The Inter-American Biennial of Video Art, organized by the Cultural Center of the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C., is the only video biennial that exists at the hemispheric level, and operates under an open call instead of pre-selected entries and curatorial frameworks. This is an important distinction that has become part of the Biennial’s character. The traveling circuit of the Biennial currently comprises more than 25 museums, cultural centers and artistic organizations in Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States, Spain and Italy, and brings artists exposure that would be difficult to obtain otherwise. In December of 2010, the Biennial will celebrate its Fifth Edition, and the establishment of a tradition that the IDB Cultural Center hopes will continue for years to come. The current selection of videos has been made from participating videos chosen in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Biennials.