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OPEN CALL – WOMEN IN FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY 2025
2025-02-17 - 2025-03-28
Women photographers, filmmakers, and visual artists who use film or photography are invited to submit work for Objectifs’ 8th Women in Film & Photography Showcase in 2025. Selected work will be part of the print exhibition, slideshow/video installation, artist talks or screenings at Objectifs (Singapore) from Oct to Nov 2025.
The Women in Film & Photography Showcase at Objectifs is a tribute to the artists, photographers, and filmmakers who have created works that tell stories with impact, break boundaries, and inspire us. The Showcase focus is on work from Southeast Asia, East Asia and South Asia.
Our theme for this edition is WHAT WE CARRY.
What are some things we carry with us throughout our lives? When is the act of carrying a marker of hope, resilience, resistance, or choice, and when is it not? How do we decide when to keep holding on, and when it is time to let go? How do the things we carry inform our identities, our journeys, and our connections to the world around us? After all, we carry to be able to carry on, carry over, and carry towards.
These questions invite reflection on the diverse and personal ways in which our histories, environments, and experiences shape what we carry. We invite projects that interrogate the theme, and how these elements interact with our sense of self and community. We also welcome submissions that consider the theme expansively, and broaden our scope for dialogue.
Through your work, we aim to engage with the many layers of individual and collective experiences, inviting new perspectives on the things we hold close, and the stories we choose to carry forward.
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WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Photo essays or photo-based work of any genre, based on the theme of What We Carry. Completed series or ongoing projects are both acceptable and can be from any year of production. Selected work may be presented in a group print exhibition or slideshow presentation. OR
Short films or video art (below 30min) of any genre, based on the theme of What We Carry. Works should be 30 min and below in duration and available for screening in a digital file format, and can be from any year of production. Selected work may be presented in a group screening or video installation.

Our focus is on work from Southeast Asia, East Asia(China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau) and South Asia(Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, and Maldives). We welcome applicants who are from these countries to submit their work for consideration. Applicants who are not currently residing in their native countries may also submit their work for consideration.
We welcome work from artists who identify as female, and non-binary individuals.
Selection of works will be made by Objectifs, and will be based on how the work relates to the theme, as well as how it resonates with other projects that are chosen. We will also consider the feasibility of presenting the work in our galleries. Selected work will be part of the print exhibition, slideshow installation, artist talks, or screenings at Objectifs.

KEY SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

A summary of the project (up to 250 words).
Artist bio (up to 180 words).
i) FOR PHOTO ESSAYS/PHOTO BASED WORKS: URL to an online gallery (e.g. Facebook album, Photoshelter, Googledrive, or a dedicated page on your website etc) and not download links (e.g. wetransfer)
ii) FOR SHORT FILMS/VIDEO ART: Please provide the URL to preview the work (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo or other video viewing platforms), and not download links (e.g. wetransfer). Please include the passwords for any private views.

SUBMISSION TERMS & CONDITIONS

There is no entry fee. If the applicant’s work is selected, Objectifs will undertake the printing and exhibition production costs.
Applicants may submit more than one project for consideration, but must submit each project as a separate application.
Applications must be submitted electronically by 28 Mar 2025 (1159PM SGT). Incomplete or physical submissions will not be accepted. We will not accept any late applications after the deadline.
Objectifs’ selection decision is final. We regret that we are unable to provide feedback for applicants who are not selected for the showcase.
By submitting an entry, an applicant warrants and represents that any intellectual property are original to them, and that they have the rights granted for the work, that here have been no prior transfer of the rights to the images and that the publication of the images will not infringe upon any other person’s copyright or other rights. The applicant agrees to indemnify and hold Objectifs harmless from any liability, loss cost and expense (including legal fees) arising from any breach of the foregoing warrants, due to or arising out of the applicant’s submission materials.
