Rory Peck Awards for Journalists and filmmakers 2020
Applicant criteria
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
Rory Peck Awards is offering a competition to honor the most outstanding work produced by freelance journalists and filmmakers working worldwide. The Awards are free to enter for all.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Only work by freelance journalists or filmmakers is eligible for entry.
- Entries must have been first broadcast between 1 June 2019 and 31 July 2020 inclusive.
- All entries must be submitted and titled as first broadcast.
- All entries must have been broadcast or published by a recognised television channel, broadcaster, news agency, VOD/streaming platform or online news platform.
- Re-versions of previously submitted entries will not be accepted.
- You cannot submit the same entry into more than one category.
Competition Categories:
The Rory Peck Awards’ four categories recognise quality and impact of work, but also take into account individual endeavour and journalistic integrity. They are:
- News Award, sponsored by Google
- This Award recognises the work of freelance journalists in the video coverage of a news event where the focus is on the immediacy of the story.
- Duration: up to a maximum of 10 minutes
- News Features Award
- This Award recognises the work of freelance journalists in video news features that take a more in-depth look at a story, beyond the immediacy of the news.
- Duration: up to a maximum of 30 minutes
- Sony Impact Award for Current Affairs
- This Award recognises the work of freelance journalists working in long-form current affairs video/film that examines a single issue, story or situation and has an impact on the viewer, policy or public awareness.
- Duration: up to a maximum of 60 minutes
About Rory Peck Awards:
Rory Peck was one of the most skillful and respected freelance cameramen of his generation, who captured some of the most enduring news images of the late twentieth century. The Rory Peck Trust was set up in memory of Rory in 1995 by Juliet and a group of close friends to provide support for the families of freelance camera operators. The Trust has since grown into an international organisation that supports all freelance news gatherers.
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