Each full member of ASSITEJ International (an ASSITEJ National Centre or Professional Network) can put forward one candidate for this Award in any three-year period.

Once a member of an ASSITEJ National Centre has won the Award, that centre may not make a nomination again until six years later (or the second ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival for Children & Young People) after receiving the Award.

Those nominating should provide the following:

• A ‘Nomination Statement’ (two pages) giving the motivation for why this person, company, or theatre should receive the Award;
• A list of curated media supporting the nominations (for example, videos, photos, reviews, articles, etc.), up to a maximum of six;
• Nomination form (the form will be made available in due course).

These items must be sent to the Secretary General.

The due date for nominations for this term (2021-2024) will be announced later.

In general, the nomination process is as follows:

• During the second year after an ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival for Children & Young People, the Secretary General sends the Announcement of the Award for the next ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival for Children & Young People to all ASSITEJ National Centres via email. Attached will be a list of the history, rules, and regulations of the Award, along with a Nomination Form. This information and related resources will also be available for download from the ASSITEJ International website.
• At this time the President, with the approval of the Executive Committee, selects a five-person jury. Three members are chosen from the current Executive Committee, and two are appointed from among members of ASSITEJ National Centres who are not on the Executive Committee.
• All completed Nomination Forms must be received by the Secretary General by the deadline date indicated on the Form, usually six months before the date of the next ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival for Children & Young People.
• At this time, the jury meets for deliberation and selection of the awardee(s). The meeting is held in conjunction with regular Executive Committee meetings prior to the next ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival for Children & Young People. It is not within the remit of the jury to change the rules of the Award. If the jury desires changes, these can only be made with the approval of the Executive Committee and the Donor. Once an awardee has been selected, the jury Chair must send the report of their selection to the Secretary General and the President for discussion and approval or revision by the Executive Committee.
• The Secretary General then notifies the Donor for their approval in relation to the rules of the Award. After approval, the Secretary General notifies the winner of the Award.
• The Award and certificates are presented to the winner(s) and nominees, respectively, at an appropriate ceremony during the next ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival for Children & Young People.

The Award carries a prize of 5,000 USD. If there is more than one winner, the 5,000 USD will be divided between them. The Award also comes with a certificate and an engraved goblet along with a bottle of champagne for appropriate celebration.

Award winners will be celebrated at an Awards Ceremony during the ASSITEJ ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival for Children & Young People. They will receive special acknowledgement on ASSITEJ International’s website.

Each of the nominees for the Award also receives a printed certificate in the following format:

[Name] was nominated by ASSITEJ [their country] National Centre for the [Year] Artistic Excellence Award of ASSITEJ International for excellence in the profession of Theatre & Performing Arts for Children & Young People (TYA) and is due congratulations and high commendation for the nomination.

The Donor’s Responsibilities

• To provide the money for the cash Award to be given to the awardee;
• To provide the engraved goblet and the bottle of champagne for the awardee;
• To provide the appropriate Certificates of Nomination for all the nominees;
• To be in attendance at the Award Ceremony to present the Award or to appoint an appropriate person to make the presentation on their behalf.

ASSITEJ International’s Responsibility to the Donor

• To send a copy of the Award Announcement and Nomination Form to the donor at the time of their issue;
• To send a copy of the jury’s selection report to the donor after the jury’s deliberation;
• To request the donor’s approval of the recommendation only in terms of fulfilling the criteria of the Award, not whether the awardee is to be approved or not;
• To notify the donor of the time and place of the Awards Ceremony and to request their presence.

Questions can be sent to the Secretary General.