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9th Open International AV Competition
The IPF 41st National AV Championship and 9th Open International AV Competition will take place on the weekend 19th/20th October 2024. The event will be back live in our previous recent venue at Áras Chrónáin, Clondalkin Dublin 22. This live staging of the competition is after a gap of five years.
There will be IPF trophies/medals/awards for the overall winner and placed entries. Trophies will also be awarded as appropriate in the National Championship for best photography, sound, script, humorous sequence and club sequence. Additionally there will be an audience vote award for both competitions. The National Championship will have a non-advanced and advanced category, and include an award for the best First Time Entrant.
The closing date for both competitions is 20th September 2024.
We are delighted to welcome our Judge Robert Albright FRPS. Robert was awarded a Royal Photographic Society (RPS) Fellowship for Audio Visual work in 2002. He is a past winner of the UK National Championship on two occasions and a Silver Medallist in the International AV Festival. He is currently Chair of the Awards for Photographic Merit (Audio Visual) on behalf of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain. He was President of The RPS from 2017 to 2019.
The IPF AV Committee has also had personnel changes following the resignation of Lillian Webb last year and more recently Brendan O’Sullivan as Chairperson. Both have given many years of great service to the AV community in Ireland. Rita Nolan has taken over as Chairperson, Liam Haines Treasurer and Pat Collins Hon Secretary.
We would encourage as many camera club members as possible to enter the competition and also attend to renew old acquaintances. We would draw you attention particularly to the non-advanced category and ask people who have not tried AV before to consider entering. The East Leinster AV Group meets monthly in Lucan Library Co. Dublin where help and guidance can be given. As is generally the case these days in the AV community we really do need your support!
For more information, please contact the Hon Secretary of the IPF AV Group Committee at ipfavgroup@gmail.com
