[Reader-list] [Announcements] Call for digital media - IN A PLANET OF OUR OWN - A VISION OF SUSTAINABILITY

[Monica Bhasin]

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CALL FOR DIGITAL MEDIA

In a Planet of Our Own
A vision of sustainability from across six continents

15-22 March 2009
AEC World Expo 2009, Bombay Exhibition Centre, NSE Complex, Mumbai, India
IIT, Mumbai, India and other venues. 

This international event is aimed at creating awareness on sustainability and simultaneously offers a platform for interaction for professionals and activists from various fields and the general public. The events are centered around the interests of students, educationists and practicing professional designers, engaged in any manner with a broad vision of sustainability and aims to address the need to reach a wider audience and create greater awareness. The event has been designed to be lively, interactive and thought provoking and will provide great opportunity to interact with stalwarts in the field of sustainable development and related practices, connect with thought leaders and listen to visions by
outstanding speakers.

The event comprises many exhibition opportunities and provides a wide platform for sustainability-related work done by individuals and institutions over the years. We are organizing public installations along with film/video screenings for the same. The films will be used for screenings within the exhibition and as part of a larger compilation to be exhibited in public spaces across Mumbai. We expect to exhibit work that deals with a wide variety of themes within a broad ambit of sustainability, especially culturally specific endeavours, and will appreciate work that is visually stimulating and engaging in its depiction.

If you have relevant work in this area, we would like to include it after a preliminary viewing. There is no restriction and the work could span any visual representation from prints to photographs, film/video/animation or work in any other digital media. 

PLEASE FORWARD US YOUR WORK AS A CD/DVD IN ANY VIEWABLE FORMAT KEEPING IN MIND THE FACT THAT IT MUST BE SUITABLE FOR PROJECTION/PUBLICATION, HENCE NEEDS TO BE A GOOD QUALITY PRINT (AVI/MPEG/DVD FOR VIDEO AND IMAGES IN 300 DPI JPEG OR TIFF).

For film/video submission, please include –

- 5(or more) high-resolution images from your film 
- Brief write-up of less than 150 words about your work/ideas
- Short biography and photograph of yourself

This information will be used for inclusion in the exhibition and related publicity material with your permission.

PLEASE SEND US YOUR WORK BEFORE 28TH FEBRUARY 2009.

You could send us your work at the following address:

Exhibition - In a Planet of Our Own
c/o Vaibhav Singh
Industrial Design Centre (IDC)
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Powai, Mumbai 400076

For an overview of the event please visit http://www.inaplanetofourown.net

For all queries please email us at sustainability.iit at gmail.com

Regards,
Monica Bhasin

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