Deadline: 11 February 2024
The Chamber of Commerce of Umbria is seeking submissions for the Stories on Umbria International Journalism Award, reserved to those articles dealing with the region’s artistic-cultural-environmental points of excellence and the high quality economic-productive system, bringing the national and international focus on Umbria and its territory and contributing to valorising the best of Umbrian business production.
Categories
The award is divided up into three separate categories:
- Tourism, Environment and Culture: Photo-journalistic articles published in daily or periodic national and international newspapers and magazines, including on-line ones between 1st January 2023 and 10th February 2024 principally dealing with the tourist, landscape, environmental and cultural heritage of Umbria;
- Umbria del Gusto: Photo-journalistic articles published in daily or periodic national and international newspapers and magazines, including on-line ones between 1st January 2023 and 10th February 2024 principally dealing with the typical and high quality enogastronomic production of Umbria;
- Video: audio-visual reports aired between 1st January 2023 and 10th February 2024 on national or satellite television or internet channels.
Funding Information
- Tourism, environment and culture – € 2,500
- Umbria del Gusto – € 2,500
- Videos – € 2,500
- Schools of Journalism” Award – € 1,000
- The “Schools of Journalism” Award is dedicated exclusively to audio-video reports carried out by students of Italian Schools of Journalism recognised by the National Council of the Order of Journalists.
- Jury Prize – € 2,500
Terms and Conditions
- The Schools of Journalism Award has also been established, reserved for video reports made by students of Italian Schools of Journalism recognised by the National Council of the Order of Journalists, aired between between 1st January 2023 and 10th February 2024 on national or satellite television or internet channels.
- Articles or audio-visual reports may be produced by an individual or by a work group. Each author may send a maximum of two contributions to the Award Secretary’s Office.
- The entrant will be asked to attach:
- copy of the article (pdf or clear image file) or video (mp4 or downloadable link);
- copy front back ID;
- entrant’s short biography or curriculum vitae.
- Any article or audio-visual report that has not been signed will be attributed to the editor of the newspaper or channel that published/aired the piece in question.
- The winners will be chosen by a Committee made up of experts nominated by the Chamber of Commerce of Umbria.
- Any prizes not personally collected by the authors will remain available to the Chamber of Commerce of Umbria.
For more information, visit Chamber of Commerce of Umbria.
