MIKSER FESTIVAL 2014 CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION GHOST PROJECT .

Application Deadline: 30 April 2014

Whom:

• The competition is open to all persons aged 35 years and younger, from all over the world.

Ghost Project is an international platform for talented individuals in the area of product design. Starting as a small local exhibition of unexecuted projects in 2006, Ghost Project has grown to one of the largest regional reviews of design talents from around the world, enhancing the exchange between designers from different cultural backgrounds and giving unique insight into upcoming design resources.

The Ghost Project’ slogan: Social Innovation calls for new concepts, initiatives and solutions that use design tools to strengthen community Competition embraces creative re-combination of existing assets: human capital, cultural heritage, local craftsmanship and accessible innovative technology aiming at establishing communication, sustainability and sense of common wellbeing within a contemporary civic society.

Requirements:

• The competition is open to all persons aged 35 years and younger, from all over the world.
• Applicants may be individuals or groups of creators.
• Each applicant may submit more than one entry.

Timeline:

• The competition is open from 30 March – 30 April 2014.
•  The jury will announce the results of competition: The Exhibition, Ghost Project, on 5 May 2014.
• The Ghost Project exhibition takes place from 3 – 8  June 2014.
• The Mikser Festival Awards Ceremony will be held at the last day of the Ghost Project exhibition at the Mikser Festival 2014.

AWARD

Award – Participation in Mikser Festival 2014:

Ghost Project Exhibition / Design Marathon – Portfolio Presentation / Design Workshops / Mikser Awards Ceremony

• Winners of the Competition will become participants of the Mikser Festival 2014, Southeast Europe’s largest regional festival of creativity and innovation taking place in Belgrade’s creative quarter of Savamala, from 3-8 June, 2014.
• The award includes:
• a) Participation in the central talent exhibition Ghost Project 2014: Social Innovation;
• b) Public presentation of the winner’s work at the international Design Marathon; c) Active participation in one of the festival Creative Workshops* run by mentors who are renown international professionals coming from various fields of creative disciplines. d) International Jury made of respectful professionals, guests of the Mikser Festival, will award the best projects with special recognitions in several product categories which will be announced at the Mikser Awards Ceremony, on the last day of the festival.

REGISTRATION AND PROJECT SUBMISSION
Applicants will be able to register and submit their projects by filling in a Ghost Project form online at http://www.competitions.mikser.rs/ghost/ until 30 April 2014.