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Published: 16 May 2011

The Pipe (An Piopa), made for TG4, announced as the winner at a live TV gala show in Romania. Prix 2011 Gala Award Ceremony

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Published: 31 December 2010

On April 12th 2010 Prix CIRCOM awards were announced in Nurnberg, Germany, after an international judging panel reached its verdict following four days of viewings hosted by BRF Studio Franken. Prix CIRCOM2010. Award Ceremony was held on May 6th 2010 in Valletta, Malta.

 Prix CIRCOM 2010 Jury Report 

Prix CIRCOM Regional Award Ceremony

Contrasting sectors of European regional broadcasting are honoured in the Prix CIRCOM Regional, the awards for the best programmes from Europe’s regional public service TV stations.
Two of the programme awards go to BBC London, two to German stations, one to a Danish station and two go also to CTV Ostrava in the Czech Republic. Gareth Furby, of BBC London, won the Video Journalism Award for the second year in succession.
The programme category awards were announced in Nürnberg, Germany, on Monday 12th April, after an international judging panel reached its verdict following four days of viewings hosted by BRF Studio Franken. The Grand Prix (The Best of the Best) was not be announced until the CIRCOM Regional Conference in Valletta, Malta.
The awards are worth 27,000 euros to the winners and the representative of the winning station attended the conference at CIRCOM’s expense to collect the impressive bronze trophy.
The awards are sponsored by several European public service broadcasters: France TV, BBC, ERT 3 Greece, RTVSlo Slovenia, TG4 Ireland, SVT Sweden and TVP Poland. In addition, this year two other organisations are among the sponsors: the Dutch Cultural Media Fund and SES-Astra, the satellite distribution company.

The seven winning stations are: BBC London (twice); CTV Ostrava, Czech Republic (twice); TV2 Oestjylland, Denmark; Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, Germany; Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt.

There were 119 entries from 25 different countries. The programme categories were Documentary, Magazine, Most Original, Fiction/Drama, Sport, Vivre l’Europe and Video Journalism. In the Station Web Site category no entry wasnamed as the outright winner - read more...

The winning station in each category receives prize money of 3,000 euros and a trophy. The winning stations were invited to send a representative of the programme to Valletta, expenses paid for travel and two nights’ accommodation, to collect the award at a gala evening event attended by the senior executives and producers of Europe’s public service broadcast regional stations.

David Lowen, Chairman of the Judges and President of the Prix, said in Nürnberg: “The awards have been as fiercely contested as ever. They are a great showcase for regional public service broadcasting, which has sought to maintain quality during tough economic times. It is especially encouraging that we are now receiving award entries from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania and even Armenia. Special congratulations must go to Gareth Furby. It is a tremendous accolade to win this award twice running.”

Most programme entries came from the UK (15), closely followed by Poland (14), Ireland (13), Sweden (12), Germany (10) and Denmark (8). Encouragingly for the health of Europe’s regional broadcasting, there were entries from small broadcasters such as those in Armenia, Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and PBS Malta, which will host the award presentation gala.

The judges were:

Grethe Haaland, NRK Oslo, Norway
Dieuwke Kroes, TV Omroep Fryslan, The Netherlands
Maire ni Chonlain, TG4 Galway, Ireland
Vladimir Stvrtna, CTV Ostrava, Czech Republic
Boris Bergant, RTVSlo Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jean-Christian Spenle, France TV Bordeaux, France
Tony O’Shaughnessy, BBC Wales, Wales
Wojciech Malinowski, TVP Wroclaw, Poland
Nick Simons, BBC Scotland, Scotland
Jane Isaksson, SVT Orebro, Sweden
Kostas Bliatkas, ERT Thessaloniki, Greece
Natalino Fenech, PBS, Malta
Erika Kocsor, MTV Szeged, Hungary
Frank Böhm, HR Frankfurt, Germany

The complete list of winning and commended programmes and stations is:

FICTION/DRAMA
Winner: Thanksgiving (Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, Germany)
Commended: Incorrigible (CTV Ostrava, Czech Republic)

VIVRE L'EUROPE
Winner: Our Czech Character: Heart Attack in the Centre of Europe (CTV Ostrava)
Commended: Europe Today and Tomorrow (RTVSlo Maribor, Slovenia); Young Refugees (SVT Malmo, Sweden); Crossing Borders: On The Other Side Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Dresden, Germany)

DOCUMENTARY
Winner: Plane Crash in the Arctic Ocean (TV2 Oestjylland, Denmark)
Commended: Pekin 2008 (TVP3 Katowice, Poland); When the Kingdom of Heaven Collapses (SVT Vasteras, Sweden).

MAGAZINE
Winner: London News (BBC London, UK)
Commended: SVT Dalama (SVT Falun, Sweden)

VIDEO JOURNALISM
Winner: Gareth Furby (BBC London, UK)
Commended: Magnus Brenna Lund (NRK Ostfold)

SPORT
Winner: In the Wild Rapids of Colorado (CTV Ostrava, Czech Republic)
Commended: On the Crest of a Wave (TG4 Galway, Ireland)

MOST ORIGINAL
Winner: Street Stars (Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt Main, Germany)
Commended: The Bergen Railway: Minute by Minute (NRK Hordaland, Norway)

STATION WEB SITE
Winner: no entry named as the outright winner - read more...
Commended: TV2 Fyn, Denmark and HR-online Germany

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Published: 31 December 2010

In association with TVR, the Romanian public service broadcaster, CIRCOM Regional announces the “Rising Star Award” as part of Prix CIRCOM 2011 to highlight young talent in Europe’s regional television stations.

The award sponsorship has been agreed by TVR to honour the work of  Vanda Condurache, the TVR producer, manager and trainer tragically killed on her way to the CIRCOM conference in Bilbao in 2008. Vanda was an inspirational television professional for many young people not just in Romania but throughout Europe’s regional stations.

Vanda Condurache presenting Prix Award, 23rd CR Annual conference, Liverpool 2005

The winner will be able to offer evidence of talent across any one or more of several television activities: reporting, presenting, producing, directing, writing, technical skills. The award is aimed at those under 30 working full-time in regional television.

The sponsorship of TVR will ensure that the station where the winner works will receive a cash prize and a trophy. The winner will also be funded to attend the CIRCOM conference in Timisoara in May 2011. The funding will also allow other young professionals to attend the conference, which brings together producers, directors and executives from all over Europe. The support has been guaranteed for at least three years.

Alexandru Lazescu, Director General of TVR, said: “The Rising Star Award offered by TVR would have made Vanda Condurache happy and proud. As a brilliant TV professional and as a trainer, she taught, encouraged and promoted young talented journalists.

“Vanda was not just a teacher of practical skills. She also gave an understanding of the moral values and cultural framework of journalism and which is essential for high quality journalism.”

David Lowen, chairman of the awards, said: “Vanda was a friend, a colleague and an inspiration. It is wonderful that her memory should be kept fresh in this appropriate way. A whole new generation of young journalists can grow up to know and admire what Vanda stood for in European television.”

The entries will be judged by a panel of 14 senior television producers and executives when they meet in Frederikstad near Oslo, Norway, in April 2011 alongside the other categories of the Prix, which are also sponsored: Documentary (Dutch Cultural Media Fund), Most Original (RTVSlo Slovenia), Magazine and News Magazine (TVP Poland), Sport (ERT3 Greece), Drama/Fiction (TG4 Ireland), Vivre l’Europe (France TV), Video Journalism (BBC), Social Interaction and Viewer Support (SVT Sweden) and the Grand Prix for all programmes (SES-Astra).

The criteria for the new category is:

THE RISING STAR AWARD

The Rising Star Award is a new award, sponsored by TVR and created in honour of Vanda Condurache, the inspirational TVR producer, manager and trainer killed on her way to the CIRCOM conference in Bilbao in 2008.

The award is to recognise the excellence of young television talent and to encourage young professionals to develop their careers in public service television in Europe’s regions.

By bringing to wider attention the range and depth of talent in the regions, it seeks to assure young television professionals that regional television can offer scope and fulfilment in their aspirations.

The candidate must be aged 30 or under on 1 May 2011 (and give evidence, if required, of date of birth). He/she must be working full-time in the employ of a regional station which has membership of CIRCOM Regional.

The type of work undertaken by the entrant is across all aspects of television production and production organisation. On-screen reporter, news editor, writer, producer, director, camera technician, sound technician, video journalist, video editor – either singly or in combination: all are acceptable.

The entry form should set out why the candidate should be considered a “rising star”. This should include a statement by the entrant on what he/she has achieved, testimonies from senior professionals (not necessarily just from the entering station), video evidence of any skills mentioned in the citation. Where the candidate has been on a CIRCOM Regional training course, this should be mentioned and confirmation of excellence will be sought from CIRCOM’s trainers.

The judgement will be taken on a mixture of video, text and other information. In particular, the judges reserve the right to ask for further information from any candidate or from those who know the candidate.

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Published: 13 May 2010

TV2 Oestjylland, Denmark, has won the Prix Circom Grand Prix for its documentary Plane Crash in the Arctic Ocean.