Prix Média and Prix MultiMédia awarded for the first time
Anja Krug-Metzinger will receive this year’s Prix Média for her documentary on the origins of human cooperation, while Aurélie Coulon, Rachel Barbara Häubi, and Kylian Marcos are being honored with the inaugural Prix MultiMédia for their multimedia report on glacial melt in the Arctic. The prizes are each worth 10,000 Swiss francs.
The Prix Média 2024 goes to Anja Krug-Metzinger for her impressive cinematic realization of the research topic "The Secret of Prehistoric Mothers", which was broadcast on Arte on April 13, 2024. The film examines the role of cooperative rearing in common marmosets and remote village communities and asks whether this could be the key to understanding human evolution. The jury praised the careful research and successful storytelling and emphasized the interdisciplinary nature of the work, which combines biological, historical and feminist aspects. The Prix Média is endowed with CHF 10,000.
Aurélie Coulon, Rachel Barbara Häubi and Kylian Marcos were awarded the Prix MultiMédia 2024 for their contribution "Les Glaces", which was produced as part of a multimedia series by the magazine Le Temps and Heidi.news on climate change. The project takes the audience on a journey to the Arctic and impressively illuminates the process of glacial melting. The jury praised the successful combination of videos, graphics and texts as well as the presentation of new scientific findings. The Prix MultiMédia is also endowed with CHF 10,000.
With Giovan Peyrotty's film project "Feu de Corail", the jury also selected a newcomer for a work contribution. In his film, Peyrotty accompanies a team of researchers from the University of Geneva as they investigate the effects of volcanic eruptions on coral reefs in the Caribbean. The film raises awareness of the importance of preserving the oceans and communicates scientific findings to a wide audience.
This year's award ceremony was organized in collaboration with the Club for Science Journalism and took place on Friday evening at the Alpine Museum in Bern. The event was framed by a panel discussion with "Galactic" Chloé Carrière and archaeologist Gino Caspari. In conversation with Helga Rietz, jury president and board member of the Club for Science Journalism, new forms of science communication were explored.
With the Prix Média, the Prix MultiMédia and the Prix Média Newcomer, the Academies of Arts and Sciences honor excellent science journalism and thus pay tribute to the important role of journalists at the interface between science and society.
