"Imagine If" Creative Competition for Environmental Awareness and Win EGP 30,000
Applicant criteria
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
In partnership with The National Bank of Egypt and The British Embassy of Cairo launching a Nationwide online creative competition with the aim to set off a grassroots movement led by artists, creatives & influential figures to catch up the Egyptian population to the current environmental issues starting with waste and plastic crisis that is intoxicating lands, contaminating waters and choking wildlife.
They are inviting submissions from all artists and creatives who are interested in creating a positive impact and raising environmental awareness through their work. Entries are judged by high profile experts, reputable media agencies and art/design houses based on impact, composition, creativity, technical ability, information correctness and relevance to Egyptian audience.
Competition's Environmental crisis focus:
NON-ORGANIC WASTE:
Non-organic wastes like plastics don't decompose peacefully into nature. It releases toxic chemicals and becomes nanoparticles. It enters our food chains and can cause harmful diseases with consistent consumption.
Competition Categories:
Video Documentary: (Submission deadline: March 30)
- Video documentaries are a strong tool to inspire, provoke, mobilize & educate.
- How would you want to share with us your message to convey the dangers of non organic waste?
- Film should be shorter than 10 mins.
Awards:
- 1st Place EGP 30,000
- 2nd Place EGP 15,000
- 3rd Place EGP 10,000
Creative Short Film: (Submission Deadline: April 15)
- Pick an issue about non organic waste, get artistic, funny, dramatic, adventurous, or even romantic.
- Don’t be shy to add music, effects or graphics to portray your message.
- Film should be shorter than 10 mins.
Awards:
- 1st Place EGP 30,000
- 2nd Place EGP 15,000
- 3rd Place EGP 10,000
Handmade Artwork: (Submission deadline: March 21st)
- Bring together artistic modes of any handmade crafts varying from mixed mediums (paint, spray paint, collage and others) using discarded materials on various creative surfaces from 2D to 3D artworks; don’t be shy to mix it up.
- Your artwork should express a non organic waste issue you want to convey to a range of ages.
- Name your work and add a caption between 50-100 words.
Awards:
- 1st Place EGP 10,000
- 2nd Place EGP 5,000
- 3rd Place EGP 3,000
Benefits
Video Documentary:
- 1st Place EGP 30,000
- 2nd Place EGP 15,000
- 3rd Place EGP 10,000
Creative Short Film:
- 1st Place EGP 30,000
- 2nd Place EGP 15,000
- 3rd Place EGP 10,000
Handmade Artwork:
- 1st Place EGP 10,000
- 2nd Place EGP 5,000
- 3rd Place EGP 3,000
Eligibility criteria
General Rules:
- Applicants must be official residents of Egypt.
- All the work submitted must be original work.
- You can only use work from your archives if it was never published before.
- Any stolen work will be removed and the applicant will be banned from participating with future activities by ImagineIf.
- There is a grace period after the deadlines above of three days only. Any work submitted after the grace period deadline will not be accepted to the competition.
- All work uploaded is subject to a moderation process before it becomes visible on the contest page. imagine.if reserves the right to assess and disregard any submitted work at our discretion.
- Works that portray or otherwise include inappropriate and/or offensive content, including provocative nudity, violence, human rights and/or environmental violation, and/or any other contents deemed to be contrary to the law, religious, cultural & moral traditions and practices of Egypt, are strictly prohibited and will be immediately discarded.
Technical Rules:
- All pictures to be submitted in Horizontal 1920 × 1080 resolution or any other horizontal high-resolution size you want to use.
- All videos to be submitted in resolution no less than 360P.
- All videos to be submitted in Horizontal format.
- For Video Submissions, private, downloadable links are welcome.
About Imagine if:
Imagine If is a purpose-driven company that aims to inspire behavioral change through deploying positive environmental practices to protect natural resources from our deepest seas to our highest summits. Led by Omar Samra and Ahmed Gabr: two environmentalists and adventurers coming together, determined to make a change that is loud and impactful. Having consistent contact with nature over the years, they got to clearly observe the adverse effects on wildlife, marine life, and natural ecologies first hand.
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