Call for Submissions
16th LICHTER ART AWARD
The LICHTER ART AWARD, now in its 16th edition is an international competition with a prize money of 1000 Euros and a curated exhibition. Its goal is to present the most recent and multifaceted artistic film and video artworks from the contemporary visual arts and film.
The past winners of the LICHTER ART AWARD were Luciana Lamothe (Argentina, 2011), Oliver Husain (Canada, 2012), John Skoog (Sweden, 2013), Bertrand Flanet (France, 2014), Jonathan Van Essche (Belgium, 2015), James N. Kienitz Wilkins (USA, 2016), Tobi Sauer (Germany, 2017), Jakob Engel (Germany, 2018), Andrew de Freitas (Canada / Brazil, 2019), Florencia Levy (Argentina, 2020) Frankfurter Hauptschule (Germany, 2021) Alice Brygo (France, 2022), Eunhee Lee (South Korea, 2023), Vanessa Nica Mueller (Germany, 2024) and Suse Itzel (Germany, 2025).
An international jury of experts will select five finalists from all submissions, whose work will be exhibited during the festival. The award winner will be announced at a festive award ceremony and can look forward to a prize money of 1000 euros!
Please read carefully the TERMS AND CONDITIONS below.
All visual artists, film directors, art and film students can take part in the competition. Only works that use film or video as the main medium will be accepted. All established formats are accepted. Special formats or room installation must be discussed in advance with the curator Saul Judd.
-The work should be new or not older than 1 year from the date of the submission deadline. And be designed as a single or multi channel projection or as a room installation.
Important: Please do not send us a portfolio. The work must be completed. Trailers, excerpts and unfinished works will not be accepted.
- Only one work per participant will be accepted.
The application must be submitted electronically using the form below.
For any further inquiries contact the curator of the LICHTER ART AWARD Saul Judd: s.judd@lichter-filmfest.de