Every adult (at least 18), professional or amateur, living in China.
Every Artdidact member, Mentor, Judge or their family are excluded from the contest.
(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 1)
This contest is open to every individual, professional freelance photographers or amateurs, associations etc. except the members (or their families) who took part to the organization and to the final decision of the contest.
The entrants, aged of 18 at least, must be residents in China, whatever their nationality.

2 to 4 for each series submitted.
(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 2)
The participants, whatever the category they choose to enter, must treat the theme “Chinese Youth” under the form of 2 to 4 photos.

(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 2)
• 300 dpi resolution minimum mandatory
• 30 cm x 30 cm minimum. Square size accepted. Professional photographers, which would have been selected to be exhibited, will be allowed to bring their own printed photography and frame. However, the size should be 90cm x 180 cm maximum

1000 maximum
(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 3)
Each series must be supported/assorted/accompanied by a letter in French, Chinese or English, of 1000 words maximum, presenting the project.

Yes.
(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 2)
• Colour and black-and-white photographs are accepted in this contest.

Yes.
(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 2)
• Colour and black-and-white photographs are accepted in this contest.

You can only change the colour, contrast and dodge your picture.
(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 2)
Minor burning, dodging and/or colour correction is acceptable. But multiple exposures, composite photographs and manipulated images are excluded from this contest. Please clear your pictures from copyright marks or website link.

Not if you enter the photojournalism or artistic categories.
You can submit these kinds of creations to the non contest category.
(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 2)
The contest is divided into two categories of participants :
• Photo Pro
• Photo Amateur
…
(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 2)
Multiple exposures, composite photographs and manipulated images are excluded from this contest. Please clear your pictures from copyright marks or website link.

4 parts:
(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 3)
The application shall include the following:
• The register form duly filled
• A series of 2 to 4 photos to upload(see Article 2 for details about the technical criteria)
• The online acceptance of the present document

You can submit your project until December 10th, 2009, at 11p59m.
(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 3)
All entries (register form and series of photos) must be submitted and received by December 10th, 2009 at 11:59pm. Entries after this date will not be eligible for consideration.

No
(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 3) The digital files of the entries must be uploaded directly via the internet, using an online account. Entrants may create an online account at the following URL. The digital files of the entries must be uploaded directly through the internet (link). There is no alternative way of registration.

Yes, but you’d better work as an individual. The project must be original, so try and share your individual point of view. (Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 1)
This contest is open to every individual, professional freelance photographers or amateurs, associations etc. except the members (or their families) who took part to the organization and to the final decision of the contest.

The topic implies a work regarding the chinese community, in the country. But the contestants must live in China. (Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 1)
The entrants, aged of 18 at least, must be residents in China, whatever their nationality.

No.
Photographs must be in digital format. But you can download scans of negatives.
(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 2) All files must meet the following requirements:
• Photographs must be in digital format. The photograph need not be taken with a digital camera - scans of negatives are acceptable.
• JPEG (.jpg) format
• 300 dpi resolution minimum mandatory.
• 30 cm x 30 cm minimum. Square size accepted. Professional photographers, which would have been selected to be exhibited, will be allowed to bring their own printed photography and frame. However, the size should be 90cm x 180 cm maximum

No.
(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 3) The digital files of the entries must be uploaded directly through the internet. There is no alternative way of registration.

The Artdidact Selection commission and the jury will take in consideration both the quality of the pictures (aesthetics) and their journalistic interest.
(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 4)
The Selection Committee of the Artdidact commission will evaluate the material submitted and use the following criteria in ranking the photographs submitted, in order to establish a short list of nominees from which the winners of the contest will be selected:
• Pictures taken in China
• Aesthetic skill of the whole series submitted
• Aesthetic and technical skill in conveying the message to the public
• Adequation to the category where it belongs.
• Presence of the written memo explaining the series.

(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 5)
For both pro and amateur category:
The panel of judges will comprise a panel of distinguished photojournalists and professionals working in the field of photography, who will evaluate the selected photographs thanks/according to precise criteria, such as the relationship between artistic originality, aesthetic and technical skill in conveying a message to the public. They will take into consideration the journalistic interest as much as the artistic aspect of the series, or any other criteria they consider relevant in this contest.

Yes.
While creating an account online you will choose a password that will allow you to access and modify your file until the deadline of the registration.

The contest is free.
(Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 1) The entry to the contest is free of charge.

No.
The selected pictures will be exposed during the Feztiv’art 2010. (Extract from the Rules of the contest, Article 4) The short list of the nominees of the contest will be published on the Artdidact website www.feztivart.com by December 10th, 2009. All series selected will be exposed during the 2010 Feztiv’art.
The day of the festival, theses photographs will finally be submitted to a jury who will select the winners of the contest.

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