Images and Voices of Hope Awards of Appreciation:
To engage
media professionals to create hope in those without hope and to a sense
of possibilities about the future of humanity.
Purpose:
To spotlight and showcase stories in the media and the
arts which bring benefit to the world. We believe that these important
stories are able to lift the vision of the world and bring hope to those
without hope.
To honor and support professionals in the media and the arts who are able to
overcome the many challenges they face and create stories that need to be
told even if they are not the most popular or sensational.
To encourage media and arts professionals to reflect on their professional
path and the choices they have made and are continuing to make, choices that
ignite and fan the flame of their highest ideals.
To recognize works of resilience which are able to make positive meaning out
of situations no matter how difficult or tragic. We seek to highlight the
capacity of media and the arts to locate what is most life-giving in our
accounts of the world. This we believe is very different from highlighting
positive stories and images.
Award Categories:
Print Journalism
Broadcast Journalism - Radio
Broadcast Journalism - Television
New Media
Performing Arts
Visual Arts
Music
Advertising
Films
Research that advances our understanding of hope and possibility
Award Criteria:
1)
The awards will be
selected based on content that is life giving, uplifting, inspiring, and
offering the possibility of hope.
2)
The awards are
international and are open to those individuals working in the fields of
media and the arts throughout the world.
Award Eligibility:
The Awards of Appreciation are administered by the
Global Images and Voices of Hope core team. An awards of appreciation
sub-committee named by this core team will review all nominations, and
select the recipients of the awards.
1)
Please consider
the award criteria and categories and determine whether you would like to
nominate either yourself or someone you know.
2)
Individual media
and arts professionals, teams of media and arts professionals or media and
arts student(s) may submit works.
3)
Three (3) copies
of each work should be submitted. Please submissions can be in the form of
photographs, print, audio and/or video. With each submission please include
a paragraph describing the work.
4)
Submissions that
are considered obscene or libelous, or that infringe on any copyright, will
be disqualified.
For Video Submissions:
1) Total
run time must not exceed thirty (30) minutes in
length. Longer projects may be excerpted to meet this guideline. There is no
minimum length requirement.
2)
Each video may be
submitted on either VHS videotape or in digital format with the following
specifications:
a)
1/2" VHS videotape
(NTSC TV standard): The tape should be in SP speed only. Any other format
used (8 mm, S-VHS, 3/4" or Beta) must be dubbed to 1/2" VHS format. The tape
sent should be a "production master." This means it is a first generation
duplicate of the original. Do not send originals; submissions will not be
returned.
b)
Digital Format: Video may be submitted digitally
on CD or DVD in formats compatible with Windows Media Player, Real Player or
Quick Time. Video may not be submitted via email.
c)
Each videocassette
should be clearly labeled with the name of the person(s) and title of the
work, and total running time.
For Web-based Submissions
1)
There are no
minimum or maximum size requirements for a Web-based submission.
2)
Each entry must be submitted on
CD, or by email. If the latter, entries should be emailed to
tampa@us.bkwsu.org
3)
Project must run
perfectly, with no technical problems or error messages. Users must be able
to progress along a logical path to find information. All buttons and
navigational tools should work as intended.
Additional Information
Project must run
perfectly, with no technical problems or error messages. Users must be able
to progress along a logical path to find information. All buttons and
navigational tools should work as intended.
Sample Award
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