Film festival focuses on women’s issues [Worldwide]

College and high school students can submit their short films and win a US$5,000 cash prize.

The Girls Impact the World Film Festival, presented by the Harvard College Social Innovation Collaborative and Connecter, is a film festival and scholarship program for high school and undergraduate college students.

The festival accepts short films that either raise awareness or propose solutions to a variety of global women's issues, including maternal health, micro-finance initiatives, child marriage, sex-trafficking and poverty alleviation.

Films must be 3 to 6 minutes long and can be narrative, documentary, investigative reporting, music video, animation or curated film (film collage).

The festival will award over US$25,000 in prizes.

Applicants must be 25 or under and currently enrolled undergraduates or full-time high school students.

The deadline is Jan. 20, 2019.

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Journalism award seeks entries [US]

Print, broadcast or online journalists working for outlets in the United States can apply for this award.

The Livingston Awards for Young Journalists for local, national and international reporting are an all-media, general-reporting competition in the United States.

Journalists ages 34 and younger can enter works related to current events or new information about old events. Three awards of US$10,000 will be given to three journalists.

Works must have been published in 2018. Features and commentary are eligible.

The deadline is Feb. 1, 2019.


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Documentary workshop accepting submissions [Latin America]

Documentary filmmakers residing in Latin America can apply to attend this workshop.

The Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival (FICCI) organizes an intensive documentary workshop March 6 to 10, 2019 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

The workshop is a space for work, development and networking for documentarians with Latin American projects in an advanced stage and with high potential for distribution in the international market.

Original documentary feature projects are eligible. Projects must already have at least 30 percent of their financing secured.

Projects can win one of three special prizes: attendance at the Santiago Lab Documentary, SANFIC 2019 (Chile), attendance at DOCSP's DOC Lab (Brazil) and a post-production prize.

Ten projects will be selected. While the workshop is free, participants must pay for their own travel to Colombia.

The deadline is Dec. 20.

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Grants for journalism projects available [Eastern Europe, Caucasus, MENA]

Online and video journalists, as well as bloggers and citizen journalists, from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Libya, Lebanon, Moldova, Morocco, Palestine, Russia, Tunisia and Ukraine can apply for funding.

The Open Media Hub has launched a Call for Expression of Interest for Production Support. The initiative aims to support journalists to create content that is based on stories that were already produced and published on the organization's website.

Winners will receive grants of up to EUR7,000 as well as practical guidance on content production and distribution.

The deadline is Jan. 18, 2019.

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Journalism fellowship available [Worldwide]

Journalists, scholars, filmmakers and public policy analysts can apply for this fellowship.

The New America National Fellows Program seeks ideas that have an impact and spark new conversations about today's most pressing issues.

Fellows are expected to advance ideas through research, reporting, analysis and storytelling. Projects must be original, ambitious and viable. Some ideas may include writing a book, developing a series of articles or producing a documentary.

The fellowship runs from Sept. 1, 2019 to Aug. 31, 2020. Fellows typically remain in their job and city, but attend three gatherings, each lasting about three days and held in Washington or New York.

Stipends range from US$15,000 to US$30,000.

The deadline is Feb. 1, 2019.


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MIT media award seeks entries [MENA]

Media entrepreneurs across the Arab world have an opportunity to take their projects to the next level.

The Arab Startup Competition is a yearly competition run by the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab in three different tracks: ideas, startups and social entrepreneurship.

This year's award ceremony and conference will take place April 4, 2019 in Beirut, Lebanon.

Cash prizes will be awarded to three winning teams, who will benefit from a range of activities including top-tier training, mentorship, coaching, media exposure and networking opportunities.

Each team should have at least two members, and the startup should not have raised funding above US$1,500,000.

The deadline is Dec. 10.


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