Concentra Prize Nominees Announced

Could you use $15,000?

On May 6th, in Antwerp, we will award the Concentra Prize for Videojournalism.

$15,000 for the best VJ piece in the world.

Yesterday, Concentra, a Belgium based media company, announced the finalists.

The Winning Hood – Stef Biemans, VPRO, The Netherlands

Sudanese trouser woman – Mia Bittar, VJ Movement, Sudan

Young and homeless in Almaty – Yermek Boltayev, Radio Free Europe, Kazakhstan

Cracking the whip in Pakistan – Adam Ellick, NY Times, USA

Close Calls – Raul Gallego Abellan, Associated Press, Spain

This is not like Iraq – Raul Gallego Abellan, Associated Press, Spain

Baby Feras – Casey Kauffman, Al Jazeera International, UK

Taxi Filippino: the disappearance of James Balao – Roel Nollet, TV Oost, Belgium

Operation Moshtarak – Vaughan Smith, Channel4, UK

The all-dwarf themepark: a human zoo? – Angel Villariano, VJ Movement, Spain

As I am the Chairman of the Jury, I cannot offer my preferences, but take a look for yourself and don’t hesistate to tell me which one you think should be the winner.

Michael Rosenblum

For more than 30 years, Michael Rosenblum has been on the cutting edge of the digital video journalism revolution. During this time, he has lead a drive for video literacy, and the complete rethinking of how television is made and controlled. His work has included: The complete transitioning of The BBC's national network (UK) to a VJ-driven model, starting in 2002. The complete conversion of The Voice of America, the United State's Government's broadcasting agency, (and the largest broadcaster in the world), from short wave radio to television broadcasting and webcasting using the VJ paradigm (1998-present). The construction of NYT Television, a New York Times Company, and the largest producer of non-fiction television in the US. Rosenblum was both the founder and President of NYT TV, (all based on this paradigm (1996-1998). The President and Founder of Video News International, a global VJ-driven newsgathering company, with more than 100 journalists around the world. (1993-1996). Other clients include Spectrum News, Verizon and CBS News.

2 Comments
  • fosca April 30, 2010

    i sort of stay on topic with that,

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veFSQKGFv14

    all described in that awfully complicated language but you´ll get what it´s about i am sure.

  • fosca April 29, 2010

    1. -08/10
    2. -02/10
    3. -01/10
    4. -05/10
    5. -03/10
    6. -03/10
    7. -10/10 anything that points the finger at those fu..s in israel
    8. -06/10 and hey, i didn´t know i´d understand dutch
    9. -07/10
    10. -09/10

    7 transports most emotions and facts that are surprisingly underrepresented in the media. good pictures and not as many “talking heads” that seem to constitute most other pieces.