NOVA24 | Community Meeting Notes

August 1, 2023 - Summer Community Meeting - PDF
Topics included photography + film festivals around the world, introduction of NOVA24 to the community, and how the community can participate in bringing the festival to life.

Friends of the Festival

The Congregation Detroit
Design Core Detroit
Gilded Lilly Marketing
Unfolding Creative

Detroit Photo + Film Resources

Capturing Belief
Detroit’s own resource for helping young lens based storytellers create the work that is pivotal to them. Watch them for exhibitions, pop up events, and workshops.
Kiesling Detroit - Monthly Movie Meetup
A community event held on the Last Tuesday of every month from 5-9pm, celebrating filmmakers and building community.

International Photo + Film Resources

Film Freeway
A one stop shop location for submission to film festivals around the world! Create an account and search the over 12,000 festivals compiled on the website. There’s also a section for photography contests!
Klompching FRESH
Every year, Klompching Gallery in NYC chooses the best examples of new contemporary photography from the past year for an exhibition. They’re on the lookout for single bodies of work with a consistent vision.
Lenscratch
Fine art photography website that updates daily. Incredible interviews and robust resources.
Photo Lucida
The home of Critical Mass, one of the most pivotal fine art photography connectors of our time. Photographers from around the world submit ten image portfolios which are then narrowed down to the top 200 Finalist submissions. Those finalists are shared with over 200 esteemed photography industry professionals and the Top 50 is chosen.
Society of Photographic Education
Did you know that many of the most well known fine art photographers teach in some form or capacity? Don’t be ashamed of it - it’s part of our industry! Keep an eye out for the call for entries as a part of this page.