August 1 2007

Offered by the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) and Rolls Royce, this award is for a news feature on radio or television, which pushes out the boundary of media freedom. It is likely to contain investigative reporting/footage, collected or shot in difficult circumstances. It can be on any topic, but may well cover issues relating to politics, corruption or exploitation.

The minimum length of the programme should be 10 minutes, and the maximum duration must not exceed 60 minutes. The feature must be made or broadcast for the first time between October 2006 and July 2007.

Applications can be team or individual entries and programme entries may be in any language, but they must be subtitled in English for television entries. Radio programmes in languages other than English must be sent with a clear text in English explaining the concept of the programme and its impact.

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The programme's duration must be clearly marked on the DVD (PAL) and CD. 4 copies of each application should be sent with 4 DVDs (PAL) for television features, or 4 copies of CDs for radio features.

CBA members and affiliates can send 1 free entry per category, but there is a fee of UK£20 for every additional entry in each category. Non-members should pay a fee of UK£60 per entry.

The deadline for application is August 1 2007

Return the entry form to:

CBA Awards

Commonwealth Broadcasting Association

17 Fleet Street

London EC4Y 1AA

United Kingdom

Click here to download the entry form and guidelines as an MS Word document.

Click here for the winners of last year's

competition.