The French Association of Women Journalists (AFJ) and Canon Communication and Image France are announcing again this year the Fourth Canon Female Photojournalist Award granted by the Association des Femmes Journalistes (AFJ).

This Award is handed out every year at the Visa Pour l'Image Festival in Perpignan (France). It is granted by Canon Communication and Image France and aims at supporting a woman photographer for the completion of a documentary project. To the value of 8000 Euros, it is opened to professional women photojournalists of any age and nationality.

The winner will be selected by a jury made up of photographers and press professionals as well as members of the Association of Women Journalists*. Applicants will be judged both upon the presentation of their project and their previous work. Among the selection criteria are the quality of the photographs, as well as the journalistic thoughts and relevance of the chosen subject.

The Award will be handed to the winner at Perpignan in September 2004, during one of the showing nights of the Visa Pour l'Image Festival. The winner will produce an ongoing one year project which will lead to an exhibition or showing at the Festival in the 2005 edition.

Rules and Application forms.