Complete rules available in English, French and Dutch on our Website : www.germainevanparysaward.be

1. On the initiative of Brussels City Council, the Germaine Van Parys Award is a photography

prize dedicated to professional women photographers working in a documentary vein (for the

GERMAINE VAN PARYS Award) or at the start of their career (for the DECOUVERTES

[DISCOVERY] Award).

By entering the competition, candidates expressly agree to these rules. The organisers reserve the right to modify the terms and conditions of the competition without incurring any liability. The

amended version may be consulted at any time on the award website.

2. Organizers: Brussels City Council and the non-profit organization Out of Focus, in association with the Géopolis Centre.

3. Award

The award is open to women photographers in two categories:

A. The GERMAINE VAN PARYS Award: a production grant of EUR 8,000 for the creation of a

documentary work by a professional photographer in Brussels. At the end of the ten-month production period, an exhibition of the winner's work will be held in Brussels, alongside the exhibition of the work of the Découvertes (Discovery) Award winners.

The grant covers all the costs incurred by the winner in producing their photography work, with the exception of exhibition-related costs (exhibition prints, framing, etc.) as well as travel and

accommodation expenses for the award-giving ceremony/exhibition opening, up to a maximum of EUR 500 incl. VAT, if the winner's residence is not in Brussels.

B. The DECOUVERTES (DISCOVERY) Award: a mentoring grant for photographers at the start of their professional career. This award is open only to graduates of Photography/Journalism/Art colleges located in the City of Brussels (1000 BXL), who have been out of college for no more than three years. For this edition, graduates from 2024, 2023 and 2022 are therefore invited to compete.

Three candidates will be selected by the review panel at the beginning od 2025.

This grant is a personalized programme designed to support the three young photographers in

developing their professional practice and visibility. This 10-month mentoring scheme will involve Belgian and international professionals from the photography sector.

A grant of EUR 1,000 per candidate will be awarded to help them carry out their project.

At the end of the mentoring period, a joint exhibition showcasing the work of the Découvertes

(Discovery) Award winners will be held in conjunction with the exhibition of the work produced by the winner of the Germaine Van Parys Award.

Exhibition details and dates will be announced when the winners are announced.

4. General conditions of participation

• This competition is open to women -- and anyone who identifies as a woman -- photographers

of all ages and nationalities.

• Applications are free of charge.

• Participants fill in the form on the Picter Contest website. The deadline for creating an

account on the Picter Contest participation platform, finalizing registration and submitting

entries for the 2024 award is midnight Central European Time on 15 December 2024.

Applications are accepted in French, Dutch or English.

4A. Specific conditions - GERMAINE VAN PARYS AWARD

• The award is open to all mid-carrier professional photographers whose work has already been exhibited and/or published, who enjoy national or international recognition but who have not yet

benefitted from a mid-career retrospective;

• Applications must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from a recognised

professional in the field of photography (museum, gallery, publishing, journalism, etc.);

• The theme of the proposed project must concern the Brussels area;

• The photography project proposed must be unpublished, not completed (at least in its

entirety), have never been exhibited or published or have won another award;

• The photography project must be documentary in the broadest sense of the term, i.e. linked to

reality;

• Only one project may be proposed per participant;

• Participants apply for the Germaine Van Parys Award on the picter.contest website, along

with the following information/documents:

A maximum 2-page CV

A short written biography (1500 characters max)

15 HD visuals (a selection of individual works, works from a series or the entire series, or, where applicable, preparatory works for the project proposed for the award).

A description of the project proposed for the Germaine Van Parys Award (theme linked

to Brussels).

A letter of recommendation, addressed to the Germaine Van Parys Award, from the

professional supporting the application.

4B. Specific conditions - DECOUVERTES (DISCOVERY) AWARD

• Candidates must be graduates (Bachelor's or Master's degree) of a photography, art, film or

journalism college located in the City of Brussels (eligible candidates: ARBA, ENSAV La

Cambre, Agnès Varda, INSAS, RITCS, IHECS) by 2022 at the latest, but no longer students.

• Candidates must propose a photography project that they wish to develop during the

mentoring period.

• Candidates undertake to make themselves available for the mentoring sessions, which will be

held face-to-face in Brussels approximately once a month for a period of 10 months from

February 2025.

• Participants apply for the Découvertes (Discovery) Award on

the picter.contest website and provide the following information/documents:

A CV (training, selection of exhibitions and publications if any) Maximum 2 pages

A short biography

15 HD visuals (a selection of individual works, works from a series or the entire series,

or, where applicable, preparatory works for the project proposed for the award).

A description of the project proposed for support.

5. Participant guarantee

Participants guarantee the validity of the information and declarations they provide when registering and that the photos are originals, that they are their own work and that they do not infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties. Participants confirm that they have received the necessary authorisations from the person(s) photographed with regard to their image rights. Otherwise, participants assume full responsibility and will no longer be authorized to take part in the competition.

Participants release the organizers from any liability in this respect.

6. Review panel

The winners will be chosen by a review panel of professionals from the world of photography.

The review panel's deliberations are confidential. The review panel's final and binding decision is taken by mutual agreement. The review panel is not required to justify or give reasons for its

decisions. The organizers reserve the right to postpone, extend, shorten, modify or cancel the

competition, or not to select photographers if circumstances so require, without being obliged to

compensate participants. The organizers also reserve the right to cancel the competition if an

insufficient number of entries are received and/or if, in the opinion of the review panel, none of the entries received meet the required quality standards. The composition of the review panel will be announced on the award website.

7. Image & Name

Each winner accepts that his/her name and image may be used for the purposes of promotion

of this photo competition and that they are mentioned in a general way in all the communications on this subject. The winners also authorize the organizers to reproduce and

disseminate their image, name and any information concerning their professional career in any

internal and/or external communication medium, as well as via the media, without any claim to

compensation, for non-commercial purposes.

8. Personal data

The organizers will process the personal data it receives from participants in this competition. The members of the review panel and the staff who have seen the participant's files process this information in a strictly confidential manner. Each participant may exercise their right of access or rectification at any time, and, if necessary, the deletion of all personal data concerning them. They may also object to the processing or request a restriction of the processing and benefit from data portability (where applicable), in accordance with the applicable data protection law by sending a signed request form together with a copy of their identity card, passport or other proof of identity to info@germainevanparysaward.be