Presenting the One World Media Podcast: Behind the Stories ??

The One World Media podcast is here!

To celebrate the 35th One World Media Awards, we're releasing a limited series podcast?focused on the global south.?We've spoken to guests about Yemen, South Africa and Mexico who told us about reporting some of the regions' biggest stories and what it's like to be a journalist in these parts of the world.?

On this?first episode,?hear from Annie Slemrod, Middle East Editor at The New Humanitarian and journalist, Mai Noman. Annie speaks about her story,?How coronavirus hit Aden: A Yemeni doctor’s diary, which won the One World Media Coronavirus Reporting Award in 2020. The story is 32-year-old Dr Ammar Derwish's account of how COVID-19 is tearing through Yemen, claiming victims in a country already affected by war.?Mai talks about her BBC audio story,?Death Will Come Tomorrow, that looks at why Yemen can’t cope with another health crisis and how the country responded to Covid-19.

And yes, there's a famous FRIENDS reference in there too???

The guests and the stories they discuss are a peek into daily life, tightening press freedom and what it takes?to tell a story with creativity and honesty.?

We'll release a new episode each week. But for now, listen to this and?let?us know what you think. Please also subscribe, share, rate and review us.?

Less than two weeks for Awards Day screening and the Ceremony

We're screening three short films?from 1-3pm at?Bertha DocHouse?in London on Awards Day. Watch this year's nominees in the Short Film category from India, Russia and Sudan. Tickets are only ￡5. Bring a friend and come celebrate these?international stories?with us.?

And the One World Media Awards Ceremony at Curzon Soho in London on 21 June?will also be livestreamed. Virtual attendees can register here. A link to watch the Ceremony will be sent closer to the time.?

The?Awards Ceremony will be hosted by the BBC's Yalda Hakim. We'll be announcing winners in 15 categories, including International Journalist of the Year, Environmental Impact, Refugee Reporting and Women's Solutions Reporting. Senior journalists and filmmakers in the UK and from overseas will be among attendees?for a great evening of networking drinks and Awards presentation.?

Get?tickets before they run out!

We have a final call for volunteers for the Awards Ceremony. We're looking for London-based applicants who are interested in international media to help with tasks like ushering and guest registration. This is a great opportunity to meet media leaders and the wider One World Media community. Please?apply?before 11 June.?

The One World Media Awards are made possible thanks to the generous support of our partners

In the Spotlight

GSDF film at Sheffield DocFest

We're very excited that our?latest GSDF alumni's film will have its world premiere at Sheffield DocFest. In Elahe Esmaili's?astoundingly intimate?film,?Can I Hug You?,?Hossein brings his parents together to confront a difficult secret from his past. Book tickets to watch?here.?

Opportunities

E-Course and event by Pin Africa

Join Pin Africa's?e-course, 'Fundamentals of Climate and Environmental Reporting,' and attend a?climate reporting event on?12?June. Panelists will discuss how storytelling can?garner?support for climate action. Participants?who complete the course could publish their story?via Pin Africa. Register for the course?here?and the event?here.?

The Made of Truth: BFI Doc Society Short Film Fund

Emerging storytellers from all parts of the UK are invited to share original and adventurous non-fiction stories that respond to the changing world around us.

Apply before?27 June, more details?here.?

Cornwall Film Festival

Submissions are open?to the?Cornwall Film Festival, a 14-day event showcasing?short films from?Southwest England, the UK?and world, as well as?previews of 10 acclaimed features. Films made by/for/about underrepresented groups (BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ community, women) can get?25% off using?the code UD2325.?