Prix Europa
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PRIX EUROPA – The European Broadcasting Festival – is Europe's largest annual tri-medial festival and competition. The event takes place in the third week of October in Berlin, Germany.
PRIX EUROPA awards the best European Television, Radio and Online productions each year with the aim of publishing them throughout Europe and supporting their continental distribution and use. The festival calls on media professionals to compete against each other with their best productions.
The festival is hosted by the German broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB).
History
[edit]Set up by the Council of Europe and the European Cultural Foundation in 1987 it now has the backing of 30 partners – including institutions like the European Parliament, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the European Alliance for Television and Culture, the Land Berlin, the Land Brandenburg, the Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB), the Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg, the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, and the following European broadcasters:
ARTE, BBC Radio, Danish Broadcasting Company, Dutch Public Service Broadcaster, France Télévisions, Magyar Televízió, Norsk rikskringkasting, Österreichischer Rundfunk, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Radio Russia, SRG SSR, Sveriges Radio, Sveriges Television, Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company, Telewizja Polska S.A., Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie, Yleisradio, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Česká televize, Deutschlandradio
In 1997, the Prix Futura Berlin, which had been launched in 1969, and the PRIX EUROPA merged turning the festival to support both television and radio productions. And additionally in 2000 the Dutch PRIX IRIS amalgamated with PRIX EUROPA awarding the “Best European TV Programme of the Year about Cultural Diversity”.
Starting 2001, the online media has been represented with the award “The Best European Online Project of the Year “ and from 2016 onwards the Online Category productions will also be awarded with an honorary prize open to the entire PRIX EUROPA community via a web-based voting platform.
During the festival week, several broadcasting relevant special events are held for participants to the larger public together with local institutions and embassies.
PRIX EUROPA Categories 2024
[edit]PRIX EUROPA's competition is held in several television, radio and online categories.
PRIX EUROPA distinguishes itself by its unique juries open to all programme makers across the continent. All competition entries are assessed and evaluated in a public and open debate. This transparent process makes PRIX Europa a first-class training platform and a multinational market place.
AUDIO CATEGORIES:
Audio Documentary
PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Documentary of the Year
PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Documentary Series of the Year
Audio Investigation
PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Investigation of the Year
PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Investigation Series of the Year
Audio Fiction
PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Fiction of the Year
PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Fiction Series of the Year
Audio Music
PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Music Programme of the Year
DIGITAL MEDIA CATEGORY
PRIX EUROPA Best European Online Media Project of the Year
PRIX EUROPA Best European Online Youth Project of the Year
VIDEO CATEGORIES
Video Documentary
PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Documentary of the Year
PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Factual Series of the Year
Video Investigation
PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Investigation of the Year
Video Fiction
PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Fiction of the Year
PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Fiction Mini-Series of the Year (up to 6 episodes)
PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Fiction Series of the Year
Prix Europa IRIS
Best European Media Project of the Year about Identity, Diversity and Inclusion
PRIX EUROPA European Journalist of the Year
Awards
[edit]Each of the TV categories, Radio categories and the Best European Online Project of the Year winners is awarded the PRIX EUROPA Trophy,[1].
- PRIX EUROPA – Best European Video Documentary of the Year
- PRIX EUROPA – Best European Video Factual Series of the Year
- PRIX EUROPA – Best European Video Investigation of the Year
- PRIX EUROPA – Best European Video Fiction of the Year
- PRIX EUROPA – Best European Video Fiction Mini-Series of the Year (up to 6 episodes)
- PRIX EUROPA IRIS – Best European Media Project of the Year about Identity, Diversity and Inclusion
- PRIX EUROPA – Best European Audio Documentary of the Year
- PRIX EUROPA – Best European Audio Documentary Series of the Year
- PRIX EUROPA – Best European Audio Investigation of the Year
- PRIX EUROPA – Best European Audio Investigation Series of the Year
- PRIX EUROPA – Best European Audio Fiction of the Year
- PRIX EUROPA – Best European Audio Fiction Series of the Year
- PRIX EUROPA – Best European Audio Music Programme of the Year
- PRIX EUROPA – Best European Online Media Project of the Year
- PRIX EUROPA – Best European Online Youth Project of the Year
References
[edit]- ^ La Cabeza del Minotauro by Anthon Hoornweg
External links
[edit]- PRIX EUROPA, retrieved 2016-11-21
- PRIX-EUROPA Awards Archive, retrieved 2023-06-05
- PRIX EUROPA Regulations Archived 2018-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2016-06-20
- PRIX EUROPA Submissions Archived 2018-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2016-06-20