First session of the Palestine Media Creativity Award named after Naji Al-Ali

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The International Palestinian Conference for Media and Communications announced in Beirut the launch of the Palestine Media Creativity Award’s first session, named after Palestinian cartoonist Naji Al-Ali on 22 July, the 30th anniversary of his assassination. The iconic cartoonist was assassinated in London in 1987.

Dozens of Palestinian and Lebanese journalists attended the press conference, during which the forum’s Secretary-General, Hisham Qasem, announced the Palestine Media Creativity Award, the first of its kind in the Arab world, as well as internationally. He stated that the goal of the award is to “motivate media creativity serving Palestine and to recognise the achievements of creative journalists in serving this just and honourable cause. It also aims to encourage the youth to make Palestine the focus of their creative endeavours and to raise the standards of innovation and originality in presenting the Palestinian narrative.”

Qasem also announced the members of the judges’ panel for the award’s first session, which included Egyptian documentary filmmaker and media expert, Assaad Taha, Iraqi television presenter and media expert Jasim Al-Azzawi, Moroccan academic and media intellectual, Dr Abdullah Abu Awad, Palestinian digital media expert Imad Musa, and filmmaker and media consultant, Rawan Damen.

Submissions for the award’s first session will be accepted from individuals and groups, working alone through media, research, or academic institutes, or through local or international civil society organisations between 1 August 2017 and the end of this year. Submissions will be accepted here.

Winners will be announced in Spring 2018. The prizes will be $15,000 for first place, $10,000 for second place, and $5,000 for third.