NEW TALENTS OPEN CALL 2020

ORGANISER
The fifth edition of Belgrade Photo Month Photography Festival will be held during May 2020. Photography exhibitions, lectures, workshops, portfolio reviews, etc. The festival will take place in various venues around Belgrade, Serbia.

CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY
The open call is open to anyone of any nationality, professional or amateur, born after 1st January 1995. However, an entry may be rejected should the sponsoring organisation or its agent find that the entry does not conform to the exhibition rules and conditions. There are no restrictions as to subject matter except as outlined in the rules and definitions of specific sections, or otherwise stipulated by the laws of the Republic of Serbia where the exhibition is taking place.

Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of objects via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or digitally. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant declares the work as their own (pseudonyms are not permitted). The entrant thus permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the submitted material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. This also may include low-resolution posting of the material on a website.

The exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright. Images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the maker.

THEME
Open

ENTRY FEE
Free

THE EXHIBITION CALENDAR
Submission closing date 9/2/2020
Successful authors notified 15/3/2020
The exhibition will be held during May 2020 in Belgrade, Serbia.
The results will be published on the festival website www.belgradephotomonth.org

SUBMISSION OF WORKS
The works have to be sent by email to

[email protected]

Authors can apply with monochrome or colour photos or a mixture of both for the Belgrade Photo Month – New Talents exhibition.

Entries are limited to one project per entrant comprised of 8 to 15 photographs. Maximum dimension for individual photos is 1920 pixels (longer side), 72 dpi, format jpg in best compression quality.

The project requires a title and each photo must have the project title and be numbered according to the order in which the photos will be viewed in the project.

Photographs should be accompanied by an artist’s statement and a short curriculum vitae/biography (including birth date), along with a text about the project, not exceeding 3,000 characters in English.

Projects submitted in previous editions cannot be resubmitted.

Further information about the form or submitting entries may be obtained via [email protected] or phone number +381638006371

SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR THE THREE FINALISTS
Photographers nominated for the finalist exhibition will be requested to send selected photographs as high-resolution images no later than 3 days after the date of nomination. Otherwise, there is no obligation on the part of the organisers to print their work for the exhibition.

JURY
Selectors will evaluate creativity, originality, technical quality of submitted work and other criteria typically used at such assessments.

Members of the festival are not allowed to participate in the competition.

Jury members:

Paulina Anna Galanciak – Co-Creator of TIFF Collective Foundation and TIFF Festival; Cultural Animator, Producer and Photographer

www.oko-galanciak.com+
www.tiffcenter.com
www.tiff.wroc.pl

Mikiko Kikuta – Artistic director of Shiogama Photography Festival in Miyagi and Setouchi International Photography Festival, Takamatsu in Japan and European Eyes on Japan/ Japan Today photography project and curator of Sado Island Galaxy Art Festival, Director of exhibition for Kanzan gallery in Tokyo.

http://sgma.jp/2018/
https://www.eu-japanfest.org/n-english/project/japantoday/

http://www.kanzan-g.jp/index.html

Francesc Fàbregues– Photographer, member of the Promotion Committee of the National Plan for Photography of the Government of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Formentera Fotografica Festival Director

www.francescfabregas.com
www.formenterafotografica.com

W.M.Hunt – Hunt is a champion of photography: a collector, curator and consultant. He teaches and lectures. He is on the board of the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund and been the head judge twice.

www.wmhunt.com

Branimir Karanovic – Photographer and Photography Professor

AWARDS
The organisers will choose the three best projects from all those submitted.

From the three selected projects, the organisers will choose one winning project and will award prizes for 2nd and 3rd places. All three projects will be awarded Diplomas.

All three projects will be printed by Nikon Serbia and will form part of the Belgrade Photo Month exhibition under the title: New Talents 2020.

COPYRIGHT AND THE USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS
Copyright and all other author’s rights belong to the photographer. In case of violation of these rights the organisers will take necessary legal measures.

Photographers will be credited on all official festival publications and during the exhibition of their work. All contestants accept that the organisers and general sponsors can use submitted photographs for marketing and promotional purposes, including announcements in the media (press, TV, digital) and exhibitions in connection with Belgrade Photo Month Festival.

All nominated and winning photographs will be part of the Belgrade Photo Month festival collection. The festival will be administering the collection according to the established professional rules and principles with the intention to promote the concept of the festival and individual photographers.