Bulgarian National Radio - BNR has joined the PRIX EUROPA Alliance

The PRIX EUROPA Steering Committee is happy to announce that another European broadcaster has joined: Bulgarian National Radio - BNR is a new member of the ever-growing PRIX EUROPA Alliance and will be represented in the Steering Committee by Milen Mitev, Director General of BNR.
Welcome!

Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė has been elected as President of the PRIX EUROPA Steering Committee, She takes over the role of Jean-Paul Philippot, Director General of rtbf, who will support PRIX EUROPA in future as Vice-President, next to the Vice-President
Frank-Dieter Freiling from ZDF. Congratulation!

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Winners

Congratulations to all PRIX EUROPA 2025 Winners!

PRIX EUROPA European Journalist of the Year 2025

Christo Grozev
Investigative Journalist, Bulgaria

PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Documentary of the Year 2025

Misfortune Level 2

ARTE Radio, France

Violette Gitton, Samuel Hirsch, Violette Gitton

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Audio Documentary Category - Single

Special Commendation for

Rain on the Dead

Jackal Productions / RTBF, Belgium

Yasmina Hamlawi

PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Documentary Series of the Year 2025
Under the Patronage of BBC Audio

My Evil Friend - We'll Meet Again

Danish Broadcasting Corporation - DR, Denmark

Louis Elsass Meyer, Mikkel Bøgeskov Andersson, Rune Sparre Geertsen

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Audio Documentary Category - Series

Special Commendation for

Taylor Swift, the World, My Daughter and I

France Inter / Radio France, France

Xavier Yvon, Anny Buy

PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Investigation of the Year 2025

Nicotine Road – The Hidden Truth of the White Nicotine Pouches

Sveriges Radio - SR, Sweden

Matilda Skarehag, Isabelle Swahn, Caroline Kernen, Linda Jensen Kidane, Simon Appelqvist 

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Audio Investigation Category

Special Commendation for

The Caritas Affair: The Chief Financial Officer

Radio 100.7, Luxembourg

Pia Oppel, Jean-Claude Franck, Charlotte Bruneau, Léonardo Kahn

PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Fiction of the Year 2025

Sleaze

British Broadcasting Corporation - BBC, United Kingdom

Joe von Malachowski, Will Close, Anne Isger, Alison Hindell

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Audio Fiction Category - Single

Special Commendation for

Mother of God, Banish Putin

Český rozhlas - ČRo, Czech Republic

Jiří Adámek Austerlitz, Renata Venclová

PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Fiction Series of the Year 2025

The Kid Influencer: One YouTubeclip a Day

Sveriges Utbildningsradio - UR, Sweden

Karin Andersson, Astrid Mohlin

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Audio Fiction Category - Series

Special Commendation for

Not Born for a War

Suspilne Ukraine, Ukraine

Anatolii Neiolov, Svitlana Svyrydko, Yuliia Zahoruiko

PRIX EUROPA Best European Audio Music Programme of the Year 2025
Under the Patronage of the European Broadcasting Union - EBU (Music)

On the Road with Pavica - Scraps

Hrvatska radiotelevizija - HRT, Croatia

Petar Vujačić, Nives Madunić Barišić

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Audio Music Category

Special Commendation for

A Georgian Polyphonic Feast

Bespoken Media / BBC, United Kingdom

Amanda Hargreaves, Amanda Hargreaves, Carys Wall

PRIX EUROPA Best European Online Media Project of the Year 2025

Darcula Exposed

NRK (Norway), BR / ARD (Germany), Le Monde (France)

Frode Frøyland, Staale Hansen, Martin Gundersen, Johanna Husebye, Øyvind Gustavsen, Jonas Alsaker Vikan. Henrik Løfaldli, Vicky Schaubert Alexander Nabert, Sammy Khamis, Arne Meyer-Fünffinger, Florian Reynaud

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Digital Media Category

Special Commendation for

Het Klokhuis About Journalism

NTR, The Netherlands

Fiore Houwing, Jurrian van Dongen, Steven Wouterlood, Stephanie de Beer, Tijmen Ennik, Marlène Zwetsloot

PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Documentary of the Year 2025

Life and Death in Gaza

British Broadcasting Corporation - BBC, United Kingdom

Natasha Cox, Lara El Gibaly, Haya Al Badarneh, Emir Nader

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Video Documentary Category – Single

Special Commendation for

Mankind's Folly

SmallPlanet Productions / ERT (Greece), ARTE (France, Germany)

Yorgos Avgeropoulos, Anastasia Skoubri

PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Factual Series of the Year 2025

Return to the Youth Court

Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep - VRT, Belgium

Phara de Aguirre, Eddie Gregoor, Sonia Gasparini

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Video Documentary Category - Series

Special Commendation for

Woolly

 f(x) produksjoner AS, Norway

 Rebekka Nystabakk, Benedikte Bredesen

PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Investigation of the Year 2025

Deserted - Europe’s Deadly Migration Policy

Bayerischer Rundfunk - BR / ARD, Germany

Philipp Grüll, Erik Häußler, Astrid Harms-Limmer, Klaas van Dijken, Elisabeth Lehmann, Ben Bolz

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Video Investigation Category

Special Commendation for

Chain Scams: The Click Slaves

France Télévisions, France

Guillaume Couderc, Emmanuel Gagnier

PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Fiction of the Year 2025

Reporting

France Télévisions, France

Eric Metayer, Hubert Besson

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Video Fiction Category - Single

Special Commendation for

On a Day in September

Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen - ZDF, Germany

Fred Breinersdorfer, Kai Wessel, Wolfgang Cimera, Mark von Seydlitz

PRIX EUROPA Best European Video Fiction Series of the Year 2025

Operation Sabre

Radio-televizija Srbije - RTS, Serbia

Vladimir Tagic, Goran Stankovic, Snezana van Houwelingen, Marija Bereta, Martichka Bozhilova, Marko Novakovic

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Video Fiction Category - Series

Special Commendations for

This Is Not a Murder Mystery

Panenka / VRT, Belgium

Paul Baeten, Hans Herbots, Kris Verschooten

PRIX EUROPA IRIS Best European Media Project of the Year 2025 about Identity, Diversity and Inclusion
Under the Patronage of NTR – the Dutch Public Broadcaster

Ping Pong Family

Medieoperatørene as / NRK, Norway

Åsmund Hasli, Ingvil Giske

PRIX EUROPA IRIS Category

Special Commendation for

The Crew

Radiotelevisione Italiana – Rai, Italy

Raffaele Manco, Patrizia Vacchio

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Student Award - Rising Star AUDIO

Behind Closed Doors - Vivian Waldvogel - Switzerland

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Student Award - Rising Star VIDEO

Dancing King - Igor Kuna - Poland

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Awards Ceremony

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Awards Ceremony
at Rotes Rathaus Berlin
by invitation only!

Friday, 10 October 2025, 19:00

Welcome to PRIX EUROPA 2025

Jean-Paul Philippot
PRIX EUROPA President
Director General Radio-télévision belge de la Communité française - RTBF

Dear Colleagues from all over Europe!

The PRIX EUROPA, along with its members and participants, stands as a staunch defender of public service values. At the heart of this year’s theme – Public Service Media: Serving Democracy – lies our unwavering belief that strong, independent, and diverse media are essential to democratic societies. Public service media are, in many ways, the children of Europe: they were born from the continent’s determination to safeguard freedom, foster diversity, and strengthen the bonds of citizenship across borders. The essence of PRIX EUROPA is found in our professional and creative dedication to these shared principles, which we strive to bring to all citizens.

Our laureates embody these values and act as powerful ambassadors of democratic dialogue. Each production, each piece of content is an invitation to exchange, to reflect, and to engage – nourishing the democratic fabric that unites us. I warmly congratulate all participants: your commitment highlights the richness, resilience, and daily efforts of journalists and creators who strive for quality and rigorous public service media. 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

Vote for your Rising Stars 2025

THANK YOU FOR VOTING FOR YOUR RISING STAR!
Entries nominated for the competition were available for online for viewing and voting from
5 to 8 October 2025.

The vote is now closed.

The announcement of the winners will take place at the
PRIX EUROPA 2025 Awards Ceremony on Friday, 10 October 2025.
The Awards Ceremony will be streamed live at www.prixeuropa.eu.

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Catalogue online!

The PRIX EUROPA 2025 Catalogue is online!

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.

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Brunch

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Brunch

Start your last day at PRIX EUROPA 2025 in the company of colleagues from across Europe as we look at what it means to ‘serve democracy’ and provide our audiences with journalism they can trust. 

Part 1: Hope, Trust and Journalists 
hosted by Rhian Roberts (BBC) &  Mattias Hermansson (SR)
invited panelists:
Rachel Burden (BBC), Dan Clarke (BBC), Matthew Day (TVP), Georg Heil (rbb)

Part 2: Fake Me If You Can: News, Lies & Digital Public Service Truth Hacks 
hosted by Tessa Toni (Yle) & Kåre V. Poulsen (DR) 

Please send an email to guests@prixeuropa.eu until Wednesday, 8 October 2025 if you want to take part. 

PRIX EUROPA 2025 NOMINATIONS: Student Award - Rising Star

NOMINATIONS

These are the 10 nominated projects competing for the
PRIX EUROPA Student Awards - Rising Star.
CONGRATULATIONS!

* PRIX EUROPA 2025 Student Award - Rising Star Audio

Behind Closed Doors - Vivian Waldvogel - Switzerland
No Going Back - Naomi Bloomstein - United Kingdom
The Emperors - Klára Salcmanová - Czech Republic
The Language Between Us - Emilie Frei - Belgium
Unland - Alina Talipova - Belgium

* PRIX EUROPA 2025 Student Award - Rising Star Video

Dancing King - Igor Kuna - Poland
Fuck them all - Polina Biliaieva - Poland
Positive Gymnastics - Anna Sochorova - Germany
small talk - Zana Selimi & Justus Briese - Switzerland
Tschäggättä - Raphael Stäger - Switzerland

The projects nominated for the competition will be available online for viewing / listening and voting from 5 to 8 October 2025 on www.prixeuropa.eu.
We will invite the PRIX EUROPA community to take part in the PRIX EUROPA 2025 competition by choosing their favourite video AND audio and sending an email to submissions@prixeuropa.eu.

The audio and video project which receives the most points in the 4 days of the online voting will receive the

* PRIX EUROPA Student Award - Rising Star Audio
* PRIX EUROPA Student Award - Rising Star Video

The announcement of the winners will take place at the PRIX EUROPA 2025 Awards Ceremony on Friday, 10 October 2025. The Awards Ceremony will be streamed live at www.prixeuropa.eu.

European Journalist of the Year: Christo Grozev

6 days to go until PRIX EUROPA 2025 starts but the Members of the PRIX EUROPA Steering Committee have already decided about the winner of this year’s first award:
The European Journalist of the Year 2025 award goes to Christo Grozev from Bulgaria for - among other things - tracking down the wanted former Wirecard manager Jan Marsalek in Moscow and exposing him as a Russian spy.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Christo Grosev

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Jury Group Coordinators

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Jury Group Coordinators

Get to know the 15 PRIX EUROPA 2025 Coordinators:

Alison Hindell, Carmen Fernald, Chris Ledgard, Daniel Öhman, Elisabeth Stratka, Gunhild Nymoen, Iva Krtalić, Kåre V. Poulsen, Marie-Claire Doris, Mirande de Jong, Niels-Ole Rasmussen, Pascal Seynhaeve, Pekka Ruohoranta, Tessa Toni

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.

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Timetable

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Timetable

The PRIX EUROPA 2025 Timetable with running times per category and per day is now available.

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Nominations

261 media organisations in Europe have followed our call and submitted a total of 583 audio, digital media and video productions.
After a thorough pre-selection process, 162 outstanding productions from 30 countries have been chosen to compete in October for the coveted PRIX EUROPA Awards as Best European Productions of the Year 2025.

We congratulate all our colleagues involved with the nominated productions and look forward to welcoming them @ PRIX EUROPA 2025 in Berlin!

Please find here the nominated programmes:

The PRIX EUROPA Competition Office will get in touch individually with the submitters of all nominated productions.

10 scholarships awarded for the Åke Blomström Masterclass@PRIX EUROPA 2025

10 scholarships awarded for the Åke Blomström Masterclass@PRIX EUROPA 2025

This years Åke Blomström Masterclass received again about 50 applications from 21 countries. Our international jury reviewed all entries and made its choice.
Here are the candidates awarded a scholarship for the Åke Blomström Masterclass 2025 in Berlin:
 
Alicja Głów, Poland
Camilo Genoud, Spain
Carlo Hoffmann, Germany
Katie Revell, United Kingdom - Scotland
Kristýna Břeská, Czech Republic
Liva Blendstrup, Denmark
Matúš Ďuraňa, Slovak Republic
Olivia Wimmer, Austria
Tina Priemus, Netherlands
Una Kelly, Ireland

Congratulations to all.

We see you on 4 October and 5 October 2025 at PRIX EUROPA in Berlin.

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Student Award - Rising Star

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The competition for the PRIX EUROPA Rising Star Awards is open to students from European film- and media schools, universities and training institutions. It is looking for short audio and video projects that show vision, distinct thought and also public responsibility.

Submit your productions by 10 September 2025 to submissions@prixeuropa.eu.

Please send the following:

a)     application letter including the following information:

Your name and contact details.
Name of your school/university, etc.
Names of writer, director, cinematographer, producer and other key staff.
Production dates and
Project description / synopsis.

b)     For each audio / video submission we need an English subtitled video (.mov or .mp4) - this also applies to all audio submissions without exception!

All files should be made available to us via a link that can be used for downloading.
Please do not send viewing links!

By submitting, you agree to make your project available for viewing online at www.prixeuropa.eu if it is nominated. Please make sure that you have cleared all rights.

Pre-selection results will be published online on 1 October 2025:
Entries nominated for the competition will be available online for viewing and voting from
5 to 8 October 2025 on www.prixeuropa.eu.

The audio and the video project which receives the most points in the 5 days of the online voting
will be awarded the

* PRIX EUROPA 2025 Student Award - Rising Star Audio
* PRIX EUROPA 2025 Student Award - Rising Star Video

The announcement of the winners will take place at the
PRIX EUROPA 2025 Awards Ceremony on 10 October 2025. The Awards Ceremony will be streamed live at www.prixeuropa.eu.

PRIX EUROPA 2025 Personal Registration is open!

Be part of PRIX EUROPA 2025:
come to Berlin from 5 to 10 October 2025
join hundreds of media professionals!

Competition for the Best European Audio, Digital Media and Video Productions of the Year 2025 awarding 14 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, 5 October 2025 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, 6 to 9 October 2025
Audio Investigation: Monday & Tuesday, 6 & 7 October 2025
Audio Fiction: Monday to Thursday, 6 to 9 October 2025
Audio Music: Wednesday & Thursday, 8 & 9 October 2025

Digital Media
Digital Media Projects: Wednesday & Thursday, 8 & 9 October 2025

Video
Video Documentary: Monday to Thursday, 6 to 9 October 2025
Video Investigation: Wednesday & Thursday, 8 & 9 October 2025
Video Fiction: Monday to Thursday, 6 to 9 October 2025
IRIS: Wednesday & Thursday, 8 & 9 October 2025

Friday morning, 10 October 2025 all participants are welcome to attend the PRIX EUROPA Brunch offering various workshops.

Registered Jury Group Members will be invited to the PRIX EUROPA 2025 Awards Ceremony on Friday evening, 10 October 2025.

New PRIX EUROPA Festival Director Verena Keysers

Verena Keysers is the Festival Director of PRIX EUROPA and currently serves as Chief of Staff of the Directorate-General at rbb (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg).
She studied literature, theatre studies, and cultural communication in Berlin and Paris and worked in theatre, art productions, and film, as well as in various departments at Sender Freies Berlin and rbb. After spending a year abroad in Russia, she joined the dance theatre company Sasha Waltz & Guests, working in dramaturgy and public relations. In 2006, she returned to Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg as an editor. In 2011, Verena Keysers moved to the Directorate-General of rbb and later, in 2016, became Head of Programming for kulturradio (later rbbKultur). Since April 2023, she has held various roles within the Directorate-General at rbb.

Who will be European Journalist of the Year 2025?

Who will be European Journalist of the Year 2025?

PRIX EUROPA seeks to honour a European journalist who has demonstrated exceptional creativity, courage and impact. We are in search of a journalistic innovator committed to truth amidst global information and disinformation, aligning with our PRIX EUROPA 2025 motto: public service media - serving democracy.

The ideal candidate is immune to political propaganda and populism, dedicated to transparency and capable of uncovering and reporting the truth. Proposals from all journalism genres and formats are welcome.

Honour journalism with impact! Propose your candidate for the European Journalist of the Year 2025 by emailing their name, contact details and a brief motivation to press@prixeuropa.eu by 1 September 2025.

(email to press@prixeuropa.eu)

Deadline postponed: Åke Blomström Masterclass @ PRIX EUROPA 2025

Deadline postponed to 14 July 2025

10 scholarships for the Åke Blomström Masterclass at
PRIX EUROPA 2025

Send your application until 14 July 2025

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 14 July 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 )

Only 6 days left to submit to PRIX EUROPA 2025

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.

It's time to say goodbye

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.