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13TH INTERNATIONAL AWARD ON SCIENTIFIC AND NATURE ILLUSTRATION ILLUSTRACIENCIA

Application Deadline: March 31, 2026 (11:59pm mainland Spain time).

LOCATION: Spain

The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), through its Deputy Vice-Presidency for Scientific Culture and Citizen Science (VACC-CSIC), the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC) and the Instituto Español Oceanográfico (IEO-CSIC), together with the Associació Catalana de Comunicació Científica (ACCC), are organizing the 13th edition of the ‘International Award for Scientific and Nature Illustration ILLUSTRACIENCIA’. The initiative aims to promote scientific culture through scientific illustration, as well as to encourage the development and knowledge of this discipline long linked to science and science communication.

ELIGIBILITY:

The competition is free to enter.

All individuals or teams of individuals over 18 years old may participate in this award, regardless of their current country of residence. The winners of the previous edition, the members of the organizing committee, the members of the jury, and the teaching staff of the Illustraciencia Academy are excluded from this call.

Each participant may submit a single work, using the web form at the link www.Illustraciencia.info/participa, indicating their details and those of the submitted work, as well as the category in which it is entered. In the case of participating as a team, the names of all its members must be indicated.

The theme of the illustrations must be related to science and/or nature, and the technique is free. The work may deal with topics related to all areas of scientific production and knowledge and must have been created between January 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026. It is mandatory to indicate whether Artificial Intelligence has been used in its creation.

For registration, the size of the original illustration must be adapted to the following size: A4 (210 x 297 mm) 150 DPI in RGB. The proposal must not include watermarks, titles, or texts (except for possible signatures, numbers, or letters of figures and symbols that are part of the work). The image file of the illustration must be named with the title of the submitted proposal. Example: “Loligo-vulgaris.jpg ”.

BENEFIT:

The Illustraciencia Award grants an endowment of 1,000 euros per winning work in each of the three categories. The authors of the 40 selected works, the Public Mention, and the Jury Mentions will receive a digital certificate of accreditation. The corresponding personal income tax reduction (IRPF) will be applied to the monetary prizes.

Awarded participants must submit by email within a maximum period of ten days the following documentation:

Copy of passport or identification document.

Certificate of bank account ownership.

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28TH INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL CONTEST “CITY OF SORIA”

Application Deadline: 20th of June 2026 at 23:59 (11:59pm)

LOCATION: Spain

The 28th International Short Film Festival “Ciudad de Soria” Poster Contest aims to encourage artists’ and designers’ creativity around the world, spreading cinematographic culture, as well as drawing attention to the Festival image at a national and international level.

ELIGIBILITY:

To participate in the 28th International Short Film Festival “CIUDAD DE SORIA” Poster Contest, you need to present your work of art according to the following TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This contest is open to designers, artists, and content creators from all over the world, from every nationality. Whoever is interested in participating, either as a team or as an individual author, may do so. You may present one poster per author, tops.

The theme is free. Pictorial, photographic, or digital composition is accepted. It will be valued that the poster has a relationship with the guest country, which, this year, will be Colombia.

The competition is free to enter

The following text must appear clearly visible in the works presented:
XXVIII INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION “CITY OF SORIA“ From 7 to 22 November 2026.

Soria 2026 Short Film Contest Poster Competition + Title of the work.
2. Two attached files in order to maintain the anonymity of the author:
File with the final Art:
Vertical JPG format at Din A/4 size and 72 dpi.
(Files with layers or unplotted texts will not be accepted in this phase)
File with the author’s data in Word/Notepad:
Name of the author (and/or name of the company if applicable)
Place of origin (locality/province/country)
Telephone contact
Contact email
Identification document
Responsible declaration regarding the authorship of the poster and the transfer of use
Social networks.

BENEFIT:

A sole award of €1000 will be granted. The corresponding taxes established by the law will be discounted from it.

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