1. Photo contest to highlight global importance of potatoes
To recognize the potato’s importance in developing countries, a contest is seeking the best photographs illustrating potato biodiversity, cultivation, processing, trade, marketing and consumption. Deadline: September 1.
The United Nations and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are sponsoring the contest, to tie in with the International Year of the Potato in 2008.
There are separate categories for professional and amateur photographers, and participants can submit single digital images or “photo stories” of four to eight related images, in either black-and-white or color. Cash prizes will total US$11,000 as well as Nikon cameras.
For more information, go to the FAO page.
2. Video journalists invited to submit non-fiction films
The 2008 VJ Awards is seeking non-fiction films from video journalists who are single authors –responsible for all production, including research, editing and publishing. The deadline to submit an entry is October 15..
The theme of this year’s International Video Journalism Awards is “unlimited access” and how the Internet converges different media technology. The awards will cover many aspects of video journalism, including films from television stations, publishing companies and more.
The awards will be presented in Mainz, Germany.
For more information, visit http://www.vjawards.com or go to http://viewmag.blogspot.com/2008/07/entries-international-video-journalism.html
3.Funding available for development of a documentary project
Documentary filmmakers from Africa, Asia or Latin America are encouraged to apply for the Alter-Ciné Foundation Grant that will assist in the production of a documentary project. The deadline to submit applications is August 15.
The Canadian-based Alter-Ciné Foundation, which supports documentaries that enrich understanding of the world, is giving CAD$10,000 (US$9,730) to complete a documentary project in the language of the filmmaker’s choice.
Applicants must submit a five-page summary in French, English or Spanish describing content, characters, situation and theme; a DVD or VHS of a completed documentary work; a production budget and financing plan, and two letters of recommendation for the project.
For more information, go to http://www.sextans.com/altercine/index2.html or contact alter@mlink.net. To apply, visit http://www.sextans.com/altercine/formulaire_an.pdf.
4. Knight International Journalism Fellowships available
The Knight International Journalism Fellowships program sends international media professionals to key countries where there are opportunities for meaningful and measurable change. Working with partner organizations on innovative media projects, they build skills and enhance the standards of independent news organizations.
Knight International Fellows work in these key regions: Asia/Pacific, Eurasia/Former Soviet Union, Latin America, Middle East/North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Fellowships are open to any nationality.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Strong leadership qualities
- Fluency in the local language of the host country
- Demonstrated knowledge of project focus
- Training experience is a plus
- Minimum of 10 years journalism experience
- Fellowship open to any nationality
- Fellowship duration is a minimum of one year
Application: For more information and to apply, please visit our website at http://knight.icfj.org/GetInvolved/BecomeaFellow/tabid/878/Default.aspx
An orientation for new Knight International Journalism Fellows will be conducted October 20-24. The deadline for applications: Aug. 29, 2008.
Fellowship Openings:
* Bangladesh. Project focus: Television programming and production.
Language requirement: Bangla/Bengal
* Brazil. Project focus: New media/print. Language requirement: Portuguese
* El Salvador. Project focus: New media/radio. Language requirement: Spanish
* India. Project focus: Environmental journalism. Language requirements: English (Hindi and/or Tamil preferred)
* Indonesia. Project focus: Digital media. Language requirement: Bahasa
* Malaysia. Project focus: Digital media. Language requirement: English
* Montenegro. Project focus: Digital/convergence/Web development. Language requirement: Montenegrin/Serbo-Croatian/Croat-Serbian
* Mozambique. Project focus: Health journalism. Language requirement: Portuguese
* Pakistan. Project focus: Radio journalism. Language requirement: Urdu
* Philippines. Project focus: Digital/investigative/community journalism. Language requirement: Filipino (based on Tagalog), English
* Senegal. Project focus: Health journalism. Language requirement: French
* South Africa. Project focus: Health journalism. Language requirement: English
* Syria/Lebanon. Project focus: Digital media. Language requirement: Arabic
* Venezuela. Project focus: Investigative-journalism/print. Language requirement: Spanish
* Zambia. Project focus: Health journalism. Language requirement: English
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