Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!
A spare 20 minutes? Then I thoroughly encourage you to watch and listen to the wise words of Sir Ken Robinson, no matter what line of work your involved in, with his sharp intellect and humour, he challenges the currency of old industrial models and lays down the gauntlet in how society should identify and encourage the creative talents that shelter within us all.
Channel 4: A pitch in time
You’ve got 5 minutes and 9 pictures to bag yourself a couple of grand of Channel 4 development money for a state of the art digital project.
If you’ve got a cracking idea for an innovative digital/multiplatform Arts project and can do it justice in this live pitching session, the cash and a follow-up meeting with Channel 4 Crossplatform Commissioning is yours for the taking.
- A compelling, innovative online or multiplatform Arts idea embodying C4′s values of Doing It First; Making Trouble; Inspiring Change.
- It may include TV or not, doesn’t matter – but there must be a good reason why C4 in particular should do it.
We’re interested in the quality and energy of the idea (not whether you can deliver it on your own as things stand – we can work all that out later).
The Pitching Session
An hour-long lively, chatty session chaired by Channel 4′s Director of Nations & Regions Stuart Cosgrove, aided and abetted by Adam Gee, Cross-platform Commissioning Editor.
Three companies/consortia selected in advance from the pool of entries will be invited to pitch live in the session using the format outlined below. The winner will be announced towards the end of the session, no messing about.
Live Pitch Format
Each of the three selected companies/consortia will have 5 minutes to pitch. During this time they will each have 10 PowerPoint slides to support their pitch which will run automatically at 30 seconds per slide. The first slide must be text of Twitter length only (up to 140 characters) serving in effect as an elevator pitch. The other nine have to be image only (plus just one word if you really want words).
The pitch will be followed by 4 minutes of Q&A from the Commissioning Editor and the audience.
How To Enter
Send a brief summary of your idea of up to 350 words only toC4MediaFestArts@emap.com by 6pm on Wednesday 11th August.
The 3 shortlisted entrants will be notified on Monday 16th August and invited to the live pitching session at The Media Festival Arts.