THE RORY PECK AWARDS 2004
Sponsored by Sony

Wednesday 10 November 2004
The National Film Theatre, London SE1, UK

The Rory Peck Awards is an international competition, which celebrates and honours the work of freelance cameramen and camerawomen in TV news, current affairs and documentaries. This annual event is the main fundraiser for The Rory Peck Trust. The Awards honour those freelancers who, in the spirit of Rory Peck, have shown initiative, skill, tenacity and courage whilst filming in difficult conditions during the previous year.

FINALISTS 2004

THE RORY PECK AWARD FOR HARD NEWS

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

Martin Adler - Swedish
On Patrol with Charlie Company - Ivy Blizzard
Shot: Iraq
November/December 2003
Martin Adler Media supported by Channel 4 News Independent Fund

Jane Regan - American
Haiti
Shot: Haiti
December 2003 / February 2004
Wozo Productions for APTN

Tara Sutton - Canadian
Falluja Experience
Shot: Iraq
29/30 April 2004
Self-funded, supported by Guardian Films for Channel 4 News

THE RORY PECK AWARD FOR FEATURES

The Rory Peck Award for Features honours originality in approach and storytelling. Recognising that many freelance camerapeople are now multiskilled, it also honours their versatility, determination and stamina.

Inigo Gilmore - British
Good Morning Baghdad
Shot: Iraq
February - March 2004
Supported by Channel 4 News Independent Fund

James Miller - British
Death in Gaza
Shot: Rafah, Gaza
May 2003
Frostbite Films commissioned by HBO and Channel 4 Television

Tara Sutton and Marc Perkins - Canadian and British
Falluja, Burial Ground of the Americans
Shot: Iraq
November - December 2003
Self-funded; broadcasters include BBC, CBC, EOTV, RTSI, DR, SVT, SIC

THE SONY INTERNATIONAL IMPACT AWARD

The Sony International Impact Award honours the contribution made by freelance broadcast journalists in capturing images that have an impact, are memorable and which can be influential.

Philip Cox - British
Inside Darfur - First Images of the Crisis
Shot: Sudan
February 2004
Native Voice Films supported by Channel 4 News Independent Fund

Ruhi Hamid - British
Frontlines Programme 1: Laos
Shot: Laos
17 March 2004
BBC Television for BBC 2

Sara Nason - British
The 'Hidden' Wounded American Soldiers
Shot: USA
January 2004
Mehreen Saigol, supported by Channel 4 News Independent Fund

The Trust and Sony

Finalists

The Freelancers' Choice 2004

Judging Panels

 

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