ARCHIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The FIAT/IFTA Archive Achievement Award for the most productive initiative that promotes the value and use of audio-visual archives.

The award is aimed at those working with, or in the archives sector, who have made an outstanding contribution in promoting the value and use of audio-visual archives. Applicants/Nominations for the award may be individuals, groups of individuals, organisations/ companies.

Many different kinds of projects, initiatives or products may be nominated. Examples include but are not limited to the following. So have you worked on:

• a production using archive
• a new website
• a good piece of research for a customer
• a presentation to an influential stakeholder or politician
• a new and innovative publicity material
• an innovative way of doing business selling archives
• a new partnerships to use archives either internal or external to the archive/company
• a 360 degree production using archive (for use on all platforms e.g. TV, web, mobiles)

The award is designed to

> honour achievement
> showcase initiatives
> raise the profile of audio-visual archives
> to further promote the value and use of audio-visual archives
> stimulate and encourage such activities within the FIAT/IFTA membership
> and exchange ideas.

Nominations will be adjudicated by a jury within the Programme and Production commission. The winner(s) will be announced and rewarded at the annual World Conference.
Extended DEADLINE for entries for 2010-Award: 20 April 2010

FIAT/IFTA encourages all of its members to take part.

Rules

• All applications must be by a member of FIAT/IFTA
• FIAT/IFTA-members may nominate a non-member for the award
• Projects or initiatives nominated must have been substantially completed or implemented in the preceding calendar year
• Initiatives can include any project, work, initiative or product which promotes the value and use of audio-visual archives
• Only one applicant per organisation or nominating person may apply

A selection of projects submitted will be presented during the P&P workshop at the FIAT World Conference in Dublin, on Saturday afternoon October 16, 2010 at 14.30pm.

The FIAT ARCHIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2010 will be presented during the AWARDS CEREMONY on Saturday evening October 16, 2010 at 19.00 pm in the Irish Film Institute in Dublin (Ireland)

<-- Special thanks to Fadel Zahreddine and his team at MBC Creative Services based in Dubai for designing the 2009-Trophies