Launch of the Giga Photo Contest on 1st April 2025: An international photography festival in Geneva celebrating the impact of being connected
WHEN: 6.00 pm CET Tuesday 1 April 2025.
WHERE: Olivier Varenne Art Moderne & Contemporain, 37-39 rue des Bains, 1205 Geneva
WHAT: The Giga Photo Contest 2025 is an international festival celebrating the impact of being connected. Launching with Centre de la Photographie Genève, there will be an open call for photographs and stories related to “The Joy of Connection.”
WHO:
- Aurélie Elisa Gfeller, Dean of Studies, HEAD-Genève
- Christopher Fabian, co-Lead UNICEF-Giga
- Danaé Panchaud, Director of the Centre de la photographie Genève
- Misha Vallejo Prut, filmmaker and photographer
- Olivier Varenne, Director and Founder of Olivier Varenne Art Moderne & Contemporain; and Artistic Director of the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), Tasmania
WHY: At Giga, we understand that photography, when coupled with the internet, is a powerful tool for connecting us with the world. Hosted in Geneva, the contest will feature a two-day judging event in collaboration with HEAD Genève in May 2025, followed by an outdoor exhibition of the winning images in June 2025 at Parc Des Bastions. These stories and photographs will illustrate the transformative impact of internet connectivity worldwide, with submissions from over 190 countries where UNICEF operates.
This global photo contest aims to build a participatory global voice, recognizing connectivity as a human right and establishing Geneva as the center of the connectivity hub.
Nearly 1.3 billion children still lack internet at home. Half of the world’s approximately six million schools are still unconnected to the internet, denying some 500 million children and young people access to the internet and the benefits of online communication, learning and economic opportunity.
Giga is a partnership between UNICEF and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) working to connect every school in the world to the Internet and every young person to information, opportunity and choice. Since its establishment in 2019, Giga and its partners have mapped over 2.1 million schools and supported increased access to connectivity to more than 24,000 schools, benefiting approximately 11 million students.
To attend the launch, please register: https://lu.ma/bs3er4ui
For photo submission: https://site.picter.com/giga-photo-festival-2025
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For more information, please contact:
Sandra Bisin, UNICEF (Giga) Geneva: sbisin@unicef.org +33 774745678
Daniel Ginsinamung, UNICEF (Giga) Geneva: dginsianmung@unicef.org +41 798293259