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On
the
60th
Anniversary
of
the
Nakba
The
Badil
Center
for
Palestinian
Residency
and
Refugee
Rights
Presents:
The
2nd
Annual
Al-Awda
Annual
Award
Festival
Announcing
the
Winners
of
the
Award
for
2008
3
May
2008
Cultural
Palace
(Qasr
Al-Thaqafah),
Ramallah
3pm
Opening
of
Poster
Exhibition;
4-6pm
Awards
Ceremony
and
Performances
Bethlehem.
The
Badil
Center
for
Palestinian
Residency
and
Refugee
Rights
is
proud
to
present
the
2nd
Al-Awda
Annual
Award
at
an
awards
ceremony
on
Saturday
3
May
2008
at
the
Cultural
Palace
in
Ramallah.
The
Al-Awda
Award
was
established
by
Badil
in
2007
to
raise
the
profile
of
Palestinian
refugee
rights,
particularly
the
Palestinan
refugees'
right
to
return
to
their
homes
and
lands,
as
well
as
to
create
an
independent
and
free
venue
and
platform
through
which
to
spotlight
Palestinian
talents
and
creativity.
The
festival
will
include
an
exhibition
of
the
best
posters
submitted
for
this
year's
contest,
which
are
the
work
of
some
of
the
best
Palestinian
artists
in
Palestine
and
abroad.
The
exhibition
will
start
at
3pm,
an
hour
before
the
beginning
of
the
awards
ceremony,
at
the
Ramallah
Cultural
Palace
reception
hall.
The
awards
ceremony,
which
begins
at
4pm,
will
include
an
exceptional
cultural
performance
by
the
Palestinian
Popular
Arts
Group
(Firqet
Al-Funun
Al-Sha'biyah)
commemorating
60
years
since
the
Palestinian
Nakba
of
1948,
as
well
as
screenings
of
the
documentaries
receiving
the
award
for
this
year.
The
festival
will
be
covered
by
various
media
outlets,
and
will
be
broadcast
live
on
several
satelite
stations.
Several
notable
cultural
and
political
figures,
as
well
as
representatives
of
Badil
and
the
selection
comittees
will
present
the
winners
with
their
prizes.
Awards
and
Prizes
The
Badil
Center
will
end
the
2008
Festival
by
announcing
this
year's
award
recipients,
who
will
be
decided
by
the
selection
committees
during
the
month
of
April.
This
year,
the
award
is
divided
into
six
fields:
1)
Al-Awda
Award
for
Best
Children's
Story:
US$1000
for
first
place
winner;
US$600
for
second
place
winner;
and
US$400
for
third
place
winner.
The
top
three
entries
will
also
be
separately
published
by
Badil,
with
100
copies
made
available
to
the
authors;
2)
Al-Awda
Award
for
Best
Nakba
Poster:
US$1000
for
first
place
winner;
US$600
for
second
place
winner;
and
US$400
for
third
place
winner.
The
winning
entry
will
be
used
by
Badil
as
the
official
Nakba
60
commemoration
poster,
of
which
40,000
copies
will
be
printed
and
distributed
throughout
Palestine
and
the
world
for
the
Nakba
commemoration
activities
in
the
month
of
May;
3)
Al-Awda
Award
for
Best
Research
Paper:
US$1000
for
first
place
winner;
US$600
for
second
place
winner;
and
US$400
for
third
place
winner.
The
top
three
entries
will
be
printed
in a
booklet
published
by
Badil;
4)
Al-Awda
Award
for
Best
Work
of
Oral
History:
US$1000
for
first
place
winner;
US$600
for
second
place
winner;
and
US$400
for
third
place
winner.
The
top
three
entries
will
be
printed
in a
booklet
published
by
Badil,
or
published
as
part
of
Badil's
regular
publications;
5)
Al-Awda
Award
for
Best
Documentary
Film:
US$1500
for
first
place
winner;
US$1000
for
second
place
winner;
and
US$500
for
third
place
winner.
The
winning
entry
will
be
distributed
to
several
media
outlets
for
broadcast
online
and
via
satelite.
Al-Awda
Award
for
Best
Work
of
Print
Journalism:US$1000
for
first
place
winner;
US$600
for
second
place
winner;
and
US$400
for
third
place
winner.
The
top
three
entries
will
be
published
as
part
of
Badil's
regular
publications.
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