Submissions are now open for Stories on Umbria International Journalism Award 2020 (11° edition). All applications – articles or audio-visual reports – must be received, together with the duly completed and signed candidature form, by no later than 11 February 2020 by the Competition Organisation Secretary’s Office.
The competition, announced by Perugia and Terni Chambers of Commerce, is reserved to those articles dealing with the region’s artistic-cultural-environmental points of excellence and the high quality typical economic-productive system, bringing the national and international focus on Umbria and its territory and contributing to valorising the best of Umbrian business production.
The award is divided up into three separate sections:
- Tourism, environment and culture – Prize €2,500.00
We accept photo-journalism articles published in daily or periodic national and international newspapers and magazines, including on-line ones between 01 January 2019 and 10 February 2020 principally dealing with the tourist, landscape, environmental and cultural heritage of Umbria. The articles must be sent together with a copy of the daily or periodical publication in which they were published (alternatively, for applications made via email, a digital copy of the daily or periodical publication may be attached).
2. Umbria del Gusto – Prize €2,500.00
We accept photo-journalistic articles published in daily or periodic national and international newspapers and magazines, including on-line ones between 01 January 2019 and 10 February 2020 principally dealing with the typical and high quality enogastronomic production of Umbria. The articles must be sent together with a copy of the daily or periodical publication in which they were published (alternatively, for applications made via email, a digital copy of the daily or periodical publication may be attached).
3. Videos – Prize €2,500.00
We accept audio-visual reports dealing with Umbria, aired between 01 January 2019 and 10 February 2020 on national or satellite television channels or on the internet. These reports must be accompanied by a synopsis in Italian or alternatively in English.
Jury Prize – €2,500.00
The Committee, whose decision is final and absolute, may furthermore award the Jury Prize to any candidate considered particularly worthy from among the three main categories of the competition.
Terms and conditions for submission of entries
All applications – articles or audio-visual reports – must be received, together with the duly completed and signed candidature form (published in the box entitled “Allegati” on the official webpage), by no later than 11 February 2020 by the Competition Organisation Secretary’s Office (applications can be made via mail to: Camera di Commercio di Perugia, Via Cacciatori delle Alpi, 42 – 06121 Perugia – Italia – please clearly write on the envelope “Application for Raccontami l’Umbria – Stories on Umbria 2020; or via email to raccontami@pg.camcom.it).
All the winners will be invited to participate in the prize-giving ceremony, to be held in Perugia during the XIV edition of the Perugia International Journalism Festival (1-5 April 2020).