Film Photo Award - Spring 2023

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 based in the United States, 18 years old or older.

During each spring and fall award cycle, three film grants will be awarded: two Visionary Project Awards and one Student Project Award. Each film grant award includes a choice of 100 rolls of 35mm, 100 rolls of 120, or 200 sheets of 4x5 film. Student Project Award recipients also receive a new 4x5 camera from Standard Cameras. 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. Finalists are also selected in each award category and receive acknowledgment on the Film Photo Award's website and social media.

The Visionary Project Award is designed to support photographers in their continued use of Kodak Professional Film within their photographic practice. The proposed project can be new or ongoing. The Student Project Award is designed to help student photographers begin or continue a film photography project. Students must be currently enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of submission and must provide a scanned image of their student ID. Entry fees are $35 for the Visionary Project Award and $25 for the Student Project Award. Applicants may submit up to 3 applications with 3-15 images per application. The submission deadline is April 9, 2023 at 11:59pm EST. Awards will be announced and film shipped in May 2023. Recipients agree to commence or continue the proposed work during the year following receipt and will be asked to donate one print to the Film Photo Award Archive at the conclusion of their one-year grant period.