The competition is open to non-fiction programmes about Latin America and its people, produced for television, from anywhere in the world.
All documentaries produced or completed after 1 January, 2005, are eligible.
Each participant may enter a maximum of two programmes.
All documentaries with a minimum length of 40 minutes are eligible.
The completed entry form must reach the competition secretariat no later than January 1, 2008.
Entry forms must be submitted by post. Should an entry be made by fax, the original entry form must still be submitted by post.
By no later than January 1, 2008, the secretariat must be in possession of:
- a copy of the documentary (if possible with English subtitles)
- an English language script
- the completed entry form
Please send all material (by airmail) to the Dirk Vandersypen Award secretariat at the following address:
Dirk Vandersypen Award
Koningin Elisabethlei 6/23
B-2018 ANTWERP - BELGIUM
Technical details
All entries must be sent to the above-mentioned address,
preferably on a non protected DVD (or professional DV, VHS
PAL). We recommend entrants not to send master tapes and to
check the quality of the materials before dispatch.
Supplementary conditions
Documentary makers who submit an entry for the Dirk
Vandersypen Award accept the full terms and conditions of
the Dirk Vandersypen Award.
- All postal, customs, insurance and other costs involved
in submitting the entry and the accompanying material will
be borne by the entrant.
- A coproduction will be considered as the entry of the
person who submits that production. Other coproducers will
be assumed to have agreed with its participation.
- The organisers have the right to broadcast excerpts from
each entry (5 minutes maximum) without becoming liable for
any financial compensation.
- The Belgian television channel VRT-Canvas pledges to
purchase each documentary selected as the winner of the
Dirk Vandersypen Award. The prize-winning documentary shall
be purchased at the then prevailing market price and under
the then prevailing market conditions.
- The organisers will retain copies of the winning entry
for the archives of the Dirk Vandersypen Award Society.
Entries will only be returned if this is expressly
requested in writing by the entrant.
- Entries which do not comply with the competition rules
will be disqualified.
- The jury's decision is final.
