Call for Participation: British Council Creative Industries Expo hosts Pitching Context open to Crea

The British Council is pleased to invite applications from emerging Nigerian entrepreneurs in the creative industries to take part in a Pitching Contest at the upcoming British Council Creative Industries Expo 2014. The theme of this year’s Expo is: "COLLABORATION: The Power of Shared Knowledge and Resources in Building a Creative Ecosystem". The Expo, now in its fourth edition, will hold on Monday December 8th and Tuesday December 9th 2014 at Westown Hotel, 7 Sheraton-Opebi Link Road, Ikeja. The Pitching Exercise will hold on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 9th.

Successful Pitchers will win a package of free workspace, mentoring and business support from existing Lagos-based hubs.

Eligibility criteria

Applicants must be aged between 18 – 35 at the date applications are due

Applicants must be the owner or key partner in business start-up that falls within the creative industries (eg TV, Film, Fashion, Music, Theatre, Marketing Communications, Publishing, Writing, Broadcast, Radio, PR, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Product Design) or which uses digital technology to enable any of these sectors.

Applicants should be ready to launch the business or have been trading for not more than two years

How to Apply

To participate, please fill the attached form or visit the British Council website www.britishcouncil.org/ng to download the application form.

All applications should be sent to arts.nigeria@ng.britishcouncil.org by November 24, 2014.