Please notice the Portfolio review will be presential, in Braga, PORTUGAL.

1. RECIPIENTS

All artists that use photography as an expression tool, regardless of the age, gender or nationality.

2. AWARD

Prizes: 3.000€ + 1.000€ + 1.000€

The Emergentes Portfolio Reviews for 2024 are now open for submissions.

The EMERGENTES 2024 - International Photography Award Encontros da Imagem, consists of 3.000€ monetary award and a solo exhibition in the next edition of the festival in 2025; plus, two Honorable Mentions of 1.000€ each and a projection of the total series.

The winner will have the project published on KATALOG magazine.

3. SELECTION PROCESS

The selection process will be in two stages:

1st stage: Applications until the 19th of May with up to 20 images per project. In this stage, a maximum of 32 portfolios will be selected. The criteria for the selection will be originality, coherence and conceptual quality of the projects. The finalists will be contacted individually by the organization in June. The entrance fee for this stage is 20€.

2nd stage: In the second stage, the finalist will have until the 15th of July, to have access to the 8 individual portfolio reviews with all critics, each review will be 20 minutes. The portfolio reviews will be held on the 19th and 20th of September in Braga. The entrance fee for this stage is 130€.

4. SELECTING THE WINNER

Selection of the max. 32 applicants to proceed on to the presential reviews is done by the 8 board of reviewers consisting of photography experts from various areas (festivals, photobooks, magazines, museums institutions) will select the winner of the best portfolio in contemporary photography after the portfolio reviews. The winner and shortlist will be announced in 21 st September 2023.

5. IMAGE USE

Winners
The images that are part of the selected work, can be used by the festival in order to promote exhibitions and activities in it. The works selected and produced for the 2024 edition of the festival will become part of the festival and archive at the end of this edition;

In future, the festival may use the produced images for exhibitions (individual or collective), within the festival or in partnership with similar institutions. This will always be communicated to the authors beforehand. Whenever possible, and on a case-by-case basis, the festival will try to ensure that the artist receives a fee for their participation in these exhibitions. Authors take full responsibility for the authorship of the images/work presented.

6. PRODUCTION OF THE EXHIBITION**

Winner:
The festival will cover the production costs for the winner's solo exhibition that will be held next year, 2025. The conditions for the production of the exhibition will be agreed with the winner and the board of directors. The festival will cover the production costs of the single exhibition that will be held next year, 2025.

NOTE: All the production conditions will be discussed by the festival and the artist. Any omitted issues in this regulation, shall be addressed by the organization.