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International Association of Women in Radio and Television 2009 Awards for Excellence in Documentary Making: Make their voices heard ... see their lives!
Invitations are now open for the 2009 IAWRT International Awards for Excellence. Program makers have until Friday 16 October 2009 to submit an entry.
- Categories
- Location
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Closing Date
- Oct 16, 2009
The IAWRT Awards celebrate outstanding documentaries made by women and are open to all female producers, directors and journalists working with radio, television and film documentaries anywhere in the world.
Documentaries must be about women who are making a difference, on their own lives or on the lives of other women. Entries must be between 20 and 90 minutes long for Film and 15 – 60 minutes for Radio and have been aired, or shown at a competitive festival during November 2007 – October 2009.
Entries will be assessed by an IAWRT international panel and the winners will be announced at the Annual Gala Dinner at this year’s IAWRT 33rd Biennial Conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from 17 to 21 November 2009.
The Award for the most outstanding documentary in each medium is US $750.
RULES OF ENTRY
Only women producers/directors/writers are eligible. The documentary must be created by women and the theme must be about women. The competition is open to Television and Radio stations as well as to independent producers/directors and program-makers.
AWARD CATEGORIES
- RADIO - 15– 60 min. in length
- TELEVISION – 20 - 90 min. in length
All entries must have aired on a television channel/radio channel, or be screened at a competitive festival between November 2007 and October 1. 2009.
All TV documentaries must be presented with English subtitles, English voice over, or accompanied by a written English translation. Radio documentaries must be submitted in English or with a manuscript translated into English.
Programs submitted without meeting these requirements will not be considered eligible for the competition.
- TV entries must be submitted on DVD
- Radio entries must be submitted on CD.
Entry forms, DVD/CD accompanied by confirmation of transmission date and channel, or date of screening and name of Festival, must be submitted no later than Friday 16 October 2009 to Gerd Inger Polden, NRK RC11, 0340 Oslo, Norway.
When you send your
DVDs/CDs and entry forms please email a copy of the entry form to gerd.inger.polden@nrk.no to announce that your entry is on it´s way. Enclose also short CV and
picture of director.
The cost of transcripts, translations, subtitles or voice-overs will be borne
by the producer/director or station submitting the entry. Postage costs and
insurance will be the responsibility of the sender/participant.
JUDGES
- All entries will be viewed by a jury of professional radio and TV producers, directors, film-makers or decision makers in the world of broadcasting>
ALL QUESTIONS CAN BE DIRECTED TO: Gerd Inger Polden (See the addresses above).
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