Film Photo Award - Fall 2019

The Film Photo Award offers two award cycles per year, each providing three distinct grants of Kodak Professional Film and complementary film processing by Griffin Editions to photographers who demonstrate a serious commitment to the field and are motivated to continue the development of still, film-based photography in the 21st century.

The Film Photo Award is open to all emerging, established, and student photographers worldwide, 18 years old or older. During each spring and fall award cycle, three awards are granted: New Project Award, Continuing Project Award, and Student Project Award. Each award includes Kodak Professional Film in specified quantities, film processing for awarded film with Griffin Editions, and a feature and interview published on the Film Photo Award website and social media. Three finalists in each award category will also receive acknowledgment on the Film Photo Award's website and social media. The Student Project Award winner also receives a 4x5 view camera from Standard Cameras.

Applicants to the New Project Award and Continuing Project Award can choose to receive either 200 rolls of 35mm, 200 rolls of 120, or 300 sheets of 4x5 film. Applicants to the Student Project Award can choose to receive either 100 rolls of 35mm, 100 rolls of 120, or 150 sheets of 4x5 film. Student applicants must be currently enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of submission and provide a scanned image of their student ID. Applications are submitted online and must include a project proposal (not exceeding 4000 characters), a CV/resume/bio (not exceeding 2 pages), and 10 JPEG images (1200 pixels on longest dimension at 72 ppi). Entry fees are $35.00 for Continuing & New Project Awards and $25.00 for Student Project Awards. Up to 5 applications per applicant are allowed. Submissions are juried by a panel comprised of past Film Photo Award recipients, Film Photo Award staff, and occasionally industry leaders. Applicants are considered on the basis of artistic excellence and promise of future achievement. Past recipients are ineligible to receive the award again for three years. Recipients agree to commence or continue the proposed work during the year following receipt and will participate in an interview approximately 8 months after receiving the award.