Press release
Paris, December 1st 2017
The Jury of the 29th International URTI Radio Grand Prix met in Brussels (Belgium), at the kind invitation of the RTBF, on November 30th and December 1st 2017 to draw up the prize list of this year on the theme of “REBORN AFTER…” with 23 countries in competition.
Grand Prix: REBORN AFTER HELL
Directed by Dan-Eugen Vasiliu
Romanian Radio, Romania
- Silver Medal: NYOS: LA RENAISSANCE EN MARCHE
Directed by Pouth Pouth Serge Bertrand
Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), Cameroon
- Bronze Medal: MES ANNÉES BOUM, UNE ENQUÊTE ALGÉRIENNE
A radio series written and produced by Adila Bennedjaï-Zou
Directed by Marie Plaçais and Emmanuel Geoffroy
Radio France, France Culture, France
- Jacques Matthey-Doret Award for Discovery: THE REBIRTH OF RIVER VARATTAR
Directed by Leelamma Mathew
All India Radio, India
In 2017, the winner of the Radio GRAND PRIX will get a 500 dollar reward.
Finalists:
- Until the sun comes up - Caroline Berliner - Le Bruit et la fureur/FACR/ACSR Wallonie-Bruxelles International/FOKAL - Belgium
- La Renaissance du Leda - Iya Acham Alim - CRTV - Cameroon
- Les métamorphoses selon Guy-Marcel et Gabriel - Caroline Gillet et Flora Bernard Radio France, France Inter, France
- It blows against it… refugee stories - Maria Nikolaou - ERT Komotinis - Greece
- Les Petits Voisins du Soleil - Sofia Fagroud - SNRT, Radio Chaîne Inter - Morocco
- To return - Katinka Baehr - NTR Radio Doc - Netherlands
Contact: prixradio@urti.org
