Deadline: 15-Jul-23
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan is pleased to announce the start of accepting applications for the 8th contest for foreign journalists writing/filming materials about Kazakhstan titled “Kazakhstan through the Eyes of Foreign Media”.
The competition is initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan in partnership with Kazakhstan’s Chief Editors’ Club, Kazakh Tourism National Company JSC and Secretariat of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).
Apart from the main nominations, this year there is a new nomination from CICA, within which one winner will be determined for work on the topic “CICA: A New Asia in a New World”.
Topics of work should cover one or more of the following areas in relation to Kazakhstan: economy and trade, culture and traditions, history, tourism, modern society, education, science, sports or CICA theme.
Benefits
- The winners will be awarded with a trip to Kazakhstan with a visit to the cities of Astana, Almaty and the Mangystau region, where they will have a rich cultural program.
- In addition, according to the established tradition, meetings with representatives of the public sector, experts and journalists, scientists and cultural figures of Kazakhstan will be organized especially for the laureates of the competition.
Eligibility Criteria
- Citizens of all countries (excluding Kazakhstan) are invited to participate in the contest;
- Participants can be staff and freelance representatives of print and online media, as well as bloggers;
- To participate in the contest, it is necessary to post either an article of 300 to 3000 words / a television or radio report, a podcast, or a post in social media lasting from 1 to 60 minutes, in foreign media or social media between July 15, 2022, and July 15, 2023;
- Five winners will be selected by a panel, one from the following regions:
- North and South America;
- Europe;
- CIS countries;
- Middle East and Africa;
- Asia-Pacific region;
- One winner in a separate category for tourism and one winner in the CICA nomination on the theme “CICA: A New Asia in a New World” will be selected from any region;
- The results of the contest will be announced by August 1, 2023;
For more information, visit Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.