AIPS Sport Media Awards 2021 shortlist announcement
AIPS Media
LAUSANNE,
March 18, 2022 – The second stage of judging for the AIPS Sport Media
Awards 2021 is now complete. AIPS is pleased to present the shortlists
for each category, starting today from Photography (Sport Action). Congratulations to all the selected works! The road to sport media excellence is one step closer.
This
second voting stage was exclusively carried out by the AIPS Executive
Committee members (representing 24 different nations) who, after a
thorough and careful deliberation, narrowed down the longlisted works
and voted their preferred choices to be presented to the Jury.
The shortlists of the other categories will be published over the next days. These
categories are Photography (Portfolio), Writing (Best Colour Piece and
Best Column), Video (Athlete Profile, Short Feature and Documentary),
Audio, Young Reporters (Writing, Photography and Broadcasting).
All shortlists are published in alphabetical order and by country.
AMAZING QUALITY The
fourth edition of the prestigious AIPS Sport Media Awards, which
received 1732 submissions from 133 different countries, shows incredible
creativity and diversity and sends across a powerful message of hope in
the face of challenges, especially amid the coronavirus pandemic and in
conflict zones where sport can also mean hope.
JUDGING SYSTEM EXPLAINED The
Awards judging process began in December, involving a panel of 4
specialists, 24 EC members and 12 Jury members, whose average ratings
resulted in the longlists, selecting approximately 20 percent of the
works received (1st stage).
The
EC members narrowed down the selected works into a shortlist of
candidates. Each member was granted a number of votes depending on the
category. The works with the most total votes are included in the
shortlist (2nd stage).
The
third and fourth voting stages are carried out by the Jury —12
respected members from the sport media industry representing the five
continents— that will first select the top 10 (finalists) and then the
top 3 (podium nominees).
Finally,
one day before the ceremony, which will take place in Europe in May
2022 (date and location to be confirmed following the evolution of the
pandemic), a final voting stage takes place and the results remain
secret until the announcement.
CONTINENTAL WINNERS
After the final ceremony, the Awards will also publish the Continental
rankings per category, with the highest rated works in Africa, The
Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.
For more information on the Judging process, we invite you to read the Rules on www.aipsawards.com. Click HERE
Stay tuned for more information.
To check the shortlist for Photography Sport Action, click here