The competition is open to all types of photography and aimed at Swiss and international photographers and artists working with photography and still images.

An esteemed international jury of experts in the field will evaluate the artistic qualities of the entries and select projects that provide an original contribution to the Festival theme "FOREVER HAPPY". Three projects will be exhibited during the 7th edition of the Festival. One of the exhibited project will be awarded with the Jury Award sponsored by the Artphilein De Pietri Foundation, with a prize sum of 1,500 CHF, will be showcased at Artphilein Focus in Paradiso/Lugano, and will be selected for a publication in the Artphilein Cahier series.