ONE WORLD MEDIA AWARDS return for 2016 with Entries closing next Month

Entries for One World Media’s prestigious annual awards close next month on Thursday 4th February 2016

Did you spend 2015 reporting on the refugee crisis from the Calais Jungle or the shores of Kos? Were you at the frontlines up close and personal with Boko Haram in Nigeria or IS in Syria? Has your work helped focus the world’s attention to where it was needed the most? Has your reporting been a catalyst for change? If this sounds like you or a colleague don’t miss the chance to enter the One World Media Awards 2016.

Now in its 28th year of celebrating journalistic excellence in international media coverage of the developing world, One World Media is calling for journalists and media industry professionals from around the globe to submit their ground breaking, original, and engaging work for the annual One World Media Awards by Thursday 4th February 2016, with entry open to staff, freelance and student journalists, and media professionals.

Focused on highlighting the vital role journalists and filmmakers have in increasing cultural understanding and supporting equality and justice worldwide, the One World Media Awards have set an industry gold standard for media professionals reporting in, on and from the developing world, throughout Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East, Russia and the post- Soviet states. Entries are judged not only on the basis of production and editorial values, but also the originality of content and the accuracy, impact and reach of their reporting.

Last year’s winners included BBC Panorama: Ebola Frontline by Blakeway Productions, which followed the work of MSF in Sierra Leone during the height of the Ebola outbreak. The Leonardo DiCaprio produced and Academy Award® nominated documentary film Virunga won both the Corruption Reporting Award and the Documentary Award for casting light on the struggle to protect the home of the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas from poachers, corporations, and armed militia and rebel forces in the Congo. Egypt’s only network of independent local newsrooms, Welad ElBalad, took home the coveted Special Award.

Hosted by Jon Snow, the prestigious One World Media Awards attract top decision makers from the media, and from education, government, and international development. With the addition of two new categories in 2015, the Women’s Rights in Africa Award and the Refugee Reporting Award, the One World Media Awards now boast fifteen different categories covering digital, print, radio and broadcast journalism, as well as both short and feature length documentary film.

Hopefuls can enter the Awards online and by sending five copies of each entry by post. The deadline is Thursday 4th February 2016. To be eligible, entries must have been published, broadcast, launched or screened between 6th February 2015 and 4th February 2016.

The 15 award categories for 2016 are:
o International Journalist of the Year Award
o Refugee Reporting Award - sponsored by British Red Cross
o New Voice Award
o Radio Award
o Television Award - sponsored by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
o Press Award
o Digital Media Award - sponsored by Google
o Short Film Award
o Women’s Rights in Africa Award - sponsored by the African Development Bank
o News Award
o Popular Features Award
o Documentary Award - sponsored by Bertha Foundation
o Student Award
o Corruption Reporting Award - sponsored by Transparency International
o Special Award - sponsored by CNN

Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in June 2016 held at BAFTA in London.

To find out more about the One World Media Awards please visit One World Media Online.

One World Media is a non-profit organisation that supports international journalism and promotes media coverage of global issues. For over 30 years, they have been working with partners in the UK and internationally to enable media that informs and connects the world’s people. One World Media’s mission is to support strong vibrant and independent media that empowers citizens, promotes justice and contributes to international development.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Entry Fees - The entry fee for the 2016 Awards is £160 + VAT per entry.

Discounted rates are available for freelancers (£55 + VAT per entry) and students (£30 + VAT per entry).

Entry Materials
You will be required to send the following to One World Media offices:

1. Five copies of each entry

Television and film: DVD PAL

Radio: CD

Print: Originals or printed copies of articles clearly marked with name and date of publication

Digital media/websites: Add the url to your synopsis

2. Five copies of a synopsis for each entry of up to 300 words describing the entry.

Entrants may submit any number of entries into any number of categories, but a separate entry form, entry fee and materials will be required for each. By submitting an entry, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions.