The Presidential Library accepts entries for the “Foreign View” International Multimedia Competition

The Presidential Library calls for the entries of the Foreign View Annual Multimedia Competition. For the first time this year, except the photographs, the library suggests submitting videos for competition. That way, an electronic stock photo of the country is getting bigger. The entries for the competition, which this year will be held for the eighth time, will be accepted until December 1, 2017. All information about the project of the Presidential Library is available online at foreignview.prlib.ru.

The this year’s slogan of the “Foreign View” competition is “The Ecology of Life,” since a theme of the beauty of the surrounding world and an upbringing of a careful attitude to it by the means of art is close to many. This issue has no geographical or age boundaries. According to the terms of the multimedia competition, anyone can participate in it simply uploading theirs author’s works online in desired nominations. The main criteria are that the pictures have to be taken by Russian photographers abroad or by foreign photographers on the territory of Russia.

The organizers of the multimedia competition according to the tradition tried to cover the most important, widely responding issues. The cognominal “Ecology of Life” theme is dedicated to genre photographs showing the influence of an individual on the environment, the role and place of people in preserving the ecological balance. The “Endangered Land” nomination will include the photographs of unique natural monuments, sanctuaries, reserves and the national parks. The life of wild animals in their natural habitat will be exposed in the “Miracles of the animal world” nomination, and the “Magic macrocosm” will offer the secrets of nature through a macrophotography.

Traditionally, the “Foreign View” competition includes a geographical nomination. In 2017, it is dedicated to Switzerland includes areal and landscape pictures taken in this country. Often the best shots are simply taken on the mobile devices along the journeys. Photographs and videos can be uploaded with the #foreignview 2017 hashtag. A winner in this nomination will be determined by popular vote.

For the first time, fragments of documentary chronicles, archival video materials and footage from private archives will be accepted for the competition.

In addition, this year the Presidential Library has announced the “Soccer ball of victory” special nomination, which is timed to coincide with the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The photographs and videos of famous football commentators, players, soccer matches highlights, the views of the stadiums and other football mise-en-scene are accepted for the competition. Photographs and videos showing laypersons’ and children’s or street football competitions are welcome!

Photographs and videos which were taken and shot during the preparation and conducting of the FIFA 2018 FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 and other football events showing a development of the infrastructure of Russian cities. The images depicting football fans will be of particular interest. Unusual soccer fun costumes, the beloved teams’ color scheme and inventive make-up — all these storylines magnetize millions of photo and video cameras every year.

An objective of each author in this project is not merely to win the nomination, but also to become a part of the world community, which annually creates the digital records of the brightest events of our time for the future generations. The best pictures of the participants will add to the photo album, which, along with the best videos, will be part of the electronic fund of the Presidential Library. Submitted to the multimedia competition images become a part of exhibitions on various cultural venues across the country.