Jury

Call for Entries

BOUTOGRAPHIES

New European photography

This festival is open to all European photographers and photographers living in Europe.

The selection criteria are artistic quality, originality and the coherence of an author's vision.

The application fee is €23. 


THERE IS NO SET THEME

NEXT CALL FOR ENTRIES

From 7 July to 23 November 2025

1

THE SELECTION PROCESS

2

WHAT THE FESTIVAL HAS TO OFFER

3

RULES

4

INSCRIPTION

1 / THE SELECTION PROCESS

Your application is selected in two stages.

Step 1 : Your application is registered

  • Your application is studied by our artistic director, and either pre-selected or not.


Step 2 : Your application is pre-selected.

  • Your application is pre-selected. It is presented to the jury and selected (for hanging or projection) or not.

  • It is not selected but may be chosen for another section of the festival (Parallèle or Hors les Murs).


    2 / WHAT THE FESTIVAL HAS TO OFFER

    You are pre-selected by our Artistic Director but not selected by the jury

    YOU US

    Free access to the portfolio readings (current edition) 

    Subject to availability

    Your application may be considered at a later date for a section outside the official selection.

    Subject to independent venues participating in the festival

    You are selected by the jury for the exhibition

    YOU US

    Access to the portfolio readings

    You have priority

    During the festival

    Accommodation 3 days

    Possibility to receive a prize

    Purchase of works 5500€ / Production assistance / Paid publications

    Be part of the Book Store

    Payment of sales -1.75% for credit card charges

    Be part of the WEB Bookstore

    85% of the sales (postage and handling)

    Receive production assistance

    25% reduction from our partner Photon

    Receive royalties

    100€

    An exhibition in Arles

    One of the exhibitions in Arles during the professional week 

    You have been selected by the jury for the projection

    YOU US

    Access to portfolio

    ReadingsYou have priority

    Reception on the festival

    Accommodation 1 day

    Possibility of receiving two awards

    Production / Paid publications

    Being part of the Bookshop

    Payment of sales -1.75% for credit card charges

    Be part of the WEB Bookshop

    Return of 85% of sales (postage and handling)

    Receive royalties

    100€

    An exhibition in Arles

    One of the exhibitions in Arles during the professional week 

    You have already been selected in the past, without participating in the current edition

    YOU US

    Access to portfolio readings

    Subject to availability

    You could be part of the potential candidates to realize the visual for 5 years

    500€ per visual

    Re-apply

    No limit

    Be part of the Book Store

    Payment of sales -1.75% for credit card charges

    Be part of the WEB Bookstore

    85% of the sales (postage and handling)

    You could benefit from a curatorial service provided by the festival

    Full payment and royalties

    3 / RULES

    Applications 

    • All amateur or professional photographers from Europe or resident in Europe are eligible to take part in Boutographies, regardless of age or nationality.

    • Photographers must have full rights to exhibit their photographs.

    • We do not accept entries via an agent.

    • A pre-selection by our Artistic Director will choose the entries that will then be presented to a final jury.

    • The selection criteria are artistic quality, originality and the coherence of an author's vision.

    Registering and submitting photographs online

    • You can enter the Boutographies competition by registering online via our website only.

    • Using their usual web browser, candidates must upload their images, a CV and a presentation text, and pay the participation fee.

    Responsibilities 

    • The selected photographers undertake to add a link to the https://www.boutographies.com page on their website.

    • The organisers reserve the right to use the work selected free of charge to promote the event.

    • In the event of a serious incident, the event may be suspended at any time and without notice, without any compensation being payable.

    • Participation in Boutographies implies acceptance of these rules.

    4 / INSCRIPTION

    To register, you must have a user account or create one.

    • Enter a valid address.

    • Create a password of at least six characters.

    • A single account allows you to create and send one or more applications. 

    If you have created a new account.

    • You will automatically receive an activation email 

    • With instructions on how to proceed.

    If you have already applied in previous years, you can find your previous applications by entering the e-mail address you used.

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