TOTO AWARDS 2012: Call for entries

TOTO FUNDS THE ARTS (TFA) invites submissions for its 8th annual arts awards for young photographers, writers, musicians and bands. There are six awards to be won – one for music (Rs 50,000), two for photography (Rs 25,000 each), two for creative writing in English (Rs 25,000 each), and one for creative writing in Kannada (Rs 25,000).

All submissions must be original and must be received before 10 September 2011 . Young Indian nationals between the ages of 18 and 29 are eligible to apply.

Please spread the word and the link to this blog! Please follow the links below to get details of the submission process on each of the awards. The results will be announced in January 2012 (look out for the date).

The Toto awards are in association with:

Photography: Tasveer

Creative Writing in English: Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions

Please see the linked posts above for details on each of the awards.

Toto Awards 2012 - Photography - Call for Entries

Deadline for Applications for Photography Awards extended to 18th October

TOTO FUNDS THE ARTS (TFA), in association with TASVEER, invites entries for its fourth annual Toto awards for young Indian photographers from persons between the ages of 18 and 29. Two winners, to be decided by an eminent panel, will get a cash award of Rs 25,000 each. Entries should reach TFA by 10 September 2011 18th October 2011.

Only Indian nationals resident in India are eligible for the awards. You can apply if you were born on or after 1 January 1982. No exceptions will be made. Also, since the spirit of the award is to identify promising photographers, do not apply if you are already well established in your field.

The submissions should comprise a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 images, either in colour or black and white, or a mix of the two.

1. The submission should comprise still images. Video photography will not be accepted.

2. The images should be of a resolution between a minimum of .5 and a maximum of 1 MB.

3. The submission should be made on CD (three copies) along with hard copies of five photographs of your choice. These should be in reasonable size, i.e., easily visible, but not larger than A-4. DVDs will not be accepted.

4. The photographs should be on one or two themes. Your choice. Please do not send a random assortment.

Entries should be sent by courier or ordinary post (and NOT by registered or speed post) to the address below (the phone numbers supplied are for courier purposes only).

Toto Funds the Arts (TFA)

H 301 Adarsh Gardens

8th Block, 47th Cross

Jayanagar

Bangalore 560 082

Phone 080 26990549/098806 23357

Please state the category of awards for which you are applying, in this case Photography.

Entries must be accompanied by a hard copy statement, signed by you, confirming your name, date of birth, whether your work has been exhibited/published in print (give details), and also affirming that the submitted work is original. Please also give us your postal address, email ID, phone number (landline and mobile) and a short bio. Please ensure that your name does not appear either on the hard copy version of your photographs or on the CDs. Your entries will be given code numbers to protect your identity from the jury during the judging process.

If you have any further queries please email totofundsthearts@yahoo.com or tfaindia@yahoo.com No queries will be answered on phone.

Note: Submitted material will not be returned. The decision of the TFA jury will be final and cannot be contested in any forum. We reserve the right to use your submitted photographs (if necessary) to publicise the awards either on our website or in any in-house materials such as a newsletter. Otherwise, the copyright rests with the photographer and your submission will be put to no other use without your express permission.

TOTO FUNDS THE ARTS (TFA) is a not-for-profit public trust set up in memory of Angirus ‘Toto’ Vellani, who was intensely passionate about music, literature and films.

TASVEER is an organisation committed to showcasing the finest in photography.

Toto Awards 2012 - Music - Call for Entries

LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS 10 OCTOBER 2011

TOTO AWARDS 2012

MUSIC

TOTO FUNDS THE ARTS (TFA) invites entries for the eighth annual Toto award for young budding musicians and bands. The winner, to be decided by an eminent panel, will receive a cash award of Rs 50,000. Entries should reach TFA by 10 October 2011. There will be no extension of this deadline.

TFA is looking for entries in contemporary music from all parts of India (bands or individuals). The list of genres in which you can apply extends from rock, jazz, heavy metal and electronic, to instrumental and folk. The award is open to music in any language but submissions should be 100% original.

Only Indian nationals resident in India are eligible for the award. You can apply if you were born on or after 1 January 1982. No exceptions will be made. Also, since the spirit of the award is to identify and encourage young talent, do not apply if you are already well established in the field or if your music has received a commercial contract.

For this year’s award, TFA will team up with NH7 as an online partner. The initiallist of applicationswill be reduced to five finalists, handpicked by the knowledgeable editorial staff at NH7. From these finalists a winner will be picked by an eminent jury appointed by TFA and this winner will be announced at the awards

ceremony in January 2012.

Over the past seven years, the Toto music award has grown as a concept and has become an event that all young musicians look forward to. It's an opportunity to see where you stand among many other Indian musicians, and to get your music heard and judged by veterans in the field. Entries will be judged by a panel of three independent jurors, both on your music and on your potential as an artist/band. Professional recording quality is not a requirement.

The application package should include the following:

• 2 CD copies of the music (audio or .wav formats - no MP3). Bands may send in an EP if they have one or a plain recorded CD with two or three of their best tracks on it. Please label each CD with the name of the artist/band and a contact no. Please also include track names.
• A signed statement confirming: (i) the applicants’ date of birth, (ii) the names of any previously released singles/CDs, (iii) that the submitted work is original.

· Applicant’s contact information, including name, telephone and cell numbers, email and postal addresses, as well as a short bio.

Entries should be sent by courier or ordinary post only (and NOT by speed or registered post) to the address below (the phone numbers supplied are for courier purposes only).

TOTO FUNDS THE ARTS

H-301, Adarsh Gardens

47th Cross, 8th Block

Jayanagar Bangalore – 560 082

Phone: 080 26990549/098806 23357

Please write the category for which you are applying on the envelope, in this case Music.

If you have any further queries please email: totomusicaward@gmail.com No queries will be answered on phone.

Note: Submitted material will not be returned. The decision of the TFA jury will be final and cannot be contested in any forum. The submissions should be 100% original. Copyright issues are the responsibility of the applicants, not TFA. We reserve the right to use your submitted music (if necessary) to publicise the awards either on our website or in any in-house materials. Otherwise, the copyright rests with the musicians and your submission will be put to no other use without your express permission.

Toto Awards 2012 - Creative Writing in English - Call for Entries

Toto Funds the Arts (TFA), in association with Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions, invites entries for its seventh annual Toto awards, from persons between the ages of 18 and 29, for writing in English in three genres: short plays, short stories and poetry. Two winners, to be decided by an eminent panel, will get a cash award of Rs 25,000 each. Entries should reach TFA by 10 September 2011.

The awards are meant only for Indian nationals resident in India. You are eligible to apply if you were born on or after 1 January 1982. No exceptions will be made. Also, since the spirit of the award is to identify promising writers, please do not apply if you are already a well-known writer.

Each entry should be not more than 7,500 words. If you are submitting poems, please send 6 to 10 poems. If you are submitting short stories, their combined word length should be at least 2,500. You can, if you wish, send only a single story of 2,500 to 7,500 words. You can send entries in all three categories — poems, short stories and plays — but you must send in separate entries for each category. For example, your poems can constitute one entry, your short stories the second entry, plays a third entry. The word limit will remain 7,500 per entry.

Entries should be sent in soft email copy to totofundsthearts@yahoo.com, as well as in hard copy form by courier or ordinary post only (and NOT by speed or registered post) to the address below (the phone numbers supplied are for courier purposes only).

Toto Funds the Arts (TFA)

H 301 Adarsh Gardens

8th Block, 47th Cross

Jayanagar

Bangalore 560 082

Phone 080 26990549/098806 23357

Please state the awards category for which you are applying on the envelope, e.g., Writing-English.

Each entry must be accompanied by a statement, signed by you, confirming your name, date of birth, whether your work has been published in print (give details), and also affirming that the submitted work is original. Please also give us your postal address, email ID, phone number (landline and mobile) and a short bio. Please ensure that the hard copy version of your submissions does not carry your name on it. Your entries will be given code numbers to protect your identity from the jury during the judging process.

If you have any further queries please email totofundsthearts@yahoo.com or tfaindia@yahoo.com No queries will be answered on phone.

Note: Submitted material will not be returned. The decision of the TFA jury will be final and cannot be contested in any forum. We reserve the right to use your submitted writings (if necessary) to publicise the awards either on our website or in any in-house materials such as a newsletter. Otherwise, the copyright rests with the writer and your submission will be put to no other use without your express permission.

Toto Funds the Arts is a not-for-profit public trust set up in memory of Angirus ‘Toto’ Vellani, who was intensely passionate about music, literature and films.

Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions is one of those rare corporate houses that support young people in the arts.