Grants for filmmakers available [Worldwide]

Novice and experienced documentarians can compete for a grant.

Filmmakers Without Borders provides grants for narrative, documentary, experimental and new media projects in various stages of production.

Grant amounts range from US$100 to US$5,000 and can cover development, production, post-production and film festival applications.

Applicants must submit a variety of materials including a project proposal and a video essay. 

The deadline is June 1.

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NGO Perspektiva Film contest highlights living with disabilities [Worldwide

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Filmmakers from around the world can participate in this festival.

The international film festival "Breaking down barriers," organized by NGO Perspektiva, will take place Nov. 5 to 9 in Moscow.

The festival portrays disability issues. Categories include feature and short documentary, films on disability rights and breaking stereotypes and more.

Films must have been made after Jan. 1, 2018. Submissions in languages other than Russian should include English subtitles.

Film students are encouraged to apply.

The deadline is June 15.

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Carter Center offers Grant for mental health reporting [Latin America]

Journalists who are fluent in English and Spanish and have at least three years of experience can apply for this grant.

The Carter Center in Atlanta and the University of La Sabana, in partnership with the Gabriel García Márquez Foundation for New Ibero-American Journalism (FNPI), have launched the Rosalynn Carter Grant for Journalism in Mental Health 2020-2021.

Two journalists will receive US$7,000 each and guidance from mental health experts to investigate a topic related to mental health or mental illness in Latin America for a year. 

Grantees will also attend training on journalism and mental health at the Carter Center at the beginning and end of their grant period, with all travel expenses covered. 

The deadline is June 30.

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McCloy Fellowships for overseas reporting open [Germany, US]

Journalists in Germany and the United States with at least five years of experience can apply for a reporting fellowship.

The McCloy Fellowships, sponsored by the American Council on Germany, provide American and German journalists with the opportunity to travel overseas to conduct on-site research and interviews and pursue stories of their own design.

Candidates must submit a project proposal, including how it addresses tomorrow’s topics today and the relevance for the relationship between Germany and the United States. 

The fellowship provides a US$5,000 stipend, which covers international airfare and domestic travel, as well as room and board, for a minimum of 21 days.

The deadline is June 26.

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Fellowship for crisis reporting available [Worldwide]

Journalists who reside outside the United States interested in crisis reporting can apply for a US$5,000 travel grant.

The Persephone Miel Fellowship will fund a reporting project that focuses on a global crisis underreported in the mainstream American media.

The fellowship, overseen by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in consultation with Internews, is designed to enable media professionals outside the United States to bring their work to a broader international audience. The fellowship will benefit those with limited access to other fellowships or international distribution of their work.

The fellowships are open to journalists, writers, photographers, radio producers or filmmakers; staff journalists as well as freelancers and media professionals who are seeking to report from their home country. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants must be proficient in English.

The deadline is April 10.

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Maghreb photo contest accepting entries [MENA]

Professional and amateur photographers in the MENA region can enter this contest.

The Maghreb Photography Awards (MPA) seek to showcase the best photographic work and introduce leading talents to the world of contemporary photography.

Categories include best photo project, Maghreb photographer of the year, emerging talent of the year, Maghreb picture of the year and best photo project outside Maghreb.

The total prize fund is US$2,000.

 The deadline is May 15.

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Vacancy :S&P Global Market Intelligence seeks copy editor [China]

Experienced journalists can apply for a position in Hong Kong.

S&P Global Market Intelligence is looking for a copy editor.

Responsibilities include sub-editing stories for accuracy, clarity and relevance, proofing data-driven visuals and developing industry knowledge.

Candidates must have superior English-language skills and two to three years of copy-editing experience.

Apply now.

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CUNY offers online course on investigative journalism [Worldwide]

Anyone interested in investigative journalism can access this free online course.

The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY offers the video course "Investigative journalism in the open." 

In this lecture series, David A. Fahrenthold, a Washington Post reporter and Pulitzer prize winner, shares the techniques of his trade, career advice and inspiration for the future of investigative journalism on a beat. 

Modules include covering politics, elections and case studies such as Fahrenthold's investigations of the Trump Foundation.

This self-paced course can be taken at any time.

Registration is not required.

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Summer school for journalists open [Russia]

Journalists, media activists and bloggers fluent in Russian can apply for this fully funded multidisciplinary summer program. 
The Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom is organizing a Summer School of Journalism and Cultural Studies, which will take place from July 13 to 31 at Charles University in Prague.

The school features lectures and masterclasses, case studies and more. Topics cover online content distribution, video shooting and editing, infographic and audio recording.

Applicants must submit a proposal for a media project in online or video format that addresses important political, economic, social or cultural issues.

The program covers accommodations, travel expenses and meals.

The deadline is April 15.

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COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: IPC FLAYS CONTINUING ATTACKS ON JOURNALISTS AND THE MEDIA

For immediate release: April 7^th, 2020:

The International Press Centre, Lagos has again decried the rising spate of assaults on journalists and the media by law enforcement and security agents seeking to enforce the Covid-19 lockdown across the country.

Executive Director of IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade said in a statement today that while such harassment represents the violation of the rights of the concerned journalists, they could be detrimental to the health of the public as the role of the media during the on-going pandemic is to provide credible information that would enable the citizens to stay well informed and take decisions that enhance their safety.

According to Mr. Arogundade, the latest of such incidents was the Police raid on the secretariat of the Adamawa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Yola during which the State Chairman of the Council, Mr. Donald Dedan was molested and others arrested according to a report by Fombina Times, dated April 2, 2020.

“Even if the policemen were of the opinion that the journalists were contravening any lawful order of the state government, the appropriate thing would have been to present a warrant of arrest or in the absence of that politely request the journalists to report at the police station. But resorting to jungle justice including beating with sticks and gun butts was an uncivilised and wrongful approach to enforcing law and order”, Mr. Arogundade said.

The IPC Executive Director recalled how officials of the Delta State Task Force on Environment also attacked the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, Mr Michael Ikeogwu, as well as the Correspondent of the Daily Post, Mr. Mathew Omonigho, who reportedly had his Nikon D3100 camera destroyed, according to a report by the Nigerian Tribune dated April 1, 2020.

The  report stated that the duo were in Otiotio Street, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state to monitor the stay-at-home order by the government as a measure taken to curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the state when the incident occurred.

Mr. Arogundade said that while all legitimate efforts at combating Covid-19 were welcome, the law enforcement and security agencies should understand that the safety of journalists is one of their responsibilities.

“Anything to the contrary would constitute unacceptable assault on democratic principles”, he added.

Mr. Arogundade therefore called on heads of security agencies to sensitise their men and officers on best practices in relating with the media during crisis situations.

 

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Stella Nwofia

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