BFPQ Berlin Film & Photo Quarterly
BFPQ Berlin Film & Photo Quarterly
More than a Festival. A Movement.
PHOTO
YOUR CAMERA DOESN'T MATTER.
YOUR EYE IS EVERYTHING.
We get it. The hunt for the latest model, the sharpest lens. The pressure to produce flawless images for instant applause on a scrolling feed. We say: stop. Breathe. Don't show us what your camera can do. Show us what you see. We are not looking for soulless technical perfection. We are looking for images that tell a story, ask a question, or leave a feeling behind. We are looking for your point of view - raw, direct, and authentic.
This is the stage for the still image in all its power. Whether it's the raw, unposed energy of street photography, a portrait that looks behind the facade, a conceptual series that visualizes an idea, a powerful landscape that is more than just a pretty view, or an abstract composition - if your image speaks its own language, we want to listen. A single, powerful photograph or a full series, both have a home here. We don't set limits. Neither should you.
At BFPQ, photographers are surrounded by filmmakers - and vice versa. Every great work of cinema is built from thousands of perfect single frames. Your photograph is that one, decisive frame. It's the moment that holds an entire story within it - the before, the now, and the after. We celebrate the image that is narrative, the one that makes the viewer the director of the cinema inside their own head. Show us a world in a single glance.
Your eye is your weapon against the mundane. Aim true. Take the shot. Are you ready to be seen?
ANYONE CAN TAKE A PICTURE.
FEW CAN COMPOSE A MOMENT.