[oberlist] RS* call/photo: 9th RovinjPhotodays, 2016 - International Competition of Contemporary Photography

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Dear friends and lovers of Photography,

We are pleased to announce that the annual Competition in contemporary
photography, in seven official categories, has just opened. All applicants
can send their work by January 31, 2016.

The ninth edition of RovinjPhotodays is open to all international
photographers under the banner:

International Competition of Contemporary Photography - 9th
RovinjPhotodays, 2016.

The competition starts on December 1, 2015  on 
http://www.photodays-rovinj.com/

ENTRY RULES

DATE: FROM December 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016 (23:59 hours)
WHO CAN ENTER THE COMPETITION: professional photographers, fine art
academy students and students of other visual arts, photography
practitioners. No age limit is set and everyone who wishes to show their
work and compete on an international level can send work in.
The competition objective is to assess and position the best work on the
contemporary photography scene.
HOW MANY PHOTOGRAPHS CAN BE SENT IN, IN WHAT FORMAT AND HOW?
one can send in only work produced in 2015 except for the 'Artistic
Concept' which doesn't have a time limit;
In total 8 entries throughout all categories except for the 'Artistic
concept' which is limited to 2 entries;
an entry can be just one photograph or a series with maximum 6
photographs, except for the 'Artistic concept' with minimum 8 and maximum
16 photographs;
photographs can be sent in on the official festival page;
photographs must not be used more than once – each photograph can be
entered once individually or in a series per category;
contestants/applicants do not pay anything to participate in the contest.

GENERAL
The ROVINJ PHOTODAYS festival was inaugurated seven years ago. The
Photographic Competition is an important part of the festival and has been
opened to international photographers to compete for the best in
contemporary photography produced during the previous year. The exception
is the category of the ‘Artistic Concept’ for which the work can be older
than a year.
ROVINJ PHOTODAYS guarantees an international promotion of photographers
and their work which will be selected through a two-tier selection system
allowing only the best work to get through. A competition with clear cut
rules based on photographic practices and equal opportunities gives enough
freedom to selectors, first to the national and then the head selector, to
choose the best work in the competition.
ROVINJ PHOTODAYS ensures equality in submitting, presenting and judging of
work. The contest is based on known and established rules. During the
submission period the organizers will answer all the questions without
prejudice and according to the competition rules, except for those
relating to the selection itself.
ROVINJ PHOTODAYS is open to all participants and the public following the
competition rules. The organizers guarantee an objective and independent
supervision of competition rules.

THE COMPETITION
The competition is public and, according to the Competition rules, will
open at least 4 months prior to the closing stages of the festival.

COMPETITION CATEGORIES
1. ARCHITECTURE
Photographs of interiors, exteriors, views, urban landscape. NOTE:
Photographs can show abstract forms and perceptions of architecture.
2. FASHION
Fashion photography is often a result of team work (art directors,
stylists, models
.). This category includes beauty, photographs of models
and clothing, street fashion and similar. Although they are mostly
commissioned for a magazine, fashion branding and campaigns, this is not a
prerogative.
3. LANDSCAPES
Photographs in this category include nature and urban landscapes. Often
they scrutinize photographer's relationships, causes and consequences.
4. PORTRAIT
Portrait(s) shown in various styles, themes and methods – from a
commissioned portrait for media or an ad campaign to spontaneous and
intimate portraits of family members and friends to art projects based on
portrait.
5. NUDES/ BODY
Photographs in this category deal with human body – from exploring its
form to questioning its inherent identity, a relationship between the
photographer and his model, understanding its beauty and vulnerability /
its mortality.
6.  DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY
Documentary photography presupposes shooting natural, not staged,
situations without additional manipulation, i.e. adding or removing
elements in the picture. It includes news photography, travel, socially
relevant and war photographs. This category is aimed at professional news
photographers but also at all who take street photography or tell a
socially relevant story.

Separate category:
7.  ARTISTIC CONCEPT (A CONCEPT THROUGH A SERIES OF IMAGES)
This is the most complex category and is being awarded differently so
consequently all three nominees get a separate exposure at the finalists
group exhibition. There is no time limit imposed for this category.
Artistic concept encompasses a series of photographs (minimum 8, maximum
16) with a clearly defined idea and is aimed at being shown in galleries
and museums. Photographs should be accompanied by an artist's statement
and a curriculum vitae/biography; enter both in the window designated for
Artistic Concept. There are no theme or technical limits set for this
category.
In this category the nominated photographers can themselves deliver prints
ready for the exhibition. In cases when they are not able to do so the
organizers will produce a one-person show with the same printing quality
used for printing other categories.
NOTE: A photographer can submit no more than 2 art concepts. Apart from
submitting to this category a photographer can enter work for the
remaining categories six more times.

REGISTRATION
A maximum number of entries that one photographer can have is 8 (eight)
regardless of the category, except for the 'Artistic concept' category for
which only 2 (two) concepts can be submitted.
An entry can be just one photograph or a series with maximum 6 images,
except for the 'Artistic concept' category with minimum 8 and maximum 16
photographs per concept.
Photographs produced by a team are considered as one entry. Each
photographer from such a group can additionally enter their own work 8
times.
The applicants will waive their copyright for promotional purposes of the
festival, free of charge.
Applications:
filling in the submission form and uploading photographs;
During registration it is important to clearly caption each photograph and
name the category.
Registration deadline lasts until the date stated on the registration form
and on the Internet page.
Work can be submitted only through the web page and has to comply with the
following:
JPG format;
1200px longer side;
maximum file size 2Mb.
Step-by-step instructions for the application of a series and application
of the concept are located on the bottom of the page.
SPECIAL MENTION FOR THE FINALISTS: photographers who are nominated for the
finalists exhibition are requested to send in the selected photographs no
later than 3 days after they are being nominated. Otherwise there is no
obligation by the organizers to print their work for the exhibition.

PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR
For ethical and professional interests all competitors are obliged to
adhere to the specified guidelines.
The guidelines clearly state that all competitors are obliged to give
correct information and adhere to the rules.
In case of a breach of confidence, the organizers can undertake various
steps that can vary from a warning to legal consequences that the
organizers deem necessary.
Every contestant is responsible for his/her conduct for the duration of
the competition. Contestants must adhere to the law, respect the rights of
other contestants. By entering the competition each photographer accepts
to follow the competition rules.

INVESTIGATION
If the organizers suspect a foul play they can instigate an enquiry which
can involve gathering of information from a member of the Festival
Committee, any third party or the complainant.
During the investigation the organizer can suspend or stop a part or the
entire participation of a participant or remove the participant from the
competition altogether. If the organizer believes that there was a breach
of this Contract they can undertake necessary measures.
Photographers will be credited on all official festival publications and
during the exhibition of their work. All contestants accept that the
organizers and general sponsors can use the submitted photographs for
marketing and promotional purposes, including announcements in the media
(press, TV, digital) and exhibitions in connection with the
RovinjPhotodays festival.

COPYRIGHT AND THE USAGE OF PHOTOGRAPHS
Copyright and all other author's rights belong to the photographer. In
case of violation of these rights the competition organizers will
undertake necessary legal measures.
Photographers will be credited on all official festival publications and
during the exhibition of their work. All contestants accept that the
organizers and general sponsors can use the submitted photographs for
marketing and promotional purposes, including announcements in the media
(press, TV, digital) and exhibitions in connection with the
RovinjPhotodays festival. All nominated and winning photographs will be a
part of the Photodays festival collection. The festival will be
administering the collection according to the established professional
rules and principles with intention to promote the concept of the festival
and photographers themselves.

SELECTORS
The judges are the national selectors from partner countries who carry out
their duty according to the Competition rules.
Team of judges include the national selectors and the head selector who
has the final say in the choice of finalists and winners. If the head
selector thinks that submitted work in any category does not measure up to
the set standards he/she has the right not to select them.
National selectors will chose 10 best pieces in the first round for each
category. Each national selector will make an independent choice according
to their expertise and authority.
Selectors will evaluate creativity, originality, technical quality of
submitted work, as well as all other criteria usually applied at such
assessments.
Selectors are not allowed to participate in the competition.
The national selectors' activities are coordinated by the festival
organizers.
Work submitted by contestants from non-partner countries will be dealt
with by the Festival Committee who will select work and forward it to the
head selector.
National selectors, the head selector and the organizers will keep records
about their work.

HEAD SELECTOR
The head selector, renowned and well respected in the business, guarantees
impartiality and in accordance with the judging rules for the submitted
works has to present a report on the finalists to reach the festival
director no longer than 7 days after having completed the selection.

SELECTION/ JUDGING
Winning photographs have to undergo a two-tier selection process. The
organizers will send submitted photography by each category to appropriate
national selectors. National selectors will then choose 5 photographs for
each category and then during the second stage the head selector picks the
winners.

AWARDS
At the end of the selection process when the head selector decides on the
overall winners the festival makes the list of three finalists in each
category and a list of winners to be announced at the formal closing
party. The head selector also chooses all commendations for each category.
All finalists attain an invitation to the festival closing awards giving
party in Rovinj and the participation in a touring exhibition.
All winners get the official festival statuette 'Kadar' and participation
in a group show.
All nominated photographers in the 'Artistic concept' category will be
given a separate exhibition within the main finalist's exhibition.

GRAND PRIX
David Bate, the head selector will, after the second and final selection
round, nominate the overall winner of the Festival. The winner will get a
solo show during the following Rovinj Photodays 2016. festival and a
catalogue to accompany the exhibition.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
By submitting work for competition all participants accept above mentioned
conditions and competition rules.
The organizers are allowed to use the photographs solely for the purpose
of promoting the photography festival or promoting sponsors' companies
within the context of their sponsorship for the award.
Only the organizers are authorized to change the competition rules, in
which case the organizers are obliged to make the changes known to the
public on time.
The organizers retain the right not to show the finalists in the category
in which the work sent in does not satisfy the criteria of the head
selector.

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Instruction for applying a series of photographs:
When uploading each photo, you should state the name of the series to
which it belongs. In this case, the photos are received in a group, rather
than each separately.
If you have submitted more than one series, it is necessary each time to
choose an appropriate name of the Series in drop-down menu before
uploading photos.
1. Enter the name of the photo
2. Select a category
3. Enter / select the name of the series
4. Upload a photo

Instruction for application in the category Artistic concept:
1. When you open the login page of the Artistic concept, first click on
the orange box "New Concept", and then type the name of the concept and in
a large window type in your Statement and biography (CV) - you can copy
both of them from some of your Word document or enter manually. It is not
possible to directly upload the Word document.
2. Click "Confirm" and exit the window.
3. Then click on "Add" and select the name of the concept (the one you
created in the previous step).
4. Enter the name of the individual photo.
5. Click "Upload" and load the desired photo.
6. Click "Save" and wait a few seconds to load applications - at the
bottom of the page, there will be a table with a submitted photo, its
name, the name of the concept and the options for editing and deleting.
When you see your photo in that table, it means that you have successfully
submitted that particular photo.
7. Repeat steps from 3 to 6. Make sure that before each upload of a new
photo, first you select the name of the concept, then you type the name of
the photo, and then upload the picture. After clicking "Save", after a few
seconds newly registered image will appear in the table. Therefore it is
stored on our server and belongs to a particular series.
8. Repeat the process so that you have a minimum of 8 submitted photos in
a concept (or maximum of 16 photos in the same concept).
If you're applying two concepts, be careful because you will have two
Concept names from which you choose each time before uploading a photo.
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