Prix Europa
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Prix Europa is the Europe's largest annual tri-medial festival and competition. Its open juries sample and select the best television-, radio- and online productions of each year. The festival takes place in the third week of October in Berlin
and Potsdam
and is hosted by the German broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
(RBB).
The competition is held in several television, radio and online categories. The festival's main concern is to promote the trademark "Made in Europe" and to reflect the complete spectrum of European productions, to show cross-border programme developments and to be a forum for quality programmes. It offers ample opportunity to its around 1000 annual participants to network with European colleagues, compare notes and take home inspiration and ideas for their own work.
Each of the thirteen winners is awarded a taurus trophy, a certificate and 6,000 Euros.
Set up in 1987 by the Council of Europe and the European Cultural Foundation it now has the backing of around 25 partners, including institutions like the European Parliament, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the European Alliance for Television and Culture and national broadcasters like Radio France, YLE Finnish Broadcasting, Telwizja Polska, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen or Österreichischer Rundfunk.
In 1997, Prix Futura Berlin merged into Prix Europa.
In 2000 the Dutch Prix IRIS amalgamated with the Prix Europa, and since 2001 the "new" media has also been represented with the award PRIX EUROPA EXPLORATION. In 2011 Prix Europa will be staged for the 25th time.
During the festival week several broadcasting relevant special events are held for participants.
Each year, the opening ceremony is broadcast live via the EBU
network. The festival also manages the bi-annual Radio Day of European Cultures.
The festival language is English.
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and Potsdam
Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
and is hosted by the German broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg is an institution under public law for the states of Berlin and Brandenburg, situated in Berlin and Potsdam...
(RBB).
The competition is held in several television, radio and online categories. The festival's main concern is to promote the trademark "Made in Europe" and to reflect the complete spectrum of European productions, to show cross-border programme developments and to be a forum for quality programmes. It offers ample opportunity to its around 1000 annual participants to network with European colleagues, compare notes and take home inspiration and ideas for their own work.
Each of the thirteen winners is awarded a taurus trophy, a certificate and 6,000 Euros.
History
In 1997, the Prix Futura Berlin, which had been launched in 1969, and the Prix Europa, which had been launched in 1987, merged. Since then this trimedial festival takes place every October in the German Berlin-Brandenburg region under the joint name Prix Europa open for television-, radio- and online productions.Set up in 1987 by the Council of Europe and the European Cultural Foundation it now has the backing of around 25 partners, including institutions like the European Parliament, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the European Alliance for Television and Culture and national broadcasters like Radio France, YLE Finnish Broadcasting, Telwizja Polska, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen or Österreichischer Rundfunk.
In 1997, Prix Futura Berlin merged into Prix Europa.
In 2000 the Dutch Prix IRIS amalgamated with the Prix Europa, and since 2001 the "new" media has also been represented with the award PRIX EUROPA EXPLORATION. In 2011 Prix Europa will be staged for the 25th time.
During the festival week several broadcasting relevant special events are held for participants.
Each year, the opening ceremony is broadcast live via the EBU
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...
network. The festival also manages the bi-annual Radio Day of European Cultures.
The festival language is English.
External links
- Prix Europa, retrieved 2007-07-20
- German Wikipedia entry, retrieved 2007-07-20, German
- mabb, retrieved 2007-07-20, German