INVITATION COMPETITION

The CIVIS Media Prize honours outstanding productions on television, radio, internet and cinema that promote the peaceful coexistence of people of different geographical and cultural origins.

The CIVIS prizes are awarded in four areas and in various categories:

• VIDEO AWARD Non-fictional programmes, fictional programmes and social media formats (moving images).
• AUDIO AWARD Short programmes up to 6 min., long programmes from 6 min. and podcasts (German language only)
• YOUNG C. AWARD (film, age-limited)
• CINEMA AWARD (Audience Award)

The CIVIS TOP AWARD additionally honours the best production of the year in the fields of AUDIO, VIDEO and YOUNG C.. Direct application for the CIVIS TOP AWARD is not possible.

The prizes are endowed with a total of 27,000 euros.

The CIVIS Media Prize is offered by ARD, represented by WDR, together with the Freudenberg Foundation. The ORF, SRG SSR, ARTE, 3sat, phoenix, Deutsche Welle, Deutschlandradio and the EBU are media partners. The German Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration, the Federal Government Commissioner for Anti-Racism, the WDR mediagroup, the Alliance of German Producers, the VFF – Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film- und Fernsehproduzenten, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the Open Society Foundations are cooperation partners.

You are very welcome to submit your contributions on the topics of migration, integration, cultural diversity and – linked to this – social cohesion until 24.01.2023.