Portrait Pathways - Photography Contest

Rules for participation in all categories:

Used equipment: no restrictions
Age of participants: at least 18 years of age
Participation fee: for each application (1 photograph or a series of up to 5 photographs), a participation fee of 6 USD is paid.

Deadlines

The competition is open for applications from 15.03.2022 to 15.08.2022.
The selected photographs will be announced on September 5th, 2022.
The exhibition (print + digital) with selected photographs will be presented between November 10th and 30th, 2022 as part of IPFF's festival program, both within a live exhibition and on IPFF's online channels.
The cash prize for the best work will be paid by December 15th, 2022.
The virtual art incubator will be implemented throughout the year 2023.

Photographs requirements

Photos taken with any device, including a smartphone, are accepted;
Photos processed / retouched with software are accepted;
Both color and monochrome images are accepted;
Size: up to 20 MB
File format: jpg, png
Resolution: minimum - 300 dpi
Color scheme: recommended - sRGB, acceptable - RGB;

Copyright and participants' responsibility

The photographs submitted for participation in the competition "Portrait Pathways" are original works for which the author has all the rights;
The author is responsible for the copyrights and rights of the captured subjects;
Requirement for non-participation in other competitions - no;
Requirement not to participate in other competitions with the same works in the future - no;
It is not allowed to submit:
- Content that violates the law or is defamatory;
- Content that constitutes or encourages criminal conduct, leads to civil liability or which otherwise violates the law;
- Commercial content that promotes any products or services;
- Content that infringes copyright, trademarks, contractual rights, or any other intellectual property right of a third party or organization;
- Content that violates the rights, storage, and dissemination of personal data.

Participation in the competition means agreement with its rules. The author of the best photograph agrees for it to be "placed" in a creative incubator.
The authors of all selected works agree that their works will participate in a digital exhibition in the online channels of IPFF, as well as in a live exhibition with prints, part of the second edition of the festival.
Participants must obtain the prior permission and consent of the persons depicted in their works or who own copyrights or other intellectual and/or property rights over the works or objects depicted in them.
Participants agree to indemnify the organizer in full and to be fully responsible for any third party complaints or objections regarding copyright or other intellectual property, infringement, or damages arising from the submitted works.

The organizer has the right to print the selected photographs and to organize a digital and a physical exhibition.
In order to develop the competition and popularise the authors, the organizer reserves forever the non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, make public, publicly transmit, display, print, display in exhibitions, distribute on its official website and social channels the selected photographs.
The organizer will always publish the name of the author of each published photo.
For purposes other than those listed above, the organizer will require the consent of the author.

Disclaimer

The fee for participation in the photography contest is not refundable.
The organizer shall not be liable for damages arising out of or in connection with circumstances beyond its control, including but not limited to computer viruses or unauthorized access to its servers.
The organizer will not be liable for damages suffered by participants as a result of their participation in the competition.
All disputes will be resolved by mutual agreement or as a last resort before the competent court in Sofia, Bulgaria.