Terms and conditions
Read the terms and conditions of the 8th Venice Movie Stars Photography Award.
1. 8th Venice Movie Stars Photography Award is the eighth edition of the photographic competition organised, in
collaboration with Venixpress s.r.l.
2. In order to take part in the competition you have to be accredited as a photographer at the 68th Venice International
Film Festival.
3. The competition is reserved exclusively for professional photographers.
4. There are two official categories (reportage and portrait) and a collateral one (“Public Prize”).
5. The photographs entered in the competition must carry the name of the photographer, the name of the subject and the
date of shooting.
6. Photographs, in high resolution, must be presented on a CD and sent only to the following address: Venixpress s.r.l. -
via Ligabue 2/c – 30174 Mestre Venezia, before 23th September 2011.
7. The photographs must be presented in jpeg or tif format (it would be best to send the original file). The jury is free to
leave out of the competition low resolution photographs or those with an excessive jpeg compression.
8. Taking part in the 8thVenice Movie Stars Photography Award is free. Enrolment in the competition is considered valid
at the moment in which Venixpress s.r.l. receives the CD with the photographs and the completed application form filled in
with capital letters and signed.
9. The authors can send a maximum of 3 photographs for each category (reportage and portrait), making a maximum of 6
pictures in total.
10. The photographs must arrive at the above indicated address by the 23th September 2011.
11. The decision of the jury is final and unappealable. Participation in the competition implies the acceptance of the present
rules.
12. Every participant declares to be the author of the photographs submitted for the competition, to have copyright
on them and to be responsible for the content. Unless expressly stated in writing at the time of the application, every
participant authorizes the publication of the pictures on the Internet, in the catalogue made for the Award, or in some
particular events, relieving Venixpress s.r.l. from every responsibility and give to Venixpress s.r.l. all the rights for the use
of the pictures. The results will be announced during the Award ceremony that will take place in Rome in December 2011.
13. The curator of the Award will be free to select, in his unquestionable opinion, photographs submitted to Venixpress s.r.l.
to be printed and become part of the photographic exhibition of the 8th Venice Movie Stars Photography Award in Rome
and in Venice for the 69th Venice International Film Festival, and/or in other exhibition spaces indefinitely.
14. Moreover, the curator of the Award will be free to select, in his unquestionable opinion, photographs to be published
on-line on the website www.moviestarsaward.com and in the catalogue for the exhibition Venice Movie Stars Photography
Award, or used for activities connected to the Venice Movie Stars Photography Award.
15. Official prizes:
Best reportage prize
Best portrait prize
Public’s choice prize