UK PMU Awards Terms & Conditions
It is up to each individual to present and showcase their work to the best of their ability using the submission form and judges’ briefing. Winners are chosen by our independent industry judges and are based on the quality of your submissions against this brief.
Answers to all questions on the submission forms are read thoroughly, we advise you to put as much time and effort into your answers and submissions as possible.
We encourage candidates to think outside the box with their answers, and put across why they are different from everyone else applying.
Kindly note that it will be presumed that entrants of the awards have read & understood these terms and conditions and agree to abide by them. Awards will be presented at our Gala Dinner event.
- Entries must be ANONYMOUS in order to be judged impartially.
- For this reason, it is forbidden to put one’s name, logo or any kind of identifying mark on entries, under penalty of exclusion from the competition (apart from the professional service/academy/product award).
As the awards take considerable time to organise, judge and assess, a non-refundable administration fee is payable upon entry to each category.
All finalists in attendance of the awards night will receive framed certificates and event photography. All winners receive our coveted winner’s trophy, event photography, and promotion via our social channels.
Should you be shortlisted as a finalist, you will be offered an event ticket at a heavily discounted rate. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKET – WE CAN REFUND THE DIFFERENCE IF YOU ARE SELECTED.
We do expect finalists to support the event with their attendance/awards ticket purchases. Once finalists are announced, they will be given a timeframe to register their attendance. Those who do not register within this time frame will not be able to progress. Tickets are subject to availability.
Should finalists not be able to attend in person their finalist status will remain, but their ability to progress to win the overall category will be withdrawn, without a refund of the administration fee. Should you purcahse a ticket but not be able to attend in person, we will arrange for a proxy to collect your winners award.
- Entrants must live and work as an artist in the UK.
The organisers/judges have the complete right to decline the distribution of awards either from one or all categories if they do not find the presented content worthy of the awards.
The Organiser reserves the right to change the categories and the judging panel without prior notice to entrants if they deem fit.
All applications will be judged solely on their application form and its contents. It is up to you to showcase your work in the clearest way. The full judges’ briefing is available HERE.
- Photos should be taken from a distance of about 10-20 cm. You will be able to submit 3 models, with 3 pictures of each model – one frontal, right lateral, left lateral (for medical category just a clear before and after is required)
- Suitable lighting of the treated parts is required. The light temperature for photos this should be as neutral as possible, without any colour dominance. Neutral light has a colour temperature between 3500 and 5300 Kelvin.
- It is strictly forbidden to edit the photos, in any way, especially with photo editing programs. It is forbidden to use photographic filters or any other manipulation after the photo has been taken, under penalty of exclusion from the competition.
In the interest of fairness, we aim where possible, that each category will be judged by more than one judge.
Judges will rank their favourites, and winners and finalists will be decided on using the combined scores. Individual scores and/or rankings will not be published.
No correspondence will be entered into regarding individual imagery, rankings or otherwise.
Judging is a meticulous task, which can take many hours per category. Sadly, due to the number of entries, individual feedback on entries and/or ranking is not possible.
As our awards are anonymous (apart from the professional service/academy/product award) We will not be taking social media into account, however, we may ask for your handles to tag you, should you receive an award or finalist status.
Due to the sensitivities of GDPR, we will not distribute pictures of actual submissions without the express permission of the model in the submission. We may however redistribute work from the winner’s social media pages.
Answers to all questions on the submission forms are read thoroughly. We advise you to put as much time and effort into your answers as possible as opposed to just a few sentences. We encourage candidates to think outside the box with their answers and explain to our team why they are different from everyone else applying.
A copy of your application will be sent to you automatically upon submission. It is your responsibility to check that this has your correct information before submission as it can not be changed afterwards.
The Organiser reserves the right at its absolute discretion to reject any entry, without notice and without refund.
Any attempt to bribe or otherwise alter the judge’s decisions will result in automatic disqualification.
The decision of the Organiser is final and binding on all matters affecting this competition, and rights are reserved to changes in the terms and conditions.
