Film Photo Award - Spring 2025

The Film Photo Award offers two award cycles per year, providing grants of professional photographic film and complementary film processing by Praus Productions to photographers demonstrating 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 period, three film grants will be awarded: 2 Visionary Project Awards and 1 Student Project Award. Each award includes a choice of black and white film (100 rolls of 35mm, 100 rolls of 120, or 200 sheets of 4x5) or color film (75 rolls of 35mm, 75 rolls of 120, or 150 sheets of 4x5). Available professional film emulsions include Ilford FP4, Ilford HP5, Kodak Ektar 100, Kodak Portra 160, and Kodak Portra 400. All awards include film processing with Praus Productions, 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 from Standard Cameras. Finalists are selected in each category and receive acknowledgment on the Film Photo Award website and social media.

The Visionary Project Award supports photographers in continued use of film within their practice and is open to emerging or established photographers. The Student Project Award helps student photographers begin or continue a film photography project and requires current enrollment at an institution of higher education; a scanned image of student ID is required for verification. Entry fees are $35 for the Visionary Project Award and $25 for the Student Project Award. Applicants may submit up to 3 applications and up to 15 images. The submission deadline for Spring 2025 is May 3, 2025 at 11:59pm EST. Awards will be announced and film shipped in late May/early June 2025. 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.