CIVIS Media Prize 2012: Seven Programmes Honoured in Brussels!

CIVIS celebrates an anniversary in 2012: 25 years of the CIVIS Media Prize!

The CIVIS Media Prize annually honours contributions which promote the peaceful coexistence of people of the most varied national, ethnic, religious or cultural origins. 631 programmes from 25 EU states and Switzerland were entered in the European competition in 2012 - an encouragingly high overall result. In her video message at the official ceremony,     praised "the 25-year success story of this renowned media prize". Patron of the CIVIS Media Prize 2012 is the       Together with him, numerous other prominent guests took part in the TV prize-giving ceremony presented by Sandra Maischberger in the European Parliament. They included the Federal Government's Commissioner for Integration Minister-of-State Maria Böhmer, the Head of the Bavarian State Chancellery Minister-of-State Thomas Kreuzer, the ARD Chairwoman and WDR Director-General Monika Piel , the NDR Director-General Lutz Marmor , the Director-General of the Deutsche Welle Erik Bettermann, the Director-General of the Swiss SRG SSR Mariano Tschuor, the Executive Director of ORF III TV Peter Schöber, TV presenter Frank Elstner , ARD Tagesthemen presenter Tom Buhrow , ARD Tatort Detective Inspector Miroslav Nemec , TV journalist Sonia Seymour Mikich , the film actresses Suzanne von Borsody and Marie Luise Marjan , ZDF presenter Cherno Jobatey and Michael Radix, Executive Director of the CIVIS Media Foundation.  

The       (fiction) this year went to for ( . The biting game show exposes the dubiousness of public demands for integration in view of the actual deportation practice in Europe . "A merciless game", according to the jury, "which with smiling faces, highlights the misery of applicants for political asylum. With a laugh which sticks in the throat. A production which is outstanding in terms of both form and content." 

The     in the   was awarded to author for his documentary: In it he documents the meanwhile dramatic coexistence of native Swiss and new Swiss citizens in a multicultural garden colony. The jury's view: "A splendid documentary which is outstanding from both journalistic and cinematic points of view." 

The in the (fiction) went to the authors and . In     a small Persian falls in love with the towering daughter of the landlord of an East German village hostelry and thus becomes the bearer of hope for the textile industry which has laid fallow ever since reunification. "A grotesque comedy which passionately plays with cultural stereotypes," in the opinion of the jury. "A funny, emotionally strong and moving ethno-comedy. First class cinematically and in terms of its acting." 

The     in the went to and for their documentary:   The authors show the Berlin juvenile court judge Kirstin Heisig with her great personal engagement for prompt criminal prosecution, jurisdiction as well as prevention and integration of juvenile delinquents. The jury's opinion: "Exciting, very interesting - Impressive in both form and content."  

The     in the category (over six minutes) went to for his radio feature programme   . More and more Turks of the second and third generation are turning their backs on Germany and move to the Bosporus. The author follows the German-Turks to Turkey and discovers them mediators of German culture. "It presents," said the jury, "a reflection of the German integration debate - humorous and of high radiophonic quality." 

was honoured with the       in the   category (under six minutes), for her report L -               . Many Romany children hardly speak a word of German even after months of school lessons. The author approaches the Romany children cautiously and focuses on their statements. "An impressive, intense listening experience," praised the jury. "A politically important contribution about Europe largest minority." 

The sponsoring prize   went to the director for his television film       The action is set in a Dutch refugee camp and tells an exciting psychological drama. "A film that demands you take a position," believed the jury. "Strong images and haunting. An outstanding piece of direction. Impressive formally and in terms of content."

   
"No Place like Home" (VPRO), Marius van Duijn

"Our Garden of Eden" - Mano Khalil

"Salami Aleikum" (ZDF) - Ali Samadi Ahadi , Arne Nolting

"Death of a Judge" - Kirsten Heisig (WDR) - Günter Yasemin Balci , Nicole Graef

"Back to Bosporus" (SWR) - Patrick Batarilo

" Summer Camp for Romany children in Berlin " (Dradio Kultur) - Christina Rubarth

"No way back" (Nederlandse Film en Televisie Academie Amsterdam) - Shariff Korver

Web platform of the Parisian online magazine "cafebabel.com" - Alexandre Heully 
 

PHOENIX  09.05.2012 23.00 hrs ( Der Tag )
ARD/Das Erste  10.05.2012 00.00 hrs.
ORF III TV  10.05.2012 23.00 hrs.
tagesschau24  11.05.2012 21.00 hrs.
WDR Fernsehen  12.05.2012 10.00 hrs.
3 Sat  13.05.2012 12.00 hrs. 

  and the television channel of (DW.) will also be reporting.

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