From Design 21:

Design the official logo for “Stories from the Field: The United Nations Documentary Film Festival”

The Stories from the Field festival is presented by Media Communications Association International, New York Chapter (MCA-I NY) in partnership with the United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI) and The New School.

Until now the communications material for Stories from the Field has contained variations of the MCA-I NY logo with the United Nations logo and the title – as shown in the example here. The organization is looking for a logo that represents the festival, rather than the organizations that present it.

The logo would be used on the festival's calls for entries, programs, posters, flyers, stationery, collateral materials and the website. It would also be used to brand the various satellite festivals that are in formation.

The Logo should be composed of 2 elements:
– An icon representing the festival
– The festival title

Your Entry should feature 2 variants:
– Short version of the logo: Icon + “Stories from the Field”
– Full version of the logo: Icon + “Stories from the Field: The United Nations Documentary Film Festival”

Notes for the full version: Stories from the Field should have more prominence than UNDFF (think of the difference between a title and a tag line). The use of a colon is not mandatory so long as the hierarchy between the main (“Stories from the Field”) and secondary (“The United Nations Documentary Film Festival”) parts of the full title is clearly established.

While you may elect to show examples of applications of your logo design in various formats, you are not required to design anything other than the logo itself...

Background on the festival

“Stories from the Field: The United Nations Documentary Film Festival” first took place in 2005 to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations and support the Millennium Development Goals. Media Communications Association International (MCA-I) is a global community of professionals dedicated to the business and art of visual communication. Founded in 1968 as the International Television Association (ITVA), and renamed the Media Communications Association International in 2001, today's organization now serves a diverse membership of producers, directors, writers, camera operators, technicians, industrial performers, journalists, publicists, graphic artists, programmers, and media executives.

In 2004 MCA-I joined with the United Nations Department of Public Information to create a film festival to showcase documentaries made by various UN or UN-affiliated agencies. For a film to qualify it had to reflect one or more of the points contained in the ongoing theme of the Stories Festival: the Millennium Development Goals.

In 2005, 80 films were submitted and selected films were screened at The New School’s Tishman Auditorium in New York. In 2006, the festival was opened up to the public. Awards are given to Best UN Feature (15 min. and longer), Best UN Short (under 15 min.), Best UN PSA, Best Public Film (60 min. and under), and an Audience Choice Award for Best (UN or Public) Film. This year the program expanded to include panel discussions and workshops, and in 2008, the festival plans to add a special category for young documentary makers...

To read the Millennium Development Goals in full: un.org/millenniumgoals

To learn more about the festival: storiesfromthefield.org

Submission Deadline

Monday November 26 2007 at 11.59pm UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)