Short Description
Since 2020, the French Ministry of Culture and the Festival Visa pour l’Image – Perpignan will be presenting two production Grants for Female Photojournalists in recognition of their contribution to photojournalism. Each grant is 8,000 euros.
These grants, dedicated to women photojournalists, pay tribute to Françoise Demulder – a French war photographer and the first woman to win the World Press Photo, in 1977.
Eligibility
The Françoise Demulder Photography Grants is presented to female photojournalists in activity who wishes to cover a social, economic, political or cultural subject in a journalistic manner.
- applicants must have completed at least one photo-reportage (published or unpublished)
- applicants must be professional photojournalists
- applicants must be able to write and speak in French or English
- applicants must not submitted images that have been created, generated, composited or using any software, tools or technology incorporating any form of artificial intelligence.
Submission Requirements
1- a signed application form,
2- a copy of the applicant’s identity card or passport,
3- an affidavit stating that the candidate is a professional photojournalist (attestation of honor written by the photographer or from an agency or from a newspaper, press card…)
4- a curriculum vitae,
5- a letter in support of the application including a description of the photoreportage project (maximum 1 typed page). This letter must remain anonymous and must not contain anything that would allow the candidate to be identified.
6- a projected budget for the photo-reportage project for which the Grant is to be used if obtained.
If the financing of the project is to be extended to other partners, these must be approved by Visa pour l’Image-Perpignan & the French Ministry of Culture who reserve the right not to cite them,
7- a photo-reportage in black and white or colour: between 10 and 20 pictures
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
Each of the two Grants Winners will receive prize money of 8,000 euros in a single payment.
Entry Fee
None
Location
Perpignan, France
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 12 June 2025
Website Link: https://www.visapourlimage.com/en/festival/awards-and-grants/prix-francoise-demulder
