Fotofestiwal Open Program 2027

About this call

Fotofestiwal, the International Festival of Photography in Łódź, Poland, invites artists and collectives to submit projects for its Open Program 2027. The call has no restrictions on subject matter, age or region, and projects in any photographic or visual medium are welcome. An international jury will select six projects, to be shown in an exhibition during the festival in Łódź in June 2027 in cooperation with the festival's curatorial team. Each year Fotofestiwal also nominates at least one artist from the submissions to join the FUTURES photography platform. Results are announced on 25 January 2027.

Who can apply

• Open to applicants of any nationality
• Medium: Photography
• Entry fee: €15
• Open to everybody, with no limits on subject, technique, age or region; duos and collectives may apply (if selected, the artistic fee is divided among the members), ready-made curatorial exhibitions are not accepted. Each artist may submit up to two complete projects of 10 to 20 photographs each, through Picter only, by 30 November 2026. The fee is EUR 15 per project (also per project for duos and collectives); in justified cases a free submission is possible after contacting the organisers with proper argumentation. Projects must be based on photography and may include collage, photomontage, archival material, installation (installation views recommended) or video (send a link and any password; for a video only project upload still frames). Works must be the applicant's own and free of third party rights; previously published or exhibited projects and projects made with AI are eligible, generative AI imagery must be indicated. Projects are preselected by the festival's program board before the jury. Results are announced on 25 January 2027. Exhibition details are set in an agreement with each finalist; the organiser pays the 10% flat-rate tax on the artistic fee. The six selected projects are also shown as a slideshow on Fotofestiwal's social media. Presence in Łódź during the festival is not mandatory. The contest is organized by Fundacja Edukacji Wizualnej in Łódź.