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Getxophoto 2027 Open Call: Tide
Getxophoto Image Festival
Fee: €22 per project (about $24) · Prize: 3 winning projects shown in the 2027 festival (May 27 to June 20, 2027); 12 finalists
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
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Corinne Adams Emerging Artist Fellowship 2027
Atlanta Center for Photography
Fee: $15 application fee · Prize: Fellowship for an emerging lens-based artist
Rights not rated yetAI rule: unknown
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Atlanta Film Festival 2027
Atlanta Film Society
Fee: Extended deadline standard fees $40 to $105 by category; 50% off for qualifying Georgia films · Prize: Screening and juried awards
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
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Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2027
Atlanta Film Society
Fee: Unknown · Prize: Unknown
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
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Cost-per-entry check: entering images, the cards below show a rough cost where the fee is per image or a flat fee is known.
61 open opportunities
Nov031d left
Getxophoto 2027 Open Call: Tide
Getxophoto Image Festival
Fee: €22 per project (about $24) · Prize: 3 winning projects shown in the 2027 festival (May 27 to June 20, 2027); 12 finalists
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $24 (flat or first tier)
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Corinne Adams Emerging Artist Fellowship 2027
Atlanta Center for Photography
Fee: $15 application fee · Prize: Fellowship for an emerging lens-based artist
Rights not rated yetAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $15 (flat or first tier)
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Atlanta Film Festival 2027
Atlanta Film Society
Fee: Extended deadline standard fees $40 to $105 by category; 50% off for qualifying Georgia films · Prize: Screening and juried awards
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $40 (flat or first tier)
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Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2027
Atlanta Film Society
Fee: Unknown · Prize: Unknown
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: unknown fee
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Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2027
AJFF
Fee: $25 to $50 · Prize: Screening
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $25 (flat or first tier)
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AAP Magazine #62: Travels
All About Photo
Fee: $35 for 3 images, then $5 per extra · Prize: Publication in AAP Magazine
Rights not rated yetAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $35 (flat or first tier)
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Monochrome Photography Awards
Monochrome Awards
Fee: Pro $27 per single image, amateur $22 per single image · Prize: Cash prizes, $3,000 headline figure, plus an annual book
Fair rightsAI rule: unknownPrize is 136x the fee
Cost for 3: about $22 (flat or first tier)
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Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2027
Full Frame (Center for Documentary Studies, Duke)
Fee: Features $90, shorts $70, students $30 to $50 (final deadline) · Prize: Screening and juried awards
Rights not rated yetAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $70 (flat or first tier)
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World Sports Photography Awards 2027
World Sports Photography Awards
Fee: Free · Prize: Unknown
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: $0
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Sony World Photography Awards: Student
World Photography Organisation
Fee: Free · Prize: Top Sony imaging gear and global exposure
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: $0
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CUPOTY Challenge: Close to Home
Close-up Photographer of the Year
Fee: £11 for 1 photo, £16 for 3 (early bird £10 or £14 until Nov 8) (about $14) · Prize: £500 in cash prizes
Fair rightsAI rule: unknownPrize is 46x the fee
Cost for 3: about $14 (flat or first tier)
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Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Fellowships 2027
Vital Impacts
Fee: $25 (waiver available) · Prize: Fellowships and mentorships from $5,000 to $20,000
Fair rightsAI rule: unknownPrize is 800x the fee
Cost for 3: about $25 (flat or first tier)
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The Aftermath Project 2026 Post-Conflict Grant
The Aftermath Project
Fee: Free (application by email, no fee mentioned) · Prize: Grant for a post-conflict documentary project
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: $0
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Institut pour la photographie 9th Grant
Institut pour la photographie
Fee: Unknown · Prize: Four grants of €15,000
Rights not rated yetAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: unknown fee
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True/False Film Fest 2027
True/False
Fee: Features $95 ($75 students), shorts $60 ($45 students). Limited fee waivers (request by Nov 20) · Prize: Screening
Rights not rated yetAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $60 (flat or first tier)
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year (adult)
Natural History Museum, London
Fee: £35 for up to 25 photos. Free for ages 18 to 26 and for residents of many listed countries (about $46) · Prize: Grand Title prizes, London exhibition and world tour
Fair rightsNo AI images
Cost for 3: about $46 (flat or first tier)
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Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Natural History Museum, London
Fee: Free (about $0) · Prize: Young Grand Title and exhibition
Fair rightsNo AI images
Cost for 3: $0
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Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition 2026
Underwater Photography Guide
Fee: $10 per photo, 11 for $100, 22 for $200 · Prize: $50,000+ in prizes (mostly gear and dive trips)
Fair rightsAI rule: unknownPrize is 5000x the fee
Cost for 3: about $30
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World Tennis Photograph of the Year 2026
International Tennis Federation
Fee: Free (enter by email) · Prize: $3,000 first, $1,000 second, $500 third
Read the rightsAI rule: unknownFree shot at a prize
Cost for 3: $0
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RiverRun International Film Festival 2027
RiverRun
Fee: Narrative features $44 (early) to $85 (final); shorts $33 to $70 · Prize: Screening and awards
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $85 (flat or first tier)
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Florida Film Festival 2027
Enzian / Florida Film Festival
Fee: Features $50 to $100, shorts $35 to $90 · Prize: Screening and awards
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $35 (flat or first tier)
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Hot Docs Forum 2027
Hot Docs
Fee: $45 CAD (about $33) · Prize: Pitch to funders and broadcasters
Rights not rated yetAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $33 (flat or first tier)
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Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY 12)
Bird Photographer of the Year Ltd
Fee: £35 for 25 entry credits (plus VAT for UK entrants; price goes up Dec 8). Free for youth (about $46) · Prize: £3,000 cash to the overall winner
Read the rightsAI rule: unknownPrize is 85x the fee
Cost for 3: about $46 (flat or first tier)
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Annual Photography Awards 2026
Annual Photography Awards
Fee: $30 per photo, $40 per series of up to 8 · Prize: $5,000 headline prize
Fair rightsAI rule: unknownPrize is 167x the fee
Cost for 3: about $90
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Film Independent Documentary Story Lab 2027
Film Independent
Fee: $65 non-members, $45 members (one free with membership) · Prize: Lab support for documentary projects
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $65 (flat or first tier)
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America's 250th Photography Competition
American Battlefield Trust
Fee: Free · Prize: Category winners and a Judges' Choice winner
Rights grabAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: $0
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RPS International Photography Exhibition 168
The Royal Photographic Society
Fee: First image free, then £35 standard, £27 RPS members, £20 under 30 (about $0) · Prize: Touring exhibition and awards
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: $0 for the first image
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Oxford Film Festival 2027
Oxford Film Festival
Fee: Features $25 to $55, shorts $15 to $45, lower student rates · Prize: Screening and awards
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $15 (flat or first tier)
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Tribeca Festival 2027: Features
Tribeca
Fee: $90 official (Nov 18), $115 extended (Dec 16) · Prize: Festival selection and juried awards
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $115 (flat or first tier)
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Mobile Photography Awards 2026
Mobile Photography Awards
Fee: $15 for 1 image up to $149 for 25. Photo essay $29 · Prize: Unknown
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $15 (flat or first tier)
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Fondation Photo & Partage 2027 Call for Projects
Fondation Photo & Partage (Institut de France)
Fee: Unknown · Prize: Project support
Rights not rated yetAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: unknown fee
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MCDF Photo Contest 2026
Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Finance
Fee: Free (no fee mentioned in the rules) · Prize: Cash prizes
Read the rightsNo AI images
Cost for 3: $0
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Underwater Photographer of the Year 2027
Underwater Photographer of the Year
Fee: £20 for 3 images, £35 for 10, £45 for 20. Some categories free (about $26) · Prize: Unknown
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $26 (flat or first tier)
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Hot Docs Festival 2027
Hot Docs
Fee: $120 to $165 CAD plus HST (about $88) · Prize: Screening and awards
Rights not rated yetAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $88 (flat or first tier)
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Sony World Photography Awards: Single Image
World Photography Organisation
Fee: Free for 3 images; extra images available in paid bundles · Prize: $5,000 to the overall winner plus Sony gear
Fair rightsAI rule: unknownFree shot at a prize
Cost for 3: $0
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Sony World Photography Awards: Youth
World Photography Organisation
Fee: Free · Prize: Top Sony imaging gear
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: $0
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Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF51)
Cleveland International Film Festival
Fee: $70 to $150 · Prize: Screening and awards
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $70 (flat or first tier)
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Siena International Photo Awards 2027
Siena Awards
Fee: First image free, €30 for 3, €10 each extra, €35 for a story or video (about $0) · Prize: Trophies, exhibition and €1,500 gear to the Photographer of the Year
Fair rightsNo AI imagesFree shot at a prize
Cost for 3: $0 for the first image
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Glanzlichter 2027 Nature Photo Competition
Glanzlichter Competition
Fee: €30, or €15 under 18 (about $33) · Prize: Unknown
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $33 (flat or first tier)
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Sony World Photography Awards: Series
World Photography Organisation
Fee: Free · Prize: $25,000, a solo show and Sony gear for the top series
Fair rightsAI rule: unknownFree shot at a prize
Cost for 3: $0
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Center for Creative Photography Research Fellowships 2027-28
Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona
Fee: Free · Prize: Ten fellowships of $2,500 to $5,000 for on-site research in Tucson
Fair rightsAI rule: unknownFree shot at a prize
Cost for 3: $0
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Tribeca Festival 2027: Shorts and Music Videos
Tribeca
Fee: $70 official (Dec 2), $80 extended (Feb 3). Student discount available · Prize: Festival selection and juried awards
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $80 (flat or first tier)
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Tribeca Festival 2027: Tribeca TV
Tribeca
Fee: $60 official (Nov 18), $75 extended (Feb 3) · Prize: Official selection; independent pilots also considered for the Creators Market
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $75 (flat or first tier)
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Tribeca Festival 2027: Digital Creators
Tribeca
Fee: $40 official (Dec 2), $60 extended (Feb 3) · Prize: Laurels, Digital Creators Award consideration, Tribeca Market access
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $60 (flat or first tier)
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Earth Photo 2027
Earth Photo (with the Royal Geographical Society)
Fee: Free (about $0) · Prize: Exhibition and awards
Rights not rated yetAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: $0
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World Food Photography Awards 2027
World Food Photography Awards
Fee: £35 for 6 adult entries, then £7 each. Youth and student entries free (about $46) · Prize: £5,000 top prize, Mall Galleries exhibition
Fair rightsAI rule: unknownPrize is 141x the fee
Cost for 3: about $46 (flat or first tier)
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Fine Art Photography Awards (13th edition)
Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA)
Fee: Single image $24 to $29, series $29 to $34 depending on tier. Extra categories $10 each · Prize: $5,000 total: $3,000 pro grand prize, $2,000 amateur grand prize
Fair rightsAI rule: unknownPrize is 208x the fee
Cost for 3: about $24 (flat or first tier)
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Sarasota Film Festival 2027
Sarasota Film Festival
Fee: Documentaries from $40 · Prize: Screening and awards
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $40 (flat or first tier)
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Tribeca Works in Progress 2027
Tribeca
Fee: $50 official (Jan 27), $60 extended (Feb 24). Opens Jan 5, 2027 · Prize: Sneak-peek showcase for 8 to 10 projects plus Pitch Market meetings
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $60 (flat or first tier)
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TPPA Annual Image Competition 2027
Texas Professional Photographers Association
Fee: Unknown. Registration opens Jan 18, 2027 · Prize: Merits and awards
Rights not rated yetAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: unknown fee
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Communication Arts Photography Competition
Communication Arts (Coyne & Blanchard)
Fee: $40 per single image, $80 per series of up to 5; students $20. Late fee $10 per entry · Prize: Award of Excellence and publication in the CA Photography Annual
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $40 (flat or first tier)
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iPhone Photography Awards (20th)
IPPAWARDS
Fee: $9.50 for 1 entry, $15.50 for 3, up to $150.50 for 50 · Prize: Unknown
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $10 (flat or first tier)
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Drone Photo Awards 2027
Siena Awards
Fee: First image free, €30 for 3, €10 each extra, €35 for a series or video (about $0) · Prize: Unknown
Fair rightsNo AI images
Cost for 3: $0 for the first image
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Atlanta Shortsfest 2027
Atlanta Shortsfest
Fee: Made in Georgia $20 to $60; other categories from $25 · Prize: Screening and awards
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $20 (flat or first tier)
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Little 5 Points Film Festival 2027
Little 5 Points Film Festival
Fee: Made in Georgia category: $20 early to $40 final · Prize: Screening and awards
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $40 (flat or first tier)
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Sidewalk Film Festival 2027
Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema
Fee: Features $35 to $70 · Prize: Screening and awards
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $35 (flat or first tier)
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Chattanooga Film Festival 2027
Chattanooga Film Festival
Fee: Shorts $60 to $80, features $70 to $90, students $40 to $60 · Prize: Screening and awards
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $60 (flat or first tier)
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Creative Photo Awards 2027
Siena Awards
Fee: Unknown · Prize: Unknown
Rights not rated yetAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: unknown fee
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Atlanta Global Film Festival 2027
Atlanta Global Film Festival
Fee: Shorts $25 to $55, features $35 to $65 · Prize: Screening and awards
Fair rightsNo AI images
Cost for 3: about $25 (flat or first tier)
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Atlanta Underground Film Festival 2027
Atlanta Underground Film Festival
Fee: Features $35 to $70 · Prize: Screening, Best Local Short and Feature
Fair rightsAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $35 (flat or first tier)
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Atlanta HorrorFest 2027
Atlanta Horror Film Festival
Fee: Features $30 (early bird) to $80 (final) · Prize: Screening, Best Local Film
Rights not rated yetAI rule: unknown
Cost for 3: about $30 (flat or first tier)