Europe’s Media Prize for Integration and Cultural Diversity – CIVIS 2011

Deadline: 20 January 2011civis12

Region: European Union & Switzerland

Europe’s Media Prize for Integration and Cultural Diversity (CIVIS) will recognize programme contributions on the radio, television and the Internet, which are particularly suitable for the promotion of peaceful coexistence of people of different national, ethnic, religious and cultural background.

In total, the CIVIS Media Prize 2011 is endowed with 40,000 Euros, and the closing date for entries is January 20, 2011.

With the “Young CIVIS Media Prize” there will also be a European sponsorship prize for young journalists, as well as students at film and media schools and colleges.

The “CIVIS Online Prize” in 2011, will recognize journalistically-designed websites on the theme of integration and cultural diversity.

All radio and television broadcasting companies as well as website providers in the European Union and Switzerland may participate in the competition.

The prize-giving ceremony will take place at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin on May 26, 2011.

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