Exit and Viber announce the winner of “My exit adventure” global sticker contest!

EXIT, one of the most prestigious global music festivals, and Viber – one of the world’s leading messaging apps with more than 711 million unique users worldwide, have announced today the Winner and additional four Awarded Entries of their joint global sticker design contest – “My EXIT Adventure“.

The artwork authored by Tanya Zaytseva from Moscow, Russia has been chosen by the Official Contest Jury as the Winner of the contest, for which she is to receive $3,000 and have her design turned into a downloadable sticker pack on Viber. Four more artworks – by Mylene Bragina (Moscow, Russia), Sofija Jovandic (Belgrade, Serbia), Aleksandra Kizevska (Novi Becej, Serbia) and Vanja Todoric (Novi Sad, Serbia) have been chosen for special commendations by the Jury, and will receive $500 each. All awarded artists will receive EXIT Adventure tickets as well, while the contest Winner will be invited to travel and experience the EXIT Adventure with the rest of its creative team, experiencing VIP access behind the scenes and backstage.

The goal of the “My EXIT Adventure” Viber sticker design contest has been to reach creative minds throughout the world and see their take on the EXIT Adventure package and its unique ethos and festival lifestyle in the form of compelling Viber stickers that can be used in chats – 365 days a year. This unique contest been hosted on creative platform, Talenthouse, which gives independent artists from all over the world direct access to creative briefs from leading brands, agencies and entertainment icons.

Dušan Kovačević, founder of EXIT, praised the importance of the new Exit Viber Sticker pack and submitted artworks:”Selection process has proven to be harder than we thought, since we had so many creative minds from more than 50 countries and 5 continents,  offering great sticker designs. Both EXIT and Sea Dance festivals – through their “EXIT Adventure” brand – have been represented in a superb way. We look forward to the final sticker pack that will spark communication among our fans worldwide”.

Erez Shocher, Creative Director at Viber, expressed his satisfaction with creative input from all over the world:”We received an amazing array of creative submissions, from graffiti artists to classic illustrations -and it was very hard to pick a winner. After long deliberations, we decided to pick the design that not only represents the spirit of festival, but is also very communicative and can be easily translated to conversation stickers.”

The soon-to-be launched “My Exit Adventure” sticker pack on Viber will bring the the world’s most unique festival package comprised of two award-winning festivals – EXIT Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia and “Sea Dance” seaside festival in Montenegro – even closer to its fans, regular visitors and first-experience seekers around the world. It is expected that EXIT Festival, held at the magical Petrovaradin Fortress of Novi Sad – and the Sea Dance Festival, situated at the beautiful Jaz Beach, renowned for their special energy, unique atmosphere and memorable scenery – will yet again produce a set of unforgettable music performances, infused with pure positive vibes of enthusiastic festival-goers, and generate a rare blend of powerful and memorable impressions of Summer 2016 for hundreds of thousands of its fans worldwide.

Stay On the Inside
Even if you’re not able to attend EXIT Adventure you can still get insider access and the latest behind the scenes news by following the EXIT Adventure Public Chat on Viber. The official EXIT Adventure chat will offer exclusive information about the festival. EXIT Adventure performers will make guest appearances in the Public Chat to answer questions from participants; there will be live content directly from the festival, as well as from other events, parties and conferences in the meantime. You can follow the Public Chat at THIS LINK.About EXIT Adventure 2016
Recently awarded as the Best European Festival for 2016, EXIT Festival will be held this year from July 7th-10that the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia – after which EXIT Adventure moves to the Adriatic Coast for the third annual Sea Dance Festival, held from July 14th-16th at Jaz Beach, Montenegro. Confirmed acts include Ellie Goulding, Bastille, Wiz Khalifa, Skrillex, Hurts, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Lost Frequencies, Robin Schulz, Nicky Romero, Stormzy, Solomun, Nina Kraviz, Marco Carola, Andy C, DJ Hype, Modestep, Sigma, Wilkinson and many more.

About Talenthouse           
Since 2009, Talenthouse has connected brands with a talented global community of filmmakers, graphic artists, animators, musicians, photographers and designers. We are not an ad agency or talent agency: we are a unique place where extremely talented artists can find opportunities to collaborate with brands, and brands can tap into their skills to create authentic marketing campaigns and original content.

About Viber
Viber freely connects users around the world with the people that matter to them most, sending good vibes every day and making great things happen. With more than 711 million unique users on the platform, Viber gives people the ability to connect in the way that works best for them, whether it is through individual messaging, video calls or group chats or following brands and celebrities on Public Chats. Viber can be used on iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phones and tablets, Windows Phone, Windows®, Windows 8®, Mac, Linux and Symbian devices over 3G/4G or WiFi connections. Viber is a Rakuten Group company.