The Alliance Francaise Foundation in Paris, in partnership with the French magazine Courrier International, has launched an international photography competition on the theme “I’m 20 years old in my country” (“J’ai 20 ans dans mon pays”) or photographs of the youth in the Philippines. Alliances Francaises around the world are invited to coordinate the competition in their respective countries.

In Manila, the competition is organized by the Alliance Francaise de Manille with the support of Silverlens Gallery, ongoing until August 10. Participants have to send the registration form (can be downloaded from AFM website: www.alliance.ph) and four (4) photos by email to sabrina@alliance.ph by August 10, 2010, on the theme: “I’m 20 years old in my country” (photographs of the youth in the Philippines). Technical requirements for photos: JPEG, 1MB maximum, resolution 1500x2000pixels or 72 DPI.

The competition is open to Filipino citizens and residents in the Philippines, non-professional photographers, without age limitation. The photos submitted have to be original and unpublished.

The jury in Manila will select one winner and will send two (2) of his/her selected photos to the Alliance Francaise Foundation in Paris for the final competition where 20 countries will be represented. The final winner of the competition will be invited to Paris for a week, and a Parisian gallery will organize an individual exhibit. The pictures of the 20 runners-up will be exhibited during Courrier International’s gala in September 2010, and the special 20th anniversary edition of the magazine will publish some of them. Moreover, the pictures will be exhibited in the Fondation’s gallery during the international symposium in January 2011. This exhibit will be made available to the Alliance Francaise as a touring exhibit. 

For more information, please email sabrina@alliance.ph or visit www.alliance.ph.

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