Punto de Vista is now inviting submissions for the next edition of the festival which will take place from 13th to 21st February 2009, in Pamplona (Spain). Rules and application forms are available in the festival’s website, www.puntodevista.navarra.es   

The competition is open to participation by documentary films of any nationality made after 1 August 2007. Fiction, institutional or publicity films will not be admitted, nor reports or works of a journalistic nature.

There are no limits with regard to subject matter, length or original language. 

The Punto de Vista Documentary Film Festival is a space for discovering and analysing the form of cinema generically grouped under the heading of ‘documentary’. Organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Regional Government of Navarre, it’s held annually in Pamplona (Spain) in February. The 5th edition will be held from the 13th to the 21st of February.

CALL FOR ENTRIES  
The deadline for submitting a film is 30 September 2008. The DVD copy of the film must be sent to the festival’s office before 3 October 2008.

PRIZES
Official Prizes
- "Punto de Vista" First Prize for the best film: 10,000 €   
- Prize Jean Vigo for the best Director: 5,500 €  
- First Prize for the best short film: 3,500 €  

Special Prizes
- The Audience’s Special Prize for the best film: 2,500 €
- Special mentions: The Jury will be able to award up to two special mentions, worth 1,250 € each

Should Punto de Vista First Prize be awarded to a short film, Prize for the best short film will not be awarded at all and its sum will be kept for the Jury in order to increase the sum of the Special Mentions or to award new ones.