CIVIS 2011
Prize-winner European CIVIS Television Prize
Category: Entertainment (fiction)
Selected was: Inspector Wallander - Faceless Killers (ARD/BBC)
An old married couple is killed on a farm. Vague clues point to foreign perpetrators. Wallander attempts to conceal the reports from the press in order not to create prejudices against foreigners. In vain – the media give wide coverage to the theme. Soon afterwards, a reception centre for asylum seekers is in flames and an immigrant is shot by a right-wing radical. But all is not as it first seems. Wonderful portrayal of political correctness – exceptional film, outstanding actors.
Television film
Author: Richard Cottan
Literarische Vorlage: Henning Mankell
Editor: Rainer Bunz
Directon: Hettie Macdonald
CIVIS 2011
Prize-winner European CIVIS Television Prize
Category: Information (non-fiction)
Selected was: DOK: The Asylum Chief and the Nigerians (SRF)
Alard du Bois-Reymond is head of the Swiss Federal Office for Migration. Since the yes vote to the extradition initiative, strict regulations apply to asylum policy. The new director implements them and he describes the majority of the Nigerian applicants for political asylum as criminal. The relations to Nigeria deteriorate. A Nigerian dies during the violent deportation. The asylum chief becomes the target of public criticism. The documentary shows how Alard du Bois-Reymond tackles his job in his first term of office. It shows the complicated political back - grounds, people and destinies. Critical, surprising, journalistically impressive.
Documentary
Author: Karin Bauer
Editor: Nathalie Rufer, Christoph Müller
Direction: Karin Bauer
CIVIS 2011
Prize-winner German CIVIS Television Prize
Category: Entertainment (fiction)
Selected was: Civil courage (WDR/ARD)
The bookseller Peter Jordan resists a gang of criminal youths and demonstrates courage. When the 16-year old Afrim almost beats a cursing drunkard to death, he intervenes. The youthful serial offender is threatened with prison. His older brother wants to force Jordan to withdraw the statement. Jordan refuses to give in. His in sistence impresses his 15-year-old schoolgirl trainee – the ghetto bride of the thug. Jessica will help him. The film does not blame, it asks questions. With great emotional force against turning a blind eye – impressive filming and acting.
Television film
Author: Jürgen Werner
Editor: Wolf-Dietrich Brücker
Direction: Dror Zahavi
CIVIS 2011
Prize-winner German CIVIS Television Prize
Category: Information (non-fiction)
Selected was: Tough and sincere - A Turkish teacher doesn’t give up (WDR/ARD)
Betül Durmaz teaches at a special school in Gelsenkirchen. She campaigns for integration and equal opportunities. 70 percent of the children at the school have foreign roots. For many of them she is "one of us". For fundamentalist families, however, the liberal-minded Turkish teacher is a provocative figure with a German passport. The teacher knows the balancing act between the cultures. With her own biography she would like to encourage others and show perspectives. Credible, journalistically impressive – without accusations.
Documentary
Author: Nicole Rosenbach
Editor: Ulrike Schweitzer
CIVIS 2011
Prize-winner European CIVIS Radio Prize
Category: long programmes (longer than 6 minutes)
Selected was: Zündfunk Reportage: "My Turk and I – Integrative visits in the neighbourhood" (BR)
Integration or discrimination. The author starts his own experiment and appro aches his fellow-citizens: “May I get to know you”, he says to his Turkish tailor, to his doner kebab seller, to his apparently Turkish neighbour, who then proves to be an Iraqi, and to many others in his direct neighbourhood. Exciting and true-to-life it be comes clear what happens when people approach each other with curiosity. Cheeky, humorous, simply convincing - high-quality radio.
Reportage
Author: Marco Maurer
Editor: Franziska Storz
CIVIS 2011
Prize-winner European CIVIS Radio Prize
Category: short programmes (up to 6 minutes)
Selected was: Radio Essen am Morgen: Integration and I (Radio Essen)
The voluntary attempt at integration of a Belorussian journalist. When her voyage of discovery through the Capital of Culture comes to an end, the author decides to remain in Essen. As a guest she felt very welcome. What is it like now to live here as a foreigner with a residence permit? What must she watch out for? The author organizes a crash course in integration for herself in Essen’s city centre. It quickly becomes clear: integration needs an opposite number. Ironic, original, self-confident – an impressive listening experience.
Programme from the series "Katja in the Capital of Culture"
Author: Katsiaryna Artsiomenka
Editor: Christian Pflug
CIVIS 2011
Prize-winner European CIVIS Online Media Prize
Selected was
Gerlinde Hinterleitner
The www.dastandard.at Webpage reports authentically, diversely and discursively about the everyday life of immigrants in Austria. Young up-and-coming journalists with a migration background provide the reporting with new perspectives - with a special approach to the "old" and "new" Austrians. The editorial objective is a more equitable representation of people with a migration biography in the media. Does not report about - but rather from the immigrant community.
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dastandard.at
Authorized representative: Gerlinde Hinterleitner
CIVIS 2011
Prize-winner European Young CIVIS Media Prize
Selected was:
Home country (Hochschule Luzern Design & Kunst)
"Home country" tells the story of the fears of a Swiss patriot about his Turkish neighbour. Hausi, a fan of Swiss folk music, leads a settled and contented life. Everything appears to be harmonious. The moving in of a Turkish neighbour unexpectedly throws Hausi’s life completely off the rails. The ironic-droll exaggerated picture of the Swiss fear of foreigners comments on political events like the minaret referendum or the extradition initiative. Humorous, highly topical game with fears and prejudices toward the Islamophobie of our days.
Short film
Authors: Andrea Schneider, Loretta Arnold, Fabio Friedli, Marius Portmann
Examining commission: Prof. Jürgen Haas
