THE ARTISTS FORUM PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Who is eligible: Anyone from any country is eligible to submit their work to The Artists Forum and its Juried Competitions, except for those listed below.

Who is ineligible: Any member of the Board of Directors, Advisory Board, any competition judge or mentor, and any employee of The Artists Forum and their family members* are ineligible to participate in our competitions.

*Family is defined as relationships to the third degree of consanguinity or affinity. Consanguinity (blood relations) include: spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, great grandparent, great grandchild, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, niece, and nephew; the listed relatives include whole and half blood relatives. Affinity relationships apply to step relatives and in-laws.

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JUDGING CRITERIA:
Submissions are judged on the following criteria:

• Creativity
• Originality
• Theme Interpretation

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SUBMISSION CRITERIA:
Submissions are being accepted only through FilmFreeway.com

PHOTO SIZING & RESOLUTION:
• High Resolution tiff, png, or jpg

PHOTO ENHANCEMENT:
Use of imaging editing software is permissible
Minimal enhancement preferred

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INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS:
• Photo of artist in png or jpg format.

ARTIST PDF DOCUMENT:
• Name, Mailing Address, Email Address, Phone Number
• Website (if any), social media handles
• Country of Origin (usually location of artist's cultural development)
• Country of Photo Creation (if different than Country of Origin)

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STUDENT SUBMISSIONS:
In order to submit to this category, high school students and college undergrads must provide documentation of active enrollment in an educational institution plus your student ID.

PLEASE NOTE: Grad Students and all others are not eligible for student rates.

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MULTIPLE ENTRIES:
You may submit to the competition as many times as you wish.
However, only ONE photo may be submitted per entry.

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FEES:
SUBMISSION FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

THE ARTISTS FORUM PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION does not pay performance fees. By submitting your work via FilmFreeway.com you acknowledge that THE ARTISTS FORUM and its PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION will not pay to present your work.

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TERMS & CONDITIONS:
By submitting your film to THE ARTISTS FORUM PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION you are hereby agree to the following terms & conditions:

I hereby state that I am legally authorized to enter this work into THE ARTISTS FORUM PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION .

I guarantee that I own the rights to this photographic work in its entirety, or that I have secured in writing all proprietary rights as required by law and any other intellectual property used in the work and indicated on this form.

I have also acquired the necessary releases for all persons, talent, and/or locations, involved in producing the photographic image submitted for this competition.

I will indemnify, safeguard, and hold harmless THE ARTISTS FORUM INC., THE ARTISTS FORUM PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION, and all of their sponsors, related parties and/or affiliates, from any claims, damages, costs, expenses, and liabilities arising from the creation, publication, use, or reproduction of the photographic work at present or in the future, including, but not limited to, claims for negligence and other infringements, fraud, unauthorized exhibition, discrimination, defamation, and breach of contract.

I agree to give THE ARTISTS FORUM INC. and THE ARTISTS FORUM PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION a non-exclusive, perpetual right at no cost to duplicate or disperse the musical work in any media and in any manner it deems appropriate for promotional and educational purposes related to the festival.

I hereby have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the foregoing license, and all of my content does not infringe, violate, misappropriate or otherwise conflict with the rights of any third party, and complies with all applicable laws and regulations, foreign and domestic. I accept full legal responsibility for the intellectual property therein.

I agree to allow THE ARTISTS FORUM INC. and THE ARTISTS FORUM PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION to use photographs, audio or visual interviews of myself, and other likenesses of me, as well as, my name, either actual or fictitious. I hold THE ARTISTS FORUM INC. and THE ARTISTS FORUM PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION harmless from the damage to, or the loss of, film media and/or any publicity materials that I supply.

My submission and all activities related to my submission will be in compliance with the FilmFreeway’s Terms of Service.

I have read and fully comprehended the guidelines. I have complied with the terms of submission stated above and my application and payment into the competition verifies my acceptance of all Rules, Terms, and Submission Conditions.