4th International Video Journalism Awards
Mainz, Germany
November 28-29, 2008
Entry deadline: October 15
The International VJ Awards, held annually, showcases the best of the international video journalism community. With an expected submission of over 1,000 entries, festival has grown into a world-class event, uniting video journalists with critics, scholars, (film, TV, News masters), and the public.
The festival awards eight prizes:
TV production - broadcast reports (2000 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, produced by one or more videojournalists/video reporters, and which has already been broadcast.
Independent video (2000 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, produced by one or more videojournalists/video reporters, but which has not necessarily been broadcast.
TV production - broadcast reports (2000 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, produced by one or more videojournalists/video reporters and which has been aired by a German-language television channel (please indicate the station and broadcast date). All genres.
Independent video (2000 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, produced by one or more videojournalists/video reporters, but which has not necessarily been broadcast.
Reportage (2500 €)
A feature report in the German language with a minimum duration of 15 minutes and a maximum duration of 29 minutes, produced by one or more video journalists/video reporters, but which has not necessarily been broadcast.
Newcomer (1000 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, produced by one or more videojournalists/video reporters. The applicants must be under 28 years of age or currently enrolled in an institution of higher education. Those productions will be considered
for awards whose appeal lies in a unique style of content or cinematography and indicate a great potential for the applicant.
Online and audience prize (500 €)
Video journalism is one aspect of a global movement. In view of this fact, all entered videos that fulfill the eligibility requirements and are released by their makers are to be put online under
http://www.vjawards.com and made available for viewing by all those interested in video production. A specially developed open online voting system will allow the users to cast votes for their favorite entries.
Special prize of the jury
The jury will award a special prize for an extraordinarily innovative video production.
Videojournalists today play a decisive role in the media. Technical innovations offer new and easier ways of producing. This means that today almost everybody can be his own filmmaker. A growing sphere of video platforms in the internet demonstrates this development vividly. The Award shows films made by professional television journalists next to production of free film makers. In addition to this the Award constitutes a stage for establishing ties between international video journalists and technical innovators and developers. The festival reflects what's happening in the international VJ-scene today.
