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The 12th october 2009 is the expiry date for participating in the seventh edition of “walking around the world”–Chatwin Prize reserved to video, fiction and photography travel reportages.

“walking around the world”–Chatwin Prize is dedicated to the english writer and traveller Bruce Chatwin. It is the only cultural event which – thanks to the exclusively permission of Elizabeth Chatwin, widow of Bruce - can spread the memory, the works and the thought of the english writer to promote and spread travel culture over Italy and abroad.

“walking around the world”–Chatwin Prize is a travel COMPETITION and FESTIVAL which, during the years, have become an important date for travellers and people found of travel literature.

The prize giving, the projections of the video dedicated to the best travel reportages and the literature meetings will take place within the FESTIVAL organised in collaboration with Liguria Region and the City Council of Genoa on november 11-12-13 and 14 in Genoa. Patroness of the competition will be Elizabeth Chatwin.

The COMPETITION is open to everybody. It has been created to promote and encourage cultural exchange among people of different countries, to make social initiatives and to support human projects.
The competition is divided into three sections:

VIDEO
SHORTS: video no longer than 10 minutes
“the great travels” (professional video reportages)
“walking around the world” (non professional video reportages)
“love without frontiers” (video reportages on voluntary services all over the world)

FICTION
Travel writing

PHOTOGRAPHY
“world pictures” - a travel in 5 photographic releases (5 pictures)