UnBox Festival 2012 festival in India - fellowship

BlowUp

We are seeking a UK photographer and/or curator to engage with the fellowship online from the beginning of January by contributing photographs around a selected theme, and then to travel to Delhi for the UnBox Festival from 2-5 February. There is also an opportunity to help curate the photographic exhibition at UnBox, and design a workshop with the other fellows attending the Festival.

Who? Photographers and curators

What? This fellowship invites people to register online and share their photographs from around the world on a selected theme. The fellowship will culminate in a public exhibition and intervention, ‘BlowUp’ led by photography collective and public interventionists, BlindBoys.

Outputs: Photos by the fellows will become a part of BlowUp on 5 February. Selected works will be curated in a photography exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery at the British Council on 2 February.

Where? UK (virtually), New Delhi

When?
Beginning of January (from selection) virtually
1 February – arrive in Delhi
2 February – 5 February: UnBox Festival

N/B by signing the application form you are confirming that you are able to commit to the above dates

Additional information:

Travel/accommodation: Delhi based accommodation at guest house, no travel involved other than local transport.

Costs covered: Travel, visa, accommodation and any research and production costs incurred between the UK – Delhi. Meals are not covered.

Partner organisation: BlindBoys – www.blindboys.org

Digital Activism

We are seeking a UK entrepreneur to engage with the fellowship online from the beginning of January via the project’s digital forum, sharing research with the other fellows and brainstorming over Skype, Facebook, Twitter etc., before travelling to Delhi on 25 January. The purpose is to bring in social media expertise, actively work on solutions, design a workshop with other fellows and help with the project’s presentation at the UnBox Conference.

Who? Social media experts and enthusiasts, interactive designers specialising in web and online, and those working in digital advertising and marketing and creative/digital media.

What? This fellowship is an opportunity to work with Breakthrough, a leading activism and advocacy team, to help them develop an awareness raising online strategy for their highly successful media campaign, Bell Bajao. Breakthrough is a global human rights organization that uses the power of media, pop culture, and community mobilization to inspire people to take bold action for dignity, equality, and justice. Ogilvy & Mather partnered with Breakthrough to create Bell Bajao public service advertisements that have won awards in advertising festivals like Cannes, London International Advertising, Spikes Asia, Goa Fest Abby and Effies. As a highly successful media campaign it now needs to sustain itself as an online project that leverages social media, marketing and other design or web trends. The fellowship will involve exploring how brands need to be marketed in a manner that promotes social impact and raises awareness without losing its spark. Selected fellows will work closely with Breakthrough staff to research and find a solution.

Outputs: Fellows will share their findings and ideas through mediums that can be exhibited during the UnBox Festival (for example posters, films or a part of the online strategy that can be showcased at UnBox).

Where? New Delhi

When?
25 January: arrive in Delhi
26 January – February 1: join fellows
2 February – 5 February: UnBox Festival

N/B by signing the application form you are confirming that you are able to commit to the above dates

Additional information:

Travel/accommodation: Delhi based accommodation at guest house, no travel involved other than local transport.

Costs covered: Travel, visa, accommodation and any research and production costs incurred between the UK – Delhi. Meals are not covered.

Partner organisation: Breakthrough – www.breakthrough.tv