BETA to Organize Fifth Annual Newspaper Photograph Competition
7.03.2008, 15:02
Belgrade (Serbia) 7 March (PROTEXT/BETA) - The Beta News Agency calledFeb.27th a competition for the best newspaper photograph taken in theprevious year.
This is the fifth annual BETA Photograph of the Year competition. Thisyear's competition, like last year's, will be international.
The competition will be open until April 21 and all professionalphotographers are invited to compete for the prize.
The prizes will be EUR 1,000 for first place, EUR 750 for second place, andEUR 500 for third place. Special awards will also be given.
The French Cultural Center in Belgrade will issue a special award for thebest photograph taken by a photographer not older than 25. The award is atrip to the Photography Fair in Perpignan, France.
The South East Europe media organization SEEMO will award a special plaquefor the winning human rights-related shot.
An exhibition of the awarded and selected works will open at the New MomentGallery in Belgrade on June 16, at 6 p.m.
The opening of the BETA Photograph of the Year event will be held as partof the International Press Institute's world congress and theorganization's 57th general assembly. A selection of the best photographswill also be exhibited at Belgrade's Sava Center, where the gathering willtake place.
The IPI congress and general assembly are intended to bring togetherleading journalists, managers, and editors from all continents. The event,hosted by Belgrade's Media Center, will be held under the slogan "Be inBelgrade".
The competition's terms and conditions and application forms are availableon the BETA News Agency's Website - http://www.beta.co.yu/fotokonkurs.
The panel of judges will consist of Ognjen Alujevic (Feral Tribune, Split)as chairman, Zelma Almaleh (BNGES, Sofia), Slobodan Djuric (Dnevnik,Skopje), Dragan Milovanovic (Vecernje Novosti, Belgrade) and Djordje Zorkic(BETA).
The BETA Photograph of the Year competition was launched in 2004, the yearBETA celebrated its 10th anniversary.
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