Woollahra Youth Photographic Award and Short Film Prize (Australia)

The competition has been running since 1994, showcasing a broad range of images and short films from thousands of students over the years. The annual competition and exhibition, with cash prizes totalling more than $2,000, is a local celebration of creative expressions by the young and talented high school students.

The Woollahra Youth Photographic Award and Short Film Prize 2024 will be exhibited at the Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf from Thursday 24 October to Sunday 10 November 2024.

Categories and Prizes

• Photography
  • Junior category (Years 7, 8, 9)
    • First prize: $300
    • Highly Commended: $150
  • Senior category (Years 10, 11, 12)
    • First prize: $300
    • Highly Commended: $150
• Open Categories (Years 7–12)
  • Special category
  • Collage Photography
    • First Prize: $300
    • Highly Commended: $150
  • Mayor’s Choice
    • First prize: $300
    • Highly Commended: $150
  • People’s Choice
    • Voted by the public: $150
• Short Film
  • Open category (Years 7–12)
    • First Prize: $400
    • Highly Commended: $200

Who can enter? 

• Any secondary student attending school in Woollahra or nearby areas or who lives in the Woollahra Municipality.

Conditions

• Photography
  • No more than one photography entry per student (or group of students) currently attending school.
  • Students’ photographs can be processed and manipulated either in a dark room or digitally.
  • Entries can be in colour or black and white.
  • All photographs to be submitted in a digital format only. No hard copies required.
  • Digital format photographs must be a minimum of 2mb or 300dpi. Images outside these sizes will not be accepted.
  • Photographs entered may be used by Council in promoting the Youth Photographic Award and Short Film Prize and related council activities.
• Short Film 
  • Only one film/animation entry per student (or group of students) currently attending school.
  • Films must not exceed 5 minutes in length, inclusive of titles, credits and school to be shown (acknowledging any copyright).
  • The film must be made in the last 18 months and may be produced by more than one person.
  • Films entered may be used by Council in promoting the Youth Photographic Award and Short Film Prize and related council activities.
  • Films must be submitted as MP4 file on DVD, USB or via file sharing service (eg. Dropbox, WeTransfer, Google Drive). Please note, video files must not be emailed directly.

For more information, visit Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf.