Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the judging of the 2021 World Press Photo Digital Storytelling Contest will take place online. The jury will judge entries over several rounds between 16 January and 8 February 2021. Meet the 2021 Digital Storytelling Contest jury.
In each stage and round, the following criteria are considered:
Long and Short categories
Editing - skilful, discerning or imaginative editing
Design - skilful audio-visual design
Impact - strength of storytelling
Interactive category
Editing - skilful, discerning or imaginative editing
Design - skilful audio-visual and user experience design
Impact - strength of storytelling
In the first and second rounds of the judging process, all productions are viewed for an equal amount of time dependent on the category and round. Productions that progress to the third judging round are viewed in their entirety.