Looking forward to receiving your BEST programmes.
Only 6 days left to submit your best audio, digital media and video projects of the year to
PRIX EUROPA 2025! Be there in October among Europe's BEST.
This year's submission deadline is Sunday, 15 June 2025.
The starting signal for PRIX EUROPA 2025 has been given, submissions for the competition are arriving daily. The ship is shipshape.
I, Susanne Hoffmann, would now like to say goodbye to you, colleagues and friends throughout Europe. Thank you for your trust. Working for PRIX EUROPA has always been a privilege to me. There was never a question of meaning and certainly it has never been boring.
I am now handing over the beloved boat to Verena Keysers. She works in the Directorate of rbb,
is a real fan of PRIX EUROPA and will manoeuvre the ship through the next few years together with our long-standing and battle-tried crew. A reassuring thought that facilitates to say goodbye - after 40 years.
Scholarships available for a two-day training event for Europe’s audio talent by Europe’s best audio documentary makers.
Apply now for the Åke Blomström Masterclass delivered at the start of this year’s PRIX EUROPA on 4 & 5 October 2025 in Berlin.
During the two-day Masterclass you will have the unique opportunity to learn from European award winning documentary makers, to glean their secrets and get their advice.
If you have gathered your first steps in documentary audio, this is your opportunity to pitch your ideas and projects and become part of a network of future feature makers all around Europe. All participants will receive an Åke Blomström Masterclass Certificate.
To be eligible for one of ten scholarships, submit
a 5-minute edited audio production demonstrating the creative use of audio (with English translation as pdf or subtitle video)
a CV,
a covering letter outlining why you wish to attend the Åke Blomström Masterclass
a pitch (max. 1 page) of an audio documentary project that you would introduce at the Masterclass.
The scholarship includes a travel allowance of 500 €. Please send your application
by 30 June 2025 to audio@prixeuropa.eu.
On 20 August 2025 we will publish the winners and you will find out if your application was successful. Good luck!
Agnieszka Czyżewska-Jacquemet (Project Coordinator)
Wolfgang Schiller (Chair Åke Blomström Committee )
Get ready, European public media professionals!
Under the motto
public service media - serving democracy,
PRIX EUROPA 2025 is calling for your BEST and most innovative productions!
We want your incredible stories, whether they were streamed or broadcast or both,
are radio or podcast,
linear or non-linear television,
cross-platform projects,
apps or any other innovative digital media project.
The competition features 9 categories and awards 13 prestigious PRIX EUROPA trophies for the BEST European Audio, Digital Media and Video Productions of the Year 2025.
Have a look already now at the PRIX EUROPA 2025 Competition Regulations and the technical requirements for competition files.
The submission platform will be open from 5 May 2025.
Deadline for submitting will be 15 June 2025.
Mark your calendars for 22 August 2025! That's when we'll drop the curtain and reveal the
PRIX EUROPA 2025 nominees in the List of Nominations.
And join us in Berlin from 5 - 10 October to celebrate excellence in European media at PRIX EUROPA 2025!
Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija - LRT
The PRIX EUROPA Steering Committee is happy to announce that another European broadcaster has joined:
Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija - LRT, Lithuania is a new member of the ever-growing PRIX EUROPA Alliance and will be represented in the Steering Committee by
Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė, Director General of LRT. Welcome!
Frederieke Leeflang, Chairman of the NPO Board of Directors has been elected as Vice-President of the PRIX EUROPA Steering Committee, next to the Vice-Presidents Frank-Dieter Freiling and Katja Wildermuth. Congratulation!
PRIX EUROPA European Journalists of the Year 2024
Bayerischer Rundfunk, Germany
PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Documentary of the Year 2024
Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija - LRT, Lithuania
Rūta Dambravaitė, Inga Janiulytė-Temporin
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Audio Documentary Category - Single
Special Commendation for
Danish Broadcasting Corporation - DR, Denmark
Anne Pilegaard Petersen, Rune Sparre Geertsen
PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Documentary Series of the Year 2024
Under the Patronage of BBC Audio
VPRO, The Netherlands
Nicole Terborg, Mare de Vries
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Audio Documentary Category - Series
Under the Patronage of BBC Audio
Special Commendation for
Raidió Teilifís Éireann - RTÉ, Ireland
Ronan Kelly
PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Investigation of the Year 2024
Sveriges Radio - SR / Swedish Radio, Sweden
Daniel Öhman, Emelie Rosén, Ylva Lindgren
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Audio Investigation Category – Single
Special Commendation for
Polish Radio of Pomerania and Kuyavy, Poland
Żaneta Walentyn
PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Investigation Series of the Year 2024
British Broadcasting Corporation – BBC, United Kingdom
Sue Mitchell, Joel Moors, Winifred Robinson
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Audio Investigation Category - Series
Special Commendation for
Raidió Teilifís Éireann - RTÉ, Ireland
Tim Desmond, Pavel Barter
PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Fiction of the Year 2024
British Broadcasting Corporation - BBC, United Kingdom
Ed Harris, Sasha Yevtushenko, Alison Hindell
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Audio Fiction Category - Single
Special Commendation for
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen - SRF / SRG SSR, Switzerland
Erwin Koch, Stefan Weber, Reto Ott, Wolfram Höll
PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Fiction Series of the Year 2024
ARTE Radio, France
Benjamin Abitan, Wladimir Anselme, Laura Fredducci
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Audio Fiction Category - Series
Special Commendation for
Sveriges Radio - SR, Sweden
Daniel Karlsson, Eva Staaf, Frida Derwinger, Marie Wennersten, Nasrin Mohamoud
PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Music Programme of the Year 2024
under the Patronage of the European Broadcasting Union - EBU - Music
Norsk rikskringkasting - NRK, Norway
Joachim Førsund, Berit Folden
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Audio Music Category
under the Patronage of the European Broadcasting Union - EBU - Music
Special Commendation for
British Broadcasting Corporation - BBC, United Kingdom
Hannah Thorne, Matthew Dodd
PRIX EUROPA Best European Online Media Project of the Year 2024
Norsk rikskringkasting - NRK, Norway
Mads Nyborg Støstad, Anne Linn Kumano-Ensby, Kine Henriksen
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Category for Digital Media Projects – Online Media Projects
Special Commendation for
NTR, The Netherlands
Marieke Peper, The Media Brothers
PRIX EUROPA Best European Online Youth Project of the Year 2024
VPRO, The Netherlands
Annelies Termeer, Marjolein Klooster
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Category for Digital Media Projects – Online Youth Projects
Special Commendation for
Yle, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, Finland
Mikko Lehtola, Joni Nieminen, Anna-Leena Lappalainen
PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Documentary of the Year 2024
A5 Film, Norway
Silje Evensmo Jacobsen, Mari Bakke Riise
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Video Documentary Category – Single
Special Commendation for
Clin d'oeil films, Belgium
Vincent Coen, Guillaume Vandenberghe, Alaa Amer, Alisar Hasan, Hanne Phlypo
PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Factual Series of the Year 2024
BIND, The Netherlands
Marlies Smeenge, Esther van Driesum, Joram Willink, Piet-Harm Sterk
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Video Documentary Category - Series
Special Commendation for
NTR, The Netherlands
Danny Ghosen, Nicolette Bloemberg, Laurens Langermans
PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Investigation of the Year 2024
Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg - rbb / ARD, Germany
Adrian Bartocha, Jan Wiese
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Video Investigation Category
Special Commendation for
StudioFact Media Group, France
Julie Pichot, Jacques Aragones
PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Fiction of the Year 2024
France Télévisions, France
Julie Jézéquel, Safy Nebbou, Laurent Ceccaldi
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Video Fiction Category - Single
Special Commendation for
Westdeutscher Rundfunk - WDR / ARD, Germany
Ingo Haeb, Gina Wenzel, Ingmar Trost
PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Fiction Mini-Series of the Year 2024
Turbokultur GmbH, Germany
David Hadda, Juri Sternburg, Sarah Hadd, Anja Marquardt, Martin Danisch
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Video Fiction Category - Mini-Series
Special Commendation for
Set Màgic Audiovisual, Spain
Pau Escribano, Damià Serra Cauchetiez, Hammudi Al-Rahmoun Font, Oriol Marcos, Lorena Torres
PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Fiction Series of the Year 2024
Maipo Film, Norway
Jakob Rørvik, Petter Onstad Løkke, Synnøve Hørsdal
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Video Fiction Category - Series
Special Commendations for
Starlight Films LLC, Ukraine
Yevhen Tunick, Andreas Friedrich Bareiss, Dmytro Troitsky, Anastasiia Bataieva-Dokalenko
Sveriges Television - SVT, Sweden
Therese Lundberg, Sanne Övermark
PRIX EUROPA IRIS Best European Media Project of the Year 2024 about Identity, Diversity and Inclusion
under the Patronage of NTR – the Dutch Public Broadcaster
Österreichischer Rundfunk – ORF, Austria
Manuela Tomic, Andreas Jungwirth, Elisabeth Zimmermann
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Student Award - Rising Star AUDIO
Violences migratoires : Léa, survivante, témoigne by Marion De Windt and Géraldine Ngono Nkoumba
Institut des Hautes Etudes des Communications Sociales (IHECS), Belgium
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Student Award - Rising Star VIDEO
In the End We’re All Music by Katharina Schnekenbühl
Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München, Germany
Friday, 11 October, 10:00 – 14:00
Journalism under pressure in this Super Election Year
with Henry Zeffman from the BBC, moderated by Rhian Roberts (BBC) and Mattias Hermansson (SR)
Cracking the code the hard way: Engaging Europe’s digital youth through bold public service media
moderated by Kåre V. Poulsen (DR)
10:00 Journalism under pressure in this Super Election Year
The first session of the PRIX EUROPA Brunch focuses on Political Journalism. 2024 is the Super Election Year when billions of people go to the polls; a dramatic time when democracy is being tested in many parts of the world, and political conversation is increasingly polarized.
Political journalism based in rigour and truth is more important than ever and getting ever tougher as media outlets themselves become the focus of the story.
To start the day Henry Zeffman, chief political correspondent at the BBC, will share his insights and reflections. Henry Zeffman was right at the heart of covering the UK Election for the BBC on tv, radio and online, witnessing many of the big moments first hand and running round the country to report the opinions of voters. Drawn to politics from a young age, spending time as Washington correspondent and as a leading newspaper journalist, Henry is very well-placed to share his thoughts on the challenges of journalism under pressure.
Henry Zeffman, BBC, United Kingdeom
After Henry Zeffmans presentation there will be an open debate with invited journalists from different parts of Europe that discuss the challenges for public media covering politics in polarized landscapes with increasingly fragmented media habits.
Mirja Fiedler, NDR/ARD, Germany
From German public media Mirja Fiedler will join the discussion as a special invited guest. Mirja is an anchor, correspondent and head of newsroom for German public broadcasters. She works for the main TV news programs "NDR Info" in Hamburg covering the five northern states and world news, and is also reporting from Berlin and Brandenburg for the daily national news programs of ARD , among them "Tagesschau", "Tagesthemen", "ARD-Morgenmagazin" and more.
Daniel Alling, SR, Sweden
Swedish Radios Berlin-based correspondent Daniel Alling is also a special invited guest, with a background as correspondent in London and Washington and formerly also a popular talkshow host in SR P1.
All participants at PRIX EUROPA are welcome to join this brunch session with questions and reflections. This session is moderated by Rhian Roberts, Commissioner Podcasts & Formats BBC Radio 4 and Head of Digital, Speech Audio together with Mattias Hermansson, Project Manager and Analyst at Swedish Radio.
12:00 Cracking the code the hard way: Engaging Europe’s digital youth through bold public service media
In an era of TikToks, memes, and short attention spans, how can public service media remain relevant to Europe's digital youth? This masterclass, led by moderator Kåre Vedding Poulsen from DR, explores cutting-edge strategies from across the continent. From immersive storytelling to groundbreaking formats, we'll dissect real-world case studies - and spark bold discussions. Ready to redefine engagement and make your content resonate with the next generation? Dive in with us at PRIX EUROPA!
12:00 - 12:05 - Introduction by Kåre Vedding Poulsen
How tricky is it really to engage youth through innovative public service media?
12:05 - 12:25- Strula (SVT)
This Swedish teen series follows high school students navigating relationships, friendships, and life's many challenges. Strula is a romantic drama set amidst the tumultuous experience of teenage life. In the upcoming season eight, the characters finally turn 18—adults at last! No more fake IDs! As they embrace newfound freedom, with wild parties and casual relationships, they also face fresh challenges. The series delves into important issues like sexually transmitted diseases, financial struggles, and the darker side of fame.
12:25 - 12:45- Club Lees (VPRO)
Club Lees is an online-only title by Dutch broadcaster VPRO for a young target group (app. age 15-30). Club Lees is all about the love of reading and turns it into a social experience, with a deadline. Each five weeks, the cross-media programme comprises a digital book in the custom Club Lees app, annotated and enriched with content; short-form content on Instagram and TikTok; plus a digital meet-up with readers.
12:45 - 13:10 - Cassandra (RAI)
A unique initiative by Italy's RAI, 'Cassandra' uses AI and cross platform interactive storytelling to engage youth in critical discussions about future challenges. The project targets a young audience and emphasizes interaction with young students, offering them the opportunity to engage with the characters and the narrative universe of Cassandra through innovative digital platforms and languages familiar to them: A short film, an Alternate Realty Game, fictional SoMe profiles and a ‘Cassandra’ themed GTP.
13:10 - 13:30 Mystery Train (MysteeriJuna – YLE, Finland)
This Finnish project is an escape room-style game set on a train. The project creatively combines public service media with interactive gaming to engage young audiences in coding, problem-solving and logical thinking.
13:30 - 13:50- LURAD (Fooled) - How SVT Started a Troll Factory
In "LURAD," SVT delves into the murky world of misinformation and digital deception by taking part of it. The series aims to take public service and journalism to the edge, revealing the thin line between truth and manipulation in the attention economy.
13:50 – 14:00 – Round up.
Register now with press@prixeuropa.eu
Here you can find all the details of the programmes selected for this year's competition.
In case you are interested in finding information about the competition entries of the last years please have a look at the PRIX EUROPA Catalogues available in digital format.
Jean-Paul Philippot
PRIX EUROPA President
Director General Radio-télévision belge de la Communité française - RTBF
Dear Colleagues from all over Europe!
PRIX EUROPA, along with its members and participants, stands as a staunch defender of public service values. The essence of the PRIX EUROPA competition lies in our professional and creative dedication to sharing principles of Freedom, Independence, Diversity, and Respect with all citizens. Our laureates are the strongest ambassadors of these shared values. Each production, each piece of content allows for interaction, the exchange of ideas, and contributes to nourishing democratic life.
I congratulate the participants; it is important to take part in this event to demonstrate the
richness, strength, and daily commitment of journalists to a quality and rigorous press.
Keep up the great work and continue to inspire!
Jean-Paul Philippot
PRIX EUROPA President
Director General Radio-télévision belge de la Communité française - RTBF
Screen the 10 nominated productions competing for the PRIX EUROPA 2024 Student Awards Rising Star.
All projects are now online for viewing / listening for 5 days (from Saturday 5 until Thursday 9 October 2024).
You can take part in the PRIX EUROPA 2024 competition by choosing your favourite video AND audio and sending an email to submissions@prixeuropa.eu.
Please make sure you nominate a favourite in BOTH categories (audio and video).
(Solitary votes will be ignored!) Only ONE VOTE is allowed per person.
The projects which receive the most points in the online voting will receive the two Awards: PRIX EUROPA 2024 Student Award - Rising Star Audio
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Student Award - Rising Star Video.
Thank you for voting!
The Rising Star winners will be announced at the PRIX EUROPA 2024 Awards Ceremony on Friday 11 October 2024 in Berlin, Germany (starting at 19:00). The event will be streamed live on www.prixeuropa.eu.
András Bódis, Hungary
Cecilia Uddén, Sweden
Christoffer Hjalmarsson, Sweden
Emilia Sercan, Romania
Inna Biletska, Ukraine
Linus Svensson, Sweden
Lubna El-Shanti, Sweden
Mads Brügger, Denmark
Mads Nyborg Støstad, Norway
Mirjam Kottmann, Germany
Philipp Awounou, Germany
Phoebe Gaa, Germany
Ros Atkins, United Kingdom
Steffi Niederzoll, Germany
Taras Ibragimov, Ukraine
Thomas Sideris, Greece
Tim Schreder, Germany
Yuriy Makarov, Ukraine
The Members of the PRIX EUROPA Steering Committee will now decide who will be honoured as European Journalist for the year 2024.
On 11 October 2024 the winner will be announced at the
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Awards Ceremony.
Get to know the 14 PRIX EUROPA 2024 Coordinators:
Ali Fegan, Barbara Schäfer, Jan Maxa, Gabriela Hermer, Georgia Catt, Gunhild Nymoen, Liam O'Brien, Niels-Ole Rasmussen, Marie-Claire Doris, Sven Wälti, Tomas Lindh, Kateřina Rathouská, Mirande de Jong and Vaida Pilibaitytė
The Coordinator’s job is to organise the work of the Jury Group, chair the daily presentations and discussions, supervise the voting procedure, and make sure that the competition rules are followed. They are supported by a Jury Assistant.
The PRIX EUROPA 2024 Timetable with running times per category and per day is now available.
This year’s Åke Blomström Masterclass received 52 applications from 20 countries. An international jury reviewed all entries and made its choice.
The scholarships for the Åke Blomström Masterclass 2024 in Berlin go to:
Anna Joyce, Ireland
Carys Wall, United Kingdom
Clara Neubert, Germany
Fabiana Blasco, Germany
James Bonney, United Kingdom (Wales)
Julia Schulz, Germany
Karolina Szulejewska, Germany (Poland)
Lydia Bandolin Sörlin & Miranda Wretman, Sweden (shared)
Marcia Sandee, Netherlands
Omara Poppe, Belgium
Raymond Lidal, Norway
Robin Mayer, Czech Republic
Rytis Skamarakas, Lithuania
Tereza Simanová, Slovakia
The Masterclass will be held at the start of PRIX EUROPA 2024 on 5 & 6 October 2024 in Berlin. During the two-day Masterclass the invited participants will have the unique opportunity to learn from the best audio documentary makers in Europe, to glean their secrets and get their advice.
Congratulations! We will see you in Berlin!
Who will be European Journalist of the Year 2024?
PRIX EUROPA wants to honour a European journalist who has gone outside her/his comfort zone and shown extraordinary creativity, courage and impact on her/his specific society or audience. We are looking for a journalistic game-changer dedicated to the truth in the thicket
of global disinformation.
A person immune to political propaganda and populism aiming to provide transparency,
ready to go out and get to the bottom of things, find out the truth and inform the world. Somebody whose work has helped break through encrusted positions and change perspectives.
Proposals from all genres and formats of journalism are welcome.
Please put your candidate for the PRIX EUROPA Award as European Journalist of the Year 2024 forward by sending her/his name, contact details and a short explanation for your proposal.
Send in your suggestions before 16 September 2024.
(email to press@prixeuropa.eu)
274 media organisations in Europe have followed our call and submitted a total of 646 audio, digital media and video productions.
After a thorough pre-selection process 161 outstanding productions from 27 countries have been chosen to compete in October for the coveted PRIX EUROPA Awards as Best European Productions of the Year 2024.
We congratulate all our colleagues involved with the nominated productions and look forward to welcoming them @ PRIX EUROPA 2024 in Berlin
Please find here the nominated programmes (original title):
The PRIX EUROPA Competition Office will get in touch individually with the submitters of all nominated productions.
Be part of PRIX EUROPA 2024:
come to Berlin from 6 to 11 October 2024
join the hundreds of media professionals!
Competition for the Best European Audio, Digital Media and Video Productions of the Year 2024 awarding 18 PRIX EUROPA trophies.
A unique and transparent system of open Jury Groups is at the core of PRIX EUROPA: Each Jury Group reviews all the entries of the respective category together, discusses them in public and then assesses them using a points system. All media professionals are invited to register as Jury Group Members.
If your agenda does not allow for a stay from beginning to end, register as Observer which will enable you to attend presentations and discussions you are interested in – just without voting rights. Personal Registration to PRIX EUROPA is free of charge.
On Sunday, 6 October 2024 at 16:00, the doors of Haus des Rundfunks, rbb, Masurenallee 8-14, 14057 Berlin, will open for accreditation,
followed by an initial Get-Together in the evening for all PRIX EUROPA participants.
Presentations in the competition categories will run as follows:
Audio
Audio Documentary: Monday to Thursday, 7 to 10 October 2024
Audio Investigation: Monday & Tuesday, 7 & 8 October 2024
Audio Fiction: Monday to Thursday, 7 to 10 October 2024
Audio Music: Wednesday & Thursday, 8 & 9 October 2024
Digital Media
Digital Media Projects: Tuesday afternoon to Thursday, 8 to 10 October 2024
Video
Video Documentary: Monday to Thursday, 7 to 10 October 202
Video Investigation: Tuesday afternoon to Thursday, 8 to 10 October 2024
Video Fiction: Monday to Thursday, 7 to 10 October 2024
Friday morning, 11 October 2024 all participants are welcome to attend the
PRIX EUROPA Brunch offering various workshops.
Registered Jury Group Members will be invited for the
PRIX EUROPA 2024 Awards Ceremony on Friday evening, 11 October 2024.
See you in October in Berlin:
PRIX EUROPA 2024 public service media - sharing our stories!
Best European Audio Music Programme 2024
Innovative Audio formats and concepts aimed at communicating music to audiences and delivering a meaningful listening experience. The focus is on how to open new doors for audiences to hearing, discovering music.
One award: PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Music Programme of the Year
Under the Patronage of the European Broadcasting Union – EBU Music.
The registration of an entry to PRIX EUROPA 2024 implies full acceptance of the
Competition Regulations.
The submission deadline is 1 July 2024.
PRIX EUROPA Best European Online Projects 2024
The PRIX EUROPA 2024 competition is open to excellent online content.
We accept the full range of online media projects: cross-platform projects, web-based, AI, AR or VR productions, apps, etc. All entries will be judged on their ideas, the way they have been executed, their quality, their commitment to public values and audience reach relative to genre. Prizes will be awarded to the projects which best explore and use the potential of Digital Media.
Two awards:
PRIX EUROPA Best European Online Media Project of the Year
PRIX EUROPA Best European Online Youth Project of the Year (Online projects with a target audience up to 25 years.)
The registration of an entry to PRIX EUROPA 2024 implies full acceptance of the
Competition Regulations.
The submission deadline is 1 July 2024.
