Deadline: 30 November 2026
Fotofestiwal 2027 Open Program — International Festival of Photography in Łódź
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Organizer: Foundation of Visual Education (Fundacja Edukacji Wizualnej) / Fotofestiwal collective, Łódź, Poland
Region: Poland (Łódź), open to global submissions
Deadline: 30 November 2026 (open call opens: 1 October 2026; results announced: 25 January 2027; exhibition: June 2027)
Competition Categories: Open call — unrestricted in subject matter and age; projects created in any photographic or visual medium are welcome; each artist may submit a maximum of two projects
Eligibility: Artists and collectives worldwide, no restrictions on age or subject matter
Entry Fee: €15 per project (max. 2 projects per artist); free submissions may be available in justified cases upon contacting opencall@fotofestiwal.com
Prizes/Awards: Six selected projects will be exhibited during Fotofestiwal in Łódź in June 2027. Selected artists receive:
- Exhibition during the festival (which attracts over 20,000 visitors)
- Artistic fee of €1,000
- Accommodation during the festival's main opening weekend
- Travel reimbursement of up to €300
- Production budget of up to €600 for exhibition production or transportation of works
- Each year, Fotofestiwal nominates at least one artist from the submitted projects to join FUTURES — a Europe-based photography platform supporting the professional development of emerging artists worldwide
Core Introduction: Established in 2001 as one of the first photography events in Poland, Fotofestiwal has grown into one of Europe's most relevant photographic festivals. Since 2016, it has operated as a collective presenting exhibitions, films, slideshows, and workshops in post-industrial spaces in Łódź. The 2027 Open Program seeks artists and collectives with distinctive voices and bold, original perspectives on photography and the contemporary world. An international jury will select six projects to be presented as exhibitions during the festival in June 2027. The 2027 jury panel includes: Jana Johanna Haeckel (artistic director of the 4th photo+ Photography Biennial in Düsseldorf 2027), Marta Szymańska (co-creator of Fotofestiwal), Francesco Rombaldi (founder of Yogurt Editions), Roï Saade (founder of Huwawa Publishing), and Krzysztof Candrowicz (co-founder of Fotofestiwal, former artistic director of the Triennial of Photography Hamburg). Submissions are made via the Picter platform. Contact: opencall@fotofestiwal.com.
