Balkan Photo Festival is an annual photography festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1][2][3][4] It is held in January of every year and is the legal successor of the now-defunct Festival of Bosnian Photography.[5] The festival was established in 2010 by the Urban Foundation in cooperation with the Association of Professional Photographers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the online photography journal fotografija.ba.[6][7] The 2011 edition was the first to be internationalized.[8] Balkan Photo Festival is the largest photography festival in the Balkans, receiving more than 5,000 submissions annually.[9][10][11]
| Balkan Photo Festival | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Photography festival |
| Date(s) | January |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Years active | 2010 - present |
| Founder | Urban Foundation |
| Area | worldwide |
| Organised by | Urban Foundation |
| Website | balkanphotofest |
Format
editThe festival is composed of three main programs: competition, education and networking.[12][13] The competition program is further composed of 11 categories out of which 11 eventual winners are chosen. The 11 categories are as follows: Nudity, Fashion, Cultural Heritage, Mobile Phone, Sports and Leisure, Portrait, Abstract, Nature and Landscapes, News and Politics, Press.[14] Submissions for the competition program are accepted from the beginning of December with the final selection being made during the first week of January.[15] The festival is opened on the last Monday of January with a large festival-long exhibition of all the photographs selected for the competition program.[16] A panel made up of eminent international photographers judges the entries and decides on the winners.[17][18] The winners receive the Balkan Photo Award in their category.[19] The education program kicks off after the festival opening and is made up of lectures and workshops organized in numerous venues across the city.[20] The networking program, which is of an informal nature, includes round table discussions, tours of the city called photo safaris, interactive café lectures and concerts.[21] The 2017 edition established the Justice for Every Child program in cooperation with UNICEF.[22][23][24]
The Balkan Photo Award winners
editSelected winners:
2010
edit- Jury: Haris Pašović, Aida Begić, Elmir Jukić, Želimir Žilnik
- Photo of the year: Roda i mjesec by Andrija Vrdoljak
- Sarajevo category: Vječni plamen by Edin Gačan
- Nature category: One Tree by Amir Kehić
- Urban category: Epic by Dejan Vladić
- Report category: Pad vlade by Dado Ruvić
- Best photo selected by f.ba: Vrijeme po mom satu by Dolores Juhas
2011
edit- Jury: Bevis Fusha, Denis Curti, Branislav Brkić, Marc Prust, Mario Periša, Zijah Gafić
- Press category: Nasilje nad Romima by Midhat Poturović
- City category: Ljubav by Miljan Šućur
- People category: Maršal by Kristijan Antolović
- Nature category: Šuma koja nestaje by Zvonimir Barišin
- Abstract/Creative category: Praha by Roberto Pavić
- Best photo selected by f.ba: Život ide dalje by Denis Švrakić
2012
edit- Jury: Bevis Fusha, Branislav Brkić, Marc Prust, Mario Periša, Zijah Gafić
- Press category: Rudari by Midhat Poturović
- City category: Lekina bara by Marko Stamatović
- People category: Come Back by Goran Bisić
- Nature category: Dolazak proljeća by Denis Ruvić
- Abstract/Creative category: Twisted by Filip Gržinčić
2013
edit- Jury: Regina Azenberger, Dražen Stojčić, Mladin Pikulić, Mario Romulić, Amer Kapetanović, Jan Vermer, Marko Risović
- Press category: JMBG protesti by Sulejman Omerbašić
- City category: Buđenje novog dana by Edin Džeko
- People category: Pogled by Siniša Plavšić
- Nature category: Jesenjski vjetar by Dino Šimek
- Abstract/Creative category: Dubioza Kolektiv by Goran Lizdek
2014
edit- Jury: Andrew Testa, Dženat Dreković, Igor Rill, Mario Periša, Nemanja Jovanović, Stipe Surać, Zoran Marinović
- Press category: Putin in Belgrade by Vlado Kos
- City category: Limitless by Aida Redžepagić
- People category: Drvo Života by Denis Ruvić
- Nature category: Jesenjski vjetar by Dino Šimek
- Abstract/Creative category: Three Sisters by Giulio Zanni
2015
edit- Jury: Paul Lowe, Amel Emrić, Stoyan Nenov, Ivana Tomanović, Jože Suhadolnik, Jetmir Idrizi, Yannis Kontos, Osman Orsal, Iva Prosoli, Petrut Calinescu, Duško Miljanić
- Press category: Putin in Belgrade by Vlado Kos
- City category: Limitless by Aida Redžepagić
- People category: Drvo Života by Denis Ruvić
- Nature category: Jesenjski vjetar by Dino Šimek
- Abstract/Creative category: Three Sisters by Giulio Zanni
2016
edit- Jury: Myles Little, Ilvy Njiokiktjien, Srđan Živulović, Petar Jurica, Goran Lizdek, Daniel Mihailescu, Srđan Ilić, Boryana Katsarova, Majlinda Hoxha, Ljiljana Karadžić, Ana Farngovska, Ferhat Uludaglar – Zupcevic
- Grand Prix award: Selfie kultura by Jelena Janković
- Nudity category: Blue body by Đula Bezeg
- Fashion category: Fashion Fetish by Franjo Matković
- Mobile Phone category: Senke by Irfan Ličina
- Nature category: Church in the fields of Sorško polje by Andrej Tarfila
- Portrait category: Vlăduț by Ioana Cîrling
- Sports category: Traditional Wrestling by MD Tanveer Hassan Rohan
- News and Politics category: Idomeni, border closed by Olmo Calvo
- Report category: Veterans by Sasha Maslov
- Abstract/Creative category: Frentic City by HanShun Zhou
2017
edit- Jury: Bénédicte Kurzen, Jim Casper, Máximo Panés, Maral Deghati, Ana Frangovska, Damir Senčar, Marko Marinković, Imre Szabo, Burim Myftiu, Senad Šahmanović, Aleksandra Nina Knežević, Ahmed Burić, Miro Majcen
- Grand Prix award: Selfie kultura by Jelena Janković
- Nudity category: Blue body by Đula Bezeg
- Fashion category: Fashion Fetish by Franjo Matković
- Mobile Phone category: Senke by Irfan Ličina
- Nature category: Church in the fields of Sorško polje by Andrej Tarfila
- Portrait category: Vlăduț by Ioana Cîrling
- Sports category: Traditional Wrestling by MD Tanveer Hassan Rohan
- News and Politics category: Idomeni, border closed by Olmo Calvo
- Report category: Veterans by Sasha Maslov
- Abstract/Creative category: Frentic City by HanShun Zhou
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