended by 120 of the biggest names in design, advertising and communications. For further details: see www.dandad.org/studentawards07 Closing Date: 23 March 2007
Ad Campaign Competition
Ad campaign competition Prize: The winner´s design will be used as the primary creative in a high profile ad campaign covering south and west London. Summary: Recycle Western Riverside is looking for students to design a poster that encourages young people to recycle. The winning advert will be displayed in high streets, tube stations and in press this summer. This is a great opportunity to get your first big-break in graphic design. You can use photography, graphics and digital imagery in your design. Judges are looking for a really creative design that will stand out in the competitive outdoor market. Competition information will be available from 15 January at www.westernriverside.org.uk You can also call 0207 549 0323 for more information or email info@westernriverside.org.uk Closing date: Friday 23 March 2007
Fashion Designers' and Craft makers Network (FDCN)
2007 Young Designer Awards is a special and incredible initiative devised to recognise the achievements of young cutting edge designers from all ethnic backgrounds. This event raises awareness of a under represented fashion designers from mult-cultural backgrounds. The award promotes public awareness, whilst encouraging cultural unity and diversity. "This is the only national young designer awards in the UK that provides a platform for young multicultural innovative Fashion designers, whilst producing a showcase that is all inclusive. To take part in the Awards call: 07940 647 102 or email: youngdesignerawards@hotmail.com YOUNG DESIGNER & AVANT GARDE AWARD Terms & Conditions Competition Entrants: Young designers Award: 9-20 years old Avant-Garde Award: 21-25 years old Brief Garments have to be completed by March 2007 · This year´s brief and final design needs to be based on ´Fashion meets Art´. Designers must produce an innovative, flamboyant garment. · Each young designer will be asked to submit their final piece of work that they feel represents their interpretation of the brief. Guidelines · Whilst every effort will be made to limit such eventuality, the rules, terms and conditions outlined herein remain subject to modification without notice. · Young Designers entrance money is none refundable · You must be the right age to enter at the time of the competition which is held in October 05 · Incomplete work or work that has not meet the criteria or deadline will not be accepted · Young Designers that have chosen to undertake workshops are required to attend at least 80% of these workshops. · FDCN reserves the right to use applicants work for publicity purpose · The Young Designers & Avant-Garde Award is judged based on the following criteria: · Quality of the idea · Strength of Theme - resource and though carried out. · Practical garment - Strength of Theme interpretation, · Each Young Designers & Avant-Garde Award Designer is required to submit the following piece of work to be judged; · 1 Final Garment [flamboyant garment, to fit a size 10/12 model ] · Personal Profile [some back ground information on yourself 2 copies] · Mood Board [A3 or A1 showing the stages of your work, sketches, samples of fabrics used and ideas/images on how you came to final garment] · Profile on Your Chose Designer [4 pages to include text and images, resourced information on chosen designer and why they are your favourite and how they have inspired you] Young designers from across London, the UK and beyond are invited to take part Young Designer Awards The Ultimate showcase for talented young designers from all backgrounds. Our Avante-Garde winner 2004 http://www.caribbeanfashionweek.com/designers/gavindouglas.html http://www.blackfashiondesignersnetwork.com http://www.washingtonclassics.com/FunkyDL Working in partnership with Barnardo´s. www.barnardos.org.uk Supported by Tyler Media Organisers of Caribbean Fashion Week http://www.caribbeanfashionweek.com/ Closing date: March 2007
21st Century Watercolour Competition
Closing Date: 10th and 11th February 2007 Prizes to the value if £10,000 will be awarded. Artists are invited to submit up to three water-based paintings on paper for this prestigious competition. Successful entries will be shown at Bankside Gallery next to Tate Modern. For full details, please download an application form from our website http://www.banksidegallery.com/ or send an A4 stamped addressed envelope to Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JH Telephone 020 7928 7521 Email info@banksidegallery.com
Kikass Money Virals competition
Kikass Money Virals competition
Calling all viral-makers: Fancy winning Premiership tickets, a Nintendo Wii and an i-Pod Video, plus work experience with a top creative agency and exposure for your work on killerviral.com?
Over £2,000 worth of prizes are available in youth charity Kikass´ Whatwouldyoudoforapound.com competition. All you´ve got to do is be16 - 26 and make a viral film clip on the subject of money or debt. Yup, it´s a creative brief tighter, harder and crispier than Russell Brand´s pants - take a difficult/taboo/previously dull subject and give it a fresh and creative angle. But you have more than enough talent for a challenge like that. And your creative genius won´t just potentially get you famous; it´s for a good cause too: Kikass are on a mission to empower young people in getting out of debt and becoming financially intelligent, and your virals could help shed light and get young people talking and thinking about a subject everyone runs away from...
Media and Creative Business Award
A £1,000 PRIZE for the Hammersmith and Fulham media, fashion or software business with the best start up or growth plan for 2008-9 has been launched by The Business Support Agency, The Innovatory and UBS Bank.
The cash prize has been donated by media investors in London. The short-listed businesses will also be offered mentoring and coaching.
The award will go to the company with the best approach to growth in the new and changing markets which are emerging in the media and cultural and creative sectors.
Free appointments to discuss applications and business strategies can be made by calling 020 7553 3024
The deadline for applications is 6pm on Wednesday 30 April 2008.
Short-listed applicants will be invited to present their plans to a panel of media investors and UBS staff in mid May. The cash award will be made at the end of May.
Full details of the award, the rules of the competition and an optional template for business and growth proposals can be found at www.mediabreakthrough.co.uk from 11th February 2008
Designing for Health Epidemiology and Public Health Section
Submission deadline: Thursday 20 March 2008
Conference date: Thursday 27 March 2008
In recognition of the role of design in tackling health inequalities, the Section of Epidemiology & Public Health, in partnership with the National Centre for Social Marketing, is inviting individuals to submit new design ideas and concepts to the Designing for Health competition.
Submissions in this category should promote physical activity, healthy eating or healthy relationships to parents of children aged 8 to 15yrs, using print media and the concept of creating positive family memories.
Entrants in this category should consider what this age group consider attractive, engaging and trend setting and how this can translate in print media to promote healthy choices as the preferred option for 8-11yr old boys.
Entrants in this category should present alternative designs for a blood glucose monitor. The design should focus on the external appearance of a device of comparable size to a modern PDA device.
Submissions should be made in hard copy with an electronic pdf of the final design. For entries to Category C, model submissions may be made alongside sketches and supporting artwork. All entries must be accompanied by a summary of the reasoning behind the approach and the intended target audience of up to 1,000 words.
Contact Mr Phillip McShane | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7290 3942| Email: epidemiology@rsm.ac.uk Please consult the website for full specifications
Wolda, the worldwide logo design annual has now gone online and is open for entries by May 20, 2008.
Designers, agencies, studios and students from all over the world are invited to enter. Winners are selected by an international three-tier jury consisting of Designer, Client and Public Judges provided respectively by Icograda, Aquent and Consumers International. All the winning logos will be showcased online and published in a printed annual on SAPPI acclaimed papers by Fontegrafica (both sponsors of Wolda).
Here follows attached the Press Release of the Wolda launch. For more info, please visit our website: http://www.wolda.org/ or contact me areti@wolda.org
Areti Maniati Project Director, Communications
City of London Festival-City in Motion - short film competition
City of London Festival City in Motion - short film competition
The City of London Festival invites entries for its student short film competition City in Motion. Two prizes of £2000 will be awarded. Six finalists selected for premiere screening at the Barbican cinemas with special awards as part of the City of London Festival 2008.
Theme: Railways
To enter, you must be a student (of any subject) based in the UK and age 16 or older.
From; putting Bingo on to the radar of a younger audience, encouraging creative industry professionals to use Archive images in their work, selling London to a young international audience and getting people to stop chucking litter out of their cars, this year´s 18 Live Creative Briefs present a superb range of real world communication conundrums to be tackled by the 23rd March 2007.
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UK Screen
A huge network of film makers, actors, musicians, production companies and talent agents, with power search engines, CV?s, showreels, job forums and streaming films and music. It now offers an annual award of £1000 for the best short film.
3 Minute Wonder
What it is: A documentary shorts strand that follows Channel 4 News on weekdays. It provides an opportunity for directors who have not previously worked for Channel 4, directors who wish to cross genres and first time directors and assistant producers. The competition is open to anyone with clever and intriguing stories that have a new and surprising way of reflecting who we are today. Films should be engaging and inventive in form and can be about any subject, but must be suitable for pre-watershed transmission.
What you get: A fixed budget of £4,000 per episode and the support of Channel 4 in making your 3-minute documentary.
Then what? With screenings at 7.55pm, this slot enables new talent to show their ideas to millions and take risks at the heart of the primetime schedule. There´s no commitment to commission any more documentaries from you, but it is sure to provide a fantastic springboard - and portfolio filler - for the future. Influential writer, broadcaster and cultural critic Sarfraz Manzoor began his media career at Channel 4 and got his first taste of presenting when he was given four 3 Minute Wonder slots. "The best part of making these short films was the creative freedom I was given," he says. "The journey from the original idea to the broadcast films was refreshingly short and it was a good example of how the channel is able to give a break to people they have faith in."
Deadline: There is no current deadline for submissions. Films will be commissioned on a rolling basis over the coming months.
Make Your Mark in Film
Make Your Mark in Film with CobraVision has launched a nationwide hunt for top screenwriting talent, with £3,000 up for grabs.
The competition was launched at the Edinburgh Film Festival by Nik Powell, Director of the National Film and Television School, who said "This competition is a tremendous opportunity for established or budding young scriptwriters to make their mark in the film industry. In its later stages this unique project will also give aspiring directors, producers and crew a chance to showcase their talents.
"The Make Your mark campaign aims to encourage young people to be more enterprising - to turn their own ideas into reality. To do this, it is important that we tap into their own areas of interest. This competition aims to inspire them to make their ideas happen through film."
We´re looking for 10 episodes of 5 minutes each with the general theme of having an idea and making it happen. If you think you´ve got what it takes to hit the big screen then download the brief and rules and get writing
Closing Entry: Friday 15th December.
Exceptional Youth Competition
The Exceptional Youth exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery highlights talented young Brits such as Daniel Radfcliffe, Lily Cole and Theo Walcott, as they smash the stereotype of disaffected, uninspired youth.
Whether it´s your mum, a teacher, a movie star or a Nobel prize-winner, we´d like you to show us who has inspired you. The Times has teamed up with the Make Your Mark campaign to find your inspiration.
To launch the competition we asked some key people from the exhibition and campaign who had inspired them. To enter the competition, upload a photograph of the person who has most inspired you, together with a short description of why and how they achieved this right here.
Each month one winner will be chosen to receive Dixons vouchers worth £200, while four runners-up will win vouchers worth £25. Winning entries will be published in The Times Career supplement, on www.timesonline.co.uk/student and the Exceptional Youth website.
At the end of April an overall competition winner will be chosen to win photographic equipment worth £1,000 from www.dixons.co.uk
