To become a book, a photographic project must go through the stages of conceptualization of the object, editing and sequencing, graphic design, and finally graphic production. These stages make up the editorial process and are only possible thanks to the teamwork of the different professionals involved. The FELIFA International Award seeks to highlight these stages, to make the roles visible, to distinguish the multiple skills that make a photobook possible.

To this end, the award includes three categories that highlight the stages in the development of a publication: Editing, Graphic design, and Graphic production.

A group of finalist books will be selected and, for each category, a winning title. Among all the finalist books, one will be distinguished as the Best Photobook, becoming the winner of this edition of the FELIFA International Award.