Encontros da Imagem - International Photography and Visual Arts Festival invited artists, working with the medium of photography and other visual forms (video, installation, etc.), to submit their work under the theme “Genesis” for the Discovery Awards 2020. Taking into account the success of the previous editions, the festival organized once more this open call for the Discovery Awards 2020, thus reiterating the wish to showcase new emerging talents, promoting this way new emerging artists chosen based on the high quality of their projects.
This year we received 259 applications from 37 different countries.
It is with great pleasure that we announce the names of the winner and finalists for the Discovery Awards 2020. The finalist will exhibit their work at Encontros da Imagem - International Photography and Visual Arts Festival from the 11th of September to the 31st of October 2020 in Braga, Portugal.
DISCOVERY AWARDS 2020
WINNER
Touko Hujanen
FINALISTS
Annamaria Belloni
Elsa Leydier
Florence Cuschieri
James Reeder
Julia Mejnertsen
Kata Geibl
Marianne & Katarzyna Wasowska
Marjolein Blom
Mattia Micheli & Nicolò Panzeri
Robin Hinsch
Rosa Rodriguez
Sandrine Elberg
Trent Davis Bailey