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The Rory Peck Awards 2003
Journalism
Published: 24-Oct-2003
By: Rory Peck Trust
Although the entries for this year’s Rory Peck Awards reflect the Iraq war, these awards prove once again that it is the freelancers who, with courage and passionate involvement, are committed to recording ongoing conflicts and issues around the world.
Matthew Carney
Carney was commissioned by SBS television Australia to find a feature story. He entered Northern Iraq from Iran at the end of March 2003 and worked without backup.
Matthew Carney
The situation was very dangerous as frontlines were changing rapidly and several of his Colleagues were killed including Australian cameraman Paul Moran.
Matthew was among the first journalists to enter Kirkuk after it fell. He chose to stay there, ocumenting the chaos that followed for the next 10 days.
Cameraman’s Comment
"It was just me and my camera and my brief was to find a feature story and get it to air as quickly as possible. This was very difficult as the situation was changing fast so finding a story that would last 2 or 3 weeks was a real challenge.
All research was done 'on the run'. I found Kirkuk to be a telling microcosm for the rest of Iraq with competing ethnic groups vying for control of this oil rich city."
Biography
Matthew Carney is one of the most respected journalists and filmmakers in Australia. He has won the highest honors and awards both International and in Australia.
Some of the awards include
· United Nations Media Peace Prize about Cambodia – 1992 & 1993
· Walkley Award for a film about Sierra Leone – 2000 and again in 2002 for film the “New Kurdistan”.
· Logie Award for his work in Israel/Palestine - 2002
· Rory Peck Award 1997, First runner up. I was Reporter/Producer on the feature “Inside East Timor”
Matthew Carney started his career in 1988 at Beyond Productions as an assistant producer.
Since 1990, he has worked both as a full time employee and independent journalist/filmmaker, mostly for the two Public Broadcasters in Australia. The ABC Australia and the SBS Australia.
During his career Matthew y has worked in a wide variety of roles - Producer/Reporter/ Researcher/Camera/Sound. Since 1997 he has combined these skills to work as a “one man band”..
Some of his recent assignments have included – Indonesia, East Timor, West Papua, Philippines, Fiji, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, North Korea, Sri Lanka, Burma, Sierra Leone, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Occupied territories.
This work has been broadcast by all the major Television networks of the world including BBC TV, Channel 4, ZDF Germany, NHK Japan, ABC Australia, CBC Canada, CBS America, and SABS South Africa.
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