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Young people up to age 25 can participate in a video contest.

NPR's "My Big Idea to Change the World" contest is designed to give people ages 13 to 25 the chance to explain their original ideas powered by science, technology or math. Legal residents of the U.S. are eligible to participate.

Entrants will explain their idea in a video. The top 10 finalists will have their videos featured NPR's website, www.npr.org, and on NPR's Facebook page, "Joe's Big Idea."The first place winner will get personalized advice or commentary from a leader in their field of innovation, facilitated by NPR senior correspondent Joe Palca, on how to make their idea become a reality.

You can enter the contest as an individual or as a team of up to three members.

For more information, click here.

Photojournalists and amateur photographers worldwide can participate in this contest.

CBRE is accepting submissions for its 2012 Urban Photographer of the Year Competition, "Cities at Work."

The Urban Photographer of the Year will be the person who, in the eyes of the judges, has best captured the life of a town or city at a given time of day.

While the photograph does not necessarily have to be taken at that specific time of day, it does need to look as though it was. For example, a photograph could capture London at 4 a.m., Lisbon at 2 p.m. or Dubai at 9 p.m. Participants can enter a photograph for each hour of the day, allowing a maximum of 24 submissions.

The first-place winner will receive a photo safari vacation that includes seven nights' accommodation.

Students in South America can submit work to this documentary festival in Curitiba, Brazil.

Les Impatientes is accepting submissions for its Festival Internacional do Documentário Estudantil (FIDÉ), which aims to promote student documentary production worldwide. FIDÉ has been held for four years in France and will come to Brazil in November for the first time. The specific date and location have yet to be determined.

Students enrolled in university or any other type of educational institution can submit work.

The festival, which is not a competitive event, showcases work that goes beyond the typical standard of traditional media. It aims to create a space for debate, exchange of experiences and cooperation between the public, students and professionals.

The Association of Film Lokuos Films and the short cycle Va De Curt of Voilà-Cafè Teatre in Barcelona seek entries for Cinephone, a contest of short films made with mobile phones.

There is no limit on number of entries. Films must be shot with a mobile phone and applicants should include its make and model in each submission.

Consent is required for people and private locations appearing in film. Films must be original and unpublished.

The duration of the shorts must not exceed five minutes. Work submitted that is not in Spanish or Catalan must be subtitled.

The first-place prize includes EUR€300 (US$365) and a Samsung smartphone; the second-place prize is EUR€150 (US$180) and three hotel nights; the third-and fourth-place winners will receive EUR€50 (US$60).

Photojournalists and amateur photographers worldwide can enter this contest.

Mini Space is accepting entries for its Strength in Numbers photography contest.

Each applicant should submit a photographic interpretation of the contest's theme--whether it be a magnificent swarm of starlings, an army of ants tackling a leaf, the stunning synchronicity of a dance troupe or the orchestral swirl of a cluster of stars in the evening sky.

The first-place winner will receive a MacBook Air; the second-place winner will receive an new iPad 16GB; and the third-place winner will receive an iPhone 4S 16GB. The popular vote winner will receive a Diana Camera Deluxe Kit.

The submission deadline is August 29.

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Professional photographers in Latin America can participate in this contest.

Organized by the Plan International and news agency EFE, the competition invites photographers to submit their work to the photography contest and exhibit "Because I am a Girl." Submissions should address the exclusion of girls in Latin America and highlight and how they live day-to-day.

The pictures must depict girls in one of the 13 countries where Plan International is active: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay and Peru.

The selected photos may be displayed at various commercial centers and other locations in the participating countries on Oct. 11, in celebration of the International Day of the Girl.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces an art call for entries for the gallery’s 2nd Annual “Botanicals” online art competition for the month of August 2012. The gallery would like for all 2D artists (including photography) to send us their best interpretation of the theme “Botanicals” by submitting their best botanical and floral art for inclusion into the gallery’s September 2012 online Group Art Exhibition. We encourage entries from artists, regardless of where they reside to apply to this competition by submitting their best botanical art. Botanical art will include flowers, herbs, leaves and plants.

CALL FOR WORKS Video Slink Uganda

Seeking 3 minute videos or shorter by African-Diaspora artists for

Video Slink Uganda, a 2012-2013 apexart Franchise project

apexart Franchise Exhibition in Uganda: Feb 6th - March 6th, 2013

Artistic Directors: Paul Falzone and Marisa Jahn (REV-)

Project Description

CALL FOR WORKS Video Slink Uganda
Seeking 3 minute videos or shorter by African-Diaspora artists for
Video Slink Uganda, a 2012-2013 apexart Franchise project

apexart Franchise Exhibition in Uganda: Feb 6th - March 6th, 2013
Artistic Directors: Paul Falzone and Marisa Jahn (REV-)

Project Description
Ugandan video halls (or "bibanda") are often no more than small huts where
viewers pay a few cents to watch pirated DVDs on television screens.
Located in the majority of villages and towns throughout Uganda, they are
the only form of popular visual entertainment and have a wider audience than
television and newspapers combined. Numbering in the thousands, these
bibanda reach millions of Ugandans each month. So-called 'fine art' never

Tiny artworks in all media are sought for our Hugely Tiny Festival 2012

Submission deadline: August 8, 2012 by noon.
Date of Event: TBD (one or two weekends, October or November, Pasadena)
Honorarium: TBD (approx. $200 per artist)

NewTown defines the the concept of "tiny" in broad and creative ways. Please visit our website for full information and details.

www.newtownarts.org

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