Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Round 1 Theme - Animal fable #ftc1516



Round 1 Theme - Animal Fable

The beast fable or animal fable, usually a short story or poem in which animals talk, is a traditional form of allegorical writing. It is a type of fable in which human behaviour and weaknesses are subject to scrutiny by reflection into the animal kingdom.

Important traditions in beast fables are represented by the Panchatantra and Kalila and Dimna (Sanskrit and Arabic originals), Aesop (Greek original), One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights) and separate trickster traditions (West African and Native American). The medieval French Roman de Reynart is called a beast-epic, with the recurring figure Reynard the fox.

Beast fables are typically transmitted freely between languages, and often assume pedagogic roles: for example, Latin versions of Aesop were standard as elementary textbook material in the European Middle Ages, and the Uncle Remus stories brought trickster tales into English. A more recent example, in English literature, was George Orwell's allegorical novel Animal Farm, in which various political ideologies were personified as animals, such as the Stalinist Napoleon Pig, and the numerous "sheep" that followed his directions without question.

Word limit (Max.) - 1000 words (No minimum word limit)

We recommend artists to create artworks related to author's story.

Deadline - 07 October 2015 (11:30 PM)

Email your entries - letsmohit@gmail.com or freelancetalents@yahoo.com

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बोलते जानवरो से शिक्षाप्रद कहानियां, कवितायेँ हम सभी ने जातक कथाएं, पंचतंत्र, चंपक आदि माध्यमो से पढ़ी है। जिनके ज़रिये इंसानी आदतों, कमज़ोरियों आदि पर प्रकाश डाला जाता था। बस वैसा ही कुछ लिख डालिये, ज़रूरी नहीं कि कहानी में कोई छुपी हुयी शिक्षा ही दी जाए पर बोलते जानवरो का होना आवश्यक है। कलाकारों को सुझाव है कि टीम के लेखक द्वारा लिखी कहानी या सोचे गए आईडिया, सीन अनुसार कुछ बनायें। 

Championship Format #FTC1516



Freelance Talents Championship 2015-16 Format

*) - Total 3 Rounds, different theme(s) per round.

Duration of 1 Round – 1 Week.

No elimination after any round, team with highest grand total (Round 1 + Round 2 + Round 3) wins the championship.

25 teams of one author and one artist.

Artist draws single page artwork / painting / comic based on theme of the round.
(collaboration with the writer is optional, artist can make his/her entries independently without any inputs from writers)

Since, there are a lot of traditional artists in the mix who cannot color their artworks...so, only Black and White or dual-tone, monotone color scheme.

Writer writes a short story or poem based on theme of the round complementing the artwork by their team member.

Word Limit (Maximum) – 1000 Words

Cash prize, gift vouchers for top 3 teams. (Indian)

Certificates for top 10 teams.

Combined Rating for team entry of story with artwork (no separate ratings for artists and writers).

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फ्रीलेंस टैलेंट्स चैंपियनशिप २०१५-१६ प्रारूप 

चैंपियनशिप में 25  टीम्स है जिनमे एक लेखक/कवि और एक कलाकार है। यह 3 राउंड्स की चैंपियनशिप है जिसमे कोई एलिमिनेशन नहीं है, जिस टीम का तीनो राउंड्स में मिले अंको का योग सबसे अधिक होगा वह विजेता बनेंगी। हर राउंड में अलग थीम दी जायेगी जिसके अनुसार कलाकार एक पेज/फ्रेम की पेंटिंग, कलाकृति, कॉमिक आदि कुछ अपने इच्छा अनुसार बना सकते है। कलाकार चाहे तो लेखक की मदद ले सकता है, यह पूर्णतः उसकी इच्छा पर है। यहाँ कई कलाकार स्वयं अपना आर्टवर्क कलर नहीं कर सकते इसलिए आर्टवर्क ब्लैक एंड वाइट या ड्यूल-टोन, मोनोटोने कलर स्कीम पर होना चाहिए। दी गयी थीम पर लेखको को अधिकतम 1000 शब्दों में एक कहानी या कविता लिखनी होगी। टीम की जॉइंट एंट्री को रेटिंग्स दी जाएँगी ना कि लेखको और कलाकारों को अलग अलग। प्रथम 3 टीमों (भारतीय) को नकद पुरूस्कार एवम उपहार और पहली 10 टीमों को प्रमाण पत्र दियें जायेंगे। 

Monday, September 28, 2015

#FTC1516 Teams


25 artists are randomly paired with 25 authors-poets, and now we have 25 uber-talented teams competing against each other to win Freelance Talents Championship 2015-16.

1) - Giorgio Baroni – Dharmesh Talwar

2) - Amit Kumar – Avijit Misra

3) – Handika Taurus – Vyom Dayal

4) - Jan Różański – Moinac Patel

5) - Dominik Gutzeit – Kuldeep Gupta

6) - Manabendra Majumder – Rahul Ranjan

7) - Tadam Gyadu – Ranjana Sharma

8) - Ana Rocio Jimenez Zepeda – Amend Aeson

9) - Rory Jasper McGinnity – Evans Elise 

10) - Eric Vasquez – Joseph Andrews

11) -  Yohan Haash – Jen Steen 
 
12) - Franz Heiner – Mark Trump 
 
13)  - Harendra Saini – Ankur Singh
 
14) – Ajitesh Bohra – Siddhant Shekhar
 
15) – Amit Albert - Rishi Sri
 
16) – Prince Ayush – Akash Kumar
 
17) – Jorge Noriega – Ren Taylor
 
18) – Andrey Ivanov – Jenny Dawnikins
 
19) – Dheeraj Dkboss Kumar – Anurag Singh
 
20) – Behnam Balali – Karan Virk
 
21) – Anand Singh – Yogesh Amana Gurjar
 
22) – Piyush Kumar – Neel Eeshu
 
23) – Vibhuti Dabral –  Joe Thomas (Manan Sharma)
 
24) – Soumendra Majumder – Kapil Chandak
 
25) – Yash Thakur (Replaced by Navneet Singh) – Vaibhav Singh

#FTC1516 #FTC201516 #FTC #Freelance_Talents #Freelancetalents

#FTC1516 Qualifiers (Artists)


List of selected artists (traditional, digital) for Freelance Talents Championship 2015-16, in no particular order. 

Ajitesh Bohra
Tadam Gyadu 
Anand Singh
Behnam Balali
 Vibhuti Dabral 
 Dheeraj Dkboss Kumar 
Jan Różański  
Andrey Ivanov 
Harendra Saini
Ana Rocio Jimenez Zepeda 
Eric Vasquez 
Yohan Haash 
 Piyush Kumar 
Manabendra Majumder 
Rory Jas McGinnity 
Amit Albert
Yash Thakur
Franz Heiner
Handika Taurus
 Prince Ayush 
Jorge Noriega 
 Soumendra Majumder 
 Amit Kumar 
 Giorgio Baroni 
Dominik Gutzeit 

#FTC #FTC1516 #freelancetalents #freelance_talents #artists

#FTC1516 Qualifiers (Authors)


The following authors qualified for the Freelance Talents Championship 2015-16 out of whopping 447 participants from different groups, communities and websites. Congratulations everyone! :)

1) - Joseph Andrews

2) - Jen Steen

3) - Ren Taylor

4) - Evans Elise

5) - Vyom Dayal

6)- Mark Trump

7) - Joe Thomas (Manan Sharma)

8) - Amend Aeson

9) - Siddhant Shekhar

10) - Jenny Dawnikins

11) - Anurag Kumar Singh

12) - Kuldeep Gupta 

13) - Dharmesh Talwar

14) - Moinac Patel

15) - Neel Eeshu

16) - Vaibhav Singh 

17) - Ranjana Sharma 

18) - Avijit Misra

19) - Rahul Ranjan

20) - Karan Virk

21) - Kapil Chandak

22) - Akash Kumar

23) - Yogesh Amana Gurjar

24) - Ankur Singh

25) - Rishi Srivastava

#FTC1516 #FTC201516 #FTC #Freelance_Talents #Freelancetalents

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Call for Artists #FTC1516


Freelance Talents
Digital artists, Pencillers and Painters looking to make a splash on the international stage (and win exciting gifts, cash) are invited to register for the Freelance Talents Championship 2015-16.

This year, competition format requires artists and authors to collaborate and create one page artwroks / paintings / pinups based on different round-wise themes given by FTC committee.

Please attach few samples artworks or include link(s) of your online art portfolio. E-mail us the following details: 1) - Name, 2) - Type of artist (Digital, Traditional), 3) - I can color my artworks. (YES / NO), 4) - Experience in years to letsmohit@gmail.com or freelancetalents@yahoo.com, Limited spots! Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Hurry!

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

#FTC1516 Qualifiers Announcement


Freelance Talents invites entries (stories / poems) for the Qualification round of Freelance Talents Championship 2015-16. Think you have what it takes to challenge world's top talent? Enter the Qualifiers of 3rd Annual International Freelance Talents Championship for your chance to win gift hampers, cash and get published in Freelance Talents Anthologies.

Rules:

1. One submission per individual, Submissions should consist of one short story or poem or extract from a longer work up to 1500 words in length.

2. Entries should be original works and should not have won previous awards or contests. Email your story/poem to: letsmohit@gmail.com

3. 5 Bonus Brownie points for top 10 Authors of FTC 2013 and FTC 2014.

4. Themes - Thriller, Romance

5. Languages - Hindi / English / Hinglish

6. Deadline - 17 September 2015 (11 PM)

*) - Thriller
Thriller fiction is a genre of fiction that uses suspense and tension to dramatically affect the reader. A thriller can provide surprise, anxiety, terror, anticipation, etc., in order to provide a rush of emotions and excitement that progress a story. It should generally be based around the strength of the villain and the protagonist, as well as their struggle against each other. This category might encompass several other genres, including horror, science fiction, and crime.

*) - Romance
Romance fiction can encompass and draw themes, ideas and premises from other genres and can vary widely in setting, dialogue, characters, etc. Generally, however, romance fiction should include a love story involving two individuals struggling to make their relationship work and an emotionally satisfying ending.

Best of Luck!