Photography Book Now is an international-juried self-published book competition, and a celebration of the most creative, most innovative, and finest photography books – and the people behind them. Submit your photography book in one or all categories, and enter as many books as you like. Gather your best work, create your finest photography book, and toss your hat in the ring for a chance to win $25,000 and worldwide kudos.

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SCHLINGEL – the International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience gives an overview of current international productions and aims at motivating distributors and TV stations in Germany to integrate these films into their programmes. SCHLINGEL is an independent film festival with international competitions and various additional events. It takes place annually. Only children and youth films completed after the 01 January 2009 can apply for the competitions.

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The Sumu Residency Programme is open for new media artists, working in the intersection of new technologies and contemporary art. This includes performance art and all types of new media: sound art, video art, installations, etc. Artists can apply to the residence once a year with an individual submission, which should include CV, samples of recent work and a project plan. The proposal can include an exhibition, which takes place in the end of the residency, either in the studio space or on Artists’ Association Arte website. Sumu Programme started in 2006 and it is the first residency programme specializing in new media art in all of Finland.

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Small World is regarded as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope. For over 30 years, Nikon has rewarded the world’s best photomicrographers who make critically important scientific contributions to life sciences, bio-research and materials science. The Nikon Small World Competition is open to anyone with an interest in photography through the microscope. Truly international in scope, entries have been received from the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Winners have included both professionals and hobbyists.

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Building for Life awards celebrate well-designed housing projects and neighbourhoods in England. Entries for the 2010 Building for Life awards are now open. The Building for Life awards recognise house builders and housing associations that demonstrate a commitment to high design standards, good place making and sustainable development. Good quality housing design can improve social well-being and quality of life by reducing crime, improving public health, easing transport problems and increasing property values. Building for Life promotes design excellence and celebrates best practice in the house building industry.

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The Artists-in-Residence Program of KulturKontakt Austria offer a three-month scholarship in Vienna for artists from Central and Eastern Europe, including a studio, accommodations, insurance, a monthly scholarship of €1000 and a presentation of the artist’s works at the end of his or her stay in the Austrian capital. Artists up to the age of 25 from 17 countries are eligible to submit entries. In addition to the three month scholarship from KulturKontakt Austria, the winner will also receive a monetary prize of €2000 from Henkel CEE.

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Istituto Europeo di Design – IED international network offers three year scholarships for students between 18 years and 26 years of age. The training aims at achieving three basic objectives: knowledge of technologies, of materials and of design culture, the ability to understand the market and its requirements and the ability to communicate the qualities of design. This stimulates the students to acquire critical skills, the ability to operate independently, the responsibility to make decisions and the ability to relate to the client, just as they would in their real professional careers.

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Vienna-based Henkel Central Eastern Europe (Henkel CEE) announces – for the ninth straight year – its call for entries for the Henkel Art.Award. the only comprehensive art promotion prize for the Central and Eastern European and Central Asian region. The Henkel Art.Award. 2010, endowed to the sum of 7,000 euros, invites fine artists from 31 countries to participate and submit their entries. The prize winner of the Henkel Art.Award. 2010 will be invited to display his or her works of art within the framework of an individual exhibition in the “Museum der Modernen Kunst Stiftung Ludwig” (Museum of Modern Art – MUMOK) in Vienna, thus making the art accessible to the general public.

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Clements International’s “Life in a Flying House” 2010 Expat Youth Scholarship will award $10,000 to students ages 12-18 of any nationality who have resided in a foreign country for at least two consecutive years. This year’s theme asks, “Where would you go in your flying house?” The “flying house” is inspired by the idea that students who spend their childhoods moving between different countries and cultures acquire unique life experiences. The scholarship contest offers expat students a chance to use their experiences living in a foreign country to imagine where their journey might take them next. Entries consist of an essay (500 – 750 words) and creative image or photograph that incorporates their own personalized flying house.

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This challenge is addressed to young creative, architecture and design students, giving them the opportunity to design a new window display concept for Tissot brand. The aim of this competition is to generate a number of clever, bright and perhaps unexpected ideas from young people not working in the watch industry. It is hoped that the creation of a new display concept will allow Tissot to stand out further from the crowd in the watch industry. Displaying watches is an art and the product has to be the hero, however it has been proven that an eye-catching method of displaying watches is the key to success in an extremely competitive arena. ObjectiveDesign a new window display concept for Tissot brand.

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