Submit your idea to revolutionize Global Security and win CHF 10,000! The Prize aims to recognise outstanding projects for their innovative approaches in global security. The organizers — Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) — accept a broad range of projects such as conceptual innovations, original research, grassroots initiatives, etc… In 2015, under the umbrella of its Creativity and Innovation Initiative, the GCSP and its Geopolitics and Global Futures Programme established a prize in order to recognise deserving individuals or organisations that have an innovative approach to addressing international security challenges.

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The 35th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is calling for entries in the 2022 Competition section, open to filmmakers from around the world. TIFF is accepting submissions from around the globe for films that have not yet been released in Japan (Japan Premiere), including documentary and animation features. The main Competition section is the core of the festival and aims to support promising filmmakers who will play leading roles in the industry, as well as contribute to the enrichment of cinematic artistry and international cultural exchange.

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The 2022 SIT Furniture Design Award is now accepting entries into its two major categories, Furniture Design and Interior Design. It welcomes submissions from professional, emerging designers and students. The Award was created as a way to celebrate and share the remarkable work of furniture designers and those who use furniture in their projects. Creativity, innovative vision, and accessibility in the furniture design community deserve to be applauded and shared widely, across the world. The winner will receive a cash prize of CHF 3,000 to create a prototype or to start production. The “Furniture Design of the year” and “Interior Design of the Year” professionals and students will receive the coveted SIT Design Award Trophy; their winning projects will be showcased to the global audience and be featured in the Annual SIT Award catalog. Winning the SIT Design Awards is an opportunity to step into the global spotlight, elevate the company profile or boost a starting career.

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Applications are currently accepted for the 2022 Hariban Award — a residency and exhibition competition open to all photographers working in black and white only. Presented by Benrido Atelier, the Hariban Award combines a 160-year-old analogue technique with the new vision of digital-age photography. The award is called “Hariban” as “Hari” means glass plate and “ban” means printing plate in Japanese. Professionals and amateurs alike are invited to submit black and white photographs for a chance to win this remarkable award.

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The European Fashion Award FASH, aimed at particularly gifted design students from all disciplines, from the fields of fashion and textile, is open for entries for 2022. New fashion from old clothes. That, in short, is the task for the European Fashion Award FASH 2022, whose topic is ‘Re:Create Fashion’. For the first time, it is not seeking out new fashion designs; instead, the aim is to produce a new creative look out of old garments. The competition carries prizes to the value of €5,000. It is in line with the textile strategy of the European Commission.

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The BBA Photography Prize — international fine art photography competition is accepting applications for 2022. The BBA Photography Prize awards international photographers irrespective of their background with several Prizes incl. a solo show, cash prizes & more. The competition includes two exhibitions – one at Berlin Photo Week (September) and one at Kühlhaus Berlin (October).

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The Planning and Visual Education Partnership (PAVE) Student Design Competition, now in its 28th year, is open for entries for 2022. The PAVE Student Design Competition promotes “real world” design experience for college-level students interested in pursuing careers in the retail design industry. Student designers across the globe are encouraged to participate in designing and enhancing a mobile/pop-up, guest experience for City Relief, connecting friends and guests in need, with much-needed resources while creating an equitable sense of place for friends and neighborhoods.

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Communication Arts magazine is currently accepting entries to the 2023 Interactive Competition — the most prestigious design competition for interactive media. Any project — interface design, educational and entertainment program, interactive product display or application — created for digital distribution on Desktop, interactive installation, handheld device, online service or the World Wide Web is eligible. Selected by a representative panel of distinguished developers, interface designers and creative directors, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts 2023 Interactive Annual, in print and digital editions, and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure.

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The artistic collective LOXOSconcept promotes the sixth edition of the MA/IN festival – 2022, scheduled for November in south Italy (Matera, Potenza and Lecce). The call is focused on acousmatic and instrumental music with elelctronics/multimedia (live or fixed). The call is also open to audiovisual works, intermedia performances and sound/media installations. Four Awards of Distinctions and four Honorable mentions, one per each category will be announced. Selected artists will also be supported with small travel grants.

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The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize has an established reputation as the UK’s most important annual exhibition of drawing. One can apply for the main exhibition and awards or for the Working Drawing Award, celebrating and promoting the role of drawing within architecture, design and making process. The exhibition and awards are open to applications by emerging, mid-career and established drawing practitioners located anywhere in the UK and internationally.

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