About Us
Prix Italia, under the Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic and under the aegis of the Board of Directors of Rai,
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 performing arts). More than 90 public and private broadcasters, coming from the five continents,
have the opportunity to compete all together.
Our venue
The Festival, historically a touring one, was hosted by the major and most spectacular cities of Art in Italy. Since 2009 to 2011,
as a tribute to the 150th Anniversary of the Unity of Italy, Turin has been chosen as the venue of the event.
The events
The Prix is not only characterized and distinctive for its competition but is also highlighted by previews, shows, screenings,
meetings of the EBU-UER, conferences and other organizations, workshops with key figures of the audiovisual and media policies and of the world
of technology and culture. The appointments, all of 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 organizations that are members of the Prix Italia.
The formation of the juries follows a rotation system. The selection procedure is discussed during the Public Debate at the end of which the winning programmes are announced.
Who leads the Prize
Rai, promoter of the Prix Italia Festival, appoints the Secretary General who has the task to architect and implement the management of the event.
The President is appointed by the General Assembly every two years.
The history
The Prix Italia was launched by Rai together with European Public Radio broadcasters on the island of Capri in 1948.
During the years the Festival opened up to broadcasters coming from all over the planet and thus extended to television broadcasters and websites.
The protagonists
The list of names below are personalities of the Art and Culture world of the last sixty years who participated to the competition.
Jean Anouilh, Riccardo Bacchelli, Heinrich Böll, Bertolt Brecht, Italo Calvino, Jean Cocteau, Eduardo De Filippo, Marguerite Duras,
Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Umberto Eco, Max Frisch, John Osborne, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Françoise Sagan, Roman Vlad, Luciano Berio, Benjamin Britten,
John Cage, Philip Glass, Maurice Jarre, Bruno Maderna, Carl Orff, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Henri Pousseur, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Igor Stravinskij,
David Attenborough, Neil Jordan, Ermanno Olmi, Sydney Pollack, Francesco Rosi, Roberto Rossellini, John Schlesinger, Ken Russell, Lars von Trier,
Andrzej Wajda, Michael Winterbottom, Krzysztof Zanussi, Samuel Beckett, Ingmar Bergman, Peter Brook, Maurice Béjart, René Clair, Federico Fellini,
Werner Herzog, Milva, Peter Greenaway, Eugène Ionesco, Ken Loach, Harold Pinter, Dylan Thomas, Nino Rota, Giorgio Pressburger, Stephen Frears,
Andrea Andermann, Isabelle Adjani , Jean-Paul Lilienfeld, Mikhail Baryšnikov , Ana Laguna.
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 prizes in money are established as a function of the quotas contributed by the participants.
The winners will be awarded a prestigious piece of Italian Art, especially tailored for the edition.
The official competition is divided into:
RADIO
Music
- Prix Italia - Music-Composed Work
- Prix Italia - Work on Music
Drama
- Prix Italia - Original Radio Drama
- Prix Italia - Adapted Drama
Documentaries
- Prix Italia - Overall Qualities
- Prix Italia - Special Prize for extraordinary originality
and/or innovations that develop the Radio documentary language form.
TELEVISION
Performing Arts
- Prix Italia - Artistic Representations
- Prix Italia - Music and Arts Documentaries
Drama
- Prix Italia - TV Movies and Mini-Series
- Prix Italia - Series and Serials
Documentari
- Prix Italia - Cultural and General Interest
- Prix Italia - Current Affairs
WEB
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The Prizes are two and are renewed year after year
2011 Special Prizes
- Silver Cup of the President of the Italian Republic.
Prize to the best Radio programme which effectively deals with social issues
- Programme that Effects Social Change.
Prize assigned by the Turin Foundation “Compagnia di San Paolo”
awarded to the best Television programme relating to a prospective
of re-launching development in situations of strife and emergency
Secretary General and President
Since February 2009, Giovanna Milella has been Secretary General of the Prix Italia.
She is a journalist and was former Vice Director of TV and News channels with a vast career and background
in television management and editorial production.
Since February 2010, Eva Hamilton, Director General of SVT, Swedish Public Broadcaster, has been
President of the Prix Italia.
Eva Hamilton is supported by four Honorary Presidents: Robert Rabinovitch, former President and CEO of CBC (Canada), Caroline Thomson, COO of BBC
(United Kingdom), Frank-Dieter Freiling, Vice President Senior of International Affairs of ZDF (Germany) and James Graham, of ITV (United Kingdom).