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ORGANIZER
CENTER FOR CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

 

SUBMISSION OF WORKS
3rd October to 1st November 2008

 

EXHIBITION OPENING AND AWARDING CEREMONY
6th December 2008

EXHIBITION RUNS FROM
6th December 2008 to 6th January 2009

 

FIRST PRIZE
CREATIVE MACAU AWARD
MOP 20 000

SECOND PRIZE
JORNAL TRIBUNA DE MACAU AWARD
MOP 10 000

THIRD PRIZE
CREATIVE MACAU AWARD
MOP 8 000

 

 

 

SPECIAL PRIZES

MACAU BUSINESS AWARD
in photojournalism
MOP 10 000


CANON AWARD
The best composition
CANNON EOS 400 Kit Set

 

 

The competition 2008 is a local photography contest organized by CENTER FOR CREATIVE INDUSTRIES (CCI). The contest aims to develop and raise the visibility of local creative talents, in the form of a competition and the resulting exhibition.

 

The call for entries theme of Photography Competition 2008 is "BEYOND THE EYE --- Daily Life". All submitted images are created to represent the previous or current daily life of Macau which is observed by the participants. The contest is different from the general photo competitions as a piece of digital or analogue color photography is only the departing point to the excellence of the final product, going beyond it, and focusing on the printout of original photos enhanced by the MASTERY OF MANIPULATION TECHNIQUES, which can include the use of any software program, hand applied coloring or emulsions,   mixed media and even making an image that merges photography with graphic, drawing, painting, collage and any other medium.

Results must be presented in digital form and hard copy. Hence, evaluation of the entries must be emphasized on the quality of the edited final image.

 

The competition is open to all Macau residents (permanent and temporary) that must be over 16 years of age on 31 st August 2008.

Only individual entries are allowed and each entry must carry six or eight images presented as an exhibition series with a unifying concept. The judges are seeking dynamic and distinguishing images which portray a compelling narrative.

Only photographs in color are acceptable. Images must fall into the criteria of the photo contest theme and print on glossy photo paper.

 

 

The jury, consisting of respected photographers, visual arts and publishing professionals as well as the organizers and sponsors, will base their decisions on the series of images submitted and designate winners for the First Place, Second Place and Third Place , and the two special awards named MACAU BUSINESS award and CANON award. The conceptual quality, group coherence and innovativeness will be the main criteria for the final selection.

 

DAVID HARTUNG photography director DESTINATION MACAU magazine

JOSÉ LUÍS DE S. MARQUES president INSTITUTE OF EUROPEAN STUDIES OF MACAU

JOSÉ ROCHA DINIS director JORNAL TRIBUNA MACAU

LUÍS ALMOSTER independent photographer

LÚCIA LEMOS project manager CENTER FOR CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

PAULO A. AZEVEDO founder and publisher MACAU BUSINESS magazine

UNG VAI MENG head DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND RECREATION - IACM

 

 

  1. Winners agree that CCI may reproduce and/or license the reproduction the entries featured of their works in the award exhibition without any payment to the owner for any promotional, marketing and publicity use on and in all media including catalogues, posters, postcards and the internet. In addition, the sponsors MACAU BUSINESS and JORNAL TRIBUNA MACAU have the rights to have the first publication for the awarding images in their sponsorship respectively without any payment to the owners. However, such free use shall only be in connection with the competition and exhibition only.

  2. CCI assumes all entries are original creations and are the works and property of the participant, with all rights granted therein. CCI is not liable for any copyright infringement on the part of the participant. Modifying, enhancing, or altering someone else's existing artwork does not qualify as an original creation. Entries must not defame or invade publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any personal or proprietary rights of any third party.

  3. The winners agree that their work will be exhibited at the gallery Creative Macau. They are responsible for mounting and framing their photographs individually according to the requirement of CCI and the delivery of their works for the exhibition. In addition, CANON will offer a free printing service for the winners in the coming exhibition.

  4. The Judges’ decision is final and no discussion or correspondence can be entered into their decision. They reserve the right to vary the awards or to not make any award.

  5. Reasonable efforts will be made to notify all participants as to whether their photograph has been short-listed for an award or been selected for the exhibition. It is the participant’s responsibility to contact CCI if he or she has not received notification.

  6. Collection/return of submitted photographs. All submitted photographs and CD ROMs must be collected in person before the end of December 2008.

  7. Delivery. Each participant is entitled to submit ONE series (6 or 8 photos) to the photo contest in JPEG or TIF format on a CD- ROM and also the printed images. Images size and resolution are listed below:

    PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT (Unit) *

    DIGITAL IMAGE (Unit)

    Size (inch)

    Size (mm)

    600dpi

    8”x 12”

    203 x 305

    2832 x 3602 (pixels) or over

    * Submitted photographic prints must be border prints.

  8. SUBMISSION OF WORKS from 3rd October to 1st November 2008. Send by register mail or by hand delivery in a sealed envelope (no sender’s name or address) containing two other separate sub-envelopes. Besides, the sentence “Submission for the BEYOND THE EYE---Daily Life, photography competition” MUST be written under the address of CREATIVE MACAU.

    For the first sub-envelope, it should only contain the printed images and CD-ROM WITHOUT any personal identification on. The printed images should not be mounted but supplied with transparent sleeves and hard cardboard for protection. Images and printed photographs MUST be shown in the display sequence along with our filled in submission form. All contents inside must be free from any personal information. Otherwise, entries will not be accepted.
    For the second sub-envelope, it should only enclose a copy of the Macau ID card with contact numbers and email address.
    Upon receiving the submission envelope, the two sub-envelopes will be given an entry number. The second sub-envelope with the participant's personal information will only be opened after the completion of the selection process. The submission of works MUST be delivered with our submission form

 

 

 

The submission of works MUST be delivered with our SUBMISSION FORM from 3rd October to 1st November 2008. Submission form can be download from 3rd October.

 

For further information, please contact Jeff Lao by
jefflao@creativemacau.org.mo ; cci@creativemacau.org.mo

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CREATIVE MACAU
G/F Macau Cultural Centre Building, Xian Xing Hai Avenue, Macau

Tel: (853) 2875   3282  | Working Hours: 14:00 – 19:00 (Monday   - Saturday)

 

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