Sony World Photography awards new ‘Moving Image award’
Written by David White- If you’re a photographer working with sound and using images in some sort of multimedia/photofilm/soundsnap mashup then maybe the Sony World Photography awards new competition segment will be right up your street. Details below. It appears you need to be an ‘advanced member’ of the WPO to play, which costs £14.95/year. But at least it’s a democratic entry process – as long as you’ve got the cash. I do apologise for the multiple use of the S word in this post. Other letters are available.
- From the site:
- • Step One – If you’re not already an Advanced WPO Member, register or upgrade.• Step Two – Upload and enter your film and a statement of intention – up to 100 words outlining the idea and rationale for your work.
• Step Three – Your film will go through a vetting and qualifying process, conducted by WPO.
• Step Six – A shortlist of between 60 – 90 films will be selected, and these will be divided equally between the 6 judges.
• Step Seven – Each judge will select one entry which they will champion for and defend before the panel of judges. The judges will then choose an overall Moving Image Award winner who will be announced and presented with their award at the Sony World Photography Awards Gala Ceremony in London on April 27th
• Step Eight – The 6 films championed by the judges will be published on the WPO website, where a public vote will take place.
• Step Nine – The film with the most votes will receive the Moving Image Award – People’s Choice prize.
Winner gets two flights to London….(eh? what if the winner lives in ‘ackney?) and some sort of camcorder made by Lidl. Sorry, Sony. Which seems a bit tight tbh. But you’ll probably be able to live off the fame for the rest of your life. Really.
Stranger things have happened.
BTW, If I have missed some horrific glaring ommission from the T and C’s please let me know. I am not a polymath.
“The power of storytelling is evolving and expanding… join the world of online multimedia and video content.The Moving Image Award seeks all those who are experimenting with narrative formats, using all the tools available through editing software and sound to create new forms of storytelling combined with the photographer’s eye and sensibility.