THE RORY PECK AWARDS 2005
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FINALISTS

The winners will be announced at the Rory Peck Awards ceremony on

Tuesday 8 November 2005

The National Film Theatre, London SE1, UK

The Rory Peck Awards is an international and unique competition which celebrates the work of freelance cameramen and camerawomen in TV news and current affairs worldwide. The Awards honour their skill and initiative, independence and, above all, their courage. The Awards ceremony is the main fundraiser for The Rory Peck Trust.

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.

Ali Fadhil (Iraqi)
Fallujah: The First Eye Witness
Shot: Iraq
January 2005
Channel 4 News Independents Fund

Inigo Gilmore and Hasyim (British and Indonesian)
The Man Who Dared the Tsunami
Shot: Indonesia
January 2005
Self-funded, supported by Channel 4 News Independents Fund

Cyrus V Nhara and 'Sara' (Zimbabwean)
Zimbabwe: Forced Evictions
Shot: Zimbabwe
14/15 June 2005
Commissioned by ITV News for ITN, includes footage for Reuters TV

 

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.

Mehran Bozorgnia (Iranian)
Opium Trail
Shot: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Summer 2005
 Self-funded, supported by Channel 4 News Independents Fund

Alexander Lomakin (Russian)
Beslan Siege
Shot: Russia
3 September 2004
Commissioned by ITV News for ITN

Geof Thorpe-Willett (British)
US Marines' Assault on Fallujah
Shot: Iraq
7-15 November 2004
Commissioned by ABC 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.

Tomasz Glowacki (Polish)
Chechnya: The Dirty War
Shot: Russia
October 2004 - June 2005
IST Films, commissioned by Channel 4 News and Current Affairs

Ruhi Hamid (British)
At the Epicentre
Shot: Indonesia
March - May 2005
Commissioned by BBC 2 Current Affairs

Sean Paul Langan (British)
Mission Accomplished: Langan in Iraq
Shot: Iraq
April 2003 - August 2004
Self-funded, commissioned on return by BBC Documentaries

 

 


Finalists

Judging Panels

 

 

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