2019 Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography

2019 Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography

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The Meitar Award for Excellence in photography is a collaboration between PHOTO IS:RAEL and the Zvi and Ofra Meitar Family Fund. It will be awarded for the fourth time this year for a body of work that demonstrates excellence in the field of photography.
An independent jury will select 20 finalists who will be showcased in a group exhibition at the International Photography Festival in November 2019 in Tel-Aviv. All works will be judged anonymously based on their originality and quality.
The jury will choose the body of work that in their opinion has the potential to form a part of an upcoming solo exhibition.
The award winner will be announced in November at the festival and will receive a $14,000 grant, which includes a personal grant of $2,500 and production of a solo exhibition that will be part of the 2020 International Photography Festival.
Early registration for Meitar Award: 26.6.2019-15.7.2019 – $42.00 registration fee.
Late registration for Meitar Award: 16.7.2019-31.7.2019 – $54.00 registration fee.

Prizes:

The award winner will be announced in November at the festival and will receive a $14,000 grant, which includes a personal grant of $2,500 and production of a solo exhibition that will be part of the 2020 International Photography Festival.

Eligibility:

Legal adult in place of residence

Copyrights & Usage Rights:

Artists applying for Meitar Award will maintain ownership rights of all the intellectual property (including ethical rights) related to the images comprising the working body, subject to the present bylaws. However, by participating in the contest, the artists give the Meitar Foundation, the International Photography Festival, and PHOTO:IS RAEL (PBC), and through them to any third parties involved in marketing (hereunder "The Authorized Users") their irrevocable, non-exclusive, international, royalty-free permission, within legal bounds, to change, edit, copy, duplicate and adjust the images to the format required for internet product pages and for marketing materials only, to advertise and use the photos and their content and components, including any name, place or portrait they may contain, in every type of media, including, but not limited to, digital and electronic media, computers and audio-visual media (present or future), in any language, worldwide, and in any way, without need to check, notify or receive approval, without any return or compensation. All the above for the sole purpose of promoting and/or advertising the Meitar Foundation Photography Contest, or the 8t​ h​ Photography Festival. Other than the purposes listed above, and other uses intended to promote the festival, the award and the activities of PHOTO IS:RAEL, no commercial use will be made of the photographs, and all commercial rights will remain in the possession of the artist.

Theme:

Conceptual