Xposure calls application 2020 International Photography & Film Awards.

A free to enter International Photography & Film Awards with great prizes across several genres. Photographers of all ages, backgrounds, and experience are eligible to enter the Xposure International Awards. Xposure have also included a category for film-makers. The panel of judges are looking to award an Overall Winner from the photography categories and additionally a winner and runner-up from each category including moving image & short-films. The Jury is looking for unique, exceptional and high-quality images.

Categories 

• Landscape Photography
• Portraiture
• Architectural Photography
• Photojournalism
• Aerial & Drone Photography
• Travel Photography
• Macro Photography
• Junior Category
• Sharjah Government Open
• Short Film & Moving Image

Prizes & Benefits

• Overall Winner: $3,000 (USD) / digital imaging equipment / Flights and accommodation to the Awards Ceremony in Sharjah UAE / Included in the Xposure festival exhibition Publication in the Xposure Year Book.
• Category Winners: $1,500 (USD) / digital imaging equipment / Flights and accommodation to the Awards Ceremony in Sharjah UAE / Included in the Xposure festival exhibition / Publication in the Xposure Year Book.
• Category Runner-up: $750 (USD) / Included in the Xposure festival exhibition / Flights and accommodation to the Awards Ceremony in Sharjah UAE /Publication in the Xposure Year Book.
• Shortlisted: Online Exhibition / displayed during the Xposure Festival.

Eligibilities 

The Xposure International Photography & Film Awards are FREE to enter and open to all nationalities over the age of 18. There is a Junior Category for under 18’s resident in the UAE. Employees of Sharjah Government Media Bureau, and each of their affiliates, subsidiaries, and agents, are not eligible to enter or win a prize in the main categories, however, there is a restricted category for Sharjah Government employees.

How to enter?

For the photography categories, images must be submitted through the online awards platform at XPOSURE AWARDS  The images should be suitable for public display, printing and publication in the Xposure Year Book. The JPG file format should be used and the preferred resolution is 300 dpi and preferably in a ratio of 3:2

For the film category, candidates can upload the file in MP4 or AVI formats with a maximum file size of 1GB. Scripts together with other information may be referenced. Uploads are accepted through the awards platform in the respective category.