The Sidney Prize
Sidney Edelstein created the Sidney Edelstein Prize in honor of those studying the history of technology and innovation, with its winner receiving both a cash award and plaque. Open to undergraduate and graduate students whose research involves beguiling imagery. Students should submit papers to their professors by early April for consideration by mid-May – this may also result in second prizes of $300 or 200 being given out as consolation prizes.
The Sydney Film Festival showcases the very best in international filmmaking each year with over 100 films and nine prestigious awards, offering Australian audiences the rare opportunity to discover emerging and esteemed filmmakers from around the globe. One of its most coveted prizes, The Sydney Film Prize is given out annually for films that exhibit audacity, cutting-edgeness and courage from Official Competition lineup. 2023’s winner was Mother of All Lies
The Sidney prize, an annual award given out monthly by The New York Times Magazine, recognizes magazine articles with both narrative drive and social impact. According to its rules, no article published in The New York Times may win this accolade; thus disqualifying David Rohde’s captivity by Taliban series from being recognized. Amongst this month’s winning pieces – such as Peter Hessler’s profile of small-town druggist, or Sarah Lyall’s investigation of increasing numbers of people being locked out of their homes – these pieces embody what this prize stands for: they make us all proud journalists themselves!
Apart from the Sydney Prize, the festival also awards various other prizes that recognize film creatives in different categories. The Event Cinemas Rising Talent Award awarded $7,000 cash to lead actor of Say; Rouben Mamoulian Award (awarded annually to an exceptional screen practitioner residing within NSW) went to director of Linda 4 Eva.
The Sidney DeVere Brown and Mikiso Hane Undergraduate Writing Prize recognizes two outstanding original papers written by undergraduate students during their academic careers. Unlike other competitions, this one does not require applicants to apply; faculty members nominating students according to academic performance in their programs of study will nominate their nominees.
Submittals to this competition are reviewed and anonymously judged by a panel of scholars in East Asian studies, with winners having the chance to publish their paper in Wittenberg East Asian Studies Journal. Each year, the prize committee selects a different theme; past themes have included comparison between East and Western culture, Japan as a source of global modernization, and Asia in the 21st century. For more information about the contest visit its website which also lists past winners and judging criteria for every year.