The "World Bodypainting Festival®" with the
International Photo days and the Asian Bodypainting Photo Awards 2008 |
Since 1998 Europe’s most colourful event has taken place in Seeboden Austria.
The “World Bodypainting Festival” is the largest Art event in the Bodypainting theme and spreads the artform to thousands of interested visitors each year.
Now the Festival is expanding to meet the demands of the ever growing industry and, with a vibrant and dedicated team in South Korea will host a second event.
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[Photo Oswin Eder] |
The World Bodypainting Festival with the Asian Awards will be held in ‘Colorful Daegu’ in August 2008 for the first time and connect the rapidly growing Asian bodypainting industry to its partners all around the world.
The festival week begins on the 25 of August. Much of what people know from the main event in Austria will be carried on in South Korea.
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 The festival week starts on the 25th August. Before the main days we provide a big program with workshops, side events and parties at different locations.
The shrill fantasy ball “BodyCircus” will also be the main attraction in the Asian festival week in 2008, on the 27th August in the event hall of the "Novotel" hotel (Downtown Daegu). The visitors will show up in fantasy costumes combined with bodypainting, decoration and masks up to extreme make up and fantasy fashion.
The main days of the Asian festival are from Friday to Sunday, 29-31 August. The artists start painting in the stadium and later in the day the artwork is judged by a professional jury. The models are then presented to the audience on the big stage. During the day lots of music and show acts are presented. There are music concerts on program till evening. |
[Photos: Johann Wimmer] 
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The “Asian Bodypainting Photo Award”
29-31 August 2008
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With the evanescent art on the body, photography is an essential part of the Asian festival.
For photographers especially we offer the “photo ticket” to get access to the restricted photo contest area (Photo Award Area). This area consists of different backgrounds and requisites.
All models come into this area when finishing and photographers can record their fantastic images here. Every participant can take part in the photo contest as well.
Photos are sent to an international jury. Out of all entries we produce the photo catalogue, which will be sent to all participants for free.
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[Photo: Oswin Eder]
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Details for the photo contest,
the “Asian Bodypainting Photo Award"
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There are the two categories
- “Photo Print ” and
- “Digital Art” to be judged.
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fter the festival ends, the best photos of the event will be judged by a jury and awarded prizes. There will be cash prizes and photo equipment to win. All works will be shown in a projection show the year later in the festival week. Some of the photos will be shown in the photo catalogue, which is sent for free to every participant.
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[Photos: Bruno Fischer] |
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Photo:
In this category photos are shown which are close to the original photo.
Photos which are not transformed too much with a photo editor. Of course
corrections are allowed to be made, but the photo should keep its original
meaning.
Digital Art:
In this category photos are changed in their originality. The digital
art categorie has no boundries but the bodypainting art or the festival
should still be the main content.
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| Rules of the “Asian Bodypainting
Photo Award” contest |
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- Registering as a photographer is essential.
- Only photos taken at the festival main days (29-31 August 2008) will be eligible.
- It must be recognizable that the photos are taken in this year, digital art should show use of digitally enhancing and changing the image.
You may enter the following works:
up to 6 photo prints [Size minimum 20x30 cm, maximum 30x45 cm] and
up to 6 digital photos
- The size of the photo prints is limited to a maximum of 30x45 cm. The frame is not allowed to be larger.
- Additionally we need the photo prints in digital form (CD Rom) to show the works on the festival website and for the print in the photo catalogue as well as for the projection show at the festival the year after.
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Data on CD Rom in jpg format, 300 dpi resolution with minimal loss of quality and 20x30 cm or 2360 x 3540 pixels minimum, RGB colour scheme]
- Closing date for entries is the 15th October 2008.
- The photographer has to give each of their works a unique title (photo and digital art work as well). This is only to identify your photo in the results.
- It is not allowed to send the same photos in both categories.
- It is not allowed to put the photographers name on the photo front. The judging has to be anonymous.
- The works sent in will be retained by the organizers, who have the right to use them for advertising purposes. In addition, the photos will be on exhibition before the next Asian festival and on the official festival website.
- The works will also be shown as a projection show within the Asian festival week the year later.
- A photo catalogue will be published after the judging, and sent free of charge to all participants.
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International contest with the Asian Awards in 4 categories
