• Lucy Gallun – Assistant Curator: MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), New York
• James Estrin – Co Editor: Lens (The New York Times), New York
• Elisa Medde – Managing Editor: Foam, Amsterdam
• Michael Mack – Director: MACK Books, London
• Emily Graham – Cultural Commissions: Magnum Photos, London
• Ciara Hickey – Curator: Belfast Exposed Photography Gallery, Belfast
• Kevin WY Lee – Creative Director: Invisible Photographer Asia, Singapore
• Tom Seymour – Digital Editor: British Journal of Photography, London

برای کسب اطلاعات بیشتر درباره داوران به این آدرس مراجعه کنید: www.belfastphotofestival.com

 چه کسانی می توانند در این مسابقه شرکت کنند؟ 

• شرکت در این مسابقه برای همه هنرمندان، منتقدان هنر، مجموعه داران از سراسر گیتی مجاز است. داوران در جستجوی آثار با کیفیت هستند.
• آثار ارسالی باید عکاسی و یا بر اساس لنز باشند و با این وجود می توانند شامل تلفیقهایی از سایر گونه های ایجاد شده بوسیله ابزار عکاسی (مانند اجرا، نقاشیف مجسمه، فیلم، موسیقی، ادبیات و … ) باشد.
• داوران عکس ها، photo-media، اجرا، photo-films، photo-books، رسانه های جدید، آرشیو ها و مجسمه ها را می پذیرند. همه آثار باید بر اساس معیارها و تاریخ های جشنواره ارائه شوند.
• سن شرکت کنندگان باید بیشتر از ۱۶ سال باشد.

هر هنرمند چند تصویر می تواند ارسال کند؟

• هر ثبت نام در رقابت آزاد می تواند از ۶ تصویر یا یک تک فایل با فرمت PDF تشکیل شده باشد (کتاب تصویری|Photo-book submissions). آثار می توانند بصورت پشت سر هم یا مستقل باشند.

هزینه ثبت نام

• برای شرکت در این مسابقه مبلغ ۱۹ پوند دریافت می شود که غیر قابل بازگشت است.
• هنرمندان می توانند بیش از یک تقاضا برای شرکت در مسابقه ارسال کنند، اما برای هر ثبت نام، ۱۹ پوند دریافت می شود.
• پرداخت ها از طریق Paypal انجام می شود.
• اگر امکان پرداخت از طریق Paypal را ندارید، با ایمیل info@belfastphotofestival.com ارتباط برقرار کنید.
• هزینه در نظر گرفته شده برای ثبت نام بابت کمک به برگزاری این مسابقه است و بطور مستقیم به موسسه و جشنواره به نفع همه شرکت کنندگان پرداخت می شود. جشنواره عکس Belfast یک موسسه غیر انتفاعی خیریه است.

چگونگی شرکت در مسابقه

• جشنواره امسال با مشارکت Hiive برای ارائه پلتفرم آنلاینی برای ثبت نام برگزار می شود. ثبت نام ها می تواند از طریق مراجعه به ویسایت Hiive انجام شود. برای ثبت نام موفقیت آمیز، لطفا همه مراحل را تکمیل کنید.
  

 محل برگزاری

• نمایشگاه این مسابقه در «Festival Photo Park» در قلب شهر Belfast و در مرکز «Cultural Cathedral Quarter» برگزار می شود.

ثبت نام های پیروز

The final selection of artists will be made in collaboration between the Jury and the Festival Curator. There will be between 20 – ۴۰ selected artists, depending on project proposals, image and photo-book sizes/numbers etc.

Successful entrants will be selected and notified by e-mail in late March 2017 with information regarding what to do next. The decision on successful entrants is final.

***Unfortunately we cannot contact all unsuccessful candidates directly***

 A list of selected applications and awardees will be published on the Belfast Photo Festival and Hiive websites in April 2017

فستیوال برای شما چه کارهایی انجام می دهد؟

• exhibition exposure at the Festival’s main city centre gallery
• inclusion in the special Festival issue of Abridged Magazine
• longer term Festival representation and promotion
• exhibition alongside some of the biggest photographic names as part of the major photographic event
• publication and inclusion in the Festival programme
• receive a dedicated page on the Festival website
• inclusion in the Festivals international marketing and major PR campaign which has an estimated reach of 20+ million.
• being seen by a substantial number of visual arts professionals and the media

Belfast Photo Festival can help to co-ordinate and reduce the costs of transportation to the Festival and will either contribute or cover the cost of the production of works for outdoor exhibition. The contribution is dependent on location of the artist, nature of the artworks and decision of the Festival.

جوایز

Spotlight Award – £۱,۰۰۰ (est $1,240 / €۱,۱۲۳)

Blow Editorial Award – Full editorial presentation in an upcoming issue of

Blow photography magazine (Lucie Award shortlisted)

Abridged Editorial Award – Presentation in a special Festival issue of

Abridged Magazine

Years Free RPS Membership – Free membership for one year to the prestigious Royal Photographic Society

 شرایط و ضوابط مسابقه

BELFAST PHOTO FESTIVAL AIMS TO PROTECT THE IMAGE RIGHTS OF PHOTOGRAPHERS

These terms and conditions of use constitute an agreement between you (“the applicant”) and Belfast Photo Festival (“the Festival”, “we” OR “our”)

READ THIS AGREEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE YOU CONTINUE TO

YOUR SUBMISSION OR UPLOAD ANY IMAGE. BY SUBMITTING TO THE

OPEN SUBMISSION YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT CONTINUE YOUR SUBMISSION.

شرایط مسابقه

All applications must be received by 5pm (GMT), 6^th March 2017. Applications received after this time cannot be considered. Selected artists will be contacted by early April 2017. As part of the first stage of a two-stage process, shortlisted artists agreed by the Festival Curator and Board will be announced on the Belfast Photo Festival and Hiive websites March/April 2017. In the second stage, winners, selected by the Jury will be announced on the Belfast Photo Festival and Hiive websites in April 2017.

The public dates of the Festival are 1^st– ۳۰^th June 2017. (Festival launch on the 1^st June). Some exhibition dates may be longer depending on exhibition venue.

All exhibitions will be installed between 18^th May – ۱^st June 2017, selected works must be available for installing during this period.

After the Festival, selected artists must arrange for the collection of their work from Belfast from the 5^th July 2017, unless otherwise arranged with the Festival team. This will be discussed as relevant.

The installation of the Open Submission Exhibition will be assisted and overseen by the Belfast Photo Festival team with involvement of the artist where relevant. Artist’s will be responsible for the transportation of their work to and from the Festival, as well as their own insurance. The Festival will however help facilitate the return of work.

If required, the applicant agrees to supply all photographs/photo-books selected for exhibition, printed and professionally presented (Photographs: framed/mounted, Photo-books: Bound) ready for hanging/display.

(For artists that require their work to be printed/framed/mounted in Ireland, the Festival will provide help/assistance in making the necessary arrangements on behalf of the photographer/artist and in some cases cover the cost)

The applicant agrees to insure the requested prints/photo-books are suitably packaged and reach the Belfast Photo Festival by 18th^th May 2017, ready for hanging/display.

You agree to your selected prints/photo-books being taken on tour with the

۲۰۱۷ Open Submission Exhibition

هزینه ثبت نام

Entry for a single Project/Body of Work/Photo-book application is subject to a non-refundable fee of £۱۹ to be paid on submission. Entrants are welcome to make more than one application but the non-refundable £۱۹ will be payable for each application.

The submission fee charged is in aid of the 2017 Belfast Photo Festival and directly contributes to the organisation and delivery of the Festival for the benefit of all participants. Belfast Photo Festival is a non-profit and charitable organisation.

ثبت نام

All entries to the Open Submission must be made via our online submission platform produced in collaboration with Hiive. All marked fields must be completed as instructed. Payment must be completed or submission will not be accepted.

ENTRANT IMAGE RELEASE(S) FOR PUBLICITY ONLY

سلب مسئولیت شخص ثالث

For all submissions: If the photograph contains any material or elements that are not owned by the applicant and/or that are subject to the rights of third parties’ and/or if any persons appear in the photograph, the applicant is responsible for obtaining any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the publication, exhibition and use of the photograph.

Submitting photographers agree that they created the Work(s) and/or that they are authorised to use the Work(s) as submitted, co-authors and as relevant original sources should be referenced or credited and that our use of the Work(s) for exhibition and PR will not infringe on third party’s copyright or other rights.

نمایش تصاویر برای عموم

All selected entries may be published by Belfast Photo Festival or affiliated Sponsors/Funders and Partners (the “Authorised Parties”) in magazines or books, on websites, or in any other medium, at Authorised Parties discretion. Such use will be restricted to promotion, publicity, news, or informational education or awareness usage of Belfast Photo Festival.

 By participating, all selected applicants grant Belfast Photo Festival and its

Authorised Parties usage of images and acknowledge that any Festival and Authorised Party may use the entries and a name credit in any media before, during and after, without restriction in relation to the uses stated above. The Belfast Photo Festival and Authorised Parties will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such use.

Belfast Photo Festival is not responsible for any problems with or technical malfunction of any telephone, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any online entry to be received on account of technical problems, human errors of any kind, or any combination.

شرایط

Applicants agree to be bound by these Official Rules;

1. The decision of the Belfast Photo festival selection panel is final
2. Belfast Photo Festival may use selected photographs, artist name and photography in any publicity or advertising relating to the Festival or future promotions without compensation or approval.
3. Entries are void if the Festival determines the entry to not be an original or referenced, or if the entries are illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, altered, counterfeit, produced in error or obtained through fraud or theft.
4. The Festival reserves the right to refuse work for exhibition/presentation if it does not meet the expected quality of production and presentation for the Festival.
5. In the event that a selected applicant wins any Belfast Photo Festival related prize then is found ineligible or refuses the prize, the prize will be forfeited and the Organisers may choose whether to award the prize to another entrant.
6. The Festival reserves the right to amend or extend the submission deadline at their sole discretion. Should this be the case, details will be posted via the Festival and Hiive website.

حق فسخ

Belfast Photo Festival reserves the right to cancel scheduled exhibitions or events if the application, in any way, is perceived to have brought the Festival into disrepute. If for any reason the selected applicant is not capable of exhibiting as planned, they should wherever possible give Belfast Photo Festival at least 2 months’ notice prior to the Festival launch in June 2017.