Journalists and filmmakers, you will find in this space the application procedures for the selection of guest journalists for the next International Travel Journal Rendezvous, which will be held on November 14, 15, and 16, 2025, in Clermont-Ferrand.
Notebooks, graphic stories and audio notebooks tell us that going to see elsewhere allows us to understand the world as a common, shared good, and to enrich our humanity. These works are, as such, calls for the art of ethical, reasoned and responsible travel which is at the heart of our event. They also bear witness to the beauty of the world and its populations, to their fragility and turbulence.
Our association is called “Il Faut Aller Voir” (We Must Go See), to go and see this elsewhere that surrounds us, through travel journals, testimonies or reports.
Complete the application form promptly and submit your proposal as soon as possible (this facilitates the selection committee's work). Any proposal not received by May 3 will not be considered.
What should you send as soon as your registration form is completed?
Each file must include a written presentation of the travel diary/report/testimony or graphic story, either in its entirety (preferably) or in the form of extracts representing its diversity.
● For mandatory digital submissions, please preferably submit the entire booklet or a minimum 20-page excerpt (including the cover) in PDF format.
● If your booklet includes audio, please email the necessary links to view them.
● Any incomplete or late submission will not be considered.
A savoir :
The Travel Journal must truly reflect the desire for discovery and convey feelings, emotions, and wonders about the world. With anecdotes and ethnographic, geographical, and historical references, the travel journal writer expresses his or her understanding of his or her environment and a vision of the cultures he or she encounters. He or she must seek out others and the world beyond, without prejudice, to enrich himself or herself with cultural differences.
Quality, originality, spontaneity in content, illustrations and texts are important elements in the selection. The efforts of research and authenticity in the choice of drawings “taken from life” by the notebook maker show his involvement in the observation of what surrounds him. Of course, the quality of the drawing and its originality must be taken into consideration, as must the reflection of the emotions and the reality it conveys.
Graphic and literary writing must complement each other and be in harmony.
Responses will be received between the end of June and the beginning of July 2025. If you are selected, you will then receive a registration form to complete to finalize your participation.
“There are vagabonds of writing” said Nicolas Bouvier… there are also vagabonds of the image!
If you would like to submit your film for the 2025 International Travel Journal Meeting, please complete the form below:
• Minimum film length: 40 minutes
• The presence of the director is essential (or someone closely involved in the film): the discussion with the audience and the director extending the screening is an important moment.
• The selection committee is interested in films that, through their original journey, emphasize the encounters, testimonies, feelings, and involvement of the director. The director does not need to be a professional; we welcome amateur films with great interest.
• Film submission deadline: May 3, 2025.
