The United Nations wants to flood news feeds and media channels with compelling, informed and uplifting creative work to combat Covid-19 and unite the world with uplifting messages of solidarity.
17th April 2020, LONDON, On 30th March, the United Nations invited creators to respond to their Open Brief for compelling creative works conveying the right public health messages as well as uplifting content to unite the world. The Brief was hosted on Talenthouse, part of TLNT, which today announced that 17,000 creative submissions came in over two weeks from 143 countries. The creative word spans the written work, audio, graphic design, music, animation and film. (See infographic below.)
Dawda Jobarteh, Global Head of UN SDG Strategy Hub states, “We have been overwhelmed by the tremendous response from creators around the globe who have leaned in to help humanity in the face of this unprecedented crisis. This pandemic demands collective action and global...