Prix Italia 2015 – A Winner and a Shortlist

Isabelle Engels

The radio documentary Two Mothers, produced by Isabelle Engels (ORF, Austria), has won the “Special Prize of the President of the Italian Republic,” dedicated to the radio program in competition which best promotes gender equality.
The prize was awarded on September 23^rd at the Prix Italia by the Mayor of Turin, Piero Fassino.

This documentary was selected by the jury, chaired by Jorunn Hope, for its ability to represent the challenges of motherhood from very different points of view: the story is told with simplicity, through the voices of the children, without any special effects, and combines the topic of maternity with the up-to-date issues of migration and the loss of identity.

SHORTLIST

(update: Sep 24, 5pm)

For the category Documentary and Reportage, the jury has chosen just one short list for the Documentary category:

Two Mothers (ORF, Austria), see above
Ella from Prague (Radio24SYV, Denmark)
The Black Saint (Sveriges Radio, Sweden) WINNER 2015

For Radio Drama the jury has chosen the finalists for the Original Drama category:

On the Shore Dimly Seen (ABC, Australia),
Five Modern Tales (CBC/SRC, Canada) WINNER 2015
The Hour of Rabbit (NPO, Holland).

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