User:Matthiasvon/sandbox/Venice TV Award

The Venice TV Award is a television prize bestowed each year in September. Two weeks after the Venice International Film Festival, a team of  jurors from around the world meet in Venice to select the winners of 15 categories. Prerequisite for a nomination is that the production was first broadcast on a television station. The exception is the New Talent category.

The VENICE TV AWARD is seen as a statement that the TV Industry remains active and successful in today’s social media based society. This award also highlights that the TV industry is a $260 billion industry worldwide with around 38,500 TV channels in operation.

The award is supported by egta, ACT (Association of Commercial TV) and IMZ (International Music + Media Centre). This award brings national and international recognition for quality content.

Award Categories
2019 Nominees from the United Kingdom were most successful, collecting 4 Gold Trophies: Sky won with “Chernobyl“ (co-produced by HBO) and with “Art of Drumming“ in the Performing Arts category. BBC took the Comedy award with ”Don’t Forget the Driver“ and also struck gold in the Youth section with “My Life I Will Survive“. Rewards went as well to France, Brazil, Germany, India, USA, Singapore, Sweden, Italy, Ireland, Czech Republic, Australia, Spain, Israel, Hong Kong, Qatar, Malaysia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Croatia, Taiwan, Norway, Belgium, Finland, The Netherlands and Russia.

2018 the leading countries were United Kingdom and Germany, each with 2 Gold Trophies. United Kingdom won in Documentary with Mosul (Channel4/Mongoose Production) and Light Entertainment - Cruising with Jane McDonald (Channel 5). German Winners were 4Blocks in TV Series (TNT Series) and Generation 44 in Best TV Movie Generation 44 (ARD) produced by Zieglerfilm.

Supporting Associations
ACT (Association of Commercial TV) - The Association of Commercial Television in Europe represents the interests of the leading commercial broadcasters in 37 European countries and is committed to the promotion of original TV content, and the preservation of copyright.

EGTA (European Group of Television Advertising) - The European Association of Advertising Solutions Marketers via Screens and / or Audio Platforms is a non-profit association based in Brussels. The aim of the association is to promote television advertising on a political and social level.

IMZ (International Music + Media Center) - The IMZ International Music + Media Center is a non-profit organization founded in 1961 under the auspices of UNESCO to preserve the performing arts as a cultural asset, and in and through promote audiovisual media. Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.