The ADAMI Media Prize will be showcasing its 2020 winners and nominees for a limited period of time

The ADAMI Competition 2020 winners were revealed during a spectacular TV show that aired on December 17, 2020. Now, you will be able to watch the nominated film and video works on ADAMI’s website from 19 - 31 January 2021.

On 19 January, our showcase premieres with ’Janine’ by Vladimir Bokun, ADAMI Media Prize winner in the Information/Documentary category.

Each day, ADAMI Showcase will feature a different work nominated from one of ADAMI’s prize categories!

Don’t miss the chance to view this exclusive selection of films from Eastern Europe, addressing topics of cultural diversity!

You will be able to access the streamed videos until 31 January.

This year’s ADAMI TALKS event has been recorded for students of media faculties and young journalists and filmmakers as a virtual seminar

Wednesday, December 23rd 

20.00 Minsk – 19.00 Chisinau/Kyiv – 21.00 Tbilisi/Yerevan/Baku 

The ADAMI Media Prize gives you the chance to listen to three celebrated journalists and filmmakers from Germany, the Netherlands and Australia – who share their experiences and thoughts on whether and how we can have an impact with what we do.

CAN WE CHANGE THE WORLD? – DO WE HAVE AN IMPACT?

With ​Udo Lielischkies​ we have one of the most knowledgeable German TV journalists on the post-Soviet space among our panelists this year. During his more than 30 years as a correspondent he was not only the head of the Moscow office of Germany’s main TV channel ARD for many years, but also covered many regions and conflicts in our six Eastern Partnership countries. In his ADAMI TALKS speech he will open up his approach of trying not to reflect the positions of governments and powerful groups in a society, but taking on the “angle of the weak”. He will share some of his “tricks” how to take interviewees out of their comfort zones, and how the visual dimension can help you get your message out.

The importance for filmmakers to tell their story from the heart and from a unique standpoint will be a key message of the presentation of ​Margje de Koning​ from Amsterdam, who is not only a well-known editor for documentaries in Europe, but has been heading one of the Dutch Public Broadcasting stations before quitting her well-paid job to become the artistic director of “Movies that Matters”, an annual film festival in The Hague. This festival doesn’t only show films with an impact, but supports film initiatives around the world, which fight for human rights or for getting justice. Margje will talk about the importance of keeping up a vision – and of sticking to authenticity. For her, the film will have an impact if the filmmaker strongly believes in his or her story.

Our third guest will be ​Mike Charlton​, who combines a career as filmmaker, cameraman and producer. Born in Australia and having lived long in England and the Emirates, he has produced documentary TV series for the BBC and the US market, like for the National Geographic. One of the experiences he will share with us dates back to the war in Bosnia, when he was part of a team that was the first to film the horrible shelling in Sarajevo. That getting the news out finally led to the peace agreement of Dayton and had an influence on ending the war proved to him, that sometimes the media really can make a difference.

Three top experts from the international media scene at ADAMI TALKS – in English and with Russian translation.

Moderated by ADAMI Media Prize program director ​Stefan Tolz ​and former Reuter’s Caucasus Office Chief producer ​Nino Ivanishvili​, this is a unique chance to get some insights beyond the lectures of your university: uncensored – an open stage to reflect upon the impacts of the profession you have chosen for your life.

With participation of ​George Shervashidze​, rector of Tbilisi State University – and the Ambassadors of Germany and The Netherlands in Georgia.

This year's ADAMI Media Prize winners were revealed in an entertaining TV show broadcasted in the Eastern Partnership Countries

The main host of the show, Elene Kalandadze (Georgian Public Broadcaster)

“It's Diversity, That Unites Us!“ was the motto of the ADAMI Awards 2020.

On 17 December, prize winners were announced during a TV show produced in cooperation with the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), Teleradio Moldova and Espreso TV (Kyiv).

EU Ambassador to Georgia, Carl Hartzell, was the show’s special guest of honour.

Charming hosts Elene Kalandadze (GPB), Doina Stimpovschi (TRM) and Tetiana Litvinova (Espreso TV) presented the nominated works and awards as they sat by candlelight at socially-distanced “dinners for one“.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, most ADAMI Award nominees took part via live video conference, and prize winners were announced by Georgian singer and Voice of Germany contest winner, Natia Todua.

2020 ADAMI Media Prize Winners

ADAMI Media Prize for TV-Information (Documentary)

• Janine, Vladimir Bokun, ONT, Belarus

ADAMI Media Prize for TV-News/Short Non-Fiction

• Village by the Name of Ferma, Anna Ghudushauri, Imedi TV, Georgia

ADAMI Media Prize for TV-Entertainment (Fiction)

• Mother, Vitali Gaidarji, AO "Media Birlii" - Uniunia Media, Moldova

ADAMI Media Prize for Web Videos

• Poetry from the Swamp, Dima Dedok, Belarus

YOUNG ADAMI

• 16 Year-Old Wives, Giulgun Mamedkhanova, GIPA, Georgia

2020 ADAMI Media Prize Special Mentions

Special Mention for Web Videos

• Borsch. The Secret Ingredient, Natalka Yakimovich, Film.ua Group, Ukraine

Special Mention for Web Pages

• Cultural and Entertainment Blog, Natalia Kel, Moldova

Special Mention for COVID-19

• Co19, Kamran Agabalayev, azTv, Azerbaijan

The ADAMI Awards 2020 were held under the auspices of Marija Pejčinović Burić , SecretaryGeneral of the Council of Europe

The ADAMI Awards 2020 were broadcasted in cooperation with

The ADAMI Media Prize for Cultural Diversity in Eastern Europe is holding its 2020 awards ceremony!

Despite COVID-19 restrictions, this year‘s ADAMI Awards promise to be both exciting and entertaining. The ceremony will be broadcast simultaneously in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine in cooperation with ADAMI partners Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), Teleradio Moldova (TRM), Espreso TV (Kyiv) and APA TV (Baku).

The event will air on Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) December 17th at 19.00 in Tbilisi, at 17.00 in Chisinau and 23.00 in Kyiv. There will be a live stream for viewers around the world at 16.00 CET on ADAMI’s website, as well as on ADAMI’s YouTube Channel. The stream will be repeated at 20.00 CET for those who missed it!

The guest of honour of the Award Ceremony is the EU Ambassador to Georgia, Mr. Carl Hartzell. Entertainment will include a special musical performance by Carl Hartzell together with the winner of Voice of Germany contest, the rising Georgian singing star Natia Todua.

Presenters from our broadcast partners, Elene Kalandadze (GPB), Doina Stimpovschi (TRM) and Tetiana Litvinova (Espreso TV), will announce the nominated works and awards in categories that include TV Information/Documentary, TV News/Short Non-Fiction, TV Entertainment (Fiction), Web Videos, and Young ADAMI.

This year's awards are being held under the auspices of Marija Pejčinović Burić , Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

Special Mentions of the 2020 Competition Were Announced on 20 October Live in the TV Show “Who Comes to Us”

Following the official announcement of this year‘s ADAMI Media Prize nominees live at the studio of Georgia Public Broadcaster‘s First Channel, ADAMI announced two special mentions as well as one special mention for work highlighting Covid-19 and diversity. They were revealed during the 20 October live TV broadcast of «Cine vine la noi» (Who Comes to Us) on the Moldovan public TV channel TRM by the ADAMI Representative for Moldova, Leonid Melnic.

The Ukrainian cooking show „Borsch – The Secret Ingredient“, the Gagauzian Blogger Natalia Kel with her „Cultural and Entertainment Blog“ and the short film „co19“ by AzTV were honored with ADAMI Special Mentions.

 During the show, the two Moldovan prize nominees of this year were presented as well, giving the filmmakers the chance for a small statement.

ADAMI Special Mentions 2020 

1.  „Borsch. The Secret Ingredient“, Natalka Yakimovich, Ukraine

2. „Cultural and Entertainment Blog“, Natalia Kel, Moldova

Special Mention on COVID-19 and Diversity

1. „co19“, AzTV, Azerbaijan

The Nominees of the Main Competition for the ADAMI Media Prize 2020 have been Announced Live on October 14, in the Morning Show „New Day“ of the 1st public TV Channel of Georgia

This year, 300 submissions for the ADAMI Competition 2020 were rated by a panel of international experts on film, media and journalism. There were two jury sessions held from 21-26 September in Ljubljana, Slovenia, as well as an additional online-jury on 8 and 9 October.

Visit our website for the list of nominees: https://www.adamimediaprize.eu/news/2020/10/14/zd5qjhgo7uzpyxohd94k9oxfc8ejzq Follow us: Insta | Twitter | Facebo...

2020 ADAMI Media Prize Nominees

ADAMI Media Prize for TV-Information (Documentary)

• Janine, Vladimir Bokun, Belarus

• Nicolae Cantabine, Andrei Kaptarenco, TV8 Moldova, Moldova

ADAMI Media Prize for TV-News/Short Non-Fiction

• Village by the Name of Ferma, Ann Ghudushauri, Imedi TV, Georgia

• Girl Without a Hijab, Elene Tsintsadze, Imedi TV, Georgia

ADAMI Media Prize for TV-Entertainment (Fiction)

• Mother,  Vıtalı Gaidarji, Media Birlii, Moldova

• Country of Songs, Stanislav Medvedev, UA:PERSHYI, Ukraine

ADAMI Media Prize for Web Videos

• Poetry from the Swamp, Dima Dedok, Belarus

• Giulgun from Tekalo, Eka Kevanishvili, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Tbilisi Bureau, Georgia

• Bounded by Memories, Christina Soloyan, Chai Khana, Armenia

ADAMI Media Prize for Young Adami

• Safe Zone, Arpi Bekaryan, Chai Khana, Georgia

• 16 Year-Old Wives, Gulgun Mamedkhanova, GIPA, Georgia

• FerryTale, Irina Kiporenko, INDIE LAB, Ukraine 

There will be two Special Mentions and one COVID-19 related Special Mention to be announced live on Tuesday, October 20 at TRM Teleradio Moldova, during the show “Who comes to us” («Кто к нам приходит») at 17.20 (Moldovan time). 

The winners will be revealed in a live international TV broadcast on December 10th.