Fotograf Festival

We are looking for projects to be exhibited in designated public areas in the frequent lobby at the entrance to the Můstek metro station on Wenceslas Square in the very centre of Prague.

Fotograf Festival issues an open call for professionals, amateurs and students who are invited to submit their photo projects. We are interested in artworks representing a distinctly defined project of an independent and non-commercial character.

This year’s fourteenth edition of the Fotograf Festival presents artistic approaches of artists who process their own experience of the search for identity within European culture. 

The main theme of the Fotograf Festival International Open Call is IDENTITY. Identity is composed of diverse elements that make up the uniqueness of each individual. It is a puzzle of personal experiences, emotions, values, be it heritage, culture or inner beliefs. The topic of identity invites deep reflection on what defines us and how we present ourselves to the world, bringing to the surface both individual differences and commonalities that unite us.

The 4 selected artists will have the opportunity to exhibit their works in the exhibition vitrines in the lobby of the metro station A on Můstek in Prague.Fotograf Festival will cover the costs of realization, printing and installation.

We appreciate all genres and the most diverse approaches of artistic creation, since the goal of “Fotograf – contemporary photography zone” is to discover talents. We are looking for talents of any age. Let’s sign in!

The winners will be chosen by the jury whose members including professionals and experts on contemporary visual art: 

• Světlana Malinová (Art-director Fotograf Festival)
• Caroline von Courten (Art-director Der Greif)
• Emese Musci (Curator)
• Olja Triaška Stefanovic (Artist & Pedagogue)

The deadline for the submissions is September 15, 2024.

Early birds at reduced price are welcome till July 7, 2024.

Submission terms and conditions:

• CV (.pdf)
• Portfolio (.pdf, max 10 MB)
• Project description + images (description maximum 1 500 characters, all in one file .pdf, max 10 MB)
• The exhibition space consists of 16 vitrines with a size of 147 cm x 75 cm. 
• Any e-mail attachments must be properly identified (Surname_Name + CV / Portfolio / Project)
• Send your projects to email: kristyna.khinova@fotograf.zone and indicate “OPEN CALL FEST” in the email subject line
• The number of projects submitted by one author is not limited
• The participation fee per project is 35 € (Early bird: 25 €)

Instructions:
Please send the fee to the following bank account number: 2800358798/2010, IBAN: CZ8420100000002800358798
BIC code/SWIFT: FIOBCZPPXXX (please add “OPEN CALL_FF_surname” in the note).

The winners will be announced on October 15, 2024 on www.fotograf.zone and fotografestival.cz, social media @fotograf.zone and addressed by email. For more information, do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail: kristyna.khinova@fotograf.zone.

V posledních letech dominuje současnému umění debata o dědictví kolonialismu. Probíhá však bez zásadní účasti zástupců zemí střední a východní Evropy a střední Asie, přestože i tato část světa má hluboké historické zkušenosti s kolonialismem a problémy rasové diskriminace. Na to poukazuje řada uměleckých děl pocházejících z těchto regionů, kterým doposud nebyla věnována dostatečná pozornost. Čtrnáctý ročník Fotograf Festivalu s podtitulem „Make Voices be Heard“ se zaměřuje především na hlasy umělkyň a umělců z těchto regionů s cílem rozšířit stávající mezinárodní diskuzi o kolonialismu, postkolonialismu a diskriminaci o perspektivy z těchto regionů.

Hlavními kurátory čtrnáctého ročníku Fotograf Festivalu jsou Noemi Smolík a Adam Vačkář. Hlavní program festivalu se skládá z několika výstavních projektů, odborného sympozia a navazujících akcí, které se konají v říjnu 2024.