Civis Media Prize 2010: Seven programs awarded
On Thursday evening, seven European radio and television programs were awarded the Civis Media Prize for Integration and Cultural Diversity at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin.
This year's prize, worth a total of 46,000 euros, went to productions from the European broadcasters Arte, Deutschlandradio Kultur, France 2, RBB, RTL and ZDF as well as the National Film School of Denmark. The Civis Media Prize is awarded for program achievements that promote peaceful coexistence in the European immigration society. 616 programs from 23 countries in the European Union and Switzerland took part in the 2010 European competition. The patrons of the CIVIS Media Prize 2010 are Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and the President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek.
French author Frédéric Castaignède received the European CIVIS Television Award in the Information category for his documentary "Grand Format: La Cité des Romes". The author portrays the fate of around 20,000 Roma who live in the ghetto of Nadejda, isolated behind a large concrete wall, separated from the rest of the population of the small Bulgarian town of Sliven.
The European CIVIS Television Award in the entertainment category went to the authors Yamina Benguigui and Dominique Lancelot for their television film "Aïcha" Aïcha, a young Parisian woman of Algerian origin, lives with her family in a suburban housing estate. A multicultural society in which everyone watches everyone else. Cultural traditions determine the lives of the individual family members and often lead to almost hopeless situations.
The German CIVIS Television Award in the Information category went to journalist Insa Onken for her documentary "Rich Brother". In it, she portrays the African boxer Ben, who - coming from Cameroon - fights his way through the shady Berlin boxing world.
German-Turkish comedian and cabaret artist Bülent Ceylan was awarded the German CIVIS Television Prize in the entertainment category. In his stage show "Bülent Ceylan live!", the man from Mannheim with Turkish roots shows himself to be a man with many faces and voices. His characters speak plainly, his analyses of the zeitgeist are spot on.
The European CIVIS Radio Prize in the category of long programs of six minutes or more went to the authors Inge Braun and Helmut Huber for "Werd ich mit Singen deutsch? A feature on naturalization". The piece tells the story of a naturalization ceremony in Berlin-Neukölln, which ends with the joint singing of the national anthem.
Radio journalist Magdalena Bienert was awarded the European CIVIS Radio Prize in the short programs up to six minutes category for her feature "Radiofritzen am Nachmittag: Ein blutiges Laken - Deine ganze Zukunft. Of new innocence for one night". Magdalena Bienert tells the story of 20-year-old Muslim Leyla, who has lost her innocence.
The European Young CIVIS Media Prize went to the author Katrine Philp for her documentary "Book of Miri. Katrine Philp accompanies Miri, who lives alone and is searching for herself. Born in Korea, she is adopted by her Swedish parents at the age of three.
The Berlin journalist Simone Rafael was awarded the new CIVIS Online Prize in mid-April for her website Netz-gegen-nazis.de.
French author Frédéric Castaignède received the European CIVIS Television Award in the Information category for his documentary "Grand Format: La Cité des Romes". The author portrays the fate of around 20,000 Roma who live in the ghetto of Nadejda, isolated behind a large concrete wall, separated from the rest of the population of the small Bulgarian town of Sliven.
The European CIVIS Television Award in the entertainment category went to the authors Yamina Benguigui and Dominique Lancelot for their television film "Aïcha" Aïcha, a young Parisian woman of Algerian origin, lives with her family in a suburban housing estate. A multicultural society in which everyone watches everyone else. Cultural traditions determine the lives of the individual family members and often lead to almost hopeless situations.
The German CIVIS Television Award in the Information category went to journalist Insa Onken for her documentary "Rich Brother". In it, she portrays the African boxer Ben, who - coming from Cameroon - fights his way through the shady Berlin boxing world.
German-Turkish comedian and cabaret artist Bülent Ceylan was awarded the German CIVIS Television Prize in the entertainment category. In his stage show "Bülent Ceylan live!", the man from Mannheim with Turkish roots shows himself to be a man with many faces and voices. His characters speak plainly, his analyses of the zeitgeist are spot on.
The European CIVIS Radio Prize in the category of long programs of six minutes or more went to the authors Inge Braun and Helmut Huber for "Werd ich mit Singen deutsch? A feature on naturalization". The piece tells the story of a naturalization ceremony in Berlin-Neukölln, which ends with the joint singing of the national anthem.
Radio journalist Magdalena Bienert was awarded the European CIVIS Radio Prize in the short programs up to six minutes category for her feature "Radiofritzen am Nachmittag: Ein blutiges Laken - Deine ganze Zukunft. Of new innocence for one night". Magdalena Bienert tells the story of 20-year-old Muslim Leyla, who has lost her innocence.
The European Young CIVIS Media Prize went to the author Katrine Philp for her documentary "Book of Miri. Katrine Philp accompanies Miri, who lives alone and is searching for herself. Born in Korea, she is adopted by her Swedish parents at the age of three.
The Berlin journalist Simone Rafael was awarded the new CIVIS Online Prize in mid-April for her website Netz-gegen-nazis.de.
