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Amazing stories, stunning pictures, profound documentaries and in-depth audio files are coming day after day from every corner of the world, as the race for the AIPS Sport Media Awards enters its last decisive month.
There are still 30 days to submit your work and participate in the second edition of the first international prize for sport journalism, a unique opportunity to earn recognition for achievements in writing, photography, audio and video.
The Awards constitute a truly global festival of sport storytelling, allowing every reporter, photographer and videographer to participate and to be ranked among the world's best.
Sport journalism is vital for spreading the word about the world's most successful athletes and teams, and for offering inspirational stories about victories and defeats, tales of sacrifice and tears.
However, recognition to these journalists that told these stories was limited, almost non-existing. There was not a global award that could sum up the world's best sport storytellers in one night. Until now.
The AIPS Sport Media Awards give visibility to our profession and prestige to our colleagues, no matter if they are employees or freelancers, if they work for a big media group or for a small newspaper. In times of crisis, it is an essential measure to keep celebrating sport media excellence and the men and women that make it possible.
This is a cornerstone initiative of AIPS, the International Sport Press Association, as we continue to celebrate those professionals that produce the best and most creative content worldwide.
The Awards are currently on the second edition, after a compelling ceremony broadcast on live television in Lausanne 2019, with IOC president Thomas Bach delivering the opening speech, and 1273 of 119 countries represented across 8 main categories.
Submission is free and can be made in any language. Each individual can submit up to two works, if they were published/broadcast between 18 September 2018 and 7 October 2019.
Prizes are US$ 8,000 per winner, US$ 3,000 and 2,000 for second and third placed, plus a trip to Budapest to attend the gala ceremony in Februrary 2020.
Submission deadline is October 7, 18:00 CET.
Sport is a valuable tool for education and culture and AIPS defends the importance of quality reporting, bringing quality stories. From football to cricket, from athletics to surf, from gymnastics to wresting, cycling or boxing, every sport is represented and has equal chances of winning.
CATEGORIES
There are 8 main categories:
-Photography Action Picture
-Photography Portfolio (3-5 pictures)
-Writing Best Column
-Writing Best Colour Piece
-Audio
-Video Short Feature (up to 10 minutes)
-Video Documentary (from 11 minutes)
-Video Athlete Profile (from 11 minutes)
Those that were born on or after 1 January 1990 can also choose to use one of their submissions and participate in the new Young Reporter categories, divided as follows:
Best Young Reporter Under 30 for achievements in Writing
Best Young Reporter Under 30 for achievements in Photography
Best Young Reporter Under 30 for achievements in Broadcasting (Audio & Video).
Each of these three categories will produce a direct winner. Each of the winners will earn an AIPS scholarship at an international sports event.
Our website, www.aipsawards.com, is currently in 7 languages: English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Romanian.
Submission is a very simple procedure. You can register and complete the two submissions in less than 10 minutes.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
2) Complete your personal profile.
3) Click 'Add submission'.
4) Select category and sub-category.
5) Put a title, description and upload link, pdf or file.
6) Submit
7) You can create a second submission by repeating the procedure from 3).
LAST SUBMISSION DATE: OCTOBER 7
INTRODUCTORY VIDEOS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION LINKS
For more information, AIPS Sport Media Awards are also present on dedicated social media accounts: @aipsawards on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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2018 hatte es weltweit 1273 Einreichungen gegeben, 17 davon kamen aus Österreich, die heurigen AIPS Awards gehen jetzt in die heiße Phase! Nur noch 30 Tage bleiben für die Einreichungen in den diversen Kategorien. Am 7. Oktober 2019 um 18 Uhr CET ist Schluss, dann heißt es "rien ne va plus"! Bisher wurden unter 516 weltweit eingereichten Arbeiten sieben aus Österreich auf der Seite www.aipsawards.com online gestellt. Da ist noch Luft nach oben - also, wer aus seiner/ihrer Sicht einen guten Artikel geschrieben hat, ein Superfoto geschossen hat, einen starken Online-Auftritt gepostet hat, oder einen tllen TV- oder Radiobeitrag zur Ausstrahlung gebracht hat, sollte JETZT mitmachen! Auch gibt es heuer erstmals eine "Young Reporter"-Kategorie für alle unter 30 Jahren. Und die Dotation für die besten Drei jeder Kategorie kann sich sehen lassen. 8.000 US Dollar für den ersten Platz, 3.000 für den zweiten und immerhin noch 2.000 US Dollar für den dritten Platz. Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos, man muss weder einen AIPS-Ausweis haben noch bei uns Mitglied sein. Die Teilnahme ist für ALLE Journalisten offen. Mit "Weiterklicken" kommen Sie zur Info der AIPS (in englischer Sprache) 30 Tage vor dem Einreichungsschluss. Nützen Sie die Chance! Im Vorjahr kamen zwei Beiträge aus Österreich in die engere Auswahl. Martin Unger vom ORF für seinen TV-Beitrag "20 Jahre Hermann Maier" landete sogar auf dem weltweiten fünften Platz in der Kategorie "Video- Athlete Profile", und im Printbereich wurde der Aufdeckungs-Artikel über die Sex-Affären im Skiverband von Fritz Neumann im STANDARD unter die besten zehn Arbeiten in Europa gewählt.
