The Green-Go Short Film Contest 2014

Posted on November 26, 2014 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 10 December 2014 at 18:00 CET
Open to: either professional or amateur film makers
Prize: 325 EUR as for category winner/170 EUR for the winner of the public voting

Description

Green-Go was launched in 2010 for one simple reason: to let the arty people all around the globe express their views and opinions on current pressing issues of nature and society through their short films. Although in its only fourth year, the Green-Go Short Film Contest and Festival has become one of the most known “green” short film contests organised and run by youngsters.

The organisers of Green-Go Short Film Contest are waiting for creative, eye-opener short films in the following three categories:

Nature works for us! Show us how nature works for us all or what would happen without the services of nature!
Feeding the world sustainably – Celebrating the International Year of Family Farming. Show the importance of family farms, small-scale agriculture, traditional knowledge, and the need for more sustainable agriculture and more responsible consumers’ choice!.
Fighting climate change and disasters with natural solutions. Show how climate change threatens us, how we can fight climate change with simple, natural solutions and what existing solutions there are in the world already.

Eligibility

This call is open to anyone who create a short film that fulfill the following requirements:

A campaign film with maximum of 60 seconds OR
A short film between 60 seconds and 4 minutes

The films can be made in any genre (cartoon, animation, puppet film, documentary, interviews, etc) The shocking, saucy or dumfounding, in brief the eye-opener and impressive films will get a big plus during the evaluation.

Prizes

The prizes are:

Award-winner in each of the three categories: 325 Euro
Public-award for one film based on the online public votes: 170 Euro

Application

Candidates must fill out the online application form and send before 10 December, 2014 CET 18:00:

the original film file (in any film format) via the below detailed file transfer websites in high resolution (at least 720 px wide)
time-coded subtitle file in English (.srt format). A separate time coded subtitle file must be attached also to films without dialogues but with floating titles/texts. Only English subtitles are accepted
3 captions from the short film (.jpg format)

Further information see the official website.

International Cultural Fellowships in St. Petersburg, Russia

Posted on November 25, 2014 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 1 February 2015
Open to: professionals in the field of arts and culture who work on projects related to Russian culture
Fellowship: airfare and accommodation in St. Petersburg

Description

The Likhachev Foundation (St. Petersburg, Russia) together with Committee on External Relations of Saint Petersburg and B. Yeltsin Presidential Center (Moscow, Russia) announces a competition for ten 2-week cultural fellowships in Russia (St. Petersburg) from May 11 till May 24, 2015.

The fellowships are open to professional in the field or arts and culture who work on projects related to Russian culture. The creative project could be a museum exhibition project, a theater production, a film, a photo exhibition, preparation of fiction or research books, etc. related to Russian culture or history. The creative project should be conceived in a foreign country and should be aimed at a broad audience. Two-week residency in Russia should serve as an important stage in the realization of the applicant’s cultural project.

The Likhachev Foundation will prepare individual programs for the fellows according to their projects’ specifics, to help them achieve maximum results during their fellowships. These programs will include meetings with Russian colleagues, opportunities to work at St. Petersburg museums, libraries, archives, and other organizations. Thank you for supporting!

Eligibility

The Likhachev Foundation accepts applications from professionals in the field of culture and history or arts from foreign countries who are currently working on creative projects related to Russian culture or history. Command of the Russian language is very helpful but not required.

Fellowship

The organizers will cover accommodation and travel costs to and from St. Petersburg.

Application

Interested artists should submit their application in Russian or English to the competition coordinator Mrs. Elena Vitenberg at: vitenberg@lfond.spb.ru and elenavitenberg@gmail.com with subject line “application for the fellowship”. Applications should include:

CV (including information on Russian language skills, previous creative projects related to Russia, and previous visits to Russia).
Description of the creative project (up to 3 pages). It should contain, in particular, a paragraph on how a residency in St. Petersburg will benefit the applicant’s creative project and which cultural organizations in St. Petersburg the applicant would like to work with.

The deadline to apply is 1 February 2015.

For further information please visit the official website.

Peace Revolution Artistic Meditation Retreat 2015 in Thailand

Posted on November 25, 2014 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 16 June 2015
Open to: artists between the ages of 18 and 30 years old, from all around the world
Fellowship: free accommodation; free catering; free local transportatio;n free meditation retreat fee ; partial sponsoring of airfare

Description

This Artistic Meditation Retreat will take place from August 11th to 24th, 2015 and will combine a two-week meditation and self-discipline training with artistic creation, where the artist participants will be guided into meditation by the Teaching Monks three times a day.

Teachings include:

How meditation can positively affect the creative process
Reclaiming the self and gaining self confidence.
The role of the basic human self-disciplines
The role of our habits in our daily life
The Factors that Determine Our Perception to Think, Act and Speak;
The Relation between Body and Mind
Art Expression as Peace Building Tool

Objectives

To bring a group of artists together into a charming, unique and special atmosphere where everyone will inspire and positively influence each other.
To empower artists and offer the ideal space for them to create artworks
To allow artists to learn practical methods for stress management and ways to increase emotional intelligence and express this through creativity
Provide the participating artists with tools to attain inner peace through mindfulness, self-discipline and compassion.

Eligibility

In order to be considered eligible to apply, you must fulfill all of the following criteria:

Artists from any age above 18, from all around the world, practising any artistic discipline are encouraged to apply for the Artistic Meditation Retreat in Thailand, August 2015.
Applicants must have a good proficiency in written and spoken English language.
Applicants are optimistic, open-minded, show leadership potential, and have a genuine interest in peace.
Applicants must complete the 42 days online Self-Development Program before the 16th June 2015. Please kindly note that in order to submit the application form, candidates do not need to have completed the online self-development program.
Artist should be 18-30 years old at the time of submitting the application in order to receive the airfare support.

Fellowship

free accommodation
free catering
free local transportation
free meditation retreat fee
partial sponsoring of airfare*

* Everyone is welcome apply for the Artistic Meditation Retreat, however, to be eligible for the partial sponsoring of airfare, artist must be between 18-30 years old.

Application

Application Deadline – December 16th, 2014 (last date to apply online)
Eligibility Deadline – June 16th, 2015 (last date for completing eligibility criteria to receive interview call)

After completing 30 days of the online self-development program, the Artistic Meditation Retreat curatorial team will make an interview appointment based on your performance, artistic portfolio and motivation statement. There is no need to write a request for an interview. If you are qualified, we will contact you.

In order to apply, register HERE.

Should you need more information about the retreat, please contact : Jo Holland, Coordinator for the Artistic Meditation Retreat artisticretreat@peacerevolution.net.

For further information please visit the official website.

Call For Entries- The International Mobile Gaming

Posted on November 18, 2014 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 31 December 2014
Open to: mobile game developers
Prize: Grand Prix and category prizes

Description

The International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) is host to a celebratory ceremony for the most original, skilfully crafted and enjoyable games made for smartphones and tablets. Held annually in San Francisco, it’s a party for all nominees and winners to celebrate the best games out of more than a thousand entries.

The IMGA has been supported and endorsed by the industry for over a decade, and is the biggest and most prestigious award in the mobile gaming community.

Eligibility

Studios, indies, individual developers and publishers are invited to take part of the largest competition of its kind in the world. Only games published in 2014 or yet to be published can be submitted.

Prize

Entrants will compete for the much sought after IMGA Grand Prix or one of the category prizes.

Application

Deadline for submissions is 31 December 2014. You can submit games online HERE.

For more information visit the official website HERE.

Essaymama’s Christmas Writing Contest

Posted on November 14, 2014 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 25 December, 2014
Open to: writers from around the world
Prizes: 15 best works will be added to the printed “Best EssayMama’s Stories: Christmas Edition” book; $ 330 will be given to each of the top 3 writers.

Description

Christmas is fast approaching and Essaymama is here to treat the most talented writers with great prizes! With what do you associate Christmas?

For EssayMama there are Christmas decorations, flashlights, frosty smell of pine needles and of course “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. Christmas gives us inspiration; you just need to add a little motivation and effort! So, (attention!), EssayMama essay writing helper announces Christmas Writing Contest! Yes, exactly. This is a great opportunity for all talented writers to express themselves.

Submission Guidelines

Type Prose (no min, 4,000 words MAX).
Topic Christmas. The story can be written in any style – instructive, funny, sad, for children. The main thing – it must be about Christmas.
Language English only
Formats .doc, .rtf, .odt, and .docx
100% unique All submissions will be checked via Copyscape.
Participation in the contest automatically constitutes your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and the rejection of any claim.
Mail title should be [EssayMama Christmas Writing Contest], your name.

Participants should be:

all talented writers from around the world can send your stories

Prizes

First prize. Each of the top 3 writers will be awarded with $330. Additional Prizes. 15 best works will be added to the printed “Best EssayMama’s Stories: Christmas Edition” book and published on the best resources for writers. Every winner will get his/her own copy via mail. Christmas dreams come true – you will become popular!

How to Apply?

Deadline – December 25, 2014. Submit your stories from November 5 till December 25, 2014.

One participant can send only one story!

Stories will be checked by our team during the period from December 26, 2014 till January 04, 2015. The final results will be announced January 05, 2015.
The winners will be published on our site. Also, each winner will receive a personal email alert.

Entry Fee $ 0. Just “like” Essaymama Facebook page and share on your own Facebook page the post about Essaymama Writing contest. Link to your shared post on Facebook is the ‘entry fee’ to the competition, so do not forget to add it to your letter!

Submit to info[at]essaymama.com

The Humanity Photo Awards 2015

Posted on November 14, 2014 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 15 April 2015
Open to: photographers worldwide
Prize: cash awards, accommodation and travel allowance for winners to attend the awards ceremony

Description

Humanity Photo Award 2015 invites all responsible photographers who respect and love life, to take their cameras, in the form of feature photography:

to explore and rescue the endangered folk cultures of nationalities worldwide;
to record, spread and share the multi-cultures of the world with the aim of enhancing mutual understanding and exchanges of human beings and promoting the world peace and development;
to record the changes and evolution of various folk cultures in a genuine, vivid and profound way;
to contribute to the World Folklore Photo Museum with world culture records.

In Humanity Photo Award there are 5 categories you can compete in:

Portrait & Costume: Portraits of people from different nationalities; costumes and adornments featuring diverse ethnic cultures, including everyday dress, ceremonial dress, hats and shoes, adornments and hairstyles,etc; the making of costumes and adornments; distinctive attire customs such as dressing etiquette and taboos;
Architecture: The construction process, structure, interior layout and furniture adornments of traditional dwellings, public facilities and special architecture (e.g. religious buildings); the influence of the surroundings reflected on features of the local architecture; dwelling habits of different ethnic groups;
Living Custom: The usual living habits, such as diet modes, food making, cleaning ways and related taboos; ecological consciousness, education forms and folk medicine in different regions; comprehensive and serial life customs of a specific region, a nationality or a tribe;
Production & Commerce: The traditional ways of production under certain ecological environments, such as fishing, hunting, farming, forestry, animal husbandry, etc.; materials processing such as handicrafts industry and folk crafts; services that make life easy; business activities such as products transportation and trade;
Festivities: Annual and seasonal festivals, festivals on production and recreation, religious ceremonies, temple fairs; traditional sports,
recreational activities, music, dances and local dramas performed during festivals, especially showing their positive role in communications among local peoples and nations.
Traditional Rites: Birth rites, adult rites, weddings, funerals, morality etiquette, etiquette showing respect for the aged; celebrations for individuals and families, village and family rites, worshiping rites, taboo rites and folk religious rites.

For each category you need to submit 8-14 photos.

Eligibility

There are no restrictions on entrants in terms of profession, gender, age, nationality, country or region.

Awards

Five awards will be offered in accordance with the judging criteria:

The Grand prize: There will be total of 6 Grand prizes for one each category. The grand prize includes US $2.000, food, accommodation and travel allowance for the Grand ceremony;
Documentary Awards: Total of 60 DA and one award includes food, accommodation and travel allowance for the Grand ceremony;
Jury’s Special Awards: Number will be determined by the judges and each award includes food, accommodation and travel allowance for the Grand ceremony;
Nomination Awards: Total of 100 Awards and the winners will get food, accommodation and travel allowance (only a few will get a travel allowance) for the Grand ceremony;
Performance Awards: Total of 500 Awards and the selected candidates will get a meal at the ceremony.

Application

You can submit your entries here. In order to submit your pictures first you need to create an account and provide the required information.

For more information please visit the official webpage.

Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards 2015

Posted on November 7, 2014 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 15 January 2015
Open to: any photographer regardless of age, occupation, gender or nationality
Prize: medals and cash prizes worth up to US$10,000

Description

The monthly photojournalism magazine DAYS JAPAN was launched in March 2004 in response to the burgeoning demand for quality reporting from the world’s many war fronts and conflicts that claim so many lives today. The world-class photographers who contribute to their publication do their work at great peril, many risking their lives for their shots. Regardless of how the photos are taken, DAYS JAPAN aims to always tell the truth from the perspective of victimized civilians and not of those exercising authority through military or other power.

They are now accepting entries for the 11th DAYS JAPAN International Photojournalism Awards contest to be held in 2015.

Eligibility

Any photographer may apply, regardless of age, occupation, gender or nationality.

Prizes

First Prize: One (1) person – Trophy and Supplementary Prize (cash prize of 1 million Yen [approx. US$10,000] and a digital camera and lens were awarded in 2014)
Second Prize: Two (2) persons – Trophy and Supplementary Prize (cash prize of 300,000 Yen [approx. US$3,000], digital cameras and lens were awarded in 2014)
Third Prize: Three (3) persons – Trophy and Supplementary Prize (cash prize of 100,000 Yen [approx. US$1,000], compact digital camera digital camera lends and so on were awarded in 2014)
Special Prize by Jury: Nine (9) persons – Trophy and Supplementary Prize (cash prize of 100,000 Yen [approx. US$1,000], digital camera lens, pentables and so on were awarded in 2014)
Public Prize: Four (4) persons – Trophy and Supplementary Prize (cash prize of 50,000 Yen [approx. US$500] RAW developing software were awarded in 2014)

Application

All works must be sent by postal delivery and arrive by 15 January 2015. Please note that all works should be declared as having “no commercial value” if sent from overseas, so as to avoid complications with customs offices. Send the works to the address:

The 11th DAYS JAPAN International Photojournalism Awards 2015
Takeuchi Building 402
1-37-19 Matsubara
Setagaya-ku
Tokyo 156-0043
Japan

Photographs must have been taken in the two-year period between January 2013 and December 2014. Submitted works may be photo essays or portfolios. Please make sure that all works include a short biography (about 100 words) of the photographer, and ensure that the application form AVAILABLE HERE includes: title of work; captions (maximum 50 words per caption); location; date of shooting; whether the originals were shot on film or taken by digital camera (if taken by digital camera, also include the file size of digital data); along with the photographer’s name, address, e-mail address and telephone number.
Please submit the photographs in digital files or prints.

For further information please contact kikaku@daysjapan.net.

Visit the official website HERE.

Win a 12-day Photographic Experience in the Peru

Posted on October 28, 2014 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 24 November 2014
Open to: students and amateur photographers who want to build a career in travel photography
Prize: a 12-day trip to the Amazon with professional mentorship from Jason Edwards

Description

World Nomads has opened application for its 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship competition, giving one aspiring photographer the opportunity to accompany renowned wildlife and natural history photographer, Jason Edwards, on assignment in the Peruvian Amazon.

The winner of the scholarship will start his photographic journey in the ancient capital of the Inca Empire – Cusco – where he will explore the rich history and culture of the Andean Mountain landscapes with “Explorandes”. From there he will travel into the heart of the Amazon basin to Madre de Dios, where he will explore one of the planet’s top biodiversity hotspots. The selected photographer will be in Peru from 6-19 April 2015 and he will observe and assist Jason Edwards, as well as undertake his own photographic work.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible you must:

Be a photography student or keen amateur/pro-amateur looking build a career in travel photography;
Be at least 18 years of age by the deadline, with a valid passport;
Be available for the dates of the trip (6-19 April 2015);
Be fit and healthy as moderate levels of physical work are involved;
Have a strong desire to be mentored and grow your photographic knowledge and skills, an ambition to forge a career in travel photography.

Prize

The prize for the winning photographer includes:

A 12-day bespoke trip to the Amazon with WWF Peru, Rainforest Expeditions and Explorandes;
Round-trip airfare to Cusco, Peru;
A 12-day professional mentorship from Jason Edwards;
Travel insurance for the duration of the trip.

The four runner’s up will receive a free 45-min portfolio review from Jason Edwards (valued at $800 AUD).

Application

In order to enter the competition you must follow the next steps:

Shoot your photo story: a maximum of 5 images that must tell a story about a place you have visited. Each of the 5 shots must have accompanying caption text (1-2 sentences) to help contextualise the shot.
Complete the application form after registering HERE;
Upload your photos: after you have filled in your application details, you will be directed to a page when you can upload your images and captions.

The deadline to apply is 24 November 2014.

For further information please visit the official website.

The New Media Writing Prize 2014

Posted on October 25, 2014 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 28 November 2014
Open to: Students, bloggers, artists and writers worldwide
Award: GBP1,000 (US$1,607); a three-month work placement in UK

Description

The New Media Writing Prize showcases exciting and inventive stories that integrate a variety of formats, platforms, and digital media. This international prize is now in its 5th year. The prize encourages and promotes the best in new media writing and is leading the way toward the future of the ‘written’ word and storytelling. In the past four years, the NMWP has attracted entries from the very best and most innovative writers in the field.

Eligibility

Students, bloggers, artists and writers can submit their innovative storytelling to a contest.

Award

The overall winner will receive GBP1,000 (US$1,607). The student winner will receive a three-month work placement at the leading e-learning company Unicorn Training, in Dorset, United Kingdom. There will also be a People’s Choice winner.

Application

The general deadline is Nov. 28. The deadline for students is Dec. 12.

Enter Now : entries@newmediawritingprize.co.uk

If you have any questions, check the FAQ section or write to: entries@newmediawritingprize.co.uk

The official web-page.

Smithsonian.com’s 2014 Photo Contest

Posted on October 25, 2014 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 28 November 2014
Open to: Photojournalists and amateurs worldwide
Award: up to US$ 2,500

Description

The Smithsonian magazine is accepting submissions for its annual photo contest.

Contestants can submit up to 15 photos to each of the following six categories: the natural world, travel, people, the American experience, altered images and mobile photos.

Contestants can submit up to 15 photos to each of the following six categories:

The Natural World: Animals, plants and landscapes; geological or climatological features; and scientific processes and endeavors.
Travel: Locales, peoples or activities in the United States and abroad that convey a sense of place.
People: Individuals from all walks of life.
The American Experience: Events, objects or activities connecting the American people to their history or their cultural heritage; photographs that tell us what it means to be an American and provide a sense of what it is like to live in this country.
Altered Images: Photographs manipulated for artistic purposes by applying digital and/or traditional special effects (i.e. colorizing, toning, collage, photo composites, HDR, etc.).
Mobile Photos: Photographs taken with a phone or tablet.

Eligibility

Photojournalists and amateurs worldwide can enter this contest.

Award

Smithsonian.com will award eight prizes, as follows:

Grand Prize: $2,500
Category Winners: The winners of each of the six categories will receive $500.
Reader’s Choice: The winner of the online Readers’ Choice award will receive $500.

Application

The deadline is Nov. 28.

In order to apply, register HERE.

If you have any questions, check the FAQ section

The official web-page.