Overview

Closed cycle archived together with the Spoleto summer festival programme.

Theme

Echoes of the Hill Town

Divisions

Music TheatreDance

Eligibility

Creators aged 13 – 19 of any nationality. Applicants under 19 need guardian consent. Team entries of up to 4 members are accepted.

Submission requirements

Required uploads: video. Images up to 20MB each, PDF up to 50MB, video via streaming URL, audio in WAV or MP3.

Judging criteria

  • Creativity25%
  • Theme Understanding20%
  • Expression20%
  • Completion20%
  • Potential15%

Schedule

  1. Applications open

    Feb 01, 2025

  2. Applications close

    May 15, 2025

  3. Preliminary review

    May 25, 2025

  4. Final jury

    Jun 08, 2025

  5. Results announced

    Jul 01, 2025

  6. Overseas final & exhibition

    Aug 15, 2025

Awards & benefits

Grand PrizeUSD 3,000 + overseas final invitation1
GoldUSD 1,500 + exhibition slot3
SilverUSD 800 + certificate6
BronzeUSD 400 + certificate12
FinalistCertificate + online gallery30

Overseas final

Award winners are invited to the Spoleto overseas final week. Grand Prize and Gold receive full travel support, Silver receives 50%, and every finalist receives exhibition space and a programme pass.

Entry fee

47,000원($36)

Please note

  • Entries must be original, unpublished work by the applicant. Plagiarism leads to disqualification and revocation of any award.
  • Applicants under 19 must complete the guardian consent step during application.
  • Entry fees are fully refundable until the application deadline; the refund policy applies afterwards.
  • The organiser may use submitted works for exhibition, publication and archive purposes with proper credit.

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