About Prix Italia
Prix Italia, under the Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic, under the aegis of the Board of Directors of Rai and operating within its subsidiary company Rai World, is the most prestigious and oldest International Competition, a remarkable and lively window for displaying and amplifying Radio, TV and Web programmes of excellence (drama, documentaries, music and per
forming arts). Over the years, more than 100 public and private broadcasters, coming from the five continents, have become Prix Italia members. Our venue
The Festival, historically itinerant, has been held over the years in Italy’s main art cities. Since 2009, marking the 150th Anniversary of the Unity of Italy, Turin has been chosen as the venue for the event. The events
Beside the competition, the Prix also features previews, shows, screenings, meetings of the EBU-UER, conferences and other organisations, workshops with key figures from the world of technology and culture and from audiovisual and media policies. The events, all of high international standing, are free and open to the public. How we work
The juries are international and are made up of media experts who are appointed by radio and television organisations that are members of the Prix Italia. The selection procedure is discussed during the public debate at the end of which the winning programmes are announced. Who is in charge of the prize
Rai, promoter of the Prix Italia Festival, appoints the Secretary General who has the task to plan and manage the event. The President is appointed by the General Assembly every two years. The history
Prix Italia was launched by Rai together with European Public Radio broadcasters on the island of Capri in 1948. Over the years the Festival has opened up to welcome broadcasters coming from all over the planet and thus expand to include television broadcasters and websites. The protagonists
The list of names below are personalities from the world of the Art and Culture of the last sixty years who have participated in the competition. Isabelle Adjani, Andrea Andermann, Jean Anouilh, F***y Ardant, David Attenborough, Marc Augé, Riccardo Bacchelli, Mikhail Baryšnikov, Samuel Beckett, Maurice Béjart, Lena Belkina, Ingmar Bergman, Luciano Berio, Heinrich Böll, Achille Bonito Oliva, Jerôme Bourdon, Bertolt Brecht, Benjamin Britten, Peter Brook, John Cage, Italo Calvino, René Clair, Jean Cocteau, Eduardo De Filippo, Marguerite Duras, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Umberto Eco, Federico Fellini, Vilde Frang, Stephen Frears, Max Frisch, Philip Glass, Peter Greenaway, Werner Herzog, Eugène Ionesco, Maurice Jarre, Neil Jordan, Ana Laguna, Jean-Paul Lilienfeld, Ken Loach, Bruno Maderna, Joshua Meyrowitz, Milva, Ermanno Olmi, Carl Orff, John Osborne, Harold Pinter, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Sydney Pollack, Henry Pousseur, Giorgio Pressburger, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Francesco Rosi, Roberto Rossellini, Nino Rota, Ken Russell, Françoise Sagan, John Schlesinger, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Igor Stravinskij, Dylan Thomas, Roman Vlad, Lars von Trier, Krzysztof Zanussi, Andrzej Wajda, Wim Wenders, Sonia Wieder-Atherton, Robert Wilson, Michael Winterbottom. Secretary General and President
The President is flanked by five Honorary Presidents: Eva Hamilton, Director General of SVT, Swedish Public Broadcaster, Robert Rabinovitch, former President and CEO of CBC (Canada), Caroline Thomson, COO of BBC (United Kingdom), Frank-Dieter Freiling, Senior Vice President, International Affairs, ZDF (Germany) and James Graham (United Kingdom). International news of the event
Images, news and articles, International and National agencies and channels
Coverage of the event on Rai National and International channels
Opening concert (live and recording)
Award ceremony (live and recording)
Daily strip (live and special reports)
Digital terrestrial Prix Italia channel
Direct streaming on www.prixitalia.rai.it and www.rai.tv
www.prixitalia.rai.it
On our website you will find all info concerning the competition, participation, accreditation and entry forms
The prizes
The amount of each cash prize is determined according to the quotas paid by participants. The winners were awarded a prestigious piece of Italian Art, especially tailored for the edition. The leit-motiv of the 64th Festival was created by Maestro Michelangelo Pistoletto. The official competition is divided into
radio, television and web categories
Radio – Music
Composed Musical Work
Work about Music
Radio - Drama
Original Drama
Adapted Drama
Radio – Documentaries
Best Overall Quality
Extraordinary Originality and/or Innovative Documentary Language
Televisione - Performing Arts
Performing Arts
Music and Arts Documentaries
Televisione – Drama
TV Movies and Mini-Series
Series and Serials
Televisione – Documentaries
Cultural and General Interest
Current Affairs
Web
Interactive website linked to a radio or TV programme
New Content and Technologies for the Multiscreen Television
Every year Special Prizes are awarded
In 2012 the following prizes were awarded:
Special Prize of the President of the Italian Republic for the best Radio programme which effectively deals with social issues
Special Prize “Expo 2015 Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life” for television programmes that focus on nutrition as essential energy for the life of our Planet
Special Prize for the best multimedia section of newspapers, magazines and press agencies, in cooperation with the Turin University
Students’ Prize. Prix Italia co-operates with the University of Turin’s Faculty of Studies in Communication Sciences. One jury, made up of students and coordinated by their Professors, works on the TV Drama category and awards two prizes
Signis Special Prize. Signis, the World Catholic Association for Communications embracing associations from 140 countries, annually awards a special prize to the programme making a major contribution towards promoting human values. The work is selected from among the competing television programmes. www.prixitalia.rai.it
On our website you will find all the info concerning the competition, participation, accreditation and entry forms. www.prixitalia.social
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