2nd Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism 2010
The 2nd Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism in Hanover shall testify again the power which photojournalism has in our image-oriented world, adding fundamentally to our perception of mankind in all its facets. It contributes to the education and sensitization, touches people emotionally and lets them share.
The photography study program of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts organizes the Lumix Festival in cooperation with the German photojournalist association FreeLens. From 16 till 20 June 2010 numerous reportages and picture essays will be presented in the futuristic pavilions of the Expo area. The centre of the festival will be the Design Center, headquarter of the Hanoverian photojournalism students. Like all exhibition pavilions it is situated on the area of the former Expo 2000.
Photo: João Pina/Kameraphoto
About 1,000 students and professional photo editors from all over the world have submitted their work for the festival. 60 of them were choosen for an exhibition. The exhibitions are integrated into an attractive program with portfolio-reviews, lectures, panel-discussions and a technique showroom.
The highlight of each festival day will be the evening lectures of internationally known photographers. The end of the festival on Saturday will be the festival party as well as the granting of the FreeLens Award, the Lumix Multimedia Award and the HAZ Audience Award.
The festival shall be a platform for discussions, a picture show and a talent forum – for professional picture editors, an interested expert audience and people who love photographs – at once.
Exhibitions
The 60 exhibitions with about 1,400 photographs will be open to public from Wednesday, 16th of June, till Sunday, 20th of June 2010, in various pavilions on the Expo area. The opening hours are daily from 10 am to 8 pm.
Multimedia Stories
21 Multimedia Stories will be shown during the festival, on a big canvas in our photo studio as well as on iMacs in the big areaway of the Design Center.
Technique showroom
From Wednesday, 16th June, 10 am until Sunday, 20th June, 8 pm a technique showroom with approximately 30 exhibitors from the international photo branch and the imaging sector is held in the atrium of the Design Center.
Admission
The tickets will only be available at the box-offices in the entrance area of the Design-Center of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover.
Fees: EUR7,00, reduced EUR5,00 (for students and unemployed people after showing identification)
(The ticket allows the visit of the exhibition as well as the technique showroom during all five days)
Final party & awarding ceremony
On the evening of 19th June, the final party takes place in the Multimedia vocational school right next to the Design Center. We warmly welcome everybody; there is no entrance fee for the party. The awarding ceremony of the FreeLens Award and the Lumix Multimedia Award are the highlights of the evening – nestled between live music and a DJ. On Sunday, the exhibitions and the technique showroom still open their doors once more.
Lectures
The photographer lectures are subject to a charge. The entrance fee is EUR3,00. Tickets will be available at the box-office in the areaway at the entrance of the Auditorium. All the other lectures and panel discussions are free of charge.
The seats in the Auditorium are limited to 300, but in case of congestion the lectures will be shown on plasma displays in the small courtyard.
You will find information regarding the field of study Photography in Hannover at www.fotostudenten.de.