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Published: 17 March 2010

9th - 12th October 2006

Circom-Regional celebrates  the "Second Circom-Briefing" in 2006.

Participants from sixteen  different countries took part in the four day long Open Days.
Eleven workshops and discussions were organised with the support of the "Committee of the Regions". 38 Circom Colleagues members and 13 Journalists from Circom-Stations were registered for the briefing.

The  workshops participants included  Mr. Delebarre, President of CoR, Mr. Barnier   former Foreign Minister of France, Members of the Cabinet from Javier Solana, his Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process and the Spokesperson for the EU High representative for CFSP. As well as Representatives of the different EU Institutions. All participants attended  the midday briefing by Commissioner Hübner.

For the first time a work shop  called "Best of Prix Circom" was held. Mr. Walter, a German trainer of TV,  presented an analysis of the Prix entries.  This workshop looked at examples of entries and examined the components which make successful programmes.   
(A DVD for all Circom-Members will be presented during the meetings in Bilbao in November)

Beside the Circom-Briefing, the CoR also  provided a TV-Studio placed near the Investors-Café, this was available to all journalists free off charge. The service included the use of four camera-crews and editing-suites. Circom-Reginal  supported the initiative by providing Standby- Journalists" for stations who  could not send a Journalist to Brussels.

During the Open Days we  produced more than three hours of transmitted programming.

During the debriefing all of the  Circom-participants agreed that it was an effective, important and fruitful presentation and expressed a desire to provide a 3rd  Circom-Briefing in 2007.

The content of this will be discussed at a future Circom Board-meeting.

Statement of Anita Bhalla – President of CR

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Published: 17 March 2010

The 5th edition of the NISI MASA European Contest of short film scripts is based on the theme "Tourists".

The contest is open until the 31th of July 2006 for young people (18 to 28 years old) living in one of the 17 countries of the NISI MASA network.

For further information, feel free to write us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or to visit our website http://nisimasa.imingo.net/?q=node/10

You can also get in contact with your local NISI MASA association by following this link : http://nisimasa.imingo.net/map/nm_eu.htm

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Published: 17 March 2010

While the 2005 CIRCOM Briefing was our first and was essentially aimed at making CIRCOM Regional better known in “Brussels”, the 2006 CIRCOM Briefing will be aimed at achieving concrete results for projects, cooperation and funding, not just for CIRCOM Regional as a whole but also for individual members.

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Published: 17 March 2010

27 – 29 October, 2006 Berlin
Entry forms and more information: http://www.videoreporter.org
Deadline: 1st September 2006

The 3rd international video journalism award is an international competition of short documentary videos, television journalism reports and reportages in the German language by reporters and video journalists working individually. The directing, camera work, sound and editing are all the work of a single person. The video producers utilize the creative potential of digital technology and approach the new, autonomous production methods as a challenge and an advancement of video production. Alongside the idea and the concept, the pre-selection committee and the jury appraise the imaginative use of filmmaking techniques by video journalists.

Smaller cameras allow greater freedom of movement that can often lead to new insights and perspectives. Furthermore, non-linear editing technology has grown more stable and versatile, so that raw material gathered by the video makers themselves may be manipulated in more spontaneous, playful and experimental ways. This results in video productions that influence and help to advance television journalism.
We seek video documentaries – authentically rendered stories that win their audiences through their particular intensity, contemporary treatment and a unique approach by the maker. They should be able to measure up to time-honored quality criteria of form and content, yet at the same time, further develop limits of conventional television. Recognition will go to videos that experiment with the new production methods and excel through a journalistic and cinematic narrative form all their own. The video makers’ experimental drive will figure prominently.

International Video Journalism Award

TV-Produktion – ausgestrahlte Beiträge | TV production – broadcast reports (1500 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, produced by one or more video journalists/video reporters, and which has already been broadcast.

Independent Film | independent video (1500 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, produced by one or more video journalists/video reporters, but which has not necessarily been broadcast.

Deutscher video journalism award

TV-Produktion – ausgestrahlte Beiträge | TV production - broadcast reports (1500 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, produced by one or more video journalists/video reporters and which has been aired by a German-language television channel (please indicate the station and broadcast date). All genres.

Independent Film | independent video (1500 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, produced by one or more video journalists/video reporters, but which has not necessarily been broadcast.

Reportage (2500 €)
A feature report in the German language with a minimum duration of 15 minutes and a maximum duration of 29 minutes, produced by one or more video journalists/video reporters, but which has not necessarily been broadcast.

Newcomer video journalism award (1000 €)
A journalistic or documentary report with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, produced by one or more video journalists/video reporters. The applicants must be under 28 years of age or currently enrolled in an institution of higher education. Those productions will be considered for awards whose appeal lies in a unique style of content or cinematography and indicate a great potential for the applicant.

Spezialpreis der Jury | special prize of the Jury (500 €)
The jury will award a special prize for an extraordinarily innovative video production.

Online- und Zuschauerpreis | online and audience prize (500 €)
Video journalism is one aspect of a global movement. In view of this fact, all entered videos that fulfill the eligibility requirements and are released by their makers are to be put online under http://www.videomission.com and made available for viewing by all those interested in video production. A specially developed open online voting system will allow the users to cast votes for their favorite entries.

We are looking for videos that experiment with the new production methods and excel through an original journalistic and cinematic narrative form and content. The video makers’ experimental drive will figure prominently in this appraisal. The videos entered must not exceed a total running time of 15 minutes. Exception is the award for the feature report in the German language. These must also have been produced by one or more video journalists/reporters.

The 3rd international video journalism award is to be held in Berlin from the 27th to the 29th of October, 2006. In public screenings and discussions, video reporters and journalists, documentary filmmakers, programme managers, print journalists and television executives from Europe and the U.S.A. examine the current state of development of video journalism and sound out the specific programming opportunities offered to video reporters and journalists. The award presentation will take place on the 28th of October, 2006.

The festival is presented by: Deutsche Welle | DW-TV, Hessischer Rundfunk (hr), videomission, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Schweizer Fernsehen (SF), Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (mdr), Radio Bremen (RB), ZFP (Hanover), Thüringer Staatskanzlei, Panasonic and Ambient Recording.
Curator of the festival is Sabine Streich.