Apply: British Council Culture shift project 'ICT for Festivals Development'

The British Council invites applications from interested technology developers, designers, arts and culture festival managers / directors , branding and marketing professionals, and business analysts for participation in its Culture Shift project, themed ‘ICT for Festivals Development.’
 
About the project

• Culture Shift is a partnership-led, British Council-managed competitive innovation fund.
• It will provide an opportunity for emerging creatives to bypass what are often the most inhibiting factors in the progression of good ideas – access to seed funding and expert mentorship.
• Selected festival managers will work in collaboration with technology developers and designers, and business experts to create web and mobile solutions for use in festivals, and then compete for seed finance to realise the projects.
• Winning idea will receive Naira Equivalent of £5,000 and two others £1,500 each.

 
For whom:

• Software developers, designers (graphic, web and user-experience), festival managers / directors, branding and marketing professionals, and business analysts.

 
When:
 
The project will take place in three phases:
1.   Stage 1: 15^th – 19^th March 2012
a. 2 day Festivals Management workshop: 15^th and 16^th March (festival managers / directors only)
b. 3-day ‘Hackathon’: 17^th, 18^th and 19^th March
2.   Pitching for seed funding: 19^th March 2012
3.   Mentoring and Fruition: April – September 2012
 
Venue:
15^th and 16^th March – British Council,20 Thompson Avenue, Ikoyi,Lagos (Festival Managers / Directors only)
17^th – 19^th March – Co-Creation Hub (CCHub), 6th Floor,294 Herbert Macaulay Way, Sabo, Yaba,Lagos
 
Applications:
 
Software Developers | Graphic Designers | Business Analysts | Branding and Marketing professionals
 
To download the application form, click here
For more details, click here