Released by Canon Digital:
Canon Digital Creators Contest 2003
Creators Contest 2003, to be accompanied by an exhibition of the winning entries from 2002 which opens in London on 2nd May 2003.
This is the first time that the winning entries will be displayed in Europe - in previous years the exhibition has remained in Tokyo.
'Canon Digital Creators Contest 2003' to accept original digital-imaging artwork from around the globe Digital Art Exhibition to be held in London, Berlin & Amsterdam
Canon, leader in photographic and imaging technology, is pleased to announce the launch of 'Canon Digital Creators Contest 2003' (CDCC), a digital-age competition aimed at encouraging the creative exploration of new directions in visual expression in the Internet-era. Competition entries will be accepted from March 24 until September 4, 2003.
With the arrival of the age of digital technology and the Internet, personal computers, digital cameras, digital video camcorders, colour printers and software have enjoyed rapidly increasing popularity, making it easier than ever for users to express their creativity or communicate through still images, moving images and audio.
In light of these developments, Canon launched the annual Canon Digital Creators Contest in 2000, as a means of discovering and supporting new talent from among users of digital imaging technology. 2002's contest, which marked the third year of the competition and included newly added global collection - point cities for overseas submissions, received 5,205 entries from 77 countries and regions, an approximate 60% increase in the number of works received compared with the previous year.
Approximately a quarter (1,099) of these entries came from Europe - more than double the number of European entries received in 2001.
The collection of award-winning works from 2002, including two Gold-prize winners from Germany and France and one Silver - prize winner from France, will be exhibited at two venues across Europe in the coming months.
The exhibition will begin in London's 'Vinopolis' from May 2-12, and move on to 'C/O' in Berlin from May 20-25. Furthermore, a CDCC promotional event will take place at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport from April 1-28. These exhibitions/events will be open to the general public and free to attend. Plans are also underway to run workshops on digital art during the exhibitions, by leading European digital design company (and official CDCC judges) 'tomato'.
Design professionals and amateurs alike from around the world are invited to submit original artwork to any of the Canon Digital Creators Contest collection points that have been established in Amsterdam, Tokyo, New York and Hong Kong.
Canon Digital Creators Contest 2003 comprises the same four division categories as last year's contest: Digital Photo (Print), Digital Graphics / Illustration (Print), Digital Movie, and Web. One Gold Award, one Silver Award, three Bronze Awards, five Honorary Mentions, and one**
Two Canon awards will be presented in the Digital Photo (Print) division Canon Award will be presented in each division. Gold, Silver, Bronze and Canon Award winners will each receive a cash prize and a Canon product prize, and Honorary Mention winners will each receive a Canon product prize. A total of US$117,000 (around £75,000) in cash prizes will be awarded for this year's contest, including US$20,000 (around £13,000) for each Gold Award. Other scheduled prizes include awards from participating sponsors.
The selection committee for this year's contest includes some of the foremost authorities in the imaging and graphics fields: the British creative unit, tomato, and printmaker Kate Gibb for the Digital Photo (Print) division; illustrator and art director Katsura Moshino and tomato for the Digital Graphics / Illustration (Print) division; director Hiroyuki Nakano and Digital Domain, Inc. CEO, president, and co-founder Scott Ross for the Digital Movie division; finally, tomato and artist and technologist Joshua Davis for the Web division. Also joining the committee as Contest Supervisor for Canon Digital Creators Contest 2003 will be Musashino Art University professor Hiroshi Kashiwagi. The committee will look for works that redefine the realm of digital visual expression, challenging the boundaries of originality, expression, and message communication.
Canon has scheduled the announcement of this year's contest winners for Friday, December 5, 2003, at Spiral Hall in Aoyama, Tokyo. Winning entries will be displayed at Spiral Garden from Saturday December 6 to Sunday December 14 2003.
Canon Digital Creators Contest 2003 entry guidelines and other information in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and other languages are available on the Canon Digital Creators Contest website at: www.canon.com/cdcc/
European entries should be submitted to the Amsterdam Secretariat: Canon Digital Creators Contest Amsterdam Secretariat Strawinskylaan 705 1077 XX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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