Deadline: August 30, 2024
Applications are open for the Global Media Peace Awards 2024. In a context marked by record military expenditures and global tensions exacerbated by persistent conflicts, the Executive Education HEC Montréal, in collaboration with Pale Bleu Dot Foundation – Japan, is launching the Global Media Peace Awards. This initiative aims to encourage and support peace-building efforts on a global scale.
Open to all, these awards will recognize the contributions of radio and television broadcasters, digital media experts and citizens, public and private, in conflict prevention and resolution. In three distinct categories, these awards will honor excellence in radio, television, and digital media. They firmly believe in the vital role of media in influencing societies to address global challenges and promoting peace.
Awards
Three cash prizes will be awarded in each of the following 3 categories – Radio, Television and Digital Media:
- 1st Award: C$ 5,000
- 2nd Award: C$ 2,500
- 3rd Award: C$ 1,500
Eligibility
- Open to all public and private media organisations. The Awards are also open to individual content producers.
- All radio, TV and digital media programs produced or co-produced in any country and broadcast between January 1, 2023, and August 30, 2024, are eligible for entry to these Awards. The programs will be accepted in the competition only once.
- Each participant can submit one (1) entry, in each category, either reportage, documentary, or docudrama, of a maximum duration of 52 minutes. Entries must be free from any political propaganda or intentional commercial advertising. Storytelling through animation is also acceptable.
Application
The Programs competing for the Global Media Peace Awards should be registered in the competition by filling in the registration form.
Each applicant must submit:
- their radio, television, or digital media program(s) in mp3 or wav format, in the original language;
- in a single document, the following information in English:
- an accompanying script
- a synopsis
- and the biographies of the director / producer of the respective program.
All entries, together with the filled in registration form, must be submitted by WeTransfer to the Executive Education HEC Montréal Awards Secretariat before August 30, 2024, at the following e-mail address: [email protected]
For more information, visit Global Media Peace Awards.
