The Circulation(s) festival offers a fresh perspective on Europe through photography and aims at spotting talents by relying on a network of European structures. As a springboard for young photographers, a prospective and innovating lab of contemporary creativity, the festival has a special and major role in the French photography landscape , attracting a large public each year . The programming revolves around the selection of a jury, following an international call for applications, around guests (a gallery, a school) and around the carte blanche by Agnès b godmother of the 2016 edition’s.
Educational activities (activities for children, guided tours by the artists, projections…) and workshops (portfolio reviews …) are implemented around this large scale exhibition for the public and young photographers.
The 2016 Circulation(s) festival will take place at the CENTQUATRE ‐ PARIS , a multicultural and multi – disciplinary place in the east of Paris from March 26th to June 26th, 2016 . The 2015 edition had a huge success among critics and the public , with more than 47, 000 visitors. The call for applications is aimed at all the European photographers or those living in Europe, at the beginning of their career as an author. There is no theme. Following the call for applications, around twenty photographers , will be exhibited within Circulation(s) , thus creating an overview of the new generation of European photographers.
The closing date for applications is September 20, 2015