Stories on Umbria 2019

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Submissions are now open for Stories on Umbria International Journalism Award 2019 (tenth edition).

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.

COMPETITION CATEGORIES
The award is divided up into three separate sections:

Tourism, environment and culture – Prize € 2,500
We accept photo-journalism articles published in daily or periodic national and international newspapers and magazines, including on-line ones between 1st January 2018 and 18th February 2019 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).

Umbria del Gusto - Prize € 2,500
We accept photo-journalistic articles published in daily or periodic national and international newspapers and magazines, including on-line ones between 1st January 2018 and 18th February 2019 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).

Videos - Prize € 2,500
We accept audio-visual reports dealing with Umbria, aired between 1st January 2018 and 18th February 2019 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
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.

Schools of Journalism” Award – Prize € 1,000
The “Schools of Journalism” Award is reserved exclusively for video reports carried out by students of schools of journalism in Italy recognised by the National Council of the Order of Journalists. We only accept video reports aired between 1st January 2018 and 18th February 2019 on national or satellite television channels or on the internet.

All applications – articles or audio-visual reports – must be received, together with the duly completed and signed candidature form (published on www.pg.camcom.gov.it), by no later than 19th February 2019 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 2019; 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 on the 5th of April, during the XIII edition of Perugia’s International Journalism Festival (3-7 April 2019).

Competition Organisation Secretary’s Office
Perugia Chamber of Commerce Press Office
Phone +39 075 5748 312 
eMail raccontami@pg.camcom.it

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