The ‘Festival International de Mode et de Photographie à Hyères’, directed by Jean-Pierre Blanc, is an international competition of fashion and photography. Each year, the festival proposes diverse exhibitions, professional panel discussions and the two competitions, where ten upcoming fashion designers and ten photographers present their work and compete for the prizes. Their proposals are examined and assessed by an attentive jury of industry professionals.

For the 2006 edition of the festival (April 28- May 1 2006), Vassilis Zidianakis has been invited by Jean-Pierre Blanc, to be part of the jury, along with Ann Demeulemeester, Mademoiselle Agnès, Serge Girardi, Joyce Ma, Nathalie Ours, Maria Luisa Poumaillou, Joseph Quartana, Giuseppe Riccardi and MilanRobin Schulié.