The Prix CIRCOM Regional - Europe’s leading awards for regional television - each year honours the best regional productions and sets a benchmark of excellence for regional stations across Europe.
Entry Period
The 2026 competition opened on 15 December 2025.
Closig date for entries - the deadline for submitting entries - was Friday, 20 March 2026.
Key Updates for 2026
Entertainment and Drama Split
To ensure fairer and more accurate judging, the long-standing Entertainment and Drama category has been divided into two separate categories.
Digital Multimedia Renamed
Reflecting the rapid evolution of digital storytelling, the Digital Multimedia category has been updated and renamed to Social Media/Online Storytelling. It focuses on how entrants use social platforms to engage and inform audiences—particularly younger viewers.
Video Journalist Category
The category is now known as Video Journalist, highlighting the work of individual creators.
Judging in 2026
Judging will take place from 14 April 2026 in Ruse, Bulgaria, hosted by BNT Bulgaria. Fourteen judges from across Europe will participate.
Categories and sponsors:
TVP Poland, sponsor of Grand Prix
France Télévisions, sponsor of Diversity in Society
RTÉ Ireland, sponsor of Documentary
RTP Portugal and CSAG Galicia, Spain, sponsors of Drama
3Cat, Catalonia, Spain, sponsor of Entertainment
Council of Europe, sponsor of Investigative Journalism
NRK Norway, sponsor of Most Original and Innovative
TG4 Ireland, sponsor of Music and Arts
RPO The Netherlands, sponsor of News Programme
EITB Basque Country, Spain, sponsor of News Report
ORF Austria, sponsor of • Social Media/Online Storytelling
BBC UK, sponsor of Video Journalist
TVR Romania, sponsor of Young Onscreen Talent
Gala Awards Ceremony
The Grand Prix - awarded to the best of all programme-genre winners - will be announced at the Prix CIRCOM Gala during the CIRCOM Annual Conference in Tampere, Finland, on 21 May 2026. The event will be hosted by Yle Finland.
Get inspired - watch two winners of the Prix CIRCOM 2025 sharing their personal journeys, insights and key lessons learned to help you understand what it takes to succeed!
Any Questions?
Rules of Entry:
Mojca Recek
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Online entry form, video delivery or technical issues:
Tonja Stojanac
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