Awards

Awards – Money Prizes for the first three place winners:

1st Place: 600 USD

2nd Place: 200 USD

3rd Place: 100 USD

Honorable Mentions: 40 USD

Merit Awards: Free Entry to the next competition

All accepted Photo and Video submissions will be displayed with the creator’s name and link to social media channels.

Сonditions

We are currently accepting entries for “June 2023 OPEN Video and Photo” Contest.

Theme is “Open”

Eligibility – All artists over 18 years old may enter.

Format – We are accepting photo or video content. You can enter the contest multiple times and with both formats.

Rules –We are accepting only GIF format Videos. Use Converter like ezgif.com for other formats.

Price – 20 USD for up to 2 picture or video submissions.

Judging Criteria – Creativity, originality, unique and innovative execution, aesthetic impression, and overall original impact of the approach. As well as, quality of pictures/videos, usage of editing tools.

Juror: Thierry Clauson-multi-award winning artist

Image and Video Requirements-

– Video in GIF format only. Use videos of max 10 seconds before converting to GIF.

– Image should not exceed 2MB.

– Image should be in jpeg format.

– File should be labeled as Example: colors_peter_smith.jpeg

– Image and Video should be clear and in focus, this represents your work and it will be displayed / judged the same way it is received.

Please Request your Certificates of Participation by email, after results of the competition have been announced.

Important Dates:

Deadline to submit work- May 29, 2023

Winners announced – June 3rd, 2023

Use Bitly: for long Web addresses please use Bitly to shorten your link
Use Converters: to convert your video (MP4,MPEG, AVI and other files) into GIF format use converters, for example like ezgif.com

Image and Video Requirements
– Video should be in GIF format only.
– Image should not exceed 2MB.
– Image should be in jpeg format.
– Image should not contain any frame or watermark.
– Image or video file should be labeled as your name and artwork name. Example: colors_peter_smith.jpeg
– Image and video should be clear and in focus, this represents your work and it will be displayed the same way it is received.

By clicking accept, you, the applicant, agrees to allow Influence Gallery to use your images and videos for the following purposes: online exhibition, future contests marketing, promotional, and display purposes. You, the applicant, agrees to allow Influence Gallery to archive your image on our website and social media channels. All the provided information: your images, name and your social media channels or website or contact information, when applicable, will be available for public viewing on our website. The applicant shall maintain all copyrights of any image or content that they submit to Influence Gallery. Images shall not be resold, exchanged or copied. By participating in the Influence Gallery online contests, the applicant acknowledges their unconditional acceptance of the  Terms and Conditions.

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