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XPOSURE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM AWARDS 2024

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Application Deadline: 30 September 2024 At 23:00 Gst – Gulf Standard Time (Standard Time) Is (Utc +4)

LOCATION: United Arab Emirates

Xposure International Photography Awards features nine categories that aim to represent a diversity of genres. The competition is open to all photographers, from amateurs to professionals.

ELIGIBILITY:

This competition is FREE to enter and open to all nationalities over 18. There is a Junior Category for UAE residents under 18.

Images must be submitted through our online awards platform at XPOSURE AWARDS for the photography categories. 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, preferably in a ratio of 3:2. 

IMPORTANT: Image and film filenames for upload should only use normal Western characters and numbers. Special characters or symbols may prevent a successful upload.

There are 9 categories open to photographers from all over the world:

Architectural Photography
Mobile Photography
Nature & Landscape
Night Photography
Portraiture
Photo-manipulation and AI
Sports Photography
Street Photography
Short Film & Moving Image

BENEFIT:

Overall Winner  – $6,000 (USD) / Flights and accommodation to the Awards Ceremony in Sharjah UAE / Included in the Xposure festival exhibition

Category Winners – $3,000 (USD) / Flights and accommodation to the Awards Ceremony in Sharjah UAE / Included in the Xposure festival exhibition

Category Runner-up – $1,500 (USD) / Included in the Xposure festival exhibition  / Flights and accommodation to the Awards Ceremony in Sharjah UAE

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CALL FOR VIDEO PROPOSALS: DAY WITH(OUT) ART 2025

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Application Deadline: Wednesday, June 26, 11:59 PM EDT

LOCATION: USA

Visual AIDS invites artists and filmmakers to submit proposals for new video works highlighting stories of harm reduction and drug use and their intersection with HIV. Videos will premiere on December 1, 2025 at over 150 venues worldwide as part of Day With(out) Art / World AIDS Day.

ELIGIBILITY:

They welcome proposals from both emerging and established artists in a range of forms, including documentary, narrative, and experimental. Collaborative proposals are also welcome.

Anyone may submit a proposal, regardless of geographic location or HIV status. Artists and filmmakers who are living with HIV are encouraged to apply.

Proposals should be submitted in English but may be translated with Google Translate or ChatGPT prior to submission. For the second year we are offering a Spanish language application page, but request that all materials be provided in both Spanish and English.

Commissioned videos may be in any language. Visual AIDS will work with artists to produce English subtitles. Applicants should be aware that communication with Visual AIDS during the commission process will require some use of English, though we are happy to utilize translation tools over email and Zoom.

BENEFIT:

Up to five selected artists will receive a $3,000 honorarium to produce a short video work (6–8 minutes).

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