RULES OF CONTEST MODETYKA 2017 First article The organiser The contest MODETYKA is organized by the French Institute in Poland, which belongs to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs network for the promotion of French language and culture around the world. The French Institute in Poland is represented by Stanislas Pierret, Director. The head office of the French Institute in Poland is located in Warsaw, ul. Widok 12, 00-023 Warsaw. The French Institute in Poland NIP is 525 208 8965. Article two Modalities of participation Every adult and individual of Polish nationality, who is a fashion designer under 40 years of age until the closing date for registration in the contest or who is currently enrolled as a student in one of the seven Polish Fine-arts Academies 1 can participate. Only one application per candidate will be allowed. Each project is associated with a single authorized representative. The contest is divided into three selection steps: - FIRST STEP: SHORTLISTING Our Jury will select six candidates based on their folder (explanatory folder with drawings and technical sheet). Those six candidates will then be invited to produce their creation and to present them in front of a jury. - SECOND STEP: JURY A jury will be held on 6 th July 2017 at the French Embassy in Poland, Warsaw, and will select three out of six creations as laureates of the contest. - THIRD STEP: FASHION SHOW AND PRIZE AWARD CEREMONY All the six pre-selected candidates will present their creations on a model for a fashion show and prize award ceremony that will be held during French national day s celebrations in Warsaw ( Swieto 1 Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Jana Matejki w Krakowie/ Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Warszawie/ Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Władysława Strzemińskiego w Łodzi/ Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Eugeniusza Gepperta we Wrocławiu/ Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Gdańsku/ Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Katowicach/ Akademia Sztuki w Szczecinie 1
Francji on 9 th July 2017 in Saska Kepa in Warsaw). The prizes will be formally given to the winners during this event. Participation in this event is compulsory for all the six pre-selected candidates. Article three the application file The application file has to be written in English and not to be subject of plagiarism. THE APPLICATION FILE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE: - 3 sketches of your creation in A4 size (front, back, inside) - Copy of your ID - CV (mentioning your participation to Fashion shows/festivals/events or prizes you won during Fashion contests and eventually the opening of your showroom/launching of your own brand) - The rules of contest signed with mention of the date - Copy of your student card (only if you are still a student) The application file can be uploaded on the website www.institutfrancais.pl Candidates pledge of honour to ensure the truthfulness and veracity of the information provided, any inaccuracy or omission may introduce a misjudgement which will invalidate the application or exclude the candidate. Article four The submission of the application file An application will be considered valid if the application file is sent within the prescribed period of time. You have to send your application file by email to cyrielle.dufrenne@diplomatie.gouv.fr before Wednesday 26 th April at midnight. All incomplete files or received after the submission deadline will be automatically rejected. Moreover, are forbidden and automatically rejected all files which include: - Pornography, paedophilia, violence, rudeness, anti-human dignity content, insults, defamations, libels - Harassment, threads, embarrassing for third person content, pro humanity crime content, Incitation to racial hatred, discrimination, racism, homophobia - And more generally, all content infringing the Law and legal regulations. The French Institute in Poland can decide to accept or not an application file if this one does not respect the terms above. These rules can be uploaded on the website www.institutfrancais.pl 2
Article five The candidate selection For the first selection phase, the short listing, candidates will be selected on the basis of an application file. The selection criteria are: - The project relevance and respect of the contest topic - Originality of the project - Technical feasibility of the project - Candidate motivations - Sketches and technical sheet quality - Adaptability of the project for commercialization (the project can be easily reproduced and could be sold in theory to clients) The application file has to be readable, every crossing-out application file won t be selected. For the second selection phase, the selection criteria of the final creations are: - Quality of the final creation - Link between application file and final creation - Technical and artistic originality of the creation - Aesthetic quality of the creation - Intelligibly of the final presentation in front of our Jury - Adaptability of the project for commercialization (the project can be easily reproduced and could be sold in theory to clients) Article six The jury The Jury will be made up by the French Institute in Poland and will be composed by representatives of the French Institute in Poland, partners of the contest as well as French and Polish representatives of Fashion institutions. The jury s decisions will be considered final and without appeal. Article seven - Description of the contest prizes For the winner of the contest: 1. A scholarship for a two-month internship at a French fashion incubator or at a French designer, which includes: - A 920 monthly allowance given directly to the candidate - Travel costs covered between Poland and the internship place - Social security - A priority for student accommodation 3
This scholarship has a value of 4 850. The scholarship should be used from 1st September 2017 and before 30 th June 2018. 2. A free one-week test of Renault ZOE electric car (to use during 2017) For the second laureate: 1. A scholarship for a one-month internship at a French fashion incubator or at a French designer, which includes: - A 920 monthly allowance given directly to the candidate - Travel costs covered between Poland and the internship place - Social security - A priority for student accommodation This scholarship has a value of 2 750. The scholarship should be used from 1st September 2017 and before 30 th June 2018. For the three first laureates: The three best creations will be exposed at RENAULT Polska s stand during French national day s celebrations in Warsaw ( Swieto Francji on 9 th July 2017 in Saska Kepa in Warsaw) and also during one RENAULT Polska s event in 2017. For the six best application files: Fashion show during the French national day s celebrations in Warsaw ( Swieto Francji on 9 th July 2017 in Saska Kepa in Warsaw). The prizes offered cannot be exchanged nor replaced and the candidate cannot claim for their reimbursement in cash. Article eight The announcement of the results The candidates shortlisted will be informed by the 8th May at the latest. Thus, they will have two months to realize their final creation. The shortlisted candidates will have to create their final creation for the Jury that will be held on 6 th July 2017 at the French Embassy in Poland, Warsaw. Shortlisted candidates will have to present their creation on their own model and will be assisted by their own make-up artist. Shortlisted candidates will be invited again to present their creations during a Fashion Show organized during the French national day s celebrations in Warsaw ( Swieto Francji on 9 th July 2017 4
in Saska Kepa in Warsaw). A prize award ceremony will close the event during which laureates will finally know the results of the contest and will receive their prize. Article nine Confidentiality The technical content of applications and Jury deliberations are confidential. Article ten Intellectual Property Entry into the CONTEST constitutes permission to use a winner s name, address, identifying characteristics and/or prize information for promotional purposes in perpetuity, including but not limited to the taking of photographs and/or videos by Provider for publicity purposes and posting the names and images of a winner on the French Institute in Poland Facebook fan page, without further permission or compensation. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to obligate Provider to make use of any of the rights granted herein and each winner waives any right to inspect or approve any such use of any and every nature and kind. Article eleven Obligations and responsibilities By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees to abide by the terms of these Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor and the Judges, which shall be made in all cases in their sole and absolute discretion and are final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest. These Rules are a legally binding contract, with equivalent effect to a private contract between each entrant and organiser. By signing this contract, all the candidates accept to participate in every public relations operations linked with the MODETYKA contest. The absence of the candidate without real and serious justification may result in disqualification of the candidate. In case of irregularity or breach of this regulation, the Jury can pull off the prize awarded by the winner. The candidate has to respond to all Jury information demands about the creation. The candidate (if preselected) has to be present on Thursday 6th July 2017, for the jury and on Sunday 9th July 2017 for the Fashion Show and the Prize award ceremony. The organiser can modify this Regulation at any time, and shorten, extend or cancel the competition MODETYKA if a circumstance requires it. The organiser s responsibility cannot be engaged on these points. 5
Article twelve The resorts This Contest is governed by French law. All disagreement will be solved by the French Institute in Poland as organiser of the MODETYKA contest. Any legal action must be brought before the competent jurisdictions of the Court of Appeal of Paris. Date: Signature of the candidate: 6