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IAWRT INDIA FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES |
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IIC
and IAWRT invite films that
explore how women filmmakers
negoticate, resist or
document political, social,
cultural, environmental,
educational or economic
issues. The 2008 festival,
themed Insights and
Aspirations, marks
International Women’s Day
(March 7). |
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LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES in
IAWRT AWARDS 2007 |
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Don't miss the chance to
enter your excellent radio
or TV documentary in IAWRT
Radio and Television Awards
2007. The prize is USD 840
to two winners, and the
competition is open for all
women journalists, members
and non members. SEND YOUR
ENTRY TODAY! DEADLINE
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GET READY FOR IAWRT
CONFERENCE IN KENYA! |
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All the information you need
regarding nominations for
the IAWRT Radio and TV
Award, IAWRT FOKUS
Scholarship and the 32nd
Biennial IAWRT Conference in
October can be found on the
conference page. |
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APPLY FOR IAWRT FOKUS
SCHOLARSHIP |
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Your application should be
in the hands of the
Selection Committé within
the IAWRT Board NO LATER
THAN JUNE 29. The fund is
for short term or long-term
academic program in media
studies and media projects. |
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CALLING ALL
IAWRT MEMBERS! |
It is time to think about
the IAWRT elections, taking
place during the
conference in Nairobi
September 29 October 3
later this year. Please send
nominations for the board to
Jai Chandiram. |
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2007 IAWRT IIC film festival
REPORTBACK |
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The IIC Asia
Project -- in collaboration
with the IAWRT India chapter
-- celebrated the vision of
women with the Asian Women
Filmmakers festival. It was
entitled "Reflections: Women
Imaging Realities". |
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$50,000 prize for use of
beneficial technologies |
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Tech Museum
Awards honour global
innovators from around the
world who use technology to
benefit humanity in the
categories of: education,
quality, economic
development, environment,
and health. |
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Niarobi workshop lays
foundation for 2007
conference |
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About 40
media women, including the
IAWRT board, attended a
workshop at the Kenya School
of Monetary Studies near
Nairobi after which planning
commenced for the 2007
conference in Kenya. |
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Ecocinema calls for
entries |
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The 7th Ecocinema
International Film Festival
- to take place in Greece,
from October 25 to November
1, 2007 - calls for
documentary, fiction and
animation films, features
and shorts that focus on the
ecology. |
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IAWRT mourns the passing
of Mal Johnson |
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Mal became a member in 1979.
With her strong personality,
her commitment and
experience, she made her
mark on the organisation
from the outset, pushing us
to link strongly to
international groups. |
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SEMINAR ON DEMOCRACY FOR
JOURNALISTS |
The Institute for Further
Education of Journalists in
Sweden will host an
international seminar on
journalism and democracy
from May 5 to 23
this year. They will sponsor
lodging and travel costs.
Deadline: Feb 15 |
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International Human
Rights Film Festival - call
for entries |
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The 6th International Human
Rights Film Festival of
Paris will be taking place
next year from 26 March
until 1 April 2008. Please
submit your film before the
deadline, which is 1 October
2007. |
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Ecocinema calls for
entries |
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The 7th Ecocinema
International Film Festival
- to take place in Greece,
from October 25 to November
1, 2007 - calls for
documentary, fiction and
animation films, features
and shorts that focus on the
ecology. |
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Empower women |
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Watch a moving video clip on
Women News Network about
global issues around human
trafficking, literacy,
discrimination, and
empowerment ... "pursue your
dreams no matter how hard
the road to success". |
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Real TV channel launches
to break news monopolies |
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REAL NEWS is independent,
with no funding from any
government. It covers issues
of our time: global warming,
media monopolies, politics,
faith, justice, human
rights, corruption, satire
and enourages fair debate. |
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IAWRT member honoured by
Stanford University |
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Zimbabwean Violet Gonda was
selected as one of 20 John
S. Knight Fellows to study
at Stanford during the
2007-08 academic year. Gonda
is an exiled producer and
presenter at "SW Radio
Africa" in London. |
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All women team at UKs
blazes new trail for
Pakistan |
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Uks was the first Civil
Society Organization in
Pakistan to launch a radio
production house in July
2003. The most noteworthy
feature of Uks Radio Project
is that an all female team
of journalists and
broadcasters runs it. |
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First ever conference on
women and AIDS |
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Media are invited to cover
the International Women's
Summit on Women's Leadership
and HIV and AIDS in Nairobi,
Kenya July 4-7, 2007. The
conference mobilises
urgent responses to rising
HIV infection. |
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Go to big Mama Cash |
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Mama Cash, a
Netherlands-based
international foundation
that funds women's groups
worldwide, embarked on a 88-day global campaign
to raise money via the
Internet. To make a
contribution or learn more |
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Click here |
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Short-Term Research
Associateships in Cape Town |
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The African
Gender Institute invites
applications for research
associate positions from
Africa-based writers and
researchers interested in
feminist theories and praxis
for an intensive,
3-week-long seminar at UCT. |
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LUNARFEST shows short
films around the US |
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A travelling festival of
short films by, for and
about women runs from March
to October at 100 venues
around the US. Each ticket
sold raises money for Breast
Cancer Fund and local
non-profit organisations. |
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Madcat call for film entries |
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The 11th MadCat Women¹s
International Film Festival
is calling for new entries:
films directed by women from
any year and all genres, but
favouring films pushing the
genre and expanding visual
storytelling. |
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Rodos wants you to make
green films |
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Rodos
International Films and
Visual Arts Festival
Ecofilms invites you to
submit documentaries, shorts
and features with ecology
themes. Cash awards range
from 7,000 to 3,000 euros.
Deadline: March 1 2007 |
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"Earth" festival seeks
documentaries |
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Documentary filmmakers are
invited to submit works
about identity, diversity,
and other topics for
exhibition at a film
festival in Thrissur, India,
from May 10 to 13. |
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IWDA calls for project
proposals |
The
International Women's
Development Agency (IWDA) is
calling for
proposals for projects in
the Pacific, Asia and
Indigenous Australia for the
2007/2008 financial year.
Deadline 15 February |
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URGENT: Unicef seeks
video news person |
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Top videographer / assistant
comms officer required to
cover sub-Saharan Africa. A
journalist position with
much travel. We produce
video news for media in New
York and through our offices
around the world. |
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Send CV
here |
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Contest offers cash for
gender journalism |
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Awards
contest seeks to promote
gender-sensitive reporting
and recognize the
achievements of women in
Pakistani journalism. Print
journalists and editors
invited to submit entries.
Deadline April 15. |
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Members please
fill in the survey! |
We
are building an expanded
member directory with more
details, and
also want members to evaluate IAWRT. Download the survey by clicking
link below and selecting SAVE. Fill it out, then attach and
email it here. |
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2007 IAWRT IIC film festival |
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The
International Association of
Women in Radio and
Television - in partnership
with the India International
Centre - presents the IAWRT
IIC ASIAN WOMEN’S FILM
FESTIVAL, 7-8 March 2007,
New Delhi |
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