Acceptance of applications for the National Prize "Orker" - 2020 starts

The Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with the corporate foundation "Media Damytu Kory", today announces the start of accepting applications for participation in the National Prize "Orker" - 2020.

The National Prize is awarded for the best achievements in the field of print, radio, Internet journalism, aimed at increasing the prestige of journalism, and establishing professional standards. The purpose of the competition is to identify talented journalists and creative teams, to recognize their contribution to the development of professional journalism and to attract wide public attention to their work.

The participants of the Prize can be republican and regional radio stations, print and Internet publications that produce and distribute content.

This year, in new realities, the Prize is being held in the fall.

Applications will be accepted from October 02 to November 02, 2020.

Requirements for competitive entries:

- works must be published in the period from 01 January 2019 to 01 November 2020;

- works must be published in a print publication, on an Internet resource, or go out on the air.

The ceremony of awarding the winners of the National Prize "Orker-2020" will be held online on November 13, 2020.

This year, the “Orker-2020” Prize will be awarded in 11 nominations:

Best Photo of the Year;
Best Report of the Year;
Best analytical material of the year;
Best Investigative Journalism of the Year;
Best Interview of the Year;
The best educational material of the year;
Best project at a radio station;
The best news portal of the year;
Best Newspaper of the Year;
Best magazine of the year;
Nomination after Sherkhan Murtaza.

This year, a separate nomination is assigned to publicists and is named after Sherkhan Murtaza. Not only Kazakh literature is associated with his name, but also domestic journalism. The luminary of Kazakhstani journalism has brought up several generations of professionals. Applicants for this nomination can be authors whose works are devoted to topical problems and phenomena of the current life of Kazakhstani society. Materials must be published in print or online media in Kazakh or Russian.

The entries will be considered and evaluated by an independent jury, which includes reputable journalists, distinguished industry figures and international media experts.

According to the results of the competition, the best representative of each nomination is awarded the title of the Winner with the presentation of a commemorative statuette "rker-2020" and a cash prize of 1,000,000 tenge. To participate in the competition, a potential applicant for the Prize must fill out an appropriate application in accordance with the form posted on the official website https://urker-awards.kz/ru/.

Contacts for additional information on competitions: + 7 775 332 08 00 Bibigul.