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DIELINE Awards 2027 – Packaging Design Competition

The DIELINE Awards 2027 competition, organized by Dieline Media, invites packaging designers from around the world to enter its global award for consumer packaging and CPG design.

Image source: Dieline Media

4+ months remaining

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Parallel Voices 2027 – Photometria Portfolio Contest

Image source: Photometria International Photography Festival

1+ month remaining

Better Design Award (BDA) 2026

Image source: China Media Group

4+ weeks remaining

Epson International Pano Awards 2027 Competition

The Emerald Arch Over Lofoten, Norway by Wutimet Bunyasirisith, the Southeast Asia Open Photographer Of The Year 2026

8+ months remaining

Graphic Design

Poster for___. International Poster Competition – 6th Edition

Image source: PosterFor.com

1+ year remaining

Super South Poster Design Competition 2027

Image source: BrandCulture Company

2+ months remaining

International Excellence Awards (IEA) 2027

Pandora by Lee Chung-Lin, YUN-YIH Design Company, Taiwan - the 2026 International Excellence Awards Platinum winner in the Hospitality and Hotel Interiors category

4+ months remaining

Photography

TransNatura 2026 International Nature Photo Contest

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FOTOAWARD 2026 – International Photography Contest

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Photora Awards 2026 – Photography Competition

Image source: Photora Awards

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Filmmaking

Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) 2027

Image source: Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)

2+ months remaining

Curtas Vila do Conde 2027 – International Film Festival

Image source: Curtas Vila do Conde

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La Guarimba International Film Festival 2027

Image source: La Guarimba

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Architecture

Courtyard Stories – TerraViva Competitions

Image source: TerraViva Competitions

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AZ Awards 2027 – Architecture and Design Competition

4+ months remaining

Protective Shelter at Tell es-Sultan/Ancient Jericho – Design Competition

Image source: UNESCO

1+ month remaining

Industrial Design

Ideas 4 Wood 2026/2027 Design Contest

Image source: Tabu

7+ months remaining

un Design Award 2026 – Season 2

Image source: International Competition Association (ICA)

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BIG SEE Awards 2027

Image source: Zavod Big

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Visual Arts

Bogliasco Foundation Fall 2027 & Spring 2028 Fellowships

Image source: Bogliasco Foundation

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

Splash 28 – The Best of Watercolor

Passaflora by Brent Funderburk

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Multimedia

IN:SENSE Design Award 2027

Image source: International Sensory Design Association

3+ months remaining

The ADC 106th Annual Awards

Image source: The One Club for Creativity

4+ months remaining

iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2027

Image source: iF International Forum Design

3+ months remaining

Video

Communication Arts 2027 Photography Competition

Vanishing Ice: Fjords of Patagonia by Cody Roberts

4+ months remaining

20th Fest Anča International Animation Festival 2027

Image source: Anča Civic Association

3+ months remaining

International Uranium Film Festival 2027

Image source: International Uranium Film Festival

2+ months remaining

Multiple Disciplines

HRI 2027 Student Competition: Robots in Public Spaces

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

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Indigo Design Award 2027

3+ months remaining

Embracing Our Differences 2028 Exhibition Competition

Image source: Embracing Our Differences

8+ months remaining

Students Only

Science Without Borders Challenge 2027

Image source: Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

4+ 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.

4+ months remaining

IIDA Student Design Competition 2027

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

3+ months remaining

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World Street Photo Awards 2026

Image source: World Street Photo Awards

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Architecture & Design Collection Awards 2026

Image source: Architecture & Design Collection Awards

5+ days remaining

19th Stereohype Button Badge Design Competition (2026)

Image source: Stereohype

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Finished

2026 Ceramics of Italy International Tile Competition

Image source: Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics)

Parallel Voices 2026 – Photometria Portfolio Contest

Image source: Photometria International Photography Festival

Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2026

Image source: Red Dot Award

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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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