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The 2005 Third Coast Festival / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition
Check back here around May 1, 2006, for information on the 2006 TCF/RHDF Competition, including a call for entries and guidelines.
The 2005 winners have been chosen and we're looking forward to the upcoming Third Coast Festival Broadcast which airs on public radio stations (distributed by PRI, Public Radio International) around the country this holiday season.
Here you'll find information about this past year's competition:
The Third Coast Festival / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition honors the best audio documentary and feature work produced around the world (in English) today.
We're looking for stories that document a place, time, person, event,
phenomenon or issue. These include but are not limited to investigative
reports, narrative stories, personal essays and audio portraits. Entries must
be 2-60 minutes in length, and must have been presented publicly on the radio,
the Internet, or in a gallery/museum setting between July 2003 and July 2005.
Download the Call for
Entries.
This includes information about guidelines and eligibility, fees and deadlines
and technical requirements. (You'll need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat to
view the form.)
Contact us to receive a Call
for Entries in the mail, featuring a commemorative poster on the back.
Competition FAQ
2005 Licensor Agreement
Awards
Winners receive monetary prizes of up to $6,000 and their programs
will air nationally in the fall as part of the 2005 Third Coast Festival
Broadcast.
Prizes are awarded for:
Best Documentary: Gold: $6,000; Silver: $5,000; Bronze: $4,000;
Honorable mentions (up to three): $1,500; Director's Choice: $1,500
Best New Artist: $2,000
This award will be given to a producer who has been working in the
audio field for less than two years.
Radio Impact: $2,000
This award will be given to a program that has had a significant impact on an
individual, group or community.
Recognition of other exceptional entries
Other outstanding competition entries may be featured on the Third
Coast Festival's weekly radio program Re:sound, at Festival listening events
and on this site (with permission of the producer).
Audio Luminary Award (Formerly known as the Lifetime Achievement Award)
This award is presented to a person who has not only left a profound mark on
the audio field, but continues to be a source of new ideas and inspiration. As
in previous years, a committee of producers/leaders in the field will join the
Third Coast Festival staff in selecting the winner from a slate of nominations
submitted by radio fans, producers and other radio professionals worldwide.
Audio Luminary Award nomination form
Read about previous winners
Judging:
Entries of all lengths will be judged collectively. Judges will
consider the degree to which these programs relate their stories successfully.
Creativity, technical skill and editorial integrity will all factor into
judging decisions. All decisions are final.
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news, is to join our email list. You'll receive just two emails a month (we
promise!).
Questions?
Please contact us.
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