Naforo-Ba compagny launches with the support of the European Union (EU), a COMPETITION OF LOGO for the selection of the best LOGO of CONTECOURS from July 3rd till August 15th, 2013.

The program "TELL the DEVELOPMENT "is financed by the European Union and is controlled by the Company Naforo-Ba of Ivory Coast in Partnership with:
Maison de La parole de Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso),Gamzaki - Maison du Conte et du Théâtre (Niger),Centre des Arts du Récit en Isère (Grenoble, France),
and in association with Compagnie Agbo Nkoko (Bénin), Asso Conteurs (Cap Vert),Kiinii Africa (Guinée),LMI (Libéria), Sac à Paroles (Mali), Théâtre du Baobab (Sénégal), Cour des Contes (Togo).
It is an action which gathers many cultural actors around arts in general and the events of tale in particular.
It democratizes the arts and culture by making them accessible to all through stories, myths, diverse stories.

Main aims of the program:

- Make West Africa a large "market" for arts
- To establish a network of collaboration representative of all the countries of the area.
- Strengthen the capacities of the growing professional network
- Favor the access to the culture for all to develop the sector
- Create jobs by the arts of the narrative
- Promote the tale and help to make it known in all its aspects (social, economic, artistic, and cultural)
- Keep the oral traditions by the tools of telecommunication

To this end, the Compagnie Naforo-Ba in association with his partners launches a Competition of storytellers in Africa called Contecours.
The objective of the present call to application is to give the possibility to the draftsmen and the amateur or professional computer graphic designers to show their talent by executing a drawing.
The best drawing will be used as logo for Contecours. For that purpose, this logo will appear on all the supports of communication and the tools of visibility of this event.


RULES AND GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE COMPETITION

Article 1 : Eligibility

The candidate will have to be:
- The age has to be between 18 years and 35 years as from January 1st, 2013
- National and resident of one of the countries of the ECOWAS


Article 2 : Requirements of the logo

- Being original, unique, easy to identify and not to confuse with other logos
- Reflect the arts of the word, in particular the tale, and the values which they teach
- Symbolize the African integration
- Keep integrity in the use in diverse contexts(video, printing and others)
- Rester efficace reproduit en grand ou en petit
- Remain intact when it is used in big or small size
- Aesthetic being in colors (various colors), but also in a single color (in black and white)
- Being capable of maintaining its integrity when it is printed on diverse materials and objects
- Use the basic principles of the graphics (space, color, shape, consistency, and clarity (brightness)
- Have a color simplified code (extremely 3 basic colors) by combining clear colors and dark colors

-The maximal size authorized for the LOGO does not have to exceed 25 Mb.
-Cie Naforo-Ba reserves the right to disqualify any logo not answering the ethical criteria.


Article 3 : Application

The interested candidates will have to register on: www.afreekan.net and:
a) Complete the form of participation
b) Upload the certified copy of the ID card (National ID card, Certificate of Identity or Passport) for proof of the membership in the space ECOWAS
c) Upload the conceived logo
If one of the documents misses, the application will be rejected.

Article 4 : Deadline of deposit of applications

The competition will have a duration of 45 days is from July 3rd till August 15th, 2013 deadline for the deposit of the various proposals.


Article 5 : Evaluation of the proposals

An international jury consisted of eleven countries of the action will choose the winning logo.

Article 6 : Notification to the winner

The name of the winner will be communicated during the press conference of the launch of Contecouron September 07th, 2013. He will receive an envelope of hundred thousand (100 000) CFA francs and a stay in Abidjan to attend the big final of the contecours.

Article 7 : Provision of the reward
The winner can have his gain (envelope of hundred thousand (100 000) CFA francs) in the course of the week consecutive during the press conference.
Compagnie Naforo-Ba will judge the practical procedure to facilitate its payment.
Cie Naforo-Ba will get in touch with the winner to allow him to be in Abidjan during finale of the "contecours".

Compagnie Naforo-Ba, 06 BP 2555 Abidjan 06 - Tél : 22 42 66 14 - 07 02 47 50
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