Entries for Prix CIRCOM 2026 are now open
The Prix CIRCOM Regional - Europe’s leading awards for regional television - has officially opened entries for its 2026 competition. Each year, Prix CIRCOM honours the best regional productions and sets a benchmark of excellence for regional stations across Europe.
Entry Period
The 2026 competition opened on 15 December 2025. Eligible programmes must have been first broadcasted or published between 15 March 2025 and 20 March 2026.
Key Updates for 2026
Entertainment and Drama Split
To ensure fairer and more accurate judging, the long-standing Entertainment and Drama category has been divided into two separate categories.
Digital Multimedia Renamed
Reflecting the rapid evolution of digital storytelling, the Digital Multimedia category has been updated and renamed to Social Media/Online Storytelling. It focuses on how entrants use social platforms to engage and inform audiences—particularly younger viewers.
Video Journalist Category
The category is now known as Video Journalist, highlighting the work of individual creators.
Entry Limits
Each regional station may submit:
• ONE entry in: Diversity in Society, Documentary, Drama, Entertainment, Investigative Journalism, Most Original and Innovative, Music and Arts, News Programme, Social Media/Online Storytelling
• TWO entries in: News Report, Video Journalist, Young Onscreen Talent
A maximum of 15 entries per station will be accepted.
Important: For the News Programme category, stations must enter only the programme of Friday, 30 January 2026.
Resources:
• Online Entry Form
• Prix CIRCOM 2025 Rules of Entry
• Freequently asked questions
• How to enter, step-by-step
Judging in 2026
Judging will take place from 14 April 2026 in Ruse, Bulgaria, hosted by BNT Bulgaria. Fourteen judges from across Europe will participate.
Categories and sponsors:
TVP Poland, sponsor of Grand Prix
France Télévisions, sponsor of Diversity in Society
RTÉ Ireland, sponsor of Documentary
RTP Portugal and TVG Galicia, sponsors of Drama
3Cat, Catalonia, Spain, sponsor of Entertainment
Council of Europe, sponsor of Investigative Journalism
NRK Norway, sponsor of Most Original and Innovative
TG4 Ireland, sponsor of Music and Arts
RPO The Netherlands, sponsor of News Programme
EITB Basque Country, Spain, sponsor of News Report
ORF Austria, sponsor of • Social Media/Online Storytelling
BBC UK, sponsor of Video Journalism
TVR Romania, sponsor of Young Onscreen Talent
Gala Awards Ceremony
The Grand Prix - awarded to the best of all programme-genre winners - will be announced at the Prix CIRCOM Gala during the CIRCOM Annual Conference in Tampere, Finland, on 21 May 2026. The event will be hosted by Yle Finland.
Any Questions?
Rules of Entry:
Mojca Recek
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Online entry form, video delivery or technical issues:
Tonja Stojanac
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