Cortona On The Move Award

The Cortona On The Move Award is a free open call created with the desire to support photographers in the development and production of their projects.
At its first edition, with the partnership of LensCulture, the award is part of the constant search for original and innovative narratives that has always characterized Cortona On The Move.
The open call is open-topic and welcomes projects, in development or unpublished, with the most varied photographic approaches to contemporaneity: new perspectives and new visions.

In short

Start: 22 March 2023
End: 30 April 2023

Finalists announcement : 05 June
Prize: 3000€

Participation fee: free of charge
number of images: min 10 – max 20

How to participate?

From March 22 to April 30, 2023 you can submit your project according to the criteria indicated. The 10 finalist works will be screened during the opening of Cortona On The Move 2023. Among them, one author will receive the €3,000 prize and will be able to exhibit the project at the next edition of the festival, and two others selected will see their work published on the LensCulture website.

Participation Criteria

Both photographers and collectives may participate in the open call, with proposals that must include:

● Between 10 and 20 images related to the project. Images must be in .JPEG or .PNG format, with a minimum of 1200 pixels on the longest side, and not exceed 10 MB.
● A project title
● A presentation of the proposal in English (a brief introductory text about your work not to exceed 4000 characters, including spaces) and, if applicable, captions for the images.
● A biography in English (a short biography, not a Curriculum Vitae)

You are invited to submit your proposals through the LensCulture platform, using the following link: Click here

Participation is free!

Awards and Recognition

Finalist projects will be announced and published on the Cortona On The Move and LensCulture websites on June 5, 2023 and will be screened in Cortona during the opening days of the festival.

Among them:

● 1 project will receive a €3,000 prize and will have the opportunity to be exhibited at the next edition of Cortona On The Move
● 2 projects will be published on the LensCulture website during 2023.

The 3 selected works will be announced and published on the websites and social channels of Cortona On The Move and LensCulture on June 5, 2023.

Selection Jury

A panel of industry experts will be responsible for selecting the proposed projects.

– Jim Casper, Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of LensCulture
– Nathalie Herschdorfer, Director of  Photo Elysée
– Veronica Nicolardi, Director of Cortona On The Move
– Laura Sackett, Creative Director of LensCulture
– Paolo Woods, Artistic Director of Cortona On The Move