Film Photo Award

Close on October 15, 2019

Territory: Worldwide

Theme: Open

Eligibility: The Film Photo Award is open to all emerging, established, and student photographers worldwide, 18 years old or older.

Entry Fees: $25 students /$35 others

Prize: Equipment

The Film Photo Award offers two award cycles per year, each providing three distinct grants of Kodak Professional Film to photographers who demonstrate a serious commitment to the field and are motivated to continue the development of still, film-based photography in the 21st century.

During each spring and fall award cycle, three Film Photo Awards will be granted: New Project Award, Continuing Project Award, & Student Project Award. Learn more about each award below.

Each Film Photo Award includes:
Kodak Professional Film
Feature + Interview published on the Film Photo Award website and social media
Invitation to jury the next award cycle (New + Continuing Projects Only)

In addition to the three film awards each cycle, three applicants will be selected for honorable mention and receive acknowledgment on Film Photo Award's website and social media

Award recipients may also be invited to participate in future exhibitions showcasing photographs produced with the Film Photo Award.

New Project Award
The New Project Award is designed to help photographers begin a new film photography project using Kodak Professional Film. Open to all emerging or established photographers worldwide, 18 years old or older.
Applicants to the New Project Award can choose to receive one of the following format options: 200 rolls of 35mm, 200 rolls of 120, 300 sheets of 4x5 film

Continuing Project Award,
The Continuing Project Award is designed to help photographers continue an existing film photography project using Kodak Professional Film. Open to all emerging and established photographers worldwide, 18 years old or older.
Applicants to the Continuing Project Award can choose to receive one of the following options: 200 rolls of 35mm, 200 rolls of 120, 300 sheets of 4x5 film

Student Project Award
The Student Project Award is designed to help student photographers begin or continue a film photography project using Kodak Professional Film. Open to students worldwide, 18 years old or older.
Applicants to the Student Project Award can choose to receive one of the following options: 100 rolls of 35mm, 100 rolls of 120, 150 sheets of 4x5 film

You must be currently enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of submission. You do not need to be studying photography specifically to be considered. A scanned image of your student ID is required to verify current enrollment status.

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