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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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DOUG PENSINGER PHOTOGRAPHY FUND

Application Deadline: 11:59pm on May 1, 2026

LOCATION: USA

The Doug Pensinger Photography Fund supports emerging and early-career sports photographers. Applications are accepted from March 15 to May 1 each year.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Doug Pensinger Photography Fund supports emerging and early-career sports photographers. Photographers with more than 3 years of cumulative paid professional sports photography experience are considered beyond the scope of the DPPF’s programs.

Previous DPPF grant recipients are not eligible to apply.

DPPF programs accept international applicants, but the DPPF is unable to award grants to photographers from countries for which the U.S. has active sanctions in place.

The competition is free to enter

Resume: Must include dates and be in English. Please note that in addition to demonstrating that you are a serious aspiring sports photographer, the resume is also the tool that the DPPF uses to determine that your level of experience does not exceed the limits of eligibility.

Professional Bio: 1500-character maximum

Portfolio: 20 sports photography images (action and portrait both accepted), minimum size 1500px long side. All 20 required images must be taken on or after 1/1/2022. 15 of the required 20 images must be taken on or after 1/1/2024

Optional Mentorship Essay: Up to three Primary Grant winners will be chosen to receive a year-long mentorship during which they will receive access to leading industry professionals on the DPPF Advisory Board.
Applying for a mentorship is not required to compete for a DPPF grant. More information on the DPPF mentorships is here. The 2026-2027 mentors are DPPF Advisory Board members Jean Fruth, Bob Martin, and Jamie Schwaberow.

BENEFIT:

7 photographers will be chosen to receive $5,000 grants to be spent on career development. They will also receive an expenses-paid trip to the 2026 DPPF Sports Photography Gathering.

Additional Opportunities:

Up to 3 of those seven grant recipients will be chosen to receive a year-long mentorship with leading industry professionals on the DPPF Advisory Board.

Up to 3 additional applications may be chosen for Development Grants of $2,500 and an expenses-paid trip to the 2026 DPPF Sports Photography Gathering.

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