Word Hunt in the City!

¡Hola a todos! As promised, here are the rules! Don't be shy, there are over 2000 borrowed words in Filipino from the Spanish language and the sheer abundance of Spanish names all over the city is indicative of the strong link between both cultures. Rediscover the Spanish soul of the city and capture it in a photograph!

WORD HUNT IN THE CITY PHOTO CONTEST:

In conjunction with the anticipated celebration of El Día E (Day of the Spanish Language) on June 19, 2010, at the Instituto Cervantes in Manila, there will be a photo contest called Word Hunt in the City. This contest is in celebration of the cultural link between Spain and the Philippines that is tangible in all corners of the city. The contest aims to rediscover the Spanish soul and heritage of Manila through the art of photography.

Everyone is invited to participate in the contest. The winning entry will be chosen by our panel of judges and the top entries will be displayed during El Día E on June 19, 2010.

Interested already? Here’s how the contest goes:

PHOTO SUBJECT:

The participant must scour the city and look for a Spanish word or a Filipino word with a Spanish root (e.g. aksyon from acción or sabon from jabón) and capture it in a photograph: be it on street signs, store names, art, newspaper headlines etc. The picture must convey a story or a sense of history of the chosen word depicted.

SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE:

· All entries must be received by 3:00 pm at June 17, 2010 atculturaenmanila@gmail.com

PRIZES

· Grand Prize: Fuji Digital Camera

· Top 100 Entries will be displayed during El Día E on June 19, 2010.

CONTEST RULES AND MECHANICS

1. The contest is open to the public
2. Photo requirements
1. 8 x 10 inches in size
2. 300 DPI
3. JPEG format
3. Photographs must be uploaded with a short descriptive text, name and contact details of the participant
4. Participants may submit a maximum of two (2) entries.
5. The top 100 entries will be displayed at the gallery area of Instituto Cervantes as part of the celebration of El Día E.
6. The Grand winner will be chosen on June 19, 2010 by our panel of judges based on the following criteria:
1. Originality 25%
2. Creativity 25%
3. Story 50%
7. Instituto Cervantes will have the right to use any of the submitted pictures, always crediting its author.

Y tú, ¿qué opinas? ¡Hasta pronto!