(Continued on Page 8) (Continued from Page 4) Prix Italia’s Historical TV The 63rd annual Prix Italia kicks off September 18-23 in Turin, Italy. The theme of last year’s edition was “Future Preview,” and it boasted 500 participants. Sponsored by state-owned Italian public broadcasterRAI,theeventaimstoshowcase superior television, web and radio content, and brings together representatives from 90 different international companies from 48 countries. Eva Hamilton of Sweden’s SVT is the event’s president, while RAI’s Giovanna Milella is the secretary general. The theme of this year’s Prix Italia is “History On Show,” showcasing the best of the past and present. The Prix Italia rotates venue cities every few years, but has called Turin in the Piedmont Region its home since 2009 as a tribute to the 150-year anniversary of the Unity of Italy that originated in the region. In addition to a competition in which prizes are awarded in a host of categories, the Prix also features previews, screenings, conferences and workshops aimed at professionals in the audiovisual sector. The 2010 festival concluded with a presentation of winning programs that were subsequently broadcast on RAI-1, the broadcaster’s main TV channel. Each year, the Prix Italia awards a number of trophies for radio, TV and web programming, as well as a roster of special prizes. Last year, a special prize was given by the President of the Italian Republic to recognize a TV program that scrutinizes social issues that affect women, younger generationsor theunderprivileged.Another special prize was awarded to a program that dealt with economic, social and political realities in emergency situations. This time around, special awards include the Special Prize for Programs that Effect Social Change; the Cup of the President of the Italian Republic, awarded to an outstanding radio program dealing in current events; and The Students Prize. In previous years, awards have been given to Federico Fellini, Werner Herzog, Samuel Beckett, Ingmar Bergman, Harold Pinter and other entertainment greats. The judging for awards will be conducted by a handful of juries. Panelists represent companies from all over the world, especially Europe, Africa and North America. Different juries will specialize ineachof thedifferent categories: documentary, drama and performing arts in both radio and television. Belsat TV Gets Help For Belarus Belsat TV, which first broadcast in2007,istheonlyindependent satellite television channel for Belarus. Because the Belarus media is controlled by the country’s president, Alexander G. Lukashenko, Belsat TV is headquartered in Warsaw, Poland. Recently, Lukashenkohas implemented additional crackdowns on the media in response to demonstrations against his government, making reporting even more difficult for journalists in the country. At Belsat TV, three dozen Poles and Belarusians broadcast into Belarus 17 hours a day in an effort to overcome the restrictions imposed on journalists inside the country. Some 120 freelancers in Belarus relay news stories to those working in Poland via phone or Internet. However, freelancing does not come without risks: many have been fined, detained or even arrested. Plus, Belarusian authorities will not accredit them because they work for Belsat TV. Founder and director of Belsat TV, Agnieszka Romaxzewska-Guzy, is the daughter of two Communist-era Polish dissenters.ThePolishgovernment supports the democratic opposition in Belarus, with Poland’s Foreign Ministry giving a yearly contribution of the equivalent of U.S.$6 million to Belsat TV out of Belsat TV’s $9 million yearly budget. In addition, the Swedish government provides approximately $3 million over a three-year period that will end in 2013. BBC Budget Needs More Cuts It seems the BBC is having more trouble cutting costs than it expected. After British Prime Minister David Cameron’s conservative-led coalition government accused the BBC of “extraordinary and outrageous waste,” the corporation agreed last fall to freeze a portion of its public funding for six years, imposing a 16 percent budget cut on itself through 2017. The BBC is currently trying to decide how to cut £1.3 billion (about $2.1 billion) in spending for a spending plan ending in 2017. Criticism of the BBC has mainly V I D E O • A G E JU N E 2 0 11 6 JORNADAS INTERNACIONALES 2011 28, 29 Y 30 de Septiembre Hilton Buenos Aires Argentina www.atvc.org.ar www.cappsa.org 54 11 4342 3362 54 11 4374 6932 54 11 4345 5074/5 54 11 4374 6982 El gran encuentro anual que reúne a la industria del Cable de Argentina y Latinoamérica. Las Jornadas son el ámbito propicio para conocer las últimas novedades del sector, visitar una completa exposición comercial y participar de conferencias técnicas y de interés general.
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