Film & media

A challenge category for creatives has been absent so far. Diversity + human creativity in the arts can enrich the Cardano ecosystem.

Teams collaborating equitably to produce inclusive, high quality multimedia content + platforms = increase knowledge + adoption of Cardano.

As a measure of the health of the ecosystem:

• number of multimedia projects
• number of multimedia platforms
• number of multilingual teams
• number of decentralised film crews
• number of decentralised news teams
• number of decentralised content creation teams
• number of decentralised multimedia projects sharing resources (eg RAW footage) to avoid unnecessary costs and CO2 emissions from travelling to film footage on site

As a measure of impact:

• number of views & engagement on social media
• potential outreach: for example films and documentaries created can be screened at festivals / can be broadcasted on national televisions / articles can be printed or released online

Creatives, writers, artists, filmmakers, photographers + more, collaborating equitably, can enrich the ecosystem with their cultural diversity.

Cardano has a strong YouTube community, but unfortunately YT is not received well everywhere. It's sometimes called misleading or not telling the truth.

We need a bridge between YouTube, the traditional media, TV and film.

We need to communicate a clear message towards media.

It's crucial to create educational and inspiring content which the national media and TV stations would gladly use in their daily programmes.

This video shows who we'd like to onboard in this challenge:

Journalists, filmmakers and documentary filmmakers are not our only goal though.

We are open to any creatives since art in general can help spread the word about Cardano. Furthermore the cooperation between YouTubers and TV & Film professionals is not only welcomed, it's needed.

Spreading the word about Cardano and its projects is the main goal of this challenge.

The Film and Media (FAM) Challenge aims to boost knowledge and adoption of Cardano for global audiences by enabling:

• A challenge platform for the facilitation of professionals and creatives to connect, collaborate and coordinate
• The launch of projects that spotlight the multitude of stories within the Cardano ecosystem
• Multimedia projects that illustrate how Cardano's blockchain is the 'green blockchain' solution in a world that needs solutions to the climate emergency

A dedicated challenge category for this creative group to platform their catalysing ideas has been welcomed in Fund 8. With 34 ideas submitted. 9 projects have been funded:

We were able to onboard several documentary filmmakers, education specialists, podcast creator, caricature artist, people focused on theatre and a market analyst.

Let's continue to provide a dedicated space for creativity to flourish and seek the support to take action.

The FAM challenge category can unlock a flow of submission of ideas and proposals that bring about high quality, educational and inspirational multi-lingual multi-media content.

Content that helps build bridges within the Cardano ecosystem and across multi sectoral ecosystems, globally.

So creatives, in all corners of the world, step up.

You are the ones we have been waiting for.

The challenge already has an existing Telegram group since F8:

t.me/FilmandMediaF8Challenge

Sustainable Development Goals:

Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 

SDG Subgoals

16.10 Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements

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