PHOTO-MATCH

PHOTO-MATCH is a two-day meeting of photographers with reviewers – curators, editors, and owners of art galleries.

The authors have an opportunity to consult their projects with photography professionals, whereas for the reviewers, such face-to-face meetings with artists are the source of new discoveries and inspirations.

We have built our new vision of portfolio review basing on many years of experience as organisers and reviewers. However, first of all we invited review participants to communicate their ideas and needs. PHOTO-MATCH is based on an innovative form of presenting photographic portfolios, introduced in Poland for the first time ever. The photographers will have an opportunity to show their works to all the reviewers and the audience during the first day of the review. By the same token, experts will also present their profiles and points of interest in photography. On the basis of all these presentations, each of the photographers and reviewers will choose two persons with whom they would like to hold 30-minute individual consultations on the second day of the event. The decision-making process will definitely be facilitated by an evening meeting for all the participants and experts. Another novelty introduced by PHOTO-MATCH is that reviewers will also pick photographers with whom they would like to talk.

PHOTO-MATCH will be a meeting of over 26 reviewers and 39 photographers selected on the basis of applications. The open call for participants is closed and the participants list is already announced.

WHAT IS THE NEW PORTFOLIO REVIEW GOING TO LOOK LIKE?

FRIDAY, 2 JUNE 2017

12.30-17.00: PRESENTATIONS

The first day of the event is the perfect moment to get to know each other better. During short presentations the reviewers and the photographers will talk about their work and show their most interesting projects. All the reviewers and photographers are going to participate in the presentations, which will also be open for the audience.

Detailed information:

• photographer’s presentation time: 4 min., 20 slides,
• reviewer’s presentation time: 2 min., 10 slides,
• all presentations will be delivered in English,
• presentations will be divided into three sessions, each session will be followed by a break.

ORDER OF PRESENTATION (see attachment at the bottom of the page)

17.30-18.30: PHOTO-MATCHing

The first day will end with a less formal meeting, during which all the participants will have time to get to know each other better, exchange ideas, discuss presentations, but first of all – decide with whom they would like to have a longer conversation on the next day.

How will the Saturday meeting schedule be prepared?

– On the basis of presentations and evening talks, the photographers will choose 2 reviewers whom they would like to meet on the next day. Each reviewer will also choose 2 photographers for the Saturday individual meetings.

SATURDAY, 3 JUNE 2017

10.00-13.00 – meetings booked by the participants

14.00-17.00 – meetings booked by the reviewers

Maximum number of individual meetings per participant: 8

Minimum number of individual meetings per participant: 2

The photographers and the reviewers are obliged to be present during both days of the review.

Photographers who apply for the portfolio review shall familiarise themselves with the PARTICIPATION TERMS AND CONDITIONS  (see attachment at the bottom of the page) and obey the instructions of enrolment.

BASIC INFORMATION:

Where: Art_Inkubator – Festival Centre, ul. Tymienieckiego 3, Łódź

When:

02.06.2017 (Friday): 12.30-17.00, building C, ground floor, theater – presentations (open to the audience) 17.30-18.30, building C, ground floor, foyer – PHOTO-MATCHing (closed for the audience)

03.06.2017 (Saturday): 10.00-17.00, building C, ground floor, foyer – individual meetings (closed for the audience)

Participation fee:

Participants have to present a Fotofestiwal multi-entrance ticket.

Fee for the audience – presentations, 2 June 2017:

Members of the audience have to present a Fotofestiwal multi-entrance ticket.

Participant’s schedule:

Until 18.04.2017 – submission of applications

Until 21.04.2017 – announcement of selected applications, publication of participants list

Until 07.05.2017 – submission of participants’ presentations

LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHERS: