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The Eva Marie Saint-Jeffrey Hayden Media Award

by mrobin last modified 2008-06-10 11:53
The Eva Marie Saint-Jeffrey Hayden Media Award, is a call for production video/film projects throughout the College of Arts and Sciences.

Deadline: Monday, May 5th, 5PM

The award includes a cash prize of $1000.

Preliminarily, the submissions will be judged by at least two faculty members from UNC Department of Communication Studies.The Eva Marie Saint-Jeffrey Hayden Endowment Committee will select a winner from the resulting finalists.

"The purpose of the [award] is to honor students whose work in media

        (a) demonstrates excellence in the craft —the art and science— of media production

        (b) informs the audience through the telling of a humanizing story and in doing so addresses 
        such age-old human concerns as truth, liberty, moral purpose and integrity,
        interpersonal relations, a sense of community, and a respect for differences. Like its        
        namesake, the entertainment industry’s prestigious Humanitas Prize in Film and Television    
        Writing, the Saint-Hayden Award will be given annually to showcase UNC student projects that
        '. . . not only entertain, but also affirm, inspire, inform, enlighten and challenge the viewing    
        audience.'"

        (c) exhibits high production value, a developed aesthetic, excellence in the field of
        production, and the ability to tell a story from beginning to middle to end.

All applicants should submit their media projects on DVD, VHS, or mini-DV video formats to the main Communication Studies office
Bingham 115, CB 3285
by *Monday, May 5th , 5PM.*

Questions and/or optional drop-off point:
Mark Robinson
Director of Multimedia Labs
UNC-CH Communication Studies
211A Swain Hall, CB #6235
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919.843.6519
Fax 919.962.7018
mrobin@email.unc.edu

Please attach a note to the media project including the following information:
1) Applicant's name and contact information
2) Title of piece
3) Length of piece (running time)
4) Date and place of completion
5) Applicant's role in the production
6) "Saint-Hayden" - indicating the award for which you are submitting the work


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