AWARDS 2006
RAI WINS 38 AWARDS IN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS IN 2006
Rai entered 62 radio and television competitions in 23 countries, with a total of 214 programmes
The awards are from international competitions open to broadcasters, with professional regulations, entry procedures and juries. Recognition from other types of events is not included.
XIX FIPA - Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels - Biarritz, 24-29 January
Fipa d'Or Best Miniseries for “Cefalonia” (RaiUno-RaiFiction-Palomar-Cinefilm Team) directed by Riccardo Milani
Fipa d’Or for Best Actress, Luisa Ranieri for “Cefalonia”
XXIII Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film – Brussels 11-26 March
Best Suspense Thriller for “Vi Piace Hitchcock?” (Rai Fiction- Publispei) directed by Dario Argento
VIII DetectiveFest - Moscow 28 April-4 May
Special Prize in TV movie category for “Commissario Montalbano -La pazienza del ragno” (RaiUno-RaiFiction-Palomar) directed by Alberto Sironi
Special Prize in TV Series category for “A voce alta” (RaiUno-RaiFiction – Kios Film) directed by Vincenzo Verdecchi
Hero-Anti-hero Prize to Ugo Dighero for “A voce alta”
Special Prize in Documentary category for “La storia siamo noi - Martiri assassini” by Stefano Rizzelli
The Green Wave – Dolna Bania 11-15 May
Gran Prix for “Un mondo a colori -Le navi avvelenate” (RaiEdu) by Vincenzo Pergolizzzi
XXI International Catholic Film Festival - Niepokalanow Poland 17-21 May
Gran Prix for “La storia siamo noi – Quella parte di anima chiamata corpo: il calvario di Karol Wojtyla” (RaiEdu) by Stefano Rizzelli
VI ECO Prize– Ecological Film Festival – Ohrid, Macedonia 1-5 June
Best editing to Antonio Di Lorenzi for “Animali in trappola” (Speciali Tg1)
XII International Media Events Festival – Albena, Bulgaria 7-11 June
Entertainment Festival and News and Documentary Festival
Gran Prix Golden Umbrella News to “Falluja, la strage nascosta” (RaiNew24) by Sigfrido Ranucci
Gran Prix for Entertainment Programme to “ Suonare Stella” (RaiDue-Publispei)
by Carlo Principini and Giancarlo Nicotra with Max Tortora, Tosca D’Aquino, Nino Frassica
First Prize - Variety to “Suonare Stella” (RaiDue-Publispei)
First Prize - TV Game show to “ Guelfi and Ghibellini” (RaiDue) by Riccardo Pasini and Luca Sabatini, directed by Nello Cioffi, produced by Eraldo Mangano
First Prize - Concerts to “Palcoscenico- Speciale Paolo Conte” by Emanuele Garofano and Luca Bredy, series by Giovanna Milella and Alida Fanolli
First Prize - Art & Fashion to “Ritorno nella terra di Piero” (Rai International) by Nino Bizzarri, produced by Franco Porcarelli
First Prize - Musical portraits to “Piccolo sole, Henri Crolla” (Rai International) by Nino Bizzarri, produced by Franco Porcarelli
Best Producer prize to Franco Porcarelli (Rai International)
XII “Magnolia”STF Shanghai Int. TV Festival 16-21 June
Best TV Movie to “Cefalonia” (RaiUno-RaiFiction-Palomar-Cinefilm Team) directed by Riccardo Milani
V “F. I. Cinema d’arte Bergamo” 23 June -1 July
Best Director - “Degli dei la memoria e degli eroi” (RaiEdu) by Vittorio Nevano
LIX “Prix Italia” Venice 24-30 September
Special mention, radio music programme to “Auden cabaret” (RadioTre) by Matteo D’Amico
III “Palazzo Venezia” Rome 8-29 September
Lazio Region Prize to “Quel nonno italiano del videoclip” (TG2 Dossier) by Michele Bovi
VII “Art Amphora” Nessebar 27-30 September
“Art Amphora” Prize to “Hit science” (RaiTre) by Daniela Attilini, Caterina Manganella, Loredana Lipperini
IX “Hot Bird Award” Venice 28 September
Hot Bird Award ex aequo culture/education to “RaiSat Nettuno”
Special Mention – News to “RaiNews24”
Special Mention – Children’s to “RaiSat Ragazzi”
XXV Asoloartfilmfestival – Asolo 4-8 October
Best Biography of an Artist to “Piccolo sole, Henri Crolla” (Rai International) by Nino Bizzarri, produced by Franco Porcarelli
XI BarInternational TV Festival – Montenegro 16-19 October
Golden Olive for Drama to “Cefalonia” (RaiUno-RaiFiction-Palomar-Cinefilm Team) directed by Riccardo Milani
Best Director Prize to Riccardo Milani for “Cefalonia”
Best Actor Prize to Luca Zingaretti for “Cefalonia”
Best Screenplay to Stefano Rulli and Sandro Petraglia for “Cefalonia”
XXIV Sport Movies & TV - Milan 27 October -1 November
Automobil Club Milan Prize and Special Mention to “Corse dell’altro mondo” (RaiSport Milano) by Federica Balestrieri
Province of Milan Cup and Special Mention to “Women’s Islamic Games” (RaiSport) by Elisabetta Caporale
Unione del Commercio e Turismo Web Award to “La storia siamo noi-Tutto Totti” (RaiEdu) by Caterina Stagno and Silvia Tortora
Special Mention to “50 anni di pallone d’oro” (RaiTrade) by Luigi De Siervo
XXX Golden Chest - Plovdiv, 30 October – 4 November
“Golden Chest” Prize to “Il bell’Antonio” (RaiUno-RaiFiction-Rizzoli) directed by Maurizio Zaccaro
Rai also participated in the following festivals:
TV: FIFA Festival of films on Art, Montreal – FIGRA reportage d’actualités, Le Touquet France – Archaeological Festival Oregon – CIRCOM Regionale – Festival Educativo Basilea – TV Festival of Reims – Cronograf Doc, Chisinau Moldova –Film Montagna Trento – Rose d'Or, Lucerne – Cinarchea Archaeological Festival, Germany – Prix Jeunesse, Germany – WIFF Jewish Motives, Warsaw- - DiBa, Barcelona – Brooklyn Film Festival – International Festival of Environmental Films & Videos, Goias Brazil –Media Science Festival, Norway - Banff TV Festival, Canada –Monte Carlo TV Festival - URTI Grand Prix for Documentaries, Monte Carlo – Prix Italia Venice- ARD CIVIS Media Prize, Berlin – Festival Arte, Bergamo – Festival of Jerusalem – Hiroshima Animation Festival –Palazzo Venezia Arts Festival, Rome - International Review of Archaeological Cinema, Rovereto – North-South Media Festival, Geneva– Sportel, Monte Carlo– Farel Prize, Switzerland – Festa del Cinema di Roma – Images e Sciences, Paris – Artecinema, Naples – Ondas Prize, Barcelona – Premi Actual, Barcelona – Icronos Archaeology, Bordeaux – Japan Prize – Sole e Luna DocFest, Palermo – Camera Oscura, Poland – Amiens Film Festival – Int. Emmy Awards, New York – Green Vision, St. Petersburg – IDFA, Amsterdam – CMCA, Civitavecchia.
RADIO: Marulic Prize, Croatia – URTI Radio Grand Prix, Cairo – Ondas Radio Prize, Barcelona.