PRIX EUROPA 2025 Jury Guidelines

In each competition category at PRIX EUROPA the adjudication lies in the hands of an open Jury Group which undertakes to examine all the entries of the respective category together, to discuss them in public and then to assess them using a points system. Each nominated production is represented by a jury member, hence the Jury Groups consist mainly of the programme-makers.

The presentations and discussions in all Jury Groups are open to all registered PRIX EUROPA participants. Each Jury Member who has registered according to the PRIX EUROPA 2025 Competition Regulations is entitled to vote and is obliged to view or listen to all the entries in their category.

The entries are presented for adjudication in four Audio categories, one Digital Media category and four Video categories. Each category has its own Jury Group.

The Jury Group discussions will take place following the daily presentations. These discussions are compulsory for all Jury Members. Observers may also take part.

The PRIX EUROPA organisers appoint one or two Coordinators for each Jury Group to lead the discussions. They are supported by a Jury Assistant, also appointed by the organisers. Each Coordinator also has full voting rights, just like all other jury members.

Voting Procedures for all Categories

Each Jury Member will receive personal login credentials to access the digital voting platform.

There is one digital ballot paper for each entry. The digital ballot papers are ordered by day and in the sequence in which the entries are presented. Each ballot paper has 5 judgement criteria for the entry concerned. Jury Members can award up to 10 points for each criterion.

All Jury Members are obliged to vote for each entry. However, they are barred from voting for entries produced or submitted by their own organisation. Incomplete or incorrectly filled-in ballots will be deemed invalid. Voting needs to be done straight after the Jury Group discussions of the nominated productions.

Each entry is assessed by the sum of the points awarded on the digital ballot papers. The final total is then divided by the number of judgement criteria (5) and by the number of ballots. The highest possible score for an entry by this calculation method is therefore 10.0. 

The final results will be announced during the PRIX EUROPA 2025 Awards Ceremony on Friday, 10 October 2025.

AUDIO AWARDS:
PRIX EUROPA for the Best European Audio Documentary of the Year
The second placed entry will receive a Special Commendation.

Under the Patronage of BBC Audio:
PRIX EUROPA for the Best European Audio Documentary Series of the Year
The second placed entry will receive a Special Commendation.

PRIX EUROPA for the Best European Audio Investigation of the Year
The second placed entry will receive a Special Commendation.

PRIX EUROPA for the Best European Audio Fiction of the Year
The second placed entry will receive a Special Commendation.

PRIX EUROPA for the Best European Audio Fiction Series of the Year
The second placed entry will receive a Special Commendation.

Under the Patronage of the European Broadcasting Union - EBU Music:
PRIX EUROPA for the Best European Audio Music Programme of the Year
The second placed entry will receive a Special Commendation.

DIGITAL MEDIA AWARD:
PRIX EUROPA for the Best European Online Media Project of the Year
The second placed entry will receive a Special Commendation.

VIDEO AWARDS:
PRIX EUROPA for the Best European Video Documentary of the Year
The second placed entry will receive a Special Commendations

PRIX EUROPA for the Best European Video Factual Series of the Year
The second placed entry will receive a Special Commendation.

PRIX EUROPA for the Best European Video Investigation of the Year
The second placed entry will receive a Special Commendation.

PRIX EUROPA for the Best European Video Fiction of the Year
The second placed entry will receive a Special Commendation.

PRIX EUROPA for the Best European Video Fiction Series of the Year
The second placed entry will receive a Special Commendation.

Under the Patronage of NTR - the Dutch Public Broadcaster:
PRIX EUROPA IRIS for the Best European Video Project of the Year
about Identity, Diversity and Inclusion
The second placed entry will receive a Special Commendation.