Open to actual and prospective filmmakers from within the Commonwealth under the age of 30, the Vision Awards challenge applicants to make a short 30-90 second film on “Science, Technology and Society,” which is this year’s Commonwealth Day theme.
Young film-makers encouraged to enter Commonwealth Vision Awards
29 January 2010
Prize money of up to £2,000 is up for grabs
The 2010 Commonwealth Vision Awards has been launched by the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS), an international education charity.
Open to actual and prospective film-makers from within the Commonwealth under the age of 30, the Vision Awards challenge applicants to make a short 30-90-second film on ‘Science, Technology and Society’, which is this year’s Commonwealth Day theme.
Commonwealth Competitions
The Vision Awards are part of the Young Commonwealth Competitions which strive to inspire young people to think creatively about international issues and share their opinions with peers around the globe.
Film-makers from the Commonwealth’s 54 member countries can submit film formats by hard copy or by uploading their short films via YouTube.
“I would encourage aspiring young film-makers everywhere to enter the 2010 Vision Awards,” said Danny Sriskandarajah, Director of the RCS. “A global platform for creative talent, this competition offers young people around the Commonwealth, from seasoned professionals to those picking up a camera for the very first time, a unique opportunity to show their world their vision.”
Launched in May 2001 as a joint venture of the Royal Commonwealth Society and the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA), the Awards were designed to encourage creative film-making on developmental themes, particularly relating to the Millennium Development Goals, by young, actual and prospective film-makers in the Commonwealth.
Vision Awards
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As well as prize money of up to £2,000, applicants will also get the chance to meet famous film-makers from Commonwealth countries. All shortlisted films receive widespread publicity and recognition across the Commonwealth through special events, screenings, film festivals and broadcasting of the award-winning entries on television stations. Full attribution is given to the film-makers.
The Royal Commonwealth Society has a sum of money from which to award seed grants of up to £1,000 each. From 2010, to broaden the appeal of the prize, an under-18 category has been introduced and also short films can be submitted on YouTube.
The RCS has also launched the world’s oldest and largest Essay Competition and Photographic Awards previously run by the Commonwealth Press Union and CBA, as well as the Commonwealth Youth Leadership Programme, Nkabom. Click on the following link for more information on these competitions: www.thercs.org/youth.
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