ROBERT CAPA PHOTOGRAPHY GRAND PRIZE HUNGARY 2018 – CALL FOR ENTRIES
THE ROBERT CAPA CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY CENTER CALLS FOR ENTRIES FOR THE ROBERT CAPA PHOTOGRAPHY GRAND PRIZE HUNGARY 2018 AS A RECOGNITION OF THE WORK OF PHOTOGRAPHERS WITH OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF HUNGARIAN PHOTOGRAPHY.
The Capa Grand Prize Hungary is annually awarded to an author who works in any branch of photography, has been established professionally, and demonstrates a proven track record of outstanding talent.
The Capa Center established the prize to emphasize its commitment to the creation of new artworks that enrich our society. The fellowships and the prize aim at furthering the development of the artists and encouraging their future experimentation.
The Capa Grand Prize Hungary 2018 may only be awarded to the winner of the contest; it is not based on nomination. The contest is open to individuals or small groups (max. 5 people). The contest may be entered by Hungarian citizens, and non-Hungarian citizens living in Hungary. in case of small groups, at least half or the majority of the group members have to meet this condition.
One can enter the contest by submitting an unpublished work already in progress, and a synopsis drafting the completion of this work, which also includes suggestions regarding the final form or the planned installation of the work. The entry documentation may contain elements presented earlier, but only those artworks may be awarded which, in the course of the fellowship, turn into an entirely new artwork based on a concept that differs from the original. The entries and synopses are expected to exhibit socially committed methods of artistic work.
No materials created with the financial support of the Capa Center, or already presented in a preliminary stage with the financial support of the Capa Center may be submitted. Also, no series may be awarded on the grounds of which the author already receives any other art grant (for example, from the National Cultural Fund of Hungary, the Hungarian Academy of Arts, the Association of Hungarian Photographers, or the Pécsi József photography grant).
In the first stage of the contest, the jury awards fellowships to three candidates who continue working on their projects according to the submitted synopsis and eventually report to the jury. Then, the jury awards the grand prize to one of the three fellows from the shortlist in the second stage of the contest.
Once the fellows are named, they cannot submit the material they applied with to the contest to any other until the grand prize winner is announced.
Before the awarding of the grand prize, the fellows present their finished work to the jury in person and in English, at a joint exhibition in the Capa Center. The Capa Center provides funds for the preparation of the exhibition, beyond the fellowship grant.
AWARDS
Each fellow receives a HUF 500,000 (approx. EUR 1400 or USD 1500) grant, as well as HUF 200,000 each, as a reimbursement for preparing their showcase exhibition. In addition, the grand prize winner receives HUF 3 million (EUR 8500 or USD 9,300).
GRAND PRIZE
3 MILLION HUF
FELLOWSHIP
500+200 THOUSAND HUF
FELLOWSHIP
500+200 THOUSAND HUF
FELLOWSHIP
500+200 THOUSAND HUF
The awarding of the fellowships and the prize is decided by an independent jury of five renowned Hungarian and international professionals. The work of the jury is supported by a secretary, who has no right to vote. The award judging process is completed through a series of online and in-person private sessions conducted in English. The submissions are not anonymized throughout the judging procedure.
The members of the Capa Grand Prize Hungary jury in 2017:
Attila Horányi
president of the jury, art historian, aesthete, associate professor at the Institute for Theoretical Studies, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
Gábor Gerhes
artist, university teacher
Anna-Alix Koffi
Photo Editor, Publisher
Nestan Nijaradze
Artistic Director of Tbilisi Photo Festival
Donald Weber
Photographer
István Virágvölgyi
curator, secretary of the Robert Capa Photography Grand Prize Hungary
RULES OF ENTRY
The entry must be submitted both in Hungarian and English, exclusively electronically, via the capa-nagydij.capacenter.hu website, and it must contain the following:
1. INFORMATION ABOUT THE CANDIDATE:
- data, contact information, a photograph – proof of citizenship or residence may be requested by the organizers during the whole period of the contest
2. INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENTRY:
- presentation of the work in progress (photographs, series of photographs – and additionally videos, series of videos, documentation, etc.)
- a synopsis, a project plan: the candidate must explain how s/he intends to complete the work in progress, including suggestions on the final form or installation of the work (elaboration of the content and schedule)
3. A PRESENTATION OF THE CANDIDATE’S WORK:
- a detailed curriculum vitae
- a portfolio: minimum one, maximum five previous works
The Capa Center will promote the prize-winning works. The Capa Center will not obtain the copyright of the works in progress, but it is entitled to use every prize-winning work and the related contents (photographs, videos, documentation, books, etc.) in connection with the promotion and the communication of the prize without any limitations, and it is entitled to grant this right to a third party as well. The winner of the grand prize undertakes to indicate the fact of winning the award in all cases when the winning series is published in any form, for five years following the winning of the prize.
Non-compliance with the rules, technical requirements and the deadlines of the contest may result in disqualification from the contest. Applicants bear full legal responsibility for their entries and the pertaining consequences, which may also include the disqualification from the contest. Previous winners of the contest (fellowship or prize) are not eligible to enter another contest for two years following their award. This does not apply to the author of the extra, fourth entry. Members of winning groups may enter as parts of other groups or with individual entries.
THE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE TECHNICAL POSSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE SUBMITTED MATERIAL IS ACCESSIBLE HERE.
YOU CAN FIND ANSWERS FOR THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS BY CLICKING HERE.
For further information, please contact us at nagydij@capacenter.hu.
