http://ijnet.org/opportunities/digital-storytelling-contest-open-worldwide
Documentary makers worldwide can enter this contest.
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is looking for interactive and new media projects for its annual competition for digital documentary storytelling.
The festival will showcase more than 250 documentaries, from international audience favorites to artistic experiments. IDFA also includes interactive documentaries and other non-fiction forms of digital storytelling, including games, apps, installations and media art.
The festival will take place from Nov. 19 to 30.
The deadline to submit a documentary is May 1. Projects must have been completed between Aug. 1, 2013 and April 1, 2014.
For more information, click here.
27 March 2014
Photography grants available
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/photography-grants-available-worldwide
Photographers worldwide can apply for a US$5,000 grant to support a social documentary project.
The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for International Photography aims to create an online showcase of outstanding photography worldwide and award a grant to one social documentary photographer to aid in the production or completion of a project.
Photos and proposed projects should be based on pressing social issues in developing nations or communities of poverty, health, oppression, war, famine, religious/political persecution and similar issues.
Applicants must submit one contact sheet with up to 15 images, an essay describing their work, a project proposal, resume and headshot by March 31.
Selected photographers will be asked to submit full-size images to the online showcase and one finalist will receive the grant.
For more information, click here.
Photographers worldwide can apply for a US$5,000 grant to support a social documentary project.
The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for International Photography aims to create an online showcase of outstanding photography worldwide and award a grant to one social documentary photographer to aid in the production or completion of a project.
Photos and proposed projects should be based on pressing social issues in developing nations or communities of poverty, health, oppression, war, famine, religious/political persecution and similar issues.
Applicants must submit one contact sheet with up to 15 images, an essay describing their work, a project proposal, resume and headshot by March 31.
Selected photographers will be asked to submit full-size images to the online showcase and one finalist will receive the grant.
For more information, click here.
Scholarships for journalism courses available
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/scholarships-journalism-courses-available-worldwide
Midcareer journalists from several developing countries can apply for a scholarship to attend an RNTC course in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are accepting applications for journalism courses at theRadio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC). NFP is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and run by the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC).
RNTC is offering several courses for journalists:
Candidates must be from one of these countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Macedonia, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
NFP fellowships cover travel costs, accommodation and the course fee.
The deadline to apply for the fellowship program is May 6.
Registration deadlines for the individual courses vary.
For more information, click here.
Midcareer journalists from several developing countries can apply for a scholarship to attend an RNTC course in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are accepting applications for journalism courses at theRadio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC). NFP is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and run by the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC).
RNTC is offering several courses for journalists:
- Multimedia Journalism & Water (Nov. 3-21, 2014)
- Inside International Justice (Nov. 5-18, 2014)
- Mastering Social Media (Jan. 19-30, 2015)
- Broadcast Journalism (Feb. 2- April 24, 2015)
- Radio/TV Journalism (Feb. 2- March 13, 2015)
Candidates must be from one of these countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Macedonia, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
NFP fellowships cover travel costs, accommodation and the course fee.
The deadline to apply for the fellowship program is May 6.
Registration deadlines for the individual courses vary.
For more information, click here.
Freelance, local journalism contest
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/freelance-local-journalism-contest-open-worldwide
Print and online journalists worldwide can apply for an award.
The Thomson Reuters Foundation hosts the Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism, honoring the work of freelance journalists and of local reporters in developing countries or nations in transition who often otherwise receive little recognition.
Named in honor of the American freelance journalist killed in a military ambush while on assignment for Reuters in Sierra Leone in 2000, the awards are made annually by the Kurt Schork Memorial Fund (KSMF).
The awards feature two categories: freelance journalists covering international news and local reporters covering events in their home country or region. Each winner receives a US$5,000 prize at a ceremony in London.
The stories can be about conflict, human rights, cross-border issues or any controversial matter in a particular country or region. Each submission must demonstrate professionalism, meet international journalistic standards and provide evidence that courage and determination were required to cover the story.
All articles must be translated into English. Submit entries, a resume, photo and brief statement about the story by May 31.
For more information, click here.
Print and online journalists worldwide can apply for an award.
The Thomson Reuters Foundation hosts the Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism, honoring the work of freelance journalists and of local reporters in developing countries or nations in transition who often otherwise receive little recognition.
Named in honor of the American freelance journalist killed in a military ambush while on assignment for Reuters in Sierra Leone in 2000, the awards are made annually by the Kurt Schork Memorial Fund (KSMF).
The awards feature two categories: freelance journalists covering international news and local reporters covering events in their home country or region. Each winner receives a US$5,000 prize at a ceremony in London.
The stories can be about conflict, human rights, cross-border issues or any controversial matter in a particular country or region. Each submission must demonstrate professionalism, meet international journalistic standards and provide evidence that courage and determination were required to cover the story.
All articles must be translated into English. Submit entries, a resume, photo and brief statement about the story by May 31.
For more information, click here.
08 March 2014
SAWM statement on International Women's Day
March 8 marks the International Women's Day, a day that recalls and celebrates the women's struggle for equality and recognises the contribution women continue to make for the advancement of their societies.
The United Nations declared 8 March as the International Women's Day in 1975 which continues to be celebrated around the world in many different ways.
According to a recent survey carried out by UKAID, "Globally, women do 60% of the world's work but only earns 10% of the world's income and only own 1% of the world's property," highlighting the economic disparity that exists despite their ever increasing contributions to the advancement of the world. It further stated, "when a woman generates her own income, she reinvests 90% of it in her family and community."
In Sri Lanka too, women have been in the forefront as prime income generators in a variety of spheres, contributing to the growth of the country which is yet to be duly acknowledged.
Despite the advancement women have collectively managed to achieve, as in the rest of South Asia, in Sri Lanka too, safety of women has become a serious concern. It is unfortunate that women are increasingly becoming unsafe, also reflected in the media industry, with women journalists coming under various types of attacks including intimidation, threats, harassment and even murder, reflecting a social malady.
As this year's theme for the International Women's Day being "Inspiring change", the South Asian Women in Media Sri Lanka Chapter urges the authorities to investigate the crimes committed against women journalists and media workers in the past and to ensure better maintenance of law and order in the country which would contribute to make a safe environment for women.
South Asian Women in Media Sri Lanka Chapter
7.3.2014
The United Nations declared 8 March as the International Women's Day in 1975 which continues to be celebrated around the world in many different ways.
According to a recent survey carried out by UKAID, "Globally, women do 60% of the world's work but only earns 10% of the world's income and only own 1% of the world's property," highlighting the economic disparity that exists despite their ever increasing contributions to the advancement of the world. It further stated, "when a woman generates her own income, she reinvests 90% of it in her family and community."
In Sri Lanka too, women have been in the forefront as prime income generators in a variety of spheres, contributing to the growth of the country which is yet to be duly acknowledged.
Despite the advancement women have collectively managed to achieve, as in the rest of South Asia, in Sri Lanka too, safety of women has become a serious concern. It is unfortunate that women are increasingly becoming unsafe, also reflected in the media industry, with women journalists coming under various types of attacks including intimidation, threats, harassment and even murder, reflecting a social malady.
As this year's theme for the International Women's Day being "Inspiring change", the South Asian Women in Media Sri Lanka Chapter urges the authorities to investigate the crimes committed against women journalists and media workers in the past and to ensure better maintenance of law and order in the country which would contribute to make a safe environment for women.
South Asian Women in Media Sri Lanka Chapter
7.3.2014
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