About Open Call

RESET

In June 2026, the Getxophoto International Image Festival will turn 20. After pressing the PAUSE, PLAY, and REC buttons –the themes of the three previous editions– the common thread for the next edition could only be… RESET. This button invites us to reboot the system.

We know that anniversaries are moments to celebrate and rejoice, but they are also excellent opportunities to look back and take stock, to review our archives and get a glimpse of what we have changed. At the same time, this is a time to project ourselves forward with renewed energy, just as when soil is ploughed so that seeds can be sown again.

So for this call we are looking for proposals that use photography, installation, video, actions, digital art or any other means of visual expression that address the idea of ​​a RESET – in other words, experiences of change, reworking, recycling and reinvention; of life cycles and celebrations; of individual or collective stories of resetting. A system reboot in any of its many forms.

• Projects may be submitted in both English and Spanish.
• This call is carried out in collaboration with Picter platform.

What winners receive

The winning artists will benefit from:

• Exhibition during the 20th edition of Getxophoto Festival (expenses of the exhibition will be covered by the organisation) for three artists
• Artistic fee of €500 as Festival participant
• Accommodation for 2 nights during the Opening Week plus a travel support (up to 150€)
• National and international press exposure

Judging criteria

An international jury will decide on the winning projects by mutual agreement, taking into account artistic criteria, the conceptual development of the submitted work, as well as its relation and appropriateness to the proposed theme. Criteria of gender parity and inclusion will also be taken into account. The jury's decision will be final.

About Getxophoto

The Getxophoto International Image Festival has been held in Getxo (Basque Country, Spain) for 20 years. The Festival brings to the city different proposals from visual artists from all over the world, establishing a conversation on the proposed theme each year. 

Getxophoto is characterised by the radical defence of public space (physical and online) as a meeting place, a place of mutual recognition and a field for experimentation, play and celebration in the face of its homogenisation and privatisation. For this reason, most of its programme is made up of open-air installations, highlighting, on the one hand, the link between the image and the environment and, on the other, generating a more horizontal and participatory relationship with the public.

From its transversal approach, Getxophoto has been expanding through the promotion of the Internet as a space for the development of visual culture. To this end, it runs an online programme that has included different approaches such as automated live processes, interactive websites, podcasts, apps, memes or WhatsApp groups, among other proposals.

• More info: https://www.getxophoto.com/en/
• Aftermovie 2025: https://www.getxophoto.com/en/press/