LUMIX Festival 2020 Eligibility:

Open worldwide to young photojournalists, photographers, students of photography and trainees who are not older than 35 at the time of application.

Jury of LUMIX Festival 2020:

The winner of the three prizes will be chosen by an international jury of renowned experts from the photojournalism scene. The granting of the FREELENS Award will take place on Saturday, 18th of June 2020, during the closing party of the festival.

Prize of LUMIX Festival 2020:

• A team of curators from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover and the photojournalist's organisation FREELENS will choose the 60 works to be exhibited at the festival from the pool of submissions.
• After that, a five-person international jury chooses the winner of the FREELENS Award out of the 60 exhibited stories. The prize includes 10,000 Euro (approx. 10,820 USD) and a trophy.
• Moreover, an international jury of multimedia experts also chooses the winner of the LUMIX Multimedia Award out of the featured multimedia productions. The prize includes a prize money of 5,000 Euro (approx. 5,400 USD).

Festival highlight:

The highlights of each festival day are the evening lectures delivered by internationally renowned photographers. The end of the festival is marked by the closing party on Saturday evening, which hosts the granting ceremonies of the FREELENS Award, the LUMIX Multimedia Award, the Lammerhuber Photography Award and the HAZ Audience Award.

Entry Fee: