Competition calendar - draft
Proposed calendar [Romania — first edition — October 2024 to February 2025]:
- 1–15 November — Official launch and opening of entries.
- 15 November – 31 December — Entry and submission period.
- 1–10 January — Initial selection, including technical review and confirmation of eligibility.
- 10–15 January — Final judging and announcement of winners on 15 January, the day honouring Romania's national poet, Mihai Eminescu.
- 24 January — Official awards ceremony, coinciding with the celebration of the Union of the Romanian Principalities.
- First week of February — Exhibition of shortlisted work, which could be scheduled for 1–7 February.
- February–April 2025 — Television programmes, podcasts and other appearances to which winners will be invited.
This calendar allows time for every stage and connects them symbolically with cultural events.