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The Call for Entries for the 2013 PUMA Impact Award is now open! Submissions close on May 20, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. UK time.
The PUMA Impact Award is an annual prize honoring the best in documentary filmmaking. The 50,000 Euro award, given to one documentary that has made the greatest social or environmental impact, acknowledges the film's makers and also helps the continuation of the film's campaigning work.
Anyone can put a film forward from any country—filmmakers, distributors, film festivals, partner organizations including NGOs and foundations, film critics and journalists. Films can be put forward any time up to three years after release. Independent creative documentary films on any subject are welcome, from social justice issues to the environment and in any form, from expository to observational. In order to be considered for the award, each filmmaking team must submit data demonstrating evidence of the film's social impact, for example:
- How a film demonstrably changed public awareness of a given issue
- Influenced corporate policy on sustainability or workplace issues
- Impacted lawmakers & politicians triggering reviews or enquiries
- Affected consumer purchasing or voting decisions
- How the film helped build capacity or raised funds for campaign organisations and other partners
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