Eligibility:
Open to all Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) — Black, Brown, and minority ethnic background — final year students on any BA fashion related course in the UK that can include, but is not limited to journalism, marketing, photography, communication, fashion design, textile design, hair and make-up design, styling, creative direction.
About The FACE Excellence Prize:
This prize makes visible the spectrum of Black, Brown and minoritised excellence within a framework of diverse creativity. The aim of the FACE Excellence Prize is to amplify a broad and limitless possibility to inspire all young GEM creatives working within a white-centric system with a prize that recognises their unique contribution to style, culture, fashion and society.
Submission:
For this prize students must self-nominate. Tutors are not required to be involved in the selection of student work but can encourage the year group to enter and promote the prize opportunity.
NOTE:
You must submit your BA final major project for consideration.
You must include the name of your Institution, Course and Tutor in your submission
Criteria:
Upload a selection from your final project of no more than 15 pages in one continuous PDF. You must also submit either:
A film of no longer that 59 secs on Instagram detailing the ideas and outcomes of your project with the hashtag #FACEExcellence. Students will not be judged upon the technical quality of the film submission, but its content and the way in which ideas, personality and mood are communicated as part of the film presentation.
OR
A written statement of no more than 500 words detailing the ideas and outcomes of your project
An initial digital submission of no more than 15 x pages for the nomination shortlisting. The full physical body of work/samples will be displayed for the final judging session. The entry can be a maximum of 10mb, illustrating the final project and a supporting statement.
Process:
The FACE Excellence prize will be judged in two stages. All nominated students will have to submit a supporting statement for scrutiny at the pre-event shortlisting by industry experts.
Part 1:
Monday 20th May 2024, 18:00 hours - Deadline for submission, students are to self-nominate.
Selection:
An Industry expert will shortlist 12 students from the entries submitted. Thursday 30th May, 2024 - The names of the shortlisted students will be announced.
Part 2: Judging
Awards Judging will be onsite at GFW in central London. Shortlisted students must bring their full entry for the final judging. This can be physical work plus digital elements if required. The judging will be an opportunity to talk through the students work, ideas and answer questions from the judges.
All nominated students must attend the full judging day during GFW and ensure they attend all talks, meetings and judging sessions as well as the end of day Awards Presentation and celebratory networking event. Winners will receive promotion across the GFF networks.