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Published: 18 January 2021

The winner of the Grand Prix – the Best of the Best sponsored by TVP Poland was announced at an online gala and celebration on Wednesday 12 May 2021 - the Grand Prix went to How Did I Live in a Forest... (Cum am trait intr-o padure...) from TVR Timisoara in Romania.There was also a further Special Award of the Grand Prix announced, sponsored by BNT Bulgaria, won by Imagine 2020 (Samhlú 2020) from TG4 Ireland.

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Category Winning entries are from regional stations in Norway (three categories), France (two categories), Czech Republic, UK, Romania, Ireland, and The Netherlands.

Category winners receive a trophy, 1000 euros in cash and travel and accommodation to the next CIRCOM Conference and/or Prix Gala for two people representing the winning production or station.

There are also Commended awards in nine categories. They go to stations in Norway (two), UK (two), Spain, Ireland, Sweden, Romania, and Serbia. Category commended entries receive a certificate and travel and accommodation to the next CIRCOM Conference and/or Prix Gala for one person representing the winning production or station.

All winners and commended are invited to send video celebrations on this news by WeTransfer to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We want everyone to share your success!

There were 191 entries, compared with 193 last year, which suggests that in a full year of Covid-19 the public stations continued to produce a significant amount of content in service to their viewers during this tragic year. Spain (29) topped the entry list, with UK (26). In all, 23 states had entering stations. The categories with the greatest number of entries were Documentary (30 entries) and Minorities in Society (29).

Viewing and judging involved 24 judges from 20 European states meeting remotely over two weeks for the second year because of the pandemic restrictions. The full Jury Report detailing comments from the judges on all of the 191 entries and the President’s Report on the competition can be found HERE.

The list of category winners and commended is:

DOCUMENTARY
sponsor RTÉ Ireland 

Winner
AGEING AT HOME (THE REAL FRANCE) / VIEILLIR CHEZ SOI (LA FRANCE EN VRAI))
France 3 Grand Est, France

Commended
THE HUNGER (FOAMETEA)
TVR Bucharest, Romania


 

ENTERTAINMENT AND DRAMA
sponsors TPA Asturias-TVG Galicia

Winner
ACTOR (HEREC)
ČT Studio Ostrava, Czech Republic

Commended
IT'S AN ILL WIND (IS OLC AN GHAOTH)
TG4, Ireland

 

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
sponsor Council of Europe

Winner
UNEQUAL FORCE?
BBC London, UK

Commended
THE PRICE OF DUTY (PLIKTENS PRIS)
SVT Väst, Sweden

 

MINORITIES IN SOCIETY
sponsor France Télévisions

Winner
HOW DID I LIVE IN A FOREST... (CUM AM TRAIT INTR-O PADURE...)
TVR Timisoara, Romania

Commended
SHAMELESS (SKAMLØS)
NRK Trøndelag, Norway

 

MOST ORIGINAL AND INNOVATIVE
sponsor NRK Norway

Winner
IMAGINE 2020 (SAMHLÚ 2020)
TG4, Ireland

Commended
FROM THE BALCONY (DESDE EL BALCÓN)
Canal Extradamura, Spain

 

MUSIC AND ARTS
sponsor TG4 Ireland

Winner
THE MASTERPIECE (IT MASTERSTIK)
Omrop Fryslan, The Netherlands

Commended
DREAMING AND INTERLACING (SNIVANJA I PREPLITANJA)
RTV, Vojvodina, Serbia

 

NEWS PROGRAMME
sponsor RPO The Netherlands

Winner
REGIONAL SURVEYS / RED ZONE (ENQUÊTES DE RÉGION / ZONE ROUGE)
France 3 Grand Est, France

Commended
CORONAVIRUS - NHS SPECIAL
BBC London, UK

NEWS REPORT
sponsor SVT Sweden

Winner
LIFE AFTER LOSING BOTH SONS TO SUICIDE (MONICA MISTET BEGGE SØNNENE I SELVMORD)
NRK Nordland, Norway

Commended
THE STORY OF TORGEIR WHO WANTS TO DIE (TORGEIR VILLE IKKE LEVE)
NRK Nordland, Norway

VIDEO JOURNALISM
sponsor BBC UK

Winner
THOMAS YSTRØM
NRK Rogaland, Norway

Commended
JAMIE MORELAND
BBC London, UK

 

YOUNG ONSCREEN TALENT
sponsor TVR Romania

Winner
DENNIS SIVA LIE
NRK Trondelag, Norway

Commended
There is no Commended in this category

A further category Europe (sponsored by BNT Bulgaria) had been proposed but David Lowen, Chair of the Juries, decided that there were too few entries (only four) to create a strong and broad enough competition. Instead, BNT has generously agreed to support a Special Award of the Grand Prix. Read more >>

 

CIRCOM thanks the judges for their time, ideas and commitment. They were:

Sybren Terpstra, Omrop Fryslan, The Netherlands; Cathrine Gaukerud, NRK, Norway; Erica Stenback, SVT, Sweden; Léa Zilber, RTBF, Belgium; Adriano Nazareth, RTP, Portugal; Lisa Reynolds, BBC, UK; Zsuszanna Antala, MTVA, Hungary; Chiara Tomasoni, RSI, Switzerland; Daniela Draštata, HRT, Croatia; Daniele Guido Gessa, RAI, Italy; Françoise Erb, France 3, France; Alina Amza, TVR, Romania; Montse Armengou Martín, CCMA, Spain; Dagmara Drzazga, TVP, Poland; Christine Schwarz, RTBF, Belgium; Andreas Riedl, ORF, Austria; Mojca Recek, RTVSLO, Slovenia; Martin Novosad, ČT, Czech Republic; Lucía Herrera Cueva, RTPA, Spain; Roisin ní Thuairisg, TG4, Ireland; Janina Strothman, HR, Germany; Joe Reddington, RTÉ, Ireland; Gunnar Henrich, HR, Germany;Eivind Undrum Jacobsen, NRK, Norway

David Lowen said:

“It has been a pleasure and honour to be Chair of the Juries of such distinguished and experienced professionals from around Europe.
They have worked hard and faced some difficult choices. They have praised so much of what has been achieved by the regional public service broadcasters and media providers in what has been a difficult period for viewers and professionals.
We now look forward to the announcement of the Grand Prix and the Special Award and to sharing the video celebrations of the category winners.”

The full Jury Report detailing comments from the judges on all of the 191 entries and the President’s Report on the competition can be found HERE.

 

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Published: 05 January 2021

When entering the Prix 2021

Questions about the Rules of Entry only to David Lowen at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Questions about or problems relating to the web-based entry form, video delivery, or other technical issues contact Tonja Stojanac at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

If you are a Winner or Commended

For all information and arrangements on attending the Gala Awards Ceremony and Meet the Winners sessions contact Branka Pražić at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Published: 05 January 2021

List of information you need to provide when entering Prix 2021, depending on the category

For categories:
Documentary, Entertainment and Drama, Europe, Investigative Journalism, Minorities in Society, Most Original and Innovative, Music and Arts, News Programme, News Report

Applying person*:
Name: 
Address:
Telephone:
Mobile:
E-mail:

Contact for entry*:
Name:
Telephone:
mobile:
E-mail:

Who collects the trophy**:

Original title:
Title in English:
Director:
Producer:
Date of first  transmission: (must be between 14-03-2020 and 19-03-2021)
Running time: (please provide complete running time, it is necessary to plan the time for judging)
TV channel:

* the "Applying person" and "Contact for entry" can (but don't have to) be the same
** „Who collects the trophy“ is the person who will, in case of winning a prize, be at the prize giving ceremony. Please make sure you have al the permissions you need from your broadcaster and from your national coordinator. In the case of any dispute over the right to enter, the CIRCOM co-ordinator's view will be taken into account.

For category Video Journalism

Please note:  you will fill-in ONE form for one VJ and upload THREE reports made by that VJ under the same ID number (ID number will be emailed to you when you fill-in and submit the form)

Applying person*:
Name: 
Address:
Telephone:
Mobile:
E-mail:

Contact for entry*:
Name:
Telephone:
mobile:
E-mail:

Who collects the trophy**:

Name of the VJ:
Director:
Producer:
Date of first transmission: (must be between 14-03-2020 and 19-03-2021)
TV channel:

* the "Applying person" and "Contact for entry" can (but don't have to) be the same
** „Who collects the trophy“ is the person who will, in case of winning a prize, be at the prize giving ceremony. Please make sure you have al the permissions you need from your broadcaster and from your national coordinator. In the case of any dispute over the right to enter, the CIRCOM co-ordinator's view will be taken into account.

For category Young Onscreen Talent

Applying person*:
Name: 
Address:
Telephone:
Mobile:
E-mail:

Contact for entry*:
Name:
Telephone:
mobile:
E-mail:

Who collects the trophy**:

Name of the Young Onscreen Talent:
Date of birth:
Station of Employment:
TV channel:

* the "Applying person" and "Contact for entry" can (but don't have to) be the same
** „Who collects the trophy“ is the person who will, in case of winning a prize, be at the prize giving ceremony. Please make sure you have al the permissions you need from your broadcaster and from your national coordinator. In the case of any dispute over the right to enter, the CIRCOM co-ordinator's view will be taken into account.

 

Video upload instructions

Video files are uploaded via FTP server. Each video, including those in English, must have full subtitling in English sufficient for the judges to be able to understand what is being said.
On FTP server you can also upload additional materials, like images or .doc/.pdf presentations of your programme (please make sure all materials are clearly marked!). FTP credentials you will receive by email when you submit your entry.

Please upload files up to 10GB in size (broadcast quality is NOT needed for judging purposes; 5 Mbps quality is sufficient).
The required video codec is H.264.

VLC Media Player will be used for viewing the videos during judging, so you may want to check your video in VLC player before upload (VLC is a free open source cross-platform multimedia player - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/)

Please MARK CLEARLY your video file, using your entry's ID, category, station, programme title or VJ/Rising star name in the name of the file - see examples:

ID2021003_documentary_BNT_Tomorrow.mov
ID2021061_video-journalism_BBC_Kevin_Smith.m2p
ID2021112_entertainment_TG4_song.mp4