The selection committee has completed the process to select three awardees for 2021/22. The training and mentorship provided by the scheme will continue in spite of Covid 19 restrictions.The 2021 winners are: Laura Palanne (Finland), Brian Byrne (Ireland), Martyna Šulskutė ( Lithuania) Congratulations to all three candidates and well done to all those who applied … More Congratulations to the 2021/22 Åke Blomström award winners

Dear Colleagues, The Åke Blomström Award offers to young and promising radio feature makers the chance to attend a special documentary training program, to join the International Feature Conference 2021 and to participate in the Prix Europa 2021. The grant award supports young radio talents who are at the beginning of their careers. We are … More Åke Blomström Award 2021 CALLING YOUNG RADIO PRODUCERS

The selection committee has completed the process to select three awardees for 2020/21. The 2020 winners are Lena Loehr ( Germany), Dries Hiroux (Belgium) and Agnieszka Szwajgier (Poland). Congratulations to all three candidates and well done to all those who applied but didn’t make it this year. There were 30 applications this year and many … More Update on the 2020/21 Åke Blomström award: Completed the process to select three awardees for 2020/21

The three lucky Ake Blomstrom Award 2020 winners are: (left to right) Agnieszka Szwajgier- Poland Dries Hiroux- Belguim Lena Loehr- Germany Coordinator training – Edwin Brys, Belgium Chair ABA – Tim Desmond ( RTÉ, Ireland) HOME PAGE ABA – ifc2.wordpress.com/ake-blomstrom-home/    

Dear Colleagues, The Åke Blomström Award offers to young and promising radio feature makers the chance to attend a special documentary training program, to join the International Feature Conference 2020 and to participate in the Prix Europa 2020. The grant award supports young radio talents who are at the beginning of their career as feature … More Call out for ‘Åke Blomström Award’ 2020 – GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG RADIO PRODUCERS

The new Ake Blomström Training 2019-2020 has started at Castlemartyr (Cork, Ireland) just before the IFC. Two full days of turning radio doc and podcast upside down and inside out.  

The three lucky Ake Blomstrom Award 2019 winners are: (left to right) Vivien Schütz – Germany Marta Medvesek – Croatia Claudia Gschweitl – Austria   Coordinator training – Edwin Brys, Belgium Chairwoman ABA – Gabriela Hermer (RBB- Germany)  

Dear Colleagues, The Åke Blomström Award offers to young and promising radio feature makers the chance to attend a special documentary training program, to join the International Feature Conference and to participate in the Prix Europa 2019. The grant addresses young radio talents who are at the beginning of their career as feature makers. We … More Åke Blomström Award 2019 – GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG RADIO PRODUCERS

The winners of the Ake Blomstrom Award 2018: Vita Ličytė, Lithuania Martina Pouchlá, Czech republic Étienne Röder, Germany Louise Esbensen, Denmark Coordinator training : Edwin Brys, Belgium Chairwoman ABA : Gabriela Hermer ( RBB- Germany)

.. Dear Colleagues, The Åke Blomström Award offers to young and promising radio feature makers the chance to attend a special documentary training program, to join the International Feature Conference and to participate in the Prix Europa 2018. Read this CALL with: The Award addresses young radio talents who are at the beginning of their … More Åke Blomström Award 2018 – GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG RADIO PRODUCERS

The winners of the Ake Blomstrom Award 2017: Peter Daatland, Norway Sahar Zand, Great Britain Karen Mørk, Danmark Coaches: Simon Elmes ( ex- BBC) Robert Barkman ( (Swedish Radio ) Franziska Dorau ( ORF ) Coordinator training : Edwin Brys, Belgium Chairwoman ABA : Gabriela Hermer ( RBB- Germany)

WEDNESDAY May 11th 18.00h “30th anniversary of the Åke Blomström Award” Celebration at Studio 3 Exactly thirty years ago, the Åke Blomström Award – back then called Åke Blomström Memorial Prize – was given to young, promising feature makers for the first time. Many of the winners became renowned feature masters afterwards. Peter Leonhard Braun, … More IFC 2016 – “30th anniversary of the Åke Blomström Award” +AUDIO

AKE BLOMSTROM TRAINING STARTED FOR ‘AKE BLOMSTROM AWARD’ (ABA) WINNERS 2016 This radio documentary training started in Vienna on 7 and 8 May for: Olga Mickiewicz (Poland), Hannes Opel  (Germany) Mikkel Vuorela (Denmark) Coaches/trainers are: Ingo Kottkamp (Deutschland Radio) Eva Nachmilnerova (Czech Radio) Simon Elmes (ex-BBC) and coordinator Edwin Brys (Belgium) AKA HOMEPAGE

Last year at the IFC 2015 in Lublin we had the pleasure to announce you the 3 winners of the annual Ake Blomström Award : Stine de Klauman from Denmark, Kateryna Zaitseva from Ukraina Hana Walker-Brown from the United Kingdom. Both in Lublin ( just before IFC) and later in Berlin (just before the Prix … More AKE BLOMSTROM AWARD TRAINING 2015-2016 – The programmes of the winners, now available, ready for listening! #ifcvienna +AUDIO

  IFC HOME The EBU Features Group met in Vienna (Feb 22/23) to select programmes for the 2016 International Features Conference. This year, we listened to 41 entries from countries around the world. We were impressed by the overall standard and believe that we have chosen submissions that will contribute to a great conference. IFC … More IFC 2016 – 20 Features selected

The winners of the Ake Blomström Award 2016. (the jury of the Ake Blomström Award 2016 chose three promising candidates who will go through the adventure of feature making for the next 12 months & IFC 2016)   Olga Mickiewicz from Poland Hannes Opel from Germany Mikkel Vuorela from Danmark Their coaches are: Simon Elmes, … More ‘Åke Blomström Award’ Winners 2016

The three winners of the ‘Ake Blomstrom Award’ competition this year, that we are going to send to Leipzig, best Elisabeth Ake Blomstrom Award (ABA) HOME 1. Hugo Lavett (Sweden) WOMAN FOUND DEAD BY LAKE SHORE An autumn day in 2008 Agneta Westlund is found dead by a lake in Loftahammar in Småland. The police … More ABA 2014 – ‘Ake Blomström Award’ winners

The Åke Blomström 2014 Call for Entries is attached » DOWNLOAD Careful: take note that the rules have been slightly amended. Most important: the age limit dropped to 30 years And people who attend the competition must be prepared to spend a whole year on making a new documentary in a special training /mentoring programme! … More ABA 2014 – First CALL for Entries: ‘Ake Blomström 2014’

again, now after IFC 2013 by: Elisabeth Stratka Proud to present the three winners of the Ake Blomstrom competition 2013: Zoë Comyns, Mohamed Amjahid, and Steven Rajam, out of 18 submissions. (The three of them are going to come to the Conference in Bergen, but only two programs will be presented at the IFC 2013)

The deadline for the Åke Blomström competition is 8th January 2013 – this is some weeks earlier than last year. (download attachment here or here – UPD Dec 06 ’12)

UPDATED: Dec 06, 2012 (> attachment > e-mail confirming after ftp upload) UPDATED: Dec 03, 2012 (> attachment > ftp address) GREAT POSSIBILITY FOR A YOUNG RADIO PRODUCER Dear colleagues, Each year young and promising feature makers have the possibility to get money from the Åke Blomström Memorial Prize to attend the International Feature Conference. … More ABA 2013 – Call for the ‘Åke Blomström’ entries

Report by: Elisabeth Stratka,  Head of the Ǻke Blomström Committee ORF Ö1 Feature Austria Each year young and promising feature makers have the possibility to get money from the Åke Blomström Memorial Prize to attend the International Feature Conference. This year, 2012, there have been 14 entries to the  Ake Blomstrom Memorial Award. The IFC … More IFC 2012 @’Ake Blomström’ winners

reminder   GREAT POSSIBILITY FOR A YOUNG RADIO PRODUCER   Dear Colleagues,   Each year 3 young and promising feature makers have the possibility to get money from the Ake Blomstrom Memorial Prize to attend the International Features Conference. The prize money will cover the travel, the stay and living expenses during the Conference. On … More Call for Ake Blomström entries – deadline is 16 January 2010