Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 in Malta - English
2nd edition of Wiki Loves Folklore in Malta
18 March 2023
Malta is take part in the second edition of Wiki Loves Folkore. This is an international photographic contest organized annually at Wikimedia Commons to document folk cultures in different regions of the world. Wikimedia Community Malta organized the first edition for this contest in Malta in 2022.
The origin of the project started in 2018 from Wiki Loves Love 2019 on the theme of ceremonies and festivals of love. Since 2021 folk culture has been set as the main theme, along with a name to reflect this.
This photography contest is focused on folk culture of different regions on categories, such as, but not limited to: folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, folklore, and tradition, including ballads, folktales, fairy tales, legends, traditional song and dance, folk plays, games, seasonal events, calendar customs, folk arts, folk religion, mythology etc. You can check out some examples here. Scope in Malta
As the contest takes place throughout the months of February and into March, in Malta the focus is particularly on the Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck, Carnival across Malta and Gozo, and preparations for Lent and Holy Week. However, this focus is not meant to exclude other topics of interest.
Here are some of the boarder categories accepted within this contest: folk art, folk dance, folk festivals, folklore, folk games, folk groups, folk museums, folk music (especially għana), religious traditions, traditional music, and traditional food, among others.
Wiki Loves Folklore also extends to the related activity called Feminism and Folkore, which is an international writing contest organized at Wikipedia annually around the same time to document folk cultures and women in folklore in different regions of the world. However, the theme here is very loose and a wide range of articles dealing with feminism (but not folklore) and folklore (without a feminist focus) are also included.
This competition opens on September 1st. Participation is free and open to all. The deadline for all submissions is the 30th of September and submissions can be made throughout the month of September. The photos submitted must be of the individual participants and they must be willing to post them under an open license in Creative Commons.
Towards the middle of September 2022, workshops will be held on how to upload photos, in collaboration with Spazju Kreattiv and Heritage Malta. Details will follow on www.wikimalta.org and via Facebook and Instagram closer to the date.
A jury composed of experts in the fields of cultural heritage, photography and Wikipedia will select the winning photos. The top ten winning submissions will be nominated for the international Wiki Loves Monuments contest, with the opportunity to win more prizes.
Prizes
You can win the following prizes in the international contest:
- 1st prize: $400 USD
- 2nd prize: $200 USD
- 3rd prize: $100 USD
- Top 10 consolation prizes: $10 USD each
- Best Video prize and best Audio prize: $25 USD (each)
- Top uploader prize for images: First Prize $100 USD, Second prize $50 USD
- Wiki Loves Folklore Postcards to top 100 Uploaders
These are dispersed in a gift card or voucher format by the international organizing team, not by Wikimedia Community Malta.
Prizes for the 2023 edition of Wiki Loves Folklore in Malta are administered by Wikimedia Community Malta and are partly funded through a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation:
- 1st prize: €200 worth of photographic equipment and/or services from PhotoCity of South Street, Valletta
- 2nd prize: €100 worth of books published by Kite Group, Midsea Books and Merlin Publishers (or €50 gift card from Amazon)
- 3rd prize: €50 worth of books published by Kite Group, Midsea Books and Merlin Publishers (or €25 gift card from Amazon)
- Top 10 consolation prizes: Wikimedia Community Malta goody bag
- Top uploader prize: €50 voucher from a local book publisher (or €25 gift card from Amazon)
All submitted photos will also be exhibited permanently online and some of them will be used on Wikipedia in various languages. A selection of the top photos from the Malta contest will also be printed by the Times of Malta.
For more information on how to participate, visit www.wikimalta.org/wlf or /wikimalta Wikimedia Community Malta on Facebook.
Wiki Loves Monuments in Malta is organized by Wikimedia Community Malta (WCM) with support from the Wikimedia Foundation, PhotoCity, Kite Group, Merlin Publishers, and Midsea Books.
More information
- PHOTOS FROM THE 2022 CONTEST: Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 in Malta
