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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

4+ 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

AZ Awards 2027 – Architecture and Design Competition

4+ months remaining

un Design Award 2026 – Season 2

Image source: International Competition Association (ICA)

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The Adachi UKIYOE Award 2026

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

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Photography

2026 Nandagang International Wetland Photo Contest

"Traditional Fishing on Inle Lake" by Nay Lin Htun - one of the last year's winners

1+ month remaining

Communication Arts 2027 Photography Competition

Vanishing Ice: Fjords of Patagonia by Cody Roberts

5+ months remaining

The 8th Chelsea International Photography Competition

Image source: New York Art Competitions (NYAC)

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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

4+ months remaining

International Uranium Film Festival 2027

Image source: International Uranium Film Festival

3+ months remaining

Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (CCI-IFF) 2027

The Comic-Con logo sits above the convention center during preview night at the 2014 Comic-Con International Convention held Wednesday, 23 July 2014 in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP) Image source: Daily News

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Architecture

Tactical Urbanism NOW! 2026 – Architecture Competition

Image source: TerraViva Competitions

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Tiny House 2026 – Architecture Competition

Image source: Volume Zero

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Green Product Awards 2027

Image source: Green Future Club

3+ months remaining

Visual Arts

Embracing Our Differences 2028 Exhibition Competition

Image source: Embracing Our Differences

8+ months remaining

The ADC 106th Annual Awards

Image source: The One Club for Creativity

4+ months remaining

A’ Design Award & Competition 2026-2027

Image source: A’ Design Award & Competition

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Multimedia

IN:SENSE Design Award 2027

Image source: International Sensory Design Association

3+ months remaining

The One Show 2027

Image source: The One Club for Creativity

4+ months remaining

iF Design Award 2027

Image source: iF International Forum Design

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Video

2nd Global Healthcare Advertising Awards (GHAA)

Image source: Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI)

1+ month remaining

Pictoplasma Berlin 2027 – Characters In Motion

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

3+ months remaining

Ten Scary Minutes 2026 – Horror Movie Contest

Image source: tenscaryminutes.com

7+ days remaining

Multiple Disciplines

Indigo Design Award 2027

4+ months remaining

41st Chelsea International Fine Art Competition (CIFAC)

El Camino de Esmeralda by Danelle Rivas, one of the awarded artists in the 40th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition (CIFAC)

6+ months remaining

iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2027

Image source: iF International Forum Design

3+ months remaining

Students Only

HRI 2027 Student Competition: Robots in Public Spaces

Image source: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

4+ weeks remaining

Global Sustainability Challenge 2026-27

Image source: Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

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Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge 2026-2027

Image source: Stanford Center on Longevity

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The One Show 2027

Image source: The One Club for Creativity

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SEGD Global Design Awards 2026

Image source: Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD)

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Art Talent Fair (ATF) Award 2026

Image source: Moho Art Gallery

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Philo-Photo International Photography Contest 2026

"Hope" by Robert Korkisch, the 1st Place of the Philo-Photo International Photography Contest 2025

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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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