Young and aspiring storytellers can submit different genres of stories, including journalistic stories, non-fiction and documentaries free of charge from March 30 to September 30 for the Community Digital Storytelling Festival (CDSTF).
The festival has been organized by the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication (JMC) of Daffodil International University (DIU). The festival will take place on February 10-11, 2024, reads a press release issued on Friday.
The first-ever CDSTF is a unique and innovative annual event that aims to promote and celebrate the art of storytelling through the use of smartphones as a primary tool.
The event will bring together young and aspiring storytellers to share their voices with the world, allowing them to promote creativity, innovation and collaboration among storytellers.
Some categories of storytelling that participants must follow are the independent category, DIU best community digital story category, one-minute category and journalism category. Among the shared stories, only the selected stories will be screened at the festival. The best stories will receive awards.
Department of Journalism, Media and Communication head Aftab Hossain said: “Our department’s core vision is to engage with society and search for solutions to make it a better place. The CDSTF is an opportunity for us to get engaged with society and our academic social responsibility.”
The chief adviser of the festival, JMC Associate Professor Dr Abdul Kabil Khan said: “Through the Community Digital Storytelling Festival in Bangladesh, we are giving a choice to those who may have been overlooked or unheard. We aim to promote understanding, encourage community activism and inspire positive change through the power of personal narratives.”
The slogan for the festival is “real stories by real people.”
