THE RORY PECK AWARDS 2006
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FINALISTS

THE SONY IMPACT AWARD

The Sony Impact Award honours freelance footage providing humanitarian imagery which has had an impact internationally and contributed to a change in perception or policy.

Stephen Dupont (Australian)
Psych War in Afghanistan
Shot: Afghanistan
1 October 2005
Self-funded, broadcast on SBS Dateline

Raphael Njoroge (Kenyan)
Fuel Siphoning
Shot: Kenya
May 2006
Self-funded, broadcast on KTN The Inside Story

THE RORY PECK AWARD FOR HARD NEWS FINALISTS

The Rory Peck Award for Hard News honours freelance coverage of an event where the focus is on the immediacy of the action.

Mehran Bozorgnia (German)
Lawlessness in Afghanistan
Shot: Afghanistan
February 2006
Commissioned by ITN / Channel 4 News, broadcast on Channel 4 News

Amad Jassim Al Mullah (Iraqi)
Ramadi Fighting
Shot: Iraq
2 January and 15 March 2006
AP Television News, AP Direct

THE RORY PECK AWARD FOR FEATURES FINALISTS

Major contribution to a news feature or documentary by a freelance cameraman or camerawoman, demonstrating originality and depth of approach.

Jon Alpert & Matthew O’Neill (American)
Baghdad ER
Shot: Iraq
25 May – 15 July 2005
Downtown Community Television Centre for HBO

Stephen Dupont & Jacques Menasche (Australian & American)
Brothers of Kabul
Shot: Afghanistan
March 2006
Self-funded, broadcast on ABC Australia, Foreign Correspondent

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