A National Competition for Memoir and Documentary Writers, Videographers and Photographers.
Each day countless stories unfold. Take a real life experience of your own and tell it in a way that only you can. Craft your story with words, photos or video. Make the ordinary magical, or the exotic familiar. Shock us, amaze us or make us pause to reflect. The only rule is that it's real.
All entries must be new works that have not previously been published, exhibited or screened in the US.
Film up to 5 minutes
Essay -1500 words or less
Photography up to 5 images. Single images are welcome; multiple images must be related, as in a photo essay.
1. Download the competition guidelines and application form
2. Pay your entry fee of $10 per submission using the link below to Google Checkout
3. Submit your application form and work, as follows:
Videos: Mail a DVD of your video to: First Person Impressions, 1 South Broad St, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107, OR post your video PRIVATELY at viddler.com, and send an invitation to view the film to videos@firstpersonarts.org
Photography: Email your photograph(s) to photography@firstpersonarts.org (Be prepared to mail a physical copy of your image(s) to us if you win)
Essays: Email your personal essay of 1500 words or less to essays@firstpersonarts.org (mailed submissions will not be accepted)
