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World Food Photography Awards 2027

The World Food Photography Awards 2027 has opened for entries.

Image source: World Food Photography Awards

3+ months remaining

Latest Contests

The Aftermath Project 2026 Post-Conflict Grant

Photo from the "Birds Unaccustomed to Gravity" project by Tanya Habjouqa, The Aftermath Project's 2025 Post-Conflict Grant winner

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BIG SEE Awards 2027

Image source: Zavod Big

1+ month remaining

IIDA Student Design Competition 2027

Uplift Primary Care Clinic by Deborah Wroblewsk, the 2026 First Place winner of the IIDA Student Design Competition

4+ months remaining

Graphic Design

Communication Arts Design Competition 2027

Image source: Communication Arts

7+ months remaining

Poster for___. International Poster Competition – 6th Edition

Image source: PosterFor.com

1+ year remaining

The Adachi UKIYOE Award 2026

Image source: The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing

2+ months remaining

Photography

Photora Awards 2026 – Photography Competition

Image source: Photora Awards

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Fotofestiwal 2027 – International Festival of Photography in Łódź

Photo by Arhanti Shrestha

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3rd reEarth International Art Prize 2026

Image source: reEarth Studio

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Filmmaking

Never Such Innocence International Competition 2026/27

In the Eye of the Machine by Kajsa, 16–18, Sweden. Image source: Never Such Innocence

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Ten Scary Minutes 2026 – Horror Movie Contest

Image source: tenscaryminutes.com

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Pictoplasma Berlin 2027 – Characters In Motion

Characters by Jack Sachs, one of artists featured in last year's Pictoplasma conference

3+ months remaining

Architecture

Tactical Urbanism NOW! 2026 – Architecture Competition

Image source: TerraViva Competitions

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AZ Awards 2027 – Architecture and Design Competition

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International Architecture & Design Awards (IADA) 2027

Image source: Architecture & Design Community (ADC)

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Industrial Design

Green Product Awards 2027

Image source: Green Future Club

3+ months remaining

un Design Award 2026 – Season 2

Image source: International Competition Association (ICA)

1+ week remaining

2026 InnovMetal Award

Image source: Yongkang Municipal People’s Government

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Visual Arts

Super South Poster Design Competition 2027

Image source: BrandCulture Company

3+ months remaining

Communication Arts 2027 Illustration Competition

Illustration by Liangliang Luo from the collection "Hit", awarded in the Communication Arts 2026 Illustration Competition

3+ months remaining

Science Without Borders Challenge 2027

Image source: Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

4+ months remaining

Multimedia

C-IDEA Design Award 2027

Image source: C-IDEA Design Award

3+ months remaining

Indigo Design Award 2027

4+ months remaining

The ADC 106th Annual Awards

Image source: The One Club for Creativity

4+ months remaining

Video

Revelation Perth International Film Festival 2027

Image source: Revelation Perth International Film Festival

4+ months remaining

Communication Arts 2027 Photography Competition

Vanishing Ice: Fjords of Patagonia by Cody Roberts

5+ months remaining

International Uranium Film Festival 2027

Image source: International Uranium Film Festival

3+ months remaining

Multiple Disciplines

IN:SENSE Design Award 2027

Image source: International Sensory Design Association

3+ months remaining

BBA Artist Prize 2027

Image source: BBA Gallery

1+ month remaining

Global Sustainability Challenge 2026-27

Image source: Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

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Students Only

Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge 2026-2027

Image source: Stanford Center on Longevity

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iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2027

Image source: iF International Forum Design

3+ months remaining

2027 Rick Merluzzi Aluminum Extrusion Student Design Competition

E-VAWT – Extending Vertical Axis Wind Turbine - last year's First Place winning entry by Octavia Chitty, Purdue University.

5+ months remaining

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The One Show 2027

Image source: The One Club for Creativity

2+ days remaining

Results Soon

SEGD Global Design Awards 2026

Image source: Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD)

Soon

Art Talent Fair (ATF) Award 2026

Image source: Moho Art Gallery

4+ days remaining

GIRAF 22 – International Festival of Independent Animation

Image source: Quickdraw Animation Society (QAS)

7+ days remaining

Finished

Epson International Pano Awards 2026 Competition

Photo by Alex Wides (Alessandro Cantarelli) - the 2025 Open Photographer of the Year

Seoul Design Award 2026

Image source: Seoul Design Foundation

OSTEN 58th World Gallery Of Cartoons – Skopje 2026

Image source: OSTEN Skopje

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Launched in 2009, Contest Watchers is a premier and award-winning global directory dedicated to international creative challenges and competitions. The platform provides artists, designers, and creators with a curated database of opportunities to gain global recognition and win prestigious prizes.

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