Announcement of the Sixth «Kazakhstan through the Eyes of Foreign Media» Contest Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of National Independence

Announcement

of the Sixth «Kazakhstan through the Eyes of Foreign Media» Contest

Dedicated to the 30^th Anniversary of National Independence

 

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with Kazakhstan’s Chief Editors Club, is pleased to announce the call for applications to the Sixth “Kazakhstan through the Eyes of Foreign Media” Competition.

Since 2014 we have been selecting foreign authors who most creatively, reliably and objectively write and publish articles about various aspects of Kazakhstani life. The organizers have decided to devote the VI contest to the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence.

The contest seeks to reward original articles about Kazakhstan that have been published in a foreign (non-Kazakhstani) media outlet between July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2021.

The winners will be determined by a panel, which includes the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, the Chairman of the International Information Committee of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry, as well as the President of Kazakhstan’s Chief Editors Club. 

The panel will select five winners, one from the following regions:

• the Americas;
• Europe;
• CIS & the Baltics;
• Middle East & Africa;
• Asia-Pacific region.

They will be awarded a week-long trip to Kazakhstan in August 2021. It will include visits to Nur-Sultan, Almaty, Turkestan, Borovoye Resort and an extensive cultural program.

In addition, meetings will be organized with local representatives of government, media, science and culture, in order to provide firsthand information about Kazakhstan, as well as to establish professional contacts with fellow professionals.

Only non-Kazakhstani applicants are eligible to participate in the contest.

The submission deadline is July 10, 2021.

The winners are planned to be announced by August 1, 2021.

To apply, authors should send their applications to contest@mfa.kz. and a copy to: kazembottawa@gmail.com;

For more information and submission guidelines, contact contest@mfa.kz.

The organization of the competition in previous years demonstrated the growing interest of foreign media in Kazakhstan, its culture, economy and people.

Detailed contest rules and the application form can be found via the following link: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/intinf/press/news/details/212652?lang=en

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Rules of the Contest

 

«Kazakhstan through the Eyes of Foreign Media» Contest Rules

 Citizens of all states (excluding Kazakhstan) are invited to participate in the contest;

• Participants can be staff and non-staff authors of print, electronic and online media;
• To participate in the contest, it is necessary to post a piece of writing from 300 to 3000 words / television or radio reportage, podcast, lasting from 2 to 60 minutes, in foreign media during the period from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021;
• If the language of the material is not English or Russian, it is necessary to attach its translation in mentioned languages ​​or in Kazakh language;
• Completed applications together with materials and translation must be sent to: contest@mfa.kz; and a copy to: kazembottawa@gmail.com;
• Topics of work should cover one or more of the following five areas in relation to Kazakhstan: economy and trade, culture and traditions, history, tourism, modern society, sports;
• Application must be sent no later than July 10, 2021;
• Five winners will be selected by the panel, per one from the following regions:
  • South and North America;
  • Europe;
  • CIS and Baltic countries;
  • the Middle East and Africa;
  • Asia-Pacific region;
• The outcomes of the contest will be announced by August 1, 2021;
• The winners will be awarded a trip to Kazakhstan, the organizers will cover the cost of an economy class flight, hotel accommodation and local transportation, a cultural program in Kazakhstan, as well as a small per diem..