Europe’s most prestigious awards for regional television are bigger than ever and offer more than 30,000 euros to winners in 2012.
This is evidence that, despite difficult economic circumstances, Europe’s public service broadcasters have maintained quality standards and service to viewers and take pride in their achievements.
Two new awards have been created. The Council of Europe will sponsor an award to honour Investigative Journalism and France Télévisions will support an award for programming about Minorities in Society. These awards alone demonstrate the strong public purpose of Europe’s regional broadcasters.
The full list of 10 category awards and sponsors is: Documentary (Dutch Cultural Media Fund, The Netherlands), Video Journalism (BBC, UK), Magazine and News Magazine (TVP, Poland), Rising Star (TVR, Romania), Most Original (RTVSLO, Slovenia), Social Interaction (SVT, Sweden), Sport (ERT, Greece), Fiction/Drama (TG4, Ireland), Investigative Journalism (Council of Europe), Minorities in Society (France Télévisions, France).  In addition, the Grand Prix is sponsored by European and global satellite distribution company, SES-Astra, and will be awarded to the best programme of all entries.

Entry Pack - Rules, Categories, Criteria ~  

  HOW TO ENTER 

(The closing date for programme entries is Friday 30 March 2012.)

The winning station in each category receives a cash prize, a trophy and free travel and attendance to the gala awards evening for one representative. One highly commended entry in each category (except Sport) will also be invited to send a representative to the gala.

The judging will be at the invitation of TVR in Iasi, Romania, 24-27 April 2012. The presentations will be in Malmö, Sweden, on 17 May at a gala show which will be streamed on the internet by SVT.
Each regional station which is a member of CIRCOM Regional can enter once in each of the 10 categories.

The closing date for programme entries is Friday 30 March 2012.

The Best Regional Television Programmes In Europe

Every year, the Prix Circom Regional honours the best regional productions. These are the most important international awards for regional programmes and were first presented in 1990.

Categories change from year to year. For instance, in 1992 the awards were for Best Documentary, Best Direction, Best Fiction and Best Cross-Border Programme. In 1993, there was an award for Best Youth programme.

The award juries comprise experts working as producers in regional stations. The awards are presented at the Circom Regional Annual Conference, hosted every year by a national network in a regional centre.

Year	Town	Station
2011	Prix Circom 2011, Timisoara	TVR
2010	Prix Circom 2010, Valletta	PBS
2009	Prix Circom 2009, Groningen	RTV Noord
2008	Prix Circom 2008, Maribor	RTVSLO
2007	Prix Circom 2007, Bilbao	TVE, EITB
2006	Prix Circom 2006, Kolding	TVS
2005	Prix Circom 2005, Liverpool	BBC
2004	Prix Circom 2004, Wroclaw	TVP
2003	Prix Circom 2003, Grado	RAI
2002	Prix Circom 2002, Kosice - Jury Report	STV
2001	Porto ; Conference Catalog	RTP
2000	Potsdam ; Conference Catalog	ORB
1999	Dubrovnik:	HRT
1998	Thessaloniki	ERT 3
1997	Szeged	MTV
1996	Copenhagen	TV2 Lorry
1995	Birmingham	BBC
1994	Iasi	RTR
1993	St. Vincent	RAI
1992	Liege	RTBF
1992	Valencia	RTVV
1991	Strasbourg	FRANCE 3
1990	Bled	TVS
1989	Ofir	RTP
1988	Harrogate	BBC/YTV
1987	Bergen	NRK
1986	Munich	ARD
1985	Chianciano	RAI
1984	Biarritz	FRANCE 3
1983	Lille	FRANCE 3