We are happy to announce that jury of Grand Prix 2013 decided to choose 8 finalists whose works will be presented during Fotofestiwal, between 6th and 16th of June. We got over 500 applications and the level was remarkably high!

THE NAME OF THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED 6TH OF JUNE 2013, DURING THE OPENING OF FOTOFESTIWAL. Works of 8 finalists will be presented at the exhibition, between 6th and 16th of June, in Lodz.

FINALISTS:
1. Anja Bohnhof, Bahak (Germany)
2. Jan Brykczyński, The Devil, the Wolf and the Hag (Poland)
3. Karl Burke, The Harvest of Death, v.2 (Ireland)
4. Frank Herfort, Time in Between – Narrative Scenes (Germany)
5. Lucia Herrero, Species / Tribes (Spain)
6. Nadav Kander, Bodies. 6 Woman. 1 Man (Great Britain)
7. Emilio Pemjean, Palimpsest (Spain)
8. Ilona Szwarc, American Girls (Poland)

The jury of Grand Prix Fotofestiwal 2013:
• Peggy Sue Amison, director of Sirius Arts Center, Cobh, Irlandia,
• Alison Nordstrom, director of George Eastman House, Rochester, USA,
• Rui Prata, director of Braga Image Museum, Encontros da Imagem, Portugal,
• Tomasz Ferenc, University of Lodz, lecturer,
• Joanna Kinowska, Zacheta National Gallery of Art,
• Adam Mazur, curator of the Centre for Contemporary Art “Zamek Ujazdowski” in Warsaw,
• Krzysztof Candrowicz, director of FOTOFESTIWAL International Festival of Photography in Lodz,
• Marta Szymańska, programme director of FOTOFESTIWAL International Festival of Photography in Lodz.

Irina Tchmyreva, the artistic director International Festival of Photography PhotoVisa, Krasnodar/Moscow who was supposed to be a jury member was not able to take part in the judging process.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL APPLICATIONS AND CONGRATULATIONS!!!