THE CLOSING date for applications for this year's Common-wealth Vision Awards is July 28.
The award, which was first launched in 2001, was won that year by Jamaican Veronica Warren with her 'Give a Helping Hand' video.
Film-makers from across the Commonwealth are invited to submit entries to the annual awards, jointly organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) and the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association.
The initial entries must provide a written scenario for a short film of between 30 and 90 seconds on the 2007 Commonwealth Day theme 'The Commonwealth - Respecting Difference, Promoting Understanding'.
£1,000 AWARD
Up to 15 entries will be short-listed by a selection panel and they will be awarded £1,000 each for the production of the film. The judging will take place in October and the awards will be announced and presented at a ceremony in November. The winning entries will be broadcast throughout the Commonwealth.
"This film competition enables film-makers to reflect on the concerted efforts by governments, civil society and communities to encourage tolerance and unity across the Commonwealth," said Stuart Mole, director-general of the RCS.
