Prix Europa - European Media Competition
The Prix Europa is an annual competition for the best European radio, television and internet programmes. It was set up by the ECF and the Council of Europe in 1987.
Prix Europa received 582 entries in 2008, and 213 of these (from 31 countries) were selected to go forward. All of the entries competing within the eight categories of the competition reflect the reality of Europe as a continent of contrasting individual experiences presented in an endless variety of themes.
The Awards Ceremony will take place in Berlin on Saturday, 25 October. The names of all prize winners will be kept secret until the actual ceremony.
For more info, go to the official site of the Prix Europa festival.
This year's programme (in brief):
Saturday, 18 October, 19:30
Opening Concert with Miss Platnum
Romanian Grooves meet Hip Hop and Soul
Friday, 24 October
- The "Berlin Summit" - European cultural radio stations undergo a fitness test.
9:00-18:00
Leading managers from cultural radio stations discuss the future of cultural radio.
- Public Radio Panel "Cultural Radio - Why and who for?"
19:00
Saturday , 25 October
Best of PRIX EUROPA 2008
10:00-15:00
Presentation of the TOP 5 in the festival categories
For the first time members of the public are invited to sample the TOP 5 in four television-, two radio- and the Awards Gala
19:00
The 12 best productions are each awarded a sum of 6,000 Euros and an official PRIX EUROPA Trophy.