Depict is hosting a competition for short films which will award multiple prizes to shortlisted and/or winning co-directors at the discretion of the organizers.Depict is a platform for short films and has been running since 1998 as part of the Encounters Film Festival (September in Bristol, UK). Bristol is regarded as a key destination for new and emerging talent.This competition is one which promotes short film, as a vital and exciting art form, providing validation at a critical juncture in artistes careers. It also equips new talent with the resources they need to take the next steps, and fosters lifelong collaborations.Depict is about creative freedom and imagination, regardless of budget or genre.Participation in the competition is completely free and open to anyone from any country in the world. Your film must be no longer than 90 seconds in length.Each year, Depict selects the winners with the assistance of a panel of industry professionals. Previous jury members have included cinematographers who have shortlisted entries for the Audience Award.Between 1999 to 2022, Watershed managed the Depict short film competition, which was founded by Brief Encounters in 1998 as a storyboarding competition.Benefits&nbsp;Winners have the chance to win:<ul><li>Up to £2500 prize money</li><li>Invaluable industry exposure</li><li>Screening at the BAFTA Qualifying Encounters festival</li><li>A host of other exclusive prizes</li></ul>Eligibility criteria<ul><li>Your film(s), including titles and credits, must not last more than 90 seconds.</li><li>Depict accepts short films using any production technique, including animation, documentary, drama, experimental or artist film, and hybrid work. Advertisements are not allowed.</li><li>Films completed after January 20, 2022 are not eligible for submission. While no premiere policy exists, Depict-specific entries are encouraged</li><li>Submissions can include action sequences Aisha as flight scenes, chase scenes, explosion and other thrills</li><li>Each person is limited to three entries.</li><li>The primary contact who is in charge of completing the submission process must be authorized to submit the film(s) and must have obtained the necessary permissions for the use of copyrighted music and/or images in the films.</li><li>Verify that the movie has English subtitles if the original language is not English.</li></ul>You will be required to submit a high-resolution version of your film as soon as possible for online use on depict.org, associated social media platforms, and screening at Encounters Film Festival (September 2023) if your film(s) are shortlisted.Additionally, you must submit publicity images, a synopsis, and a bio.Please be aware that the director(s) will only receive credit on the website and in any other promotional materials.Multiple prizes may be awarded to shortlisted and/or winning co-directors at the discretion of the organizers.&nbsp;Application deadline 12th of June 2023 <a href="https://filmfreeway.com/Depict?action=show&amp;controller=festivals&amp;utm_campaign=Depict+Short+Film+Competition&amp;utm_medium=External&amp;utm_source=Submission+Button" class="apply" target="_blank">APPLY HERE</a>

Depict to award £2500 to directors of short films

<div class="entry-content no-share"><div class="content-inner jeg_link_underline">About Visa Everywhere Initiative The Visa Everywhere Initiative is a program that fosters open innovation, assisting startups like yours to access new opportunities and providing a worldwide platform to showcase your innovative solutions. Initially launched in the U.S. in 2015, the program expanded rapidly into a global initiative. As of now, approximately 12,000 startups have applied to the program, and several of them now collaborate with Visa or its clients. Applying to the program is the initial step to grab Visa’s attentionArticle Summary<ul><li>Visa Everywhere Initiative is an open innovation program that helps startups like yours unlock new opportunities</li><li>Three monetary prizes will be awarded during the global finals event celebrated on September 19 at the TechCrunch Disrupt event in San Francisco.</li><li>Nearly 12,000 startups have applied to the program — many of which now work with Visa or its clients.</li></ul>The Visa Everywhere Initiative 2023 is currently accepting applications. This program supports innovative startups like yours and provides a chance to showcase your groundbreaking solutions on a global platform.The upcoming global competition promises to be even more thrilling than previous years, with the added opportunity for finalists to present their ideas to Visa executives, potential clients, and investors. The TechCrunch Disrupt event will host the global finals, where one winner per region will be chosen. If your startup already has great products in the market and is gaining traction, and you’re seeking a boost from a trusted global brand like Visa to scale up, then apply now.<a href="https://usa.visa.com/visa-everywhere/everywhere-initiative/initiative.html">Click here to apply</a>Prizes<ul><li>Three monetary prizes will be awarded during the global finals event celebrated on September 19 at the TechCrunch Disrupt event in San Francisco.</li><li>Overall Winner: $50,000 USD</li><li>Audience Favorite: $10,000 USD (The overall winner and the Visa Direct winner are also eligible to win the Audience Favorite prize)</li><li>Visa Direct: $10,000 USD.</li></ul>Global finalists will also be hosted by Visa at the TechCrunch Disrupt Pavilion to exhibit together their companies in the Expo Hall with the following benefits:<ul><li>standing demo table or kiosk in the Expo Hall all 3 days</li><li>11” x 14” tabletop sign with sponsor logo</li><li>Founder pass</li><li>Access to complimentary partner wifi network and power</li><li>Access to Startup Exhibitor Lounge</li><li>Access to TechCrunch Disrupt press list</li><li>Inclusion in the Disrupt mobile app</li></ul>Prior to the global finals, the following local and regional prizes will also be awarded:Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:&nbsp;&nbsp;Finals will be held in person on Wednesday, June 14th, 2023.<ul><li>1st Place – $40K</li><li>2nd Place – $27K</li><li>3rd Place – $13K</li><li>Oman Winner, 1st Place: $40K</li><li>Bahrain Winner, 1st Place: $40K</li><li>Impact Award Winner: $13k</li></ul>South Africa<ul><li>1st Place – $20K</li><li>2nd Place – $10K</li><li>Audience Favorite – $10K</li><li>Impact Award – $10K</li></ul>Kenya<ul><li>1st Place – $20K</li><li>Audience Favorite – $10K</li><li>Impact Award – $10K</li></ul>CEMEA (Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa):&nbsp;Virtual finals livestreamed on TechCrunch<ul><li>1st Place – $20K</li><li>Audience Favorite – $10K</li><li>RISK Winner – $25K</li></ul>Eligibility<ul><li>To participate, individuals must either own or work for the company and be acting in a commercial or independent professional capacity. They must also be legal residents of an eligible market within their respective region.</li><li>The participant must have reached the age of 18 (or the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, if higher) at the time of registration.</li><li>Furthermore, Visa employees, officers, and directors, as well as those of its affiliates or designees, are allowed to register for the program, but they are not qualified to participate in any virtual or in-person competitions or receive any awards outlined in the Initiative.</li></ul>They are looking for products that deliver innovative payment and commerce solutions to consumers and businesses. These include but are not limited to:Enablers of digital services and digital issuers<ul><li>Blockchain and cryptocurrency</li><li>Crowdfunding</li><li>Banking as a service</li><li>BIN sponsors</li><li>Issuer/ Processors</li><li>Program managers</li></ul>Digital issuance<ul><li>Blockchain and cryptocurrency</li><li>Alternative lending</li><li>Personal financial management</li><li>Money transfer and remittance</li><li>Digital banking (aka neobanks)</li><li>Digital wallets, P2P, and transfers</li><li>Employee benefits</li><li>Payables</li><li>Corporate cards (aka expense management)</li></ul>Value-add for merchants and/or consumers in regard to finance<ul><li>Data and analytics</li><li>ID, authentication, and security</li><li>InsurTech</li><li>Loyalty</li><li>Merchant services and tools</li><li>Process and pay infrastructure</li><li>Retail technology</li></ul>Small/medium-sized business<ul><li>Money movement (disbursements, intra-account, P2P vendor, payments)</li><li>Acceptance (e-commerce, mobile acceptance)</li><li>Risk management (chargebacks, etc.)</li><li>Brand management (community building, etc.)</li></ul>New categories<ul><li>Sustainable Fintechs</li><li>Urban Mobility</li><li>Risk</li></ul></div></div>

Visa Everywhere Initiative 2023: Global competition for innovators

<div class="entry-content no-share"><div class="content-inner jeg_link_underline">Article Summary<ul><li>The MSII SDG Initiative is seeking teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa for its 3rd Cohort of the MSII SDG Challenge.</li><li>The program aims to develop scalable education projects that promote quality education (SDG 4) and gender equality (SDG 5) through innovative community projects.</li><li>Practicing teachers from Sub-Saharan Africa can apply and get exclusive mentoring, training, and networking opportunities, along with funding of up to $2,000 for their projects.</li></ul>The MSII SDG initiative is looking for teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa to apply for the 3rd Cohort of the MSII SDG Challenge.&nbsp;&nbsp;The MSII SDG Challenge is for teachers who strongly believe in the importance of education for innovation and are passionate about developing solutions that improve the African education system.The program is designed to help teachers develop scalable education projects that focus on promoting quality education (SDG 4) and gender equality (SDG 5) through innovative community projects.&nbsp;The Challenge is open to practising teachers from all over Sub-Saharan Africa and provides access to exclusive mentoring, training, and networking opportunities to make a lasting impact.&nbsp;The benefits&nbsp;<ul><li>In the current phase of the Challenge – The MSII Incubator – participants will be awarded up to $2,000 to enable their innovative educational projects.&nbsp;</li><li>At the end of the Incubator, you’ll also have the opportunity to pitch your project for a chance to win up to $10,000 and access to an exclusive Accelerator Program.&nbsp;</li></ul>The eligibility&nbsp;<ul><li>Open to practising teachers based anywhere in sub-Saharan Africa;&nbsp;</li><li>Any community project run by a teacher(s) that enhances learning is eligible. The aim is to catalyze a wide variety of projects – both small projects, as well as those with the potential to scale.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>How to apply&nbsp;<ul><li>Complete and submit an application form by Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 11:59 PM WAT. The application form requests details on the project leader as well as the project itself.&nbsp;</li><li>If you are selected for an interview, the team will reach out with the details and next steps by the last week of May.&nbsp;</li><li>The program will begin in mid-July and run until the end of December 2023.&nbsp;</li><li>You may apply by checking this&nbsp;<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.msiisdg.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">portal</a>.&nbsp;</li></ul>About the MSII SDG Initiative&nbsp;The Muhammad Sanusi II Sustainable Development Goal (MSII SDG) Initiative is a non-profit organization in partnership with one million teachers that focuses on building the capacity of teachers to provide an inclusive learning experience that drives innovative community educational projects.&nbsp;The MSII SDG Challenge focuses on social entrepreneurship principles and systems thinking, to support teachers through the stages of ideation, project implementation, and achieving scale. Through grassroots efforts, the MSII SDG Initiative strives to achieve SDG4 (quality education) and SDG5 (gender equality).&nbsp;The MSII SDG Challenge aims to broaden access to safe and high-quality education for children, especially girls in vulnerable situations.&nbsp;&nbsp; </div></div>

MSII SDG initiative is offering teachers $2000 grants for innovative projects

<div class="entry-content"><div class="dixco-before-content" id="dixco-997090032">Applications are now open for the Techmybiz Pitchathon for Nigerian Startups and Innovators 2023. Here’s how to apply: </div>Techmybiz is an end-to-end digital transformation process to identify and select digital solutions (targeted or adaptable for MSMEs) developed by Nigerian innovators and/or start-ups, further develop the selected digital solutions, support market awareness promotion to facilitate digital transformation of MSMEs.Techmybiz focuses on local innovators and start-ups that have developed digital solutions targeting MSMEs in the following sectors.To be eligible, solutions must be post-MVP, generating revenue and addressing a defined problem for MSMEs in Green Economy, Retail or Manufacturing/Production sectors.Eligibility:<div class="flex-col gap-4 flex md:w-3/5 w-full p-3 "><div class="md:text-xl text-base font-normal"><ul><li>To be eligible for the Techmybiz pitchathon, you must meet the following criteria:</li><li>Be a Nigerian start-up and/or innovator.</li><li>Be set up as a for-profit.</li><li>Have a functional product that is actively serving customers.</li><li>Have a clearly defined market, with a verifiable customer base.</li><li>Be a Nigerian start-up and/or innovator.Have measurable and verifiable Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR).</li><li>Have been in operation not less than 12 months.</li><li>Have a full-time team of not less than three (3) inclusive of the founder and CTO.</li><li>Either have a B2B offering, or be able and willing to pivot to B2B.</li><li>Be serving or able to serve MSMEs operating in Green Economy, Retail or Manufacturing/Production.</li></ul> Application closingApril 19th, 2023Interested candidates should apply below</div></div></div><a href="https://techmybiz.org/" class="apply" target="_blank">Apply here</a>

Call for Applications: Techmybiz Pitchathon for Nigerian Startups and Innovators 2023

<div class="entry-content entry clearfix">Each selected EdTech company, or “Fellow”, will receive Injini’s specialised acceleration support valued at over R2,500,000, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.<div class="code-block code-block-1"> </div>Benefits include:<ul><li>​Equity-free venture funding of over R1,000,000;</li><li>Hands-on support from specialists in education innovation, fundraising, impact M&amp;E, commerce and more;</li><li>Pedagogical evaluation and certification by&nbsp;<a href="https://edtechimpact.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">EdTech Impact</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://educationalliancefinland.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Education Alliance Finland</a>;Advertisement</li><li>Bespoke market research support by the Injini Think Tank’s team of education innovation researchers;</li><li>“Sponsored skills” to temporarily fill identified gaps in each team with the intention to build capacity for long-term success;</li><li>Exposure and growth in new markets, including travel and speaking opportunities at ecosystem events;</li><li>Training and personalised coaching from faculty members of&nbsp;<a href="http://cmu.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Carnegie Mellon University</a>&nbsp;– a global leader in education technology and applied learning sciences; and</li><li>Contributing to a growing body of evidence documenting “what works” in African EdTech.</li></ul>The typical participating EdTech company in the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Program fits the following profile:<ul><li>Has a tech-enabled solution designed to improve educational outcomes in South Africa, preferably supporting learners in pre-primary education (ages 0-5), primary and secondary education (ages 5-18) and/or teacher training and professional development;</li><li>Post-revenue (annual turnover likely exceeding R1,000,000);</li><li>Has the potential to reach 8,000 direct learners within one year of program participation;</li><li>Addresses a substantial market opportunity, with a focus on South Africa;</li><li>Characterised by a great potential for creating positive social impact on educational outcomes;</li><li>Has recently raised or is in the midst of raising a seed round of funding or has demonstrated that their maturity is at a comparable level;</li><li>Led by a diverse team with a strong understanding of the context in which they operate – we’re especially excited to support inspiring female founders and leadership teams.</li></ul>DEADLINE: 19 March 2023<a href="https://www.injini.africa/mastercardfdnedtechfellowship" target="_blank" class="apply">APPLY HERE</a> </div>

Injini/Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Program for South African edTech Startups 2023

<div class="entry-content entry clearfix">Why apply?<ul><li>Pitch to top investors &amp; corporates</li><li>Win a share of&nbsp;up to US$5 million investment&nbsp;and&nbsp;HK$1 million cash</li><li>Gain global recognition &amp; media exposure</li><li>Connect with Alibaba ecosystemAdvertisement</li><li>Free exhibition opportunity</li><li>Sponsored travel to HK for the Grand Finale</li></ul>Who can applyJUMPSTARTER 2023 IS OPEN TO STARTUPS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD THAT FULFIL THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:<div class="code-block code-block-1"> </div><ul><li>Applicant must be the Founder or Co-founder of the startup.</li><li>Startup is ideation-stage or early-stage or growth-stage. The business has been operational for less than 5 years.</li><li>Startup must have raised less than US$20 million in funding to date.</li><li>Startup must possess an innovative business idea or product or service, and demonstrate how your innovation and technology has impacted your business, your industry and the people.</li><li>Startup must desire to make Hong Kong and/or other cities in the GBA be part of your future plans</li></ul>Industry FocusJUMPSTARTER WELCOMES STARTUPS FROM ALL INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:<ul><li>ART TECH</li><li>BIOTECH/LIFESCIENCE</li><li>DEEP TECH /&nbsp;AI &amp; DATA /&nbsp;ROBOTICS</li><li>FINTECH</li><li>HEALTHCARE</li><li>INDUSTRY&nbsp;4.0</li><li>SUSTAINA-BILITY</li><li>WEB 3.0</li></ul>Application Deadline: 14 May 2023 <a href="https://www.jumpstarter.hk/en/startup" target="_blank" class="apply">APPLY HERE</a></div>

Alibaba Jumpstarter 2023 Global Pitch Competition for Entrepreneurs Around the World

Apply for the African Development Bank Fashionomics Africa ContestDEADLINE: 18 January 2023<h2>African Development Bank Fashionomics Africa Contest</h2>Fashionomics Africa,&nbsp;in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme, Parsons School of Design, strategic consulting and communications agency BPCM, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, invite interested African fashion brands to apply to the sustainable fashion online competition.The&nbsp;online competition is a challenge prize run by the African Development Bank&nbsp;that&nbsp;aims to&nbsp;celebrate African fashion brands that will change how we produce, buy, use and recycle fashion and that encourage a more sustainable shift in consumer practices.The contest is open to fashion entrepreneurs of 18 years of age and above, operating in the textile, apparel, and accessories industry in Africa.&nbsp;Entrants must&nbsp;pursue environmentally friendly, sustainable and circular economy measures to qualify.&nbsp;The deadline to submit applications is January 18th, 2023 at 23:59 GMT.You are being invited to carefully read the contest rules&nbsp;<a href="https://fashionomicsafrica.org/contest/contest-3rd-edition/rules" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HERE</a>&nbsp;and, if applicable, submit your application below!<a href="https://fashionomicsafrica.org/contest/contest-3rd-edition" target="_blank" class="apply">Apply now</a>

The African Development Bank Fashionomics Africa Contest

African Development Bank Fashionomics Africa Contest

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