Does Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan 2027 (39th edition) allow AI-generated images?

The published rules for Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan 2027 (39th edition) do not state a clear AI policy. Confirm with the official rules before entering.

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Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan 2027 (39th edition) is free to enter.

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Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan 2027 (39th edition)

Visa pour l'Image is the leading international photojournalism festival, held each year in Perpignan with free admission. The 38th edition ran from 29 August to 13 September 2026; on 5 September 2026 the Visa d'or News Roger Thérond went to Luis Tato (AFP) and the Visa d'or Magazine to Jérôme Gence. The 39th edition has not been announced yet and is expected to take place in late August and September 2027, following last year's calendar. The festival hosts about twenty awards and grants, most of them free to enter and each with its own rules. The 2026 editorial defends verified, human-made news photography against AI fakes, but there is no general AI entry rule.

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Visa pour l'Image is a festival that hosts around twenty awards and grants, each with its own regulations; the festival itself publishes no general entry rule on AI, RAW files or Content Credentials. The 2026 editorial by director Jean-François Leroy opens with a fake AI image of Nicolás Maduro and defends verified, professionally produced news photography, but it is a statement of values, not a rule, so the AI field is unspecified. An earlier quote taken from a regional news site has been removed because it did not come from the organizer.

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Does Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan 2027 (39th edition) allow AI-generated images?: The published rules for Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan 2027 (39th edition) do not state a clear AI policy. Confirm with the official rules before entering.
How much does it cost to enter Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan 2027 (39th edition)?: Visa pour l'Image - Perpignan 2027 (39th edition) is free to enter.

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