The winners of the 40th Vladimir Herzog award will be announced on thursday
Judging will take place in the São Paulo Municipal Chambers in public session with live internet transmission.
On Thursday 11 October, the Organising Committee of the Vladimir Herzog Journalism Prize for Amnesty and Human Rights will meet in a public session to select the winning articles for the 40th edition. As in previous years, judging will take place at the Sao Paulo Municipal Chambers. The list of finalists was published on Monday 1 October.
The session will start at 10am, in the Tiradentes Hall (8th floor), with live internet transmission.
In this edition, 607 works were submitted and accepted for the scrutiny of the jury, in the categories arts, photography, audio, video, text and multi-media.
Traditionally, judging is split into two phases: firstly, the selection process, which 33 jury members participated in this year, representing almost all the states in the country; the second phase is the award, made up of leaders from the thirteen institutions that administer the prize, who evaluate the work of the finalists and select the winners and those to receive honourable mentions.
The award ceremony will be on Thursday 25 October at 8.00pm, in Tucarena, in Sao Paulo. There will be a discussion session beforehand with the award winning journalists, to exchange experiences regarding planning and writing the winning articles.
The 40th Vladimir Herzog Journalism Award for Amnesty and Human Rights is held and organised by the following institutions: FENAJ (National Federation of Journalists; Union of Professional Journalists of the State of São Paulo; Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of São Paulo; ABRAJI (Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism; UNIC Rio (United Nations Information Centre in Brazil; ECA/USP (School of Communication and Art at the University of São Paulo); Intercom (Brazilian Association of Interdisciplinary Studies on Communication); Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association; São Paulo Chapter of the Brazilian Bar Association; Periferia em Movimento collective; São Paulo State Police Ombudsman’s Office and the Vladimir Herzog Institute.
Details:
40th Vladimir Herzog Journalism Award for Amnesty and Human Rights
- The Popular Vote phase was initially scheduled between 1 and 10 October, but was cancelled for technical reasons beyond our control.
- 2nd Round and announcement of winners: Thursday 11 October, in public judging session at the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo/Tiradentes Hall with live internet transmission, from 10.00am to 2.00pm at http://www.camara.sp.gov.br/transparencia/auditorios-online/
- Round table Discussion with the Winners: Thursday 25 October, from 1.30 pm to 6pm
- Awards Ceremony: Thursday 25 October, 8pm
- Venue: TUCARENA – Rua Monte Alegre, 1024, Perdizes, São Paulo
For further information see www.premiovladimirherzog.org
