The Ridenhour Committee is currently soliciting nominations for the 2025 Ridenhour Book Prize. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 16th, 2025.

Criteria

The Ridenhour Book Prize is awarded to a work of social significance from the prior publishing year. We are seeking books that defend the public interest, advance or promote social justice, or illuminate a more just vision of society. Books that reveal previously unpublished information are of special interest. To qualify for this year's prize, nominated books must have been published in English within the calendar year of 2024. No particular consideration will be given to the nominated author’s public profile or lack thereof.

Deadline

Nominations must be submitted no later than Friday, May 16, 2025.
 

Submission

*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we prefer digital copies of all submissions.*

Please attach a digital copy of the book via this form. If you have technical difficulties and cannot share via this form, please contact ridenhour@typemediacenter.org. 

Or, if necessary, send one (1) print copy and a completed copy of this form to the following address. Nominations must and submitted to:

Type Media Center

30 Irving Place, 10th Floor

New York, NY 10003

ATTN: The Ridenhour Prizes

Assistance

For more information, please visit ridenhour.org, or contact 212-822-0263, or ridenhour@typemediacenter.org.

The Ridenhour Prizes is currently soliciting nominations for the 2025 Ridenhour Documentary Film Prize. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 16th, 2025. 

About

The Ridenhour Documentary Film Prize is given to a documentary film that in the view of the judges best reflects the legacy of Ron Ridenhour — journalist, whistleblower, truth-teller and social activist. The Prize seeks to recognize a documentary that defends the public interest, advances or promotes social justice, or illuminates a more just vision of society. To qualify for this year's prize, nominated films must have been released within the calendar year of 2024. No particular consideration will be given to the nominated film’s public profile or lack thereof. 

Criteria

All eligible submissions must meet the following basic criteria:

—Films must be feature-length (defined as 45 minutes or longer).

—Films must feature a theme that reflects or impacts the lives of those living in the United States. 

—Films must be scheduled for a theatrical release, or must have screened on its own for at least one week in a commercial theater in the US during the 2024 calendar year, and/or had a distribution deal through which the film was exhibited via commercial streaming or VOD service.

• The theatrical release can be through a specialty division of a studio, an independent distributor, or via self-distribution, and must run for at least seven consecutive days; or have a major film festival release during the 2024 calendar year (from midnight, January 1 to 11:59 p.m. December 31). The film festivals that we accept submissions from are AFI Docs, Berlin, Cannes, DC/Dox, DOC NYC, Hot Docs, The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), Los Angeles, New York Film Festival, Sheffield DocFest, Sundance, SXSW, Telluride, Toronto International, and Tribeca; or be shown on free or pay TV. 

Deadline

Nominations must be submitted no later than Friday, May 16th, 2025. 

Submission

*We strongly encourage the use of secure screener links for film submissions.* 

Please include a screener link when submitting your online submission. Or, if necessary, we can accept DVD screeners. If sending DVDs, please send a hard copy of the form below with two (2) DVDs (capable of playing on Region 1/NTSC DVD players) of each nominated film to: 

Type Media Center 

30 Irving Place, 10th Floor

New York, NY 10003

ATTN: The Ridenhour Prizes

Assistance

For more information, please visit ridenhour.org, or contact us at ridenhour@typemediacenter.org.