63rd Edition
Special prizes 2011
Special Prize - Programmes that effect social change
The Special Prize “Programmes that effect social change” is dedicated to television programmes (documentaries, docu-dramas, dramas), dealing
with economic, social, political and cultural realities in emergency situations (such as war, famine, natural catastrophes, ethnic-religious
intolerance, repression etc.) in a perspective of sustainable development. The prize is sponsored by Compagnia di San Paolo.
Special Prize - Cup of the President of the Italian Republic
In 2011 the Prix Italia will award a prize offered by the President of the Italian Republic. This prestigious award, a silver cup, will be
awarded to a radio programme competing in the official categories of the Prix, that has dealt with highly topical interests.
Special Prize for the best multimedia section of newspapers, magazines and press agencies
Information has evolved worldwide due to the convergence of press, radio, television, personal computers, smartphones and new networking and multimedia devices.
Prix Italia, that in the past sixty years has awarded media excellence in radio, television and web, now will valorise innovation and creativity even in the new post-convergence scenario.
To serve this purpose a “Special Prize” is being established. It is reserved to newspapers, magazines and news agencies
Students’ Prize
As in the past edition, the University of Turin, Studies in Communication Sciences, will co-operate with Prix Italia. Two juries, made up of students and coordinated by their Professors,
will work on the tv drama and documentary categories. Besides the official competition they will award two prizes each
Special Prize - Signis
SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication that brings together organizations representing 140 countries, will assign its special
prize also in 2011, to the television programme in competition that better contributes to the promotion of human values.