25th Anniversary Wishes

With great appreciation PRIX EUROPA has received "best wishes" for it's Birthday

Well wishers from around Europe have sent PRIX EUROPA their "Birthday Wishes". We would love to hear what PRIX EUROPA means to you.

Here are some of the wihses we have received so far:

"PRIX EUROPA is like a vibrant human being –intelligent, curious, constantly re-inventing itself. It makes media talent in Europe visible and encourages human, professional and social sensitivity. It aims and measures to the best. Mediocrity is no option. It brings together the diverse cultures of Europe to discuss and interact and tell us more about ourselves - our hopes, failures, joys, disappointments, searches, fears, and of course - dramas. Because it is real." - Raina Konstantinova, Director Radio, EBU

"Creators and broadcasters experience an unprecedented change in the environment in which they operate, a change, which sometimes tends to distract them from their core mission. And that mission is still to present the audiences – the citizens – with opportunities to be enriched by and able to enjoy good stories and to have access to relevant information to offer them tools to be informed citizens. PRIX EUROPA’s core mission has for 25 years been to enhance the importance of the programme as the centerpiece of all broadcasting activities.
PRIX EUROPA was for me always a reminder of the priorities in broadcasting. It was an event, which generously offered me professional insight, emotional experiences and great personal relations." - Arne Wessberg, former CEO, YLE, Finland

"Engaging in collective listening, followed by elaborate discussions at the PRIX EUROPA, is per se an act of resistance: against quick solutions and simplistic interpretations of the world, for a broader understanding of the realities that are depicted, as well as for the medium itself. It has made me appreciate the differences in how we hear and how we make radio. And strands from the sometimes heated discussions we’ve had in the Radio Fiction group, are still popping into my mind, even years afterwards."  - Marie Wennersten, Director and Producer, Radio Drama department at SR, Sweden

"When Gaza/Sderot was launched at the end of October 2008, there was a lot less interest for web documentaries than there is now. PRIX EUROPA was the first international web award that recognized the quality of our work, and the fact that this prize is unique in that it is awarded by the fellow nominees made the pride we felt at the moment even greater. Almost three years later, Gaza/Sderot has received an incredible number of awards, prizes and recognitions. But the only one that still sits on my desk is the bull's head from PRIX EUROPA. This is why, in my opinion, PRIX EUROPA makes such a difference." - Alexandre Brachet, Internet producer, Upian, France

Please, send us your birthday wishes as well! 

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