VISUAL STORYTELLING CONTEST
Solidarity, Care and Compassion in the Age of Social Distancing
The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has been reshaping how we think, act, live, work, interact, share, socialize, travel, and stay healthy.
We invite you to share your hopes, visions and possibilities for a post-Covid world through short illustrated stories that imagine a future where people can:
THEMES
Behaviour I Habit
Health I Hygiene
Urban I Rural
Public I Private
Fear I Information
Mobility | Access
Productivity I Growth
Environment I Planet
Compassion I Courage
SUPPORTED BY
AN INITIATIVE BY OLIVE RIDLEY COLLECTIVE
ELIGIBILITY:
Entry is free and open to all Indians residing in India and abroad. Teams or individuals may enter. Terms and conditions apply.
TO ENTER:
Submit your entry as a visual narrative. Choose between 1 and 10 panels to illustrate your story. If you have text, it may be in English or Hindi. Entries accepted as a single file (JPEG or PDF format) on this website.
EXTENDED DEADLINE:
Sunday, 12 July 2020, 23.59h (11:59 pm) IST. Winner announcement on on Friday, 8 August, 2020.
PRIZES:
1st Prize: INR 50,000 • 2nd Prize: INR 30,000 • 3rd Prize: INR 20,000
Once selected, Winners will have the opportunity to interact with accomplished professionals from relevant disciplines to develop a new body of work comprising three (3) different stories. Winners will be free to choose their formats based on their interactions and design evolution. 50% of the prize money will be given after the Winners are announced. After interaction with mentor/s, the remaining 50% will be disbursed upon submission of the additional set of three (3) new stories. Guidelines.
PARTICIPATE in a changing society without feeling out-of-place, intimidated or overwhelmed
IMAGINE new social realities without compromising liberty, equality, dignity, and empathy for all
NURTURE critical thinking to prevent us from walking into a dystopian future where we are duped into reactionary or reductive choices
CREATE a safe, sensitive, robust world where health and economy can meet the unforeseen with grace and collective wisdom
