August 1 2007

Offered by the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) and Amnesty International, this award is for a radio or television feature on any area of human rights. The programme must be challenging, have high production values, be engaging for a wide audience, and be likely to have made an impact on policy.

The minimum duration of the programme should be 10 minutes and the maximum duration must not exceed 60 minutes. The programme 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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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 programme's duration must be clearly marked on the DVD or CD. Four copies of each application should be sent with 4 DVDs, (PAL) unencrypted for television features, and 4 copies of CDs for radio features.

The deadline for application is August 1 2007.

Entries will not be acknowledged and only the winners will be informed.

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

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