Congratulations Oceania: 41 submitted works to compete in the AIPS Sport Media Awards

Australia and New Zealand raised numbers after AIPS SMA 2018

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LAUSANNE, December 5, 2019 - Oceania increased its participation in AIPS Sport Media Awards this year. The submitted works were 41, a remarkable raise when compared with the past edition (23).

Australia proved to be by large the most present country with 28 submitted works, followed by New Zealand. The small Pacific Island Vanuatu recorded instead its first participation.

Here are the 36 participanting journalists from Oceania divided by categories:

PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO
ADAM PRETTY (Australia) Getty Images
ANDREW CORNAGA (New Zealand) FREELANCER
ANDY CHEUNG (Australia) FREELANCER
CAMERON SPENCER (Australia) Getty Images
DAVID GRAY (Australia) FREELANCER
GERALD HIRL (Australia) Gepa-Pictures
CHRIS SYMES (New Zealand) FREELANCER
SCOTT BARBOUR (New Zealand) Australian Associated Press


PHOTOGRAPHY SPORT ACTION
ADAM PRETTY (Australia) Getty Images
ANDREW CORNAGA (New Zealand) FREELANCER
ANDY CHEUNG (Australia) FREELANCER
CAMERON SPENCER (Australia) Getty Images
DAVID GRAY (Australia) FREELANCER
JOHN DAVIDSON (New Zealand) FREELANCER


WRITING BEST COLOUR
CHRISTOPHER REIVE (New Zealand) NZME / New Zealand Herald
DAVIDDE CORRAN (Australia) FREELANCER
LIANA BURATTI (Australia) Australian Olympic Team (Also volunteer writer for Beyond90 and The Women's Game)
JULIAN LINDEN (Australia) The Daily Telegraph
SEAN HARDEMAN (Australia) Warrnambool Standard
VENINA RAKAUTOGA TINAIVUGONA (Fiji) The Fiji Times


WRITING BEST COLUMN
TRACEY HOLMES (Australia) ABC
MOLLY APPLETON (Australia) FREELANCER
RAVINDER HUNIA (New Zealand) Radio New Zealand


VIDEO DOCUMENTARY
DENNIS FREEDMAN (Australia) FREELANCER
PETER DICKSON (Australia) FREELANCER
STAN GRANT (Australia) FREELANCER

VIDEO SHORT FEATURE
DAVIDDE CORRAN (Australia) FREELANCER
LOUISE FORD (Australia) Rainmaker-Crocmedia


AUDIO
AARON KEARNEY (Australia) FREELANCER
TRACEY HOLMES (Australia) ABC


YOUNG REPORTER PHOTOGRAPHY
MORGAN HANCOCK (Australia) The Standard and ActionPlu


YOUNG REPORTER WRITING
CHRISTOPHER REIVE (New Zealand) NZME
JAMES OANA (Australia) FREELANCER
MOLLY APPLETON (Australia) FREELANCER
PHILLIP ROLLO (New Zealand) Stuff
MELISSA VELVEL FARE (Vanuatu) FREELANCER