Name of the Event: Global Peace Media Awards
Last Date of Application: 30 August 2024
Link to Apply:
Awards Categories:
The Awards are presented to the most innovative and remarkable radio, video/television and digital programs/ contents/ stories focused on the proposed topic, intending to encourage high-quality program production.
Considering relevant storytelling on peacekeeping as the main topic of the Awards, the accepted media genres in this competition are documentary, reportage, and docudrama. News programs and radio drama will also be accepted for these Awards. The theme/message of the story/ program should be on conflict prevention or conflict resolution.
Three cash prizes will be awarded in each of the following 3 categories:
Radio Awards –
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1st Award: C$ 5,000
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2nd Award: C$ 2,500
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3rd Award: C$ 1,500
Television Awards –
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1st Award: C$ 5,000
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2nd Award: C$ 2,500
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3rd Award: C$ 1,500
Digital Media Awards –
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1st Award: C$ 5,000
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2nd Award: C$ 2,500
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3rd Award: C$ 1,500
Eligibility:
Executive Education HEC Montreal and Pale Bleu Dot Foundation- Japan Media Peace Awards are open to all public and private media organisations. The Awards are also open to individual content producers.
All radio, TV and digital media programs produced or co-produced* in any country and broadcast between January 1, 2023, and August 30, 2024, are eligible for entry to these Awards. The programs will be accepted in the competition only once.
Each participant can submit one (1) entry, in each category, either reportage, documentary, or docudrama, of a maximum duration of 52 minutes. Entries must be free from any political propaganda or intentional commercial advertising. Storytelling through animation is also acceptable.
Registration:
The Programs competing for the Global Media Peace Awards should be registered in the competition by filling in the registration form.
Each applicant must submit:
-their radio, television, or digital media program(s) in mp3 or wav format, in the original language;
-in a single document, the following information in English:
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an accompanying script,
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a synopsis,
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and the biographies of the director/producer of the respective program.
All entries, together with the filled-in registration form, must be submitted by WeTransfer to the Executive Education HEC Montréal Awards Secretariat before August 30, 2024, at the following e-mail address: executiveeducation@hec.ca
By entering the Program(s) in the competition, participants shall guarantee that the Program(s) design and production comply with applicable law, especially copyright law. By registering under these Awards, participants declare and guarantee that they are the exclusive owners and/or have the exclusive availability of all exploitation rights of the Program(s), also in the name and on behalf of any third-party owners.
Executive Education HEC Montreal and Pale Bleu Dot Foundation- Japan Media Peace Awards competition does not require registration fees from participating organisations.