THE RORY PECK AWARDS 2007
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FINALISTS

THE SONY IMPACT AWARD

This Award honours freelance footage providing humanitarian imagery which has had an impact internationally and contain images that have contributed to a change in perception or policy.

Omer Salih (Iraqi)
Baghdad: A Doctor's Story
Shot: Iraq
June 2006
Guardian Films for BBC This World
Broadcast by BBC

 

John Williams (British) (1945-2005)
Saddam's Road to Hell
Shot: Iraq
April - October 2005

RW Films for ZDF and WGBH (PBS)

Broadcast by Channel 4, BBC World and others

 

THE RORY PECK AWARD FOR HARD NEWS

This Award honours freelance coverage of on-the-day news, where the focus is on the immediacy of the action, or a news feature.

Maziar Bahari (Iranian / Canadian)
Shia-stan
Shot: Iraq
March 2007
Commissioned by Channel 4 News Independents Fund
Broadcast by Channel 4

 

Ruud Elmendorp (Dutch)
I am Joseph Kony
Shot: DR Congo
July 2006
Self funded
Broadcast by de Volkskrant

 

THE RORY PECK AWARD FOR FEATURES

This Award honours a major contribution to a news feature or documentary by a freelance cameraman or camerawoman, demonstrating originality and depth of approach.

George Azar (American)
Gaza Fixer
Shot: Palestinian Authority and Israel
November 2006 - January 2007
Part self funded and supported by Aljazeera English
Broadcast by Aljazeera English

 

Ashwin Raman (German)
Baghdad Commando
Shot: Iraq
December 2006 - March 2007
Self funded
Broadcast by ARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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