Student Media Arts Competition
Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:39:00 BST
The University of Huddersfield’s Global Disaster Resilience Centre, Naresuan University & Chiang Mai University, Thailand and the ASCENT project are launching a Media Arts competition for students as a way to look into the future. Where will humanity be by the year 2030 if we fail to tackle disaster risk?
Winners will receive certificates and cash prizes awarded by at the 7th International Conference on Building Resilience: Using scientific knowledge to inform policy and practice in disaster risk reduction, to be held from 27-29 November 2017 in Bangkok Thailand. Winning entries will also be showcased at various UN events.
Competition
This media arts competition will showcase, champion and promote the works of student filmmakers, broadcasters, designers, animators, performers and provide a springboard for creative media that exemplifies excellence in its potential to inspire change.
Brief
Develop content in any media to raise awareness around disaster risk. You will be asked to work in a cross-disciplinary team, to produce a series of outcomes which could be branded as a campaign or as a stand-alone work in the form of a film- fiction or documentary, public artwork, animation, website, interactive installation, app, poster, projection, ambient work etc. Design for impact and to effectively communicate the disaster risk to a targeted public.
We are looking for original, wise, brave, eye-opening and creative outcomes that will increase the awareness of viewers to the dangers of ignoring disaster risk, to the resilience of humans facing, to the politics of international development, and to efforts and agents of change locally and worldwide.
Eligibility
Registered postgraduate students are invited to submit their media, which must be completed between by 15th October 2017 to be eligible for entry.
Prize
The Judges consist of esteemed media and disaster professionals. Jury Prize winners receive prizes worth £250 and certificates at the “7th International Conference on Building Resilience: Using scientific knowledge to inform policy and practice in disaster risk reduction”, to be held from 27-29 November 2017 in Bangkok Thailand. Winning entries will also be showcased at various events including that of the UN.
Submissions
The deadline for submission is 15th October 2017.
Please submit your questions to the organisers: Dr Ezri Hayat: e.e.hayat@hud.ac.uk
Contacts
For more information about the conference, please contact:
- Dr Ezri Hayat, Global Disaster Resilience Centre, University of Huddersfield, UK - e.e.hayat@hud.ac.uk
- Associate Professor Dr Sarintip Tantanee, Naresuan University, Thailand - sarintipt@nu.ac.th
- Assistant Professor Dr Liwa Pardthaisong, Chiang Mai University Thailand - gaeliwa@gmail.com
You can also download the competition leaflet here
Further details on this student competition can be read at: http://www.buildresilience.org/2017/index.php/student-competition
