The "World Bodypainting Festival®" with the International Photo days and the Bodypainting Photo Awards 2008 presented by NIKON

The festival week starts on the 14th July. 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 festival week . On the 16th July the medieval castle Sommeregg will be turned into a magical and mystical surrounding. The visitors show up in fantasy costumes combined with bodypainting, decoration and masks up to extreme make up and fantasy fashion.
Tickets are again limited. All details can be found on the website: www.bodycircus.org

The main days of the festival are from Friday to Sunday, 18 - 20 July. The artists start painting in the public park and later in the day the artwork is judged by a professional jury. The models are presented to the audience on the big stage later. During the day lots of music and show acts are presented. There are music concerts on program till late.

With the evanescent art on the body, photography is an essential part of the festival. Especially for photographers 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.

The photo shooting area on the lake shore will be extended. The Jury an stage area is in future a combined section so that there is even more time to work with the models.

In this international photo contest, participants from 19 nations attended last year and sent around 1000 photos to be judged. Out of all entries we produce the photo catalogue, which will be sent to all participants for free.

Details for the photo contest, the “World Bodypainting Photo Award” presented by NIKON

There are the two categories

• “Photo” and
• “Digital Art” to be judged.

After the festival ends, the best photos from 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.

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.

• Registering as a photographer is essential.
  
• Only photos taken at the festival main days (18th – 20th July 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 on the festival the year after. [Data on CD Rom in jpg format, 300 dpi resolution with minimal lost 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)
  
• It is not allowed, to send the same photos in both categories.
  
• 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 in the culture hall before the next festival and on the official festival homepage.
  
• The works will also be shown as a projection show within the festival week the year later.
  
• A photo catalogue will be published in December, and sent free of charge to all participants.
  
• Please note: When posting to us the photos from outside of the European Union, please do not mark the parcel with a value. Otherwise we were asked to pay customs for the amount of value of the photos. We can't accept those parcels, they would be sent back.

Photos can be used without request for any publications and promotions of the World Bodypainting Festival. With photo exhibitions or other photo competitions please give a note to the location World Bodypainting Festival.

Photos are not for any commercial usage without the agreement of the model, the artist and the organizer.

Ee are again organizing the successful fantasy ball, the “BodyCircus ®”. On July the 16th the event will take place inside the walls of the fantastic castle “Burg Sommeregg” in Seeboden. Costumes and masks, body art and decoration, make up and fantasy fashion are the dress codes for a magical and mystical event.

Entry to the festival grounds on the 3 main days, Friday 18 to Sunday 20 July
Entry to the restricted photo-contest area (Photo Award Area).
Entry to the restricted area in front of the main stage
Admission to the festival nights in the festival area
Participation in the “World Bodypainting Photo Award” contest.
Photo catalogue
Admission to the evening presentation of the contest entries from last year within the festival week.
Free access to the „Netcompany“ WLAN Hotspot on the festival grounds

Fee:
€ 119,-
€ 109,- for Members of the W.B.P.A. (World Body Painting Association)

Tuesday, 15th or Wednesday, 16th July      from 09.30 a.m. to 7.00 possibly 8.00 p.m. 
Participation:  max 9 persons

The nude photo workshop will give participants the opportunity to work with models in the nature around Seeboden. In case of bad weather, the workshop will be held under studio conditions in the Cultural Hall.
The workshop is organized by Oswin Eder and Ulf Scherling

Fees: 
€ 379 incl. Photo Ticket from 18th – 20th July
€ 369 Members of the World Body Painting Association

Includes:
Participation in the workshop
Lunch
Fees for models, costs for instructors and stylists
All advantages of the Photo Ticket at the festival
Entrance to the Style Event, “BodyCircus” [Please note, dresscode nessessary]