CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR A PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
ORGANIZED BY THE ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE FOUNDATION
‘MÉTIERS DU MONDE’
‘TRADES OF THE WORLD’
ARTICLE 1 COMPETITION ORGANIZORS AND DATES
This international photography competition is organized by the
Alliance Française Foundation, 101 Boulevard Raspail 75006 PARIS
Alliances
Françaises around the world are invited to coordinate the competition in their
respective
countries
(invite call for entries from resident amateur photographers, compose a
selection panel and
submit
2 photographs by the winning photographer to Alliance Française Foundation by
20th January
2013).
ARTICLE 2 COMPETITION TIMETABLE
The competition will take place in
three stages:
-
at the local level
The local Alliance Française will
register for the competition with the Alliance Française
Foundation. It will be responsible
for establishing a local jury, selecting the winning
photographer and submitting his/her
pictures (2) to the Alliance Française Foundation.
-
at the international level
The Alliance Française Foundation
will compose a jury made up of professionals from the
photography and cultural industries
who will proceed to select 20 photographers from the
entries received from around the
world for a joint exhibition in Paris.
-
final selection
A final winner will be declared from
the 20 photographers selected by the Alliance Française
Foundation jury and the 1st Prize
will be a one week visit to Paris organized by the Alliance
Française Foundation (taking charge
of international transport, accommodation and meals only).
Key dates are as follows:
Submission of work:
Interested photographers are required
to submit 2 photos each to Alliance Française de Dar es Salaamby
Friday 11th January 2013 to cultural@afdar.comtogether
with a duly completed form.
The Jury will meet between 15th and
18th January 2013 in Dar es Salaam to select the winning Tanzanianphotographer
whose work will be forwarded to the Alliance Française Foundation by 20th
January 2013.
Publication of overall results
The final results will be posted on
the Alliance Française Foundation website: www.fondationalliancefr.org after
20th February 2013.
ARTICLE 3 ENTRANTS
The
competition is open to any physical person hereinafter referred to as “the
ENTRANT”.
The
entrant should not be a professional photographer recognized for his work and
living off his work.
Entrants
have to be 18 years and above.
Entrants shall only be allowed to
submit two photographs each.
The entrants guarantee that the
pictures submitted are original, unpublished (already published work is ineligible)
and that they are the rightful owners (holding the copyright) of the works. In
this respect, the entrants are responsible for obtaining authorisation from any
third party who has directly or indirectly participated in the production of
the photograph and/or who consider having some form of right over the work and
in such case the entrant shall be responsible for the settlement of any
eventual payments.
The entrants grant the Alliance
Française Foundation the exclusive right to exploit the works submitted for the
period of the competition.
The entrants shall indemnify the
AlllianceFrançaise Foundation against any action or claim whatsoeverwhich may
be brought by any person who may claim any rights or fulfillment of undertaking
under thepresent competition.
The Alliance Française Foundation
reserves the right to verify the validity and originality of any entry and/or
entrant (including an entrant's identity and address) and to disqualify any
entrant who submits an entry which does not conform to the competititon rules
or submits incomplete, erroneous or false information.
With regard to the content of the
photograph, here are some guidelines to follow which are not
completely exhaustive:
· Have the consent of the photographed
persons.
· Anticipate that the reproduction of
buildings (historic or recent) can give rise to copyright claims
· Not to reproduce urban designs which
may be protected under third-party copyright law
· Not to represent any branded designs
(cloths, furniture, objects)
· Not to represent alcoholic or tobacco
brands or any situation that shows that consumption is
prohibited.
ARTICLE 4 CONDITIONS
Participation
in the competition is free.
Photographs must be related to the
theme: ‘TRADES OF WORLD’.
The
entrant should send 2 photos representing the theme ‘TRADES OF WORLD’ together
with a duly completed form to the local Alliance Française.
The aim is to show the extraordinary
diversity of professions for men and women throughout the world, and the beauty
and toughness of their daily occupations.
ARTICLE 5 OVERALL WINNER, FINALISTS AND PRIZES
The Alliance Française Foundation
Jury, composed of photography and cultural professionals, will select an
overall winner and 19 other finalists from the entrants who will have submitted
their photos on the theme ‘‘TRADES OF WORLD’ before 20th January 2013.
The Alliance Française Foundation
guarantees the impartiality, good faith and fairness of the jury
members.
As is the norm, the Jury reserves the
right to reject any image that it judges to be artistically inadequate.
Decisions of the judges are final and
binding.
The jury’s decisions shall be based
on the following criteria:
-Coherence of the approach
-Relevance to the subject of the
competition.
-Quality of the photo: framing, originality,
treatment of light, aesthetic...
-2 photographs per participant
-Compliance with the technical
specifications indicated herebelow
Technical
Specifications
· The entrant has to submit the
photographs preferably as TIFF files, or eventually as JPEG files,
with a 300 DPI resolution.
· The following information has to be
indicated for each of the 2 photographs:
- the make and model of the camera
used
- aperture
- shutter speed
- if a camera film was used, type of
film and ISO number
The “Winner” and the “Finalists”
expressly grant the Alliance Française Foundation the unrestricted
right, without any payment, to
reproduce, distribute, display at exhibitions and promote the work in any media
now or hereafter unknown, all over the world, and for a period of 24 months
from 21st February 2013.
The “Winner” and the “Finalists”
authorise the Alliance Française Foundation the unrestricted right,
without any payment, to produce
photographs and voice and/or visual recordings of their participation in the exhibition,
and for the multiple diffusion of their works either live or pre-recorded, in
full or extracts thereof, using any form of diffusion now or hereafter unknown,
all over the world, and for a period of 24 months staring from the date the
results are announced.
ARTICLE 6 PRIZES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
-
1st Prize
The overall winner will be awarded a
one week stay in Paris (international transport and accommodation and a daily
allowance of 30€) as well as the opportunity of a solo exhibition in a Paris gallery
as well as publication in specialized arts and photography magazines.
-
Finalists
The finalists will have their 2
photographs exhibited in a group exhibition in a Paris gallery and also in the
Fondation Alliance Française’ gallery on the occasion of the 2013 International
Alliance Françaisenetwork meeting (101 boulevardRaspail, Paris).
Not
included in the Prize/Opportunities:
-Any additional expenses related to
receiving the 1st Prize
-Personal expenses
The Winner and the “Finalists” will
not receive any form of remuneration for their participation in this competition
organised by the Alliance Française Foundation other than the aforementioned
prize and opportunities.
The Prize and opportunities are neither
transferable nor exchangeable. The organiser reserves the right to replace the
aforementioned with equivalent prize/opportunities.
The “Winner” and the “Finalists” will
be informed by e-mail and/or by telephone.
If the entrant cannot be reached on
the contact details provided at the time of registering, he/she will lose their
place as winner/finalist without further recourse.
The Prize/opportunities will not be
subject to any form of dispute and will not be exchangeable for cash or
replaceable for any reasons.
In case the winner and/or finalist
are not able to take up their prize or place for whatever reason they will not
be entitled to any compensation.
The competition organisers will be
responsible for printing the photos of the finalists for the exhibition at the
venue of the 20th anniversary celebrations of Courrier International.
The Alliance Française Foundation
alone will be responsible for size/format of the prints, the framing and
mounting and the general scenography of the exhibition.
ARTICLE 7 ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS
The identities of the “Winner” and of
the Finalists will be published using their pseudonym (artist’s
name) as per their application and
eventually using their real name and could be subject to use in the publicity
on the internet and in other publicity material produced by the Alliance
Française Foundation.
ARTICLE 8 FORCE MAJEURE
In case of force majeure and if the
circumstances so require, the Alliance Française Foundation reserves the right
at its sole discretion to change the rules of the competition, to postpone or
cancel the competition without being held liable for these changes.
ARTICLE 9 LIABILITY
It is expressly reminded that the
Internet is not a secured network. The Alliance Française Foundation will not
be held liable in case of malfunction of its internet service, notably through
any malicious acts which may affect the competition at any stage.
In addition, it will not be held
liable for any communication problems or for the loss of postal or
electronic mail. Any incorrect or
false information will lead to the disqualification of the entrant.
ARTICLE 10 AGREEMENT
Participation in this competition
implies the pure and plain acceptance of the present agreement in its totality
including any other eventual amendments and addenda. Any practical differences
in the
interpretation or application of the
present agreement will be decided without option of appeal by the organiser.
The local applications drafted by
each Alliance Française will draw their conditions from the present agreement
taking into account any eventual local legislative obligations.
ARTICLE 11 PERSONAL DATA
In accordance with the Data
Protection Act of 6th of January 1978 amended by the bill of 6th August
2004, the user has the right to
access, a right to get more information, to rectify and should the need
arise to oppose the data concerning
him. He can oppose at any moment its communication to a third party.
Any request to access, to rectify or
to oppose must be sent to the following address: concours ‘METIERS DU MONDE’
101,boulevardRaspail 75006 Paris, up to the date of publication of the
competition results.
ARTICLE 12 LITIGATION
The present competition is subject to
and is governed by French law for the organisation of competition in France.
Each local Alliance Française is
responsible for the drafting of its own agreement drawn from the
present agreement.
ARTICLE 13 REGISTRATION AND CONSULTATION OF THE COMPETITION
AGREEMENT
The present agreement is registered
at SCP PINTUS – DI FAZIO –DECOTTE –DEROO, Baillifs in MORNANT 69440, 13 Rue
Guillaumond.
It can be consulted on the following
website www.Reglement-Jeux.fr
In accordance to the registration of
the competition statement of 26 April 2010.
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PHOTO
COMPETITION
Capture the
‘MÉTIERS DU MONDE’
Application Form / Bulletin de
Participation
ABOUT YOU / A PROPOS DE VOUS
Surname / Nom : _________________________________________
Name / Prénom : _________________________________________
Date of birth / Date de Naissance :
__________________________ Nationality / Nationalité :
__________________________________
E-mail address / Adresse mél:
_____________________________________________
Phone number / Numéro de téléphone :
_______________________________________
Occupation / Profession :
___________________________________________________
ABOUT YOUR PHOTOS / A PROPOS DE VOS PHOTOS
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q I have
read and I accept the 2013 Photo Competition rules
J’ai lu et j’accepte les conditions du Concours Photo
2013
q I
guarantee that the 2 pictures submitted are original, unpublished and I am the
rightful owner of them
Je garantie que les 2 photographies que je
transmets sont originales, inédites et que j’en détiens les droits
d’exploitation.
Entries which do not conform to the
Photo Competition rules or are incomplete, erroneous or falsified will be
disqualified.
Toute inscription et participation effectuées avec des informations ou
coordonnées incomplètes, erronées ou contrefaites ou réalisées en violation du
règlement seront considérées comme nulles.
I send
my photos by e-mail as TIFF or JPEG with a resolution of 300 DPI
J’envoie ma photoen résolution 300 DPI en format TIFF ou JPEG
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