In 2001, conciding with the publication of Filming History: The Memoirs of
John Turner, Newsreel Cameraman, the BUFVC announced a new annual prize of
£200 for a student essay on newsfilm and the history of newsfilm
production. The prize has been made possible through a generous donation to
the BUFVC by John Turner, former newsreel cameraman with Gaumont-British
News and news editor for Pathe News.

The prize is awarded annually for an essay of up to 15,000 words written by
a student at a UK university or institute of further education, on the
theme of British newsfilm production (including cinema newsreels,
television news, or any moving image-related news media), on a theme that
can be contemporary or historical. Only previously unpublished work written
during the period eighteen months prior to the submission deadline will be
eligible. The essay is judged by a panel of historians and media
practitioners. The winning essay will be published on the web and/or in
print by the British Universities Film & Video Council.

Last year's award was made to Judith Cowan, for her essay, ‘“Women at work
for war … women at work for the things of peace”: Representations of women
in the British propaganda newsreel in India in the Second World War, Indian
News Parade’. It can be read online at
www.bufvc.ac.uk/databases/newsreels/resources/texts.html#turnerprize.

The award will be made in December 2003, and entries must be submitted by
31 August 2003. Further details on how to enter can be found at
www.bufvc.ac.uk/newsreels/prize.

For more information on newsreels, visit the British Universities Newsreel
Database (BUND) at www.bufvc.ac.uk/newsreels.



Luke McKernan
Head of Information
British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London W1T 3QJ
Tel: 020 7393 1508
Fax: 020 7393 1555
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