Film Photo Award - Fall 2021

The Film Photo Award offers two award cycles per year, providing grants of Kodak Professional Film and complementary film processing by Griffin Editions to photographers demonstrating a serious commitment to film-based photography. The award is open to all emerging, established, and student photographers worldwide, 18 years old or older.

During each spring and fall award cycle, three Film Photo Awards will be granted: two Visionary Project Awards and one Student Project Award. Each award includes Kodak Professional Film, film processing with Griffin Editions, an exclusive feature published in Lenscratch, and an interview published on the Film Photo Award website and social media. The Student Project Award winner also receives a 4x5 view camera by Standard Cameras. Three finalists in each award category receive acknowledgment on the Film Photo Award's website and social media.

Visionary Project Award applicants (emerging or established photographers) can choose to receive either 100 rolls of 35mm, 100 rolls of 120, or 200 sheets of 4x5 film. Student Project Award 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. Students can choose the same film format options as Visionary Award applicants. Applicants will indicate their preference of film format (35mm, 120, or 4x5) from six available Kodak Professional Film emulsions: Portra 160, Portra 400, Ektar 100, Tri-X 400/320, T-MAX 100, and T-MAX 400. Entry fees are $35 for the Visionary Project Award and $25 for the Student Project Award. Applicants may submit up to 5 applications with 1-15 images per application. Recipients agree to commence or continue the proposed work during the year following receipt and will donate one print to the Film Photo Award Archive at the conclusion of their one-year grant period.