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NAPTE’s annual student video & film awards are here again
MUMBAI: The National Association of Television Program Executives’ (NATPE) Educational Foundation is accepting submissions for its annual student video & film production awards, sponsored by the Lippin Family Trust. The deadline for student submissions is 3 March 2004.
Entries need to be a student-produced video or film production and be related to the applicant’s school or university. NATPE co-founder and president of the organization’s Educational Foundation Lew Klein states, “I encourage all university students interested in pursuing a career in television and/or film to use their imagination and create productions to submit for this contest. First and foremost, it will be a valuable learning experience for all entrants, which is the underpinning of the NATPE Educational Foundation. If this year’s submissions are on par with last year’s entries, then we should have yet another exciting time judging some very fine work this year.”
Last year marked the largest number of student participants in the competition’s history and the first time a student from a university outside of the US has won an award.
A $3,000 cash prize will be awarded to the outstanding entry along with a matching donation to the student’s academic department. In addition, the faculty or staff supervisor listed with the winning entry will be included as a Faculty Fellow at NATPE’s annual conference next year. $1,000 will also be awarded to the second-place winner along with a matching cash donation to the student’s academic department.
NATPE is a global, non-profit organization dedicated to the creation, development and distribution of televised programming in all forms, across all platforms. NATPE develops and nurtures opportunities for the buying, selling and sharing of content and ideas.
News Broadcasting
News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
