Babelsberg Media Awards

The Babelsberg Media Awards were a series of media awards that were jointly awarded every year until 2010 by the Society for the Perception of Film and Television Rights (GWFF) Munich, the Berlin-Brandenburg Broadcasting Corporation (RBB) and the Babelsberg Film University Konrad Wolf , HFF, in Potsdam- Babelsberg were awarded.

Erich Kästner TV Prize

The “Erich Kästner TV Prize” was a prize for the best German-language children's and youth television program, which was donated by the GWFF and endowed with 25,500 euros (originally: 50,000 DM).

The candidates were proposed by public and private program providers. The award-winning films - based on Erich Kästner - should be characterized by non-violence, fantasy, creativity and natural tension.

Advancement award for the best graduate film

The sponsorship award for the best graduate film was awarded in the categories of feature film and documentary film . The award for the best feature film was donated by the GWFF, the award for the best documentary film was donated by the RBB. Both prizes were endowed with 18,000 euros (originally: 35,000 DM).

The candidates were proposed by the respective universities by submitting films, CD-ROMs and other innovative media technology works as well as television productions. The prize money should only be used for audiovisual productions after graduation.

Acting award

The Acting Award was first donated in 2010 to honor outstanding acting achievements. The prize was endowed with 7,000 euros.

Goal setting

With the annual award of the media prizes, a continuous analysis and evaluation of the existing television offers for children and young people as well as the encouragement and motivation of the students at the media universities should be achieved in order to realize original, creative and innovative productions.

Award winners

Erich Kästner TV Prize

• 2000: Thomas Brückner for the script for the film Küss mich, Frosch
• 2001: Marc-Andreas Bochert for directing the contribution Die Spezialistenshow in the ZDF series Achterbahn
• 2002: Georg Bussek for the script and direction of the ZDF contribution Die Überflieger, Part 3: Stars and holiday stress
• 2003: Willi Weitzel - representing the team - for the episode “How about death?” From the Willi wills Wissen series , BR
• 2004: Susanne Seidel for the animated film Pantoffelhelden (broadcast on WDR )
• 2005: Hagen Winterhoff for the feature film Heroes in Wellington Boots (submitted by SWR, broadcasting slot ARTE )
• 2006: Irina Popow (director) for the episode You shouldn't commit adultery from the series “Our 10 Commandments” (submitted by MDR , slot KI.KA ).
• 2008: Kinderfilm GmbH for the episode No Back from the Krimi.de series
• 2009: Simone Grabs for the documentary "Moritz - it would be nice if she becomes an angel ...", from the series strong! (submitted by ZDF , slot KI.KA )
• 2010: the production team of " Die Sendung mit der Maus - Spezial South Africa", production tvision GmbH - submitter WDR

Award for the best graduate film - feature film

• 2001: Hans Weingartner for Das weisse Rauschen , graduation film, Art Academy for Media Cologne , KHM
• 2002: Cornelius Meckseper for On the Trail of Operation Moonstorm , graduation film, Baden-Württemberg Film Academy
• 2003: Franz Müller for Science Fiction , graduation film, Art Academy for Media Cologne, KHM
• 2004: Maren Ade for The Forest for the Trees , graduation film, University of Television and Film Munich
• 2005: Sören Senn for KussKuss , graduation film, Babelsberg University for Film and Television "Konrad Wolf", HFF
• 2006: Michael Dreher for Fair Trade , graduation film, University of Television and Film Munich
• 2007: Reto Caffi for On the Line , graduation film, Academy of Media Arts Cologne, KHM
• 2008: Katrin Hohendahl and Hanno Olderdissen for Robin , graduation film, International Film School Cologne , IFS
• 2009: Hannes Driver for Free Land , graduation film, Hamburg Media School
• 2010: Florian Schewe for live control , graduation film, HFF Konrad Wolf

Award for the best graduate film - documentary film

• 2001: Rick Minnich for Heaven on Earth , graduation film at the University of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf", HFF
• 2002: Shaheen Dill-Riaz for sand and water , graduation film at the University of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf", HFF
• 2003: Paula Rodriguez for Volver a vernos - Pinochet's Children , graduation film , German Film and Television Academy Berlin , DFFA
• 2004: Mark Wittek for A Área - the area , graduation film, Academy of Media Arts Cologne KHM (co-director: Cristiano Civitillo)
• 2005: Heesook son for Happy Family , graduation film, German film and television academy Berlin
• 2006: Isabel Alvarez for Love, School, Drugs and the Future , graduation film, FH Dortmund , Department of Design, course film and television
• 2007: Maja Classen for Osdorf , graduation film, "Konrad Wolf" University of Film and Television, HFF
• 2008: Annett Schütze and Andreas Banz for When I Cry, My Heart Beats , graduation film, University of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf", HFF
• 2009: Thaïs Odermatt for Nid hei cho , graduation film, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences - Design & Art
• 2010: Pascal Hofmann and Benny Jaberg for Daniel Schmid - Le chat qui pense , graduation film at the Zurich University of the Arts

Acting award

• 2010: Ursula Werner for at the other end and Gerdy Zint for life control

Web links

• Babelsberg Media Awards

Individual evidence

1. ↑ partner. In: Website Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. 2014, accessed August 5, 2015 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Babelsberg Media Awards 2010 awarded. (No longer available online.) In: Website Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. September 24, 2010, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved August 5, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Babelsberg Media Awards 2009 awarded. (No longer available online.) In: Website Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. October 9, 2009, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved August 5, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.