LATAM Digital Media Awards 2017
LATAM Digital Media Awards 2017
Rules and Guidelines LATAM Digital Media Awards
Registration
This registration process will take you less than two minutes.
First step is to create an account and confirm your email. Explore the site to find all the requirements. Second step is to start submitting your entries after confirming your registration.
- You may edit your entry after submitting, up until the entry deadline.
- Please make sure all your personal details are entered accurately, including contact details, as this will be used in the awards presentation if selected as a finalist.
- You are eligible to enter more than one category, as long as the work submitted meets the criteria.
- You can use the ‘copy’ feature to create a copy of your entry and change the category as required.
Key dates for participation
13 Feb - Registration opens
28 May - Registration closes
4 Jun - Deadline to upload projects and complete participation fee
18 Jul - Finalists announced
15 Nov - Awarding ceremony during #DML18
Entry fee per submission
Each entry will be invoiced at EUR 100 + VAT. Banking expenses will be borne by the applicant company. Any incomplete payment will disqualify the postulation. Inscription costs and banking expenses will not be returned.
World Digital Media Awards
The winners will be part of the World Digital Media Awards competition.
Who can submit an entry (entries)?
The WAN-IFRA LATAM Awards are open to news media companies and entities affiliated with the news media industry within the region. Entries must be prepared and uploaded by the news media organisation, news media organisation representative, advertising agency, or public relations firm working on the company's behalf.
Multiple Entries
Unlimited entries can be submitted and payment must accompany each entry.
Disqualifications
Syndicated material or campaigns that are not specifically prepared for your company are not eligible. WAN-IFRA reserves the right to disqualify any entry that fails to conform to the rules. Disqualified entries will not be judged. Fees for these entries will not be returned. WAN-IFRA is not responsible for materials entered in the competition. You will be also disqualified if you have not paid the entry fee.
Confidential Information
Please do not include confidential information in your entries.
Terms and Conditions
Shortlisted proyects for each category of the LATAM Digital Media Awards 2017 must present a 30-second video presenting and explaining their proyect in HD and mp4 format for the award ceremony before September 29. They should also nominate the person that will assist in representation of the company to the ceremony.
Nominees for the LATAM Digital Media Awards 2017 are required to attend the ceremony.
Participants must grant WAN-IFRA the full rights to retain and use, free-of-charge, any images or material from the contest for publication in books, exhibitions, websites, or for educational and promotional purposes.
Submissions
Submissions are strictly online based. CD/ DVD will not be accepted. Following completion of your registration online, a personal link to upload nominated materials will be sent to entrant’s email within 5 working days.
Eligibility
The competition is open to all news publishers in Latin America. All entries must have been published between July 2017 and June 2018.
Payment Methods
Payment can be made directly at the end of the registration via credit card. There is also an option to request a personal link for your payment via Montrada. This is an online merchant who processes the credit card transaction over a secure site. Both VISA and Mastercard are accepted. We cannot view, and do not require, your credit card number (that information is encrypted & protected) to perform a refund transaction. Bank Transfer would only be accepted within three working days and on a case-by-case basis. Once the payment is received we will proceed with your registration and we will send you your login details.
