I am writing you from the Future of Storyelling Summit. An exclusive gathering that brings together five hundred of the top executives, media influencers, creatives, and technologists with the vision and influence to transform the way stories will be told in the digital age taking place October 1st and 2nd in New York.
As the landscape of next generation storytellers evolves, we look to the community, of innovators, which NYU ITP is part of, for referrals on the exciting projects and people helping to shape this space.
With the introduction of the FoST prize, we hope to champion, bring awareness and give support to these game-changing projects. We know that quality submissions come from quality referrals, which is why I’m emailing you. We would value referrals of projects and people to reach out to, as well posting the prize on any relevant boards or social media. I’ve included some information below about the criteria, judges and prizes.
The FoST Prize aims to cultivate the talents of those pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a storyteller in the digital age, and to help shape the future of entertainment, information, and communications. Work submissions should be recent, produced no earlier than January 1, 2013. Finalists will be judged according to the criteria below. Applying is free and easy and can be done here.
Three finalists will be invited to New York City to attend the exclusive FoST summit, and will have a chance to showcase their work at the event to 500 top executives, innovators and academics, on the FoST website, across FoST social channels, on media partner outlets, a chance to exhibit at The Museum of the Moving Image, as well as a $2500 cash prize. The winning submission will be announced from the FoST main stage during an official award’s ceremony, and displayed onsite in the Story Arcade exhibit, which will remain open to the public following the event.
1. Interactive: Quality of user experience
2. Story-Driven: Communicates a clear narrative
3. Emotional Resonance: Sparks an effective response from the user
4. Design Execution: Innovative, original, and beautifully crafted
Judged by a panel of five renowned practitioners and industry stalwarts: Susan Bonds, CEO and Cofounder of 42Entertainment; Damian Kulash, lead singer and guitarist of OK Go; Tham Khai Meng, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer at Ogilvy & Mather; Charles Melcher, Founder of Future of StoryTelling; Robert Wong, Chief Creative Officer at Google Creative Lab.
Please let me know if you have any questions and I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Yelena Rachitsky