Public diplomacy program in Russia seeks application [Europe, Canada, US]

Young leaders from the media, government, academy and private sectors can apply for this program. 

Creative Diplomacy, a Russian NGO that works in the field of soft power and public diplomacy, organizes "Meeting Russia," a three-day program held in Moscow on Russia's foreign policy and its relations with the West.

The next program will take place March 21 to 25, 2018.

Participants must be citizens from the United States, Canada or Europe ages 25 to 35 years.

The organizer covers accommodation, meals and transportation in Moscow.  Partial travel reimbursement is limited. 

The deadline is Dec. 31.

For more information, click here.

Fund in Audiovisual Available for women [Brazil]

Audiovisual productions led by women can compete for an investment.

The Avon Fund for Women in Audiovisual (FAMA) has launched its competition to support women's productions in Brazil.

The call is open to any documentary, fiction and animation directed by a female independent producer regularly enrolled with Brazil's National Cinema Agency (ANCINE, in Portuguese).

Three to five projects will receive BRL80,000 to BRL300,000.

The deadline is Jan. 30, 2018.

For more information (in Portuguese), click here.

Photo contest focuses on climate change [Central Asia]

Professional and amateur photographers can submit their work to the competition.

The Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia's Program on Adaptation to Climate Change and Mitigation of its Effect in the Basin of Aral Sea has launched the photo contest "50 images of the effects of climate change."

Photos must be taken in Central Asia.

The winners will receive prizes, including cameras, tablets and smartphones.

The 50 best photos will be showcased at a special exhibition, and their authors will be invited to the Central Asian conference on climate change, which will be held Jan. 24 to  25, 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The organizers will pay travel and accommodation for all 50 winners.

The deadline is Jan. 15, 2018.

For more information (in Russian), click here.

Reality Redrawn Challenge to visualize misinformation seeks proposals [Worldwide]

Digital, mixed media and traditional artists can enter this competition.

Mozilla and The Tech have launched the Reality Redrawn Challenge, which invites artists, universities, accelerators, incubators, developer networks and makers to help visualize misinformation, echo chambers and filter bubbles through art.

Proposals should integrate technology with artistic media including but not limited to VR/AR/MR, projection and interactive experiences that give a hands-on experience to an audience that ranges from children to adults. 

The first, second and third place winners will receive US$15,000, US$$7,500, US$5,000, respectively, to make their vision a reality. The Tech Museum of Innovation will sh

ow finished pieces in May 2018.

The deadline is Jan. 5, 2018.

For more information, click here.

Pulitzer Journalism Prize Competition Open [US]

Journalists who work for newspapers or websites in the United States that publish at least weekly can win a cash prize.

The Pulitzer Prize in journalism is awarded to stories that represent high journalistic standards and excellence.

Entries may include text, video, multimedia and other visual storytelling methods. The contest has 14 categories - breaking news, investigative, explanatory, local, national, international, commentary, criticism, editorial writing, public service, cartoon, breaking news photography, feature photography and feature writing.

Each category winner will receive US$15,000 cash prize, except for public service, whose winner will receive a gold medal.

Team entries are acceptable, but only five individuals are allowed on each team. Magazines, broadcast media or their respective websites are not eligible. Works must have been published in 2017.

The deadline is Jan. 25, 2018. There is a US$50 entry fee.

For more information, click here.

Training focuses on humanitarian journalism [Spain]

Journalists and journalism students interested in humanitarian issues can enroll in this course.

The UAM/El País School of Journalism is organizing a workshop on humanitarian journalism, which will take place Feb. 10, 2018 in Madrid.

Participants will learn the features of humanitarian journalism, how to choose topics, how to deliver them ethically and how to approach people in a humanitarian crisis. The instructor is journalist Lola Hierro.

Registration is ongoing until spaces are filled. The cost is EUR25.

For more information (in Spanish), click here.