Eligibility
Executive Education of HEC Montreal and Pale Bleu Dot Foundation- Japan Media Peace Awards are open to all public and private media organisations. The Awards are also open to individual content producers and freelancers.
All radio, TV and digital media programs produced or co-produced in any country and broadcast between January 1, 2024, and August 31, 2025, are eligible for entry to these Awards. The programs will be accepted in the competition only once. Individual producers, directors and freelancers can participate without having any broadcast network.
Each participant can submit one (1) entry, in each category, either reportage, documentary, or docudrama, of a maximum duration of 52 minutes. Entries must be free from any political propaganda or intentional commercial advertising. News reporting and storytelling through animation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are also acceptable.
*A program made in co-production by two or more organisations may only be entered in the competition by one of the co-producing organisations, on the basis of a written agreement with the co-producers.
About the registration
The Programs competing for the Global Media Peace Awards should be registered in the competition by filling in the registration form.
Each applicant must submit:
- Their radio, television, or digital media program(s) in MP3, MP4 and WAV format, in the original language,
- In Single document, the following information in English
– an accompanying script,
– a synopsis,
– and the biographies of the director / producer of the respective program.
All entries, together with the filled in registration form, must be submitted by WeTransfer or any other possible option to the HEC Montréal Awards Secretariat before August 31, 2025, at the following e-mail address: international-peace-awards@hec.ca.
By entering the Program(s) in the competition, participants shall guarantee that the Program(s) design and production comply with applicable law, especially copyright law. By registering under these Awards, participants declare and guarantee that they are the exclusive owners and/or have the exclusive availability of all exploitation rights of the Program(s), also in the name and on behalf of any third-party owners.
No registration fee is required- HEC Montreal and Pale Bleu Dot Foundation- Japan Media Peace Awards competition does not require registration fees from the participating organisations.
Click on the following link to register