Video champion
The Video Champion (formerly DVD Champion ) is a former media prize that has been awarded annually by the specialist publisher Busch Entertainment Media since 2000 as part of the Video Night (formerly Entertainment Night , DVD Night ). Awards went to DVD and Blu-ray productions ( Program Awards ) and people from the music and film industry ( Personality Awards ). The jury consists of editors and film experts from the specialist magazines VideoMarkt , and Blickpunkt: Film .
As of 2009, the Video Download Award was also presented for the most successful film of the year distributed on the Internet.
Award winners
2000
- Feature film: Anatomy
- Children's film: Tobias Totz and his lion
- Music: Arthaus Music
- Special Interest: 100 years of FC Bayern
- Games: Outcast
2001
- National feature film: Crazy
- Music: Peter Maffay - Thirty years ago today
- International feature film: Terminator 2 - Reckoning Day
- Children's film: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"
- Special Interest: Oral chair - only the very best
- Entertainment software : Encarta Encyclopedia Professional 2002
- Special Award: Imagion
2002
Program Awards
- German film: The shoe of Manitu
- International film: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
- Family entertainment: the little polar bear
- Special Edition: Pearl Harbor (Director's Cut)
- Music: BAP - Övverall
Personality Awards
- Creative Award: Vicomedia, Wilfried Wareka & Almut Frühau
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Jack Valenti
- Trade Award: Leopold Stiefel, Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH
2003
Program Awards
- Audience award: the pianist
- German film: Good Bye, Lenin!
- International film: Gangs of New York (Special Edition)
- Family Entertainment: The Lion King (Special Edition)
- Special Edition: Metropolis (Transit Classics Deluxe Edition)
- Box set: Monty's Encyclopythonia
- Music: Xavier Naidoo - All the best before us
Personality Awards
- Creative Award: Janosch
- Library Award: Kinowelt Home Entertainment
- Studio Award: Imagion AG
- Trade Award: amazon.de
2004
Program Awards
- Audience Award: The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Special Extended Edition )
- German film: Die Wilder Kerle (Limited Edition)
- International film: Donnie Darko (Collector's Edition)
- TV program: Star Trek - Starship Enterprise: Season 1
- Animation: Spirited Away (Deluxe Edition)
- Special Edition: Panic Room (Special Edition)
- Box set: The Blues - Limited Guitar Edition
- Music: Schiller - life
Personality Awards
- Creative Award: Oliver Kalkofe for Kalkofe's flat screen and Der Wixxer
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Ephraim Kishon for life's work
- Artistic Achievement Award: Dick Brave and the Backbeats alias Sasha
- Merit Award: Joachim Tielke, Managing Director of GVU for successful anti-piracy work
- Studio Award: digital media production (dmp) with Sonopress and Concorde Home Entertainment "for the first European WMV HD DVD productions"
2005
Program Awards
- Audience Award: The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Special Extended Edition )
- German film: The downfall
- International film: Million Dollar Baby
- Family Entertainment: The Incredibles - The Incredibles
- TV program: Didi - The Subtenant Collection
- Special Edition: Hellboy - Director's Cut
- Special Interest: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? - DVD game
- Box set: Edgar Wallace Edition 1–8
- Music: Till Brönner - A Night in Berlin
Personality Awards
- Creative Award: Süddeutsche Zeitung and Klaus Füreder for the SZ-Cinemathek
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Hans W. Geißendörfer for his life's work
- Studio Award: GLS Studios, Matthias Stiehler "for outstanding achievements in the DVD market and the associated, important support in the marketing of German films"
- Movie Award: Christoph Müller , Sven Burgemeister , Marc Rothemund , Fred Breinersdorfer for Sophie Scholl - The Last Days
- Music Artist Award: Katie Melua
2006
Program Awards
- Audience Award: The Chronicles of Narnia: The King of Narnia
- German film: NVA
- International film: The Phantom of the Opera
- Family entertainment: The robber Hotzenplotz
- TV program: The storm surge
- Special Edition: The Last Emperor
- Special Interest: FIFA World Cup 2006 - The highlights: Germany - "World Champion of Hearts" ( Studio Hamburg )
- Boxset / Collection: Planet of the Apes - The limited collector's edition
- Music: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Personality Awards
- Artist Award: Otto Waalkes "for his versatile work on DVD"
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Peter Schamoni for his life's work
- Library Award: Koch Media Germany , U. Bruckner, S. Kapelari "for the loving release of classics and cult films"
- Marketing Award: Universum Film , L. Simoens, A. Pallasch "for the successful label ufa anime"
- Merit Award: Wolfgang Otterstein "for his many years of involvement in the video market"
- Music Award: BAP for the band's 30th anniversary
2007
Program Awards
- Audience Award: Casino Royale (Collector's Edition)
- German Film: News from Wixxer (Special Edition)
- International Film: Pan's Labyrinth (Deluxe Edition) and The Da Vinci Code - The Da Vinci Code (Cryptogram Gift Set)
- Family Entertainment: The Wild Chickens and Love (Limited Edition)
- TV program: The legendary four-part TV series: Highlights of TV entertainment
- Special Edition: Sin City (Recut Edition)
- Special Interest: Eckart von Hirschhausen for his DVD Glücksbringer Live
- Boxset / Collection: James Bond (Ultimate Edition)
- High Definition Spider-Man Trilogy (Blu-ray)
- Music: Rammstein for their album Völkerball
Personality and Business Awards
- Artist Award: Olli Dittrich
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Joachim Fuchsberger for his life's work
- Music Award: PUR
- Studio Award: Imagion, Michael Becker and Andreas Thran "for the commitment in the emerging high-definition market"
- Packaging Award: Pozzoli, Giovanna Toffetti, Luigi Pozzoli and Timmy Treu "for creative DVD packaging"
- Pioneer Award: Werner Wirsing , CEO of ems new media AG "for his pioneering work in the German DVD market"
- Creative Award: Kinowelt Home Entertainment
2008
Program Awards
- Audience award: Keinohrhasen
- German Film: The Wave (Premium Edition)
- International film: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Limited Special Edition)
- Family Entertainment: High School Musical 2 (Extended Dance Edition)
- TV & Comedy: 24 (all seasons 1–6)
- Special Edition: Blade Runner (Ultimate Collectors Edition)
- Box set: Wolfgang Petersen Film Collection
- Music: Once
- Documentaries: At the Limit (Speed Record Edition)
Personality Awards
- Artist Award: Til Schweiger
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Volker Schlöndorff for his life's work
- World Award: Dolph Lundgren
- Music Award: Howard Carpendale
Business Awards
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment "for the enforcement of the Blu-ray format and the introduction of BD-Live technology"
2009
Program Awards
- Audience Award: Twilight - Bite to Dawn
- German film: The Baader Meinhof Complex (Blu-ray)
- International film: Illuminati
- Family Entertainment: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Blu-ray, Diamond Edition)
- TV & Comedy: The Simpsons (Seasons 11 & 12)
- Special Edition: Gladiator (Blu-ray)
- Box set: the authors' film publisher
- Music: Stomp (Live 2008)
- Documentaries: Woodstock (Ultimate Collector's Edition)
Personality Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Armin Mueller-Stahl for his life's work
- Artist Award: Nadja Uhl
- Producer award: Bernd Eichinger
- Comedy Award: Michael Mittermeier
Business Awards
- Universum Kids "for the responsible and successful marketing of children's topics"
- Studio Hamburg Distribution & Marketing "for setting standards in the marketing of TV crime classics with the street sweeper edition"
Video Download Award
- Warner Bros. "for more than 100,000 downloads of The Dark Knight "
2010
Program Awards
- Audience Award: Avatar - Departure for Pandora
- German film: Wickie and the strong men (helmet edition)
- International film: Inglourious Basterds (Limited Collector's Edition)
- TV National: The Commissioner (Collection 1)
- TV International: The Sopranos (gift box + 2 bonus discs)
- Box set: Alien Anthology (Limited Edition "Egg")
- Family Entertainment: Above (4 Disc Set)
- Music: "Westernhagen - Between the Lines" by Marius Müller-Westernhagen
- Special Interest: Keep Surfing
Personality Awards
- Artist Award: Sibel Kekilli , Friedrich Mücke and Matthias Schweighöfer
- Producer award: Quirin Berg and Max Wiedemann
Business Awards
- Imagion AG for "First 3D Blu-ray from an independent studio in Europe" ( Grand Canyon Adventure )
- polyband Medien "for the outstanding program marketing in the area of special interest "
Video Download Award
- Warner Bros. "for more than 150,000 downloads of Sherlock Holmes "
2011
Program Awards
- Audience Award: Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides (Blu-ray 3D, + Blu-ray 2D)
- German Film: Kokowääh (2-Disc Soundtrack Edition)
- International film: True Grit (Limited Premium Edition, Steelbook, + DVD, incl. Digital copy, wooden box)
- TV National: The Pillars of the Earth (Special Edition)
- Special Edition (Catalog): Apocalypse Now (Full Disclosure Deluxe Edition)
- Box set: Star Wars: Complete Saga I-VI
- Family Entertainment: The Lion King (Diamond Edition)
- Music: "Udo Lindenberg - MTV Unplugged: Live from the Hotel Atlantic" by Udo Lindenberg
- Special Interest: Pina (3D Deluxe Edition)
Personality Awards
- World Award: Vitali Klitschko and Wladimir Klitschko for Klitschko
- Comedy Award: Switch reloaded team
- Young Talent Award: Emma Schweiger
- Producer award: Christian Becker
Business Awards
- Capelight Pictures "for outstanding film and product quality"
- GVU - Society for the Prosecution of Copyright Infringements eV "for the closure of kino.to"
Video Download Award
2012
Program Awards
- Audience Award: Pretty Best Friends (Limited Fan Edition)
- International film: The Artist (Limited Award Edition, + audio CD)
- German Film: Turkish for Beginners (Fan Edition, 2 Discs)
- TV: With umbrella, charm and bowler hat - 50th Anniversary Complete Edition
- Family entertainment: Shaun the sheep
- Music: Lichtmond 2 - Universe of Light (Blu-ray 3D, + bonus DVD, + audio CD)
- Collective Edition: Hitchock Collection; James Bond - Bond 50: The Anniversary Collection
- Special Interest: Frozen Planet - Icy Worlds
Personality Awards
- Music Award: Unholy
- Creative Award: Christoph Maria Herbst , producer Ralf Husmann and managing director Ingrid Langheld from Brainpool House Entertainment (for the Stromberg series )
- Comedy Award: Monika Gruber
- Artist Award: Wotan Wilke Möhring
- Lifetime Achievement Award & Producer Award: Günter Rohrbach
Business Awards
- Best Social Media Campaign: 100 Years of Paramount ( Paramount Home Entertainment )
- Digital Distribution: Marketing Strategy Digital Distribution ( Warner Bros. Digital Distribution Germany )
- Merit Award: BVV - Federal Association of Audiovisual Media
2013
Program Awards
- Audience Award: Breaking Dawn - Bite to the End of the Night, Part 1 (2-Disc Fan Edition)
- International film: Django Unchained
- German Film: Cloud Atlas (X Edition)
- TV national: Our mothers, our fathers (Special Edition)
- TV international: Homeland - The complete season 1
- Family Entertainment: Tom Sawyer / The Adventures of Huck Finn (Adventure Box)
- Collector's Edition: Bernd Eichinger - The DVD Collection
- Special Interest: Mia san Champions!
Personality Awards
- Creative Award: Michael Bully Herbig
- Artist Award: Christiane Paul
- Producer award: Stefan Arndt
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Joseph Vilsmaier
Business Awards
2014
Program Awards
- Audience award: Fack ju Göhte
- International film: The Wolf of Wall Street
- German film: Fack ju Göhte
- TV: Breaking Bad
- Family entertainment national: Bibi & Tina - The film
- International family entertainment: The Ice Queen - Completely unabashed
- Collector's Edition: Twin Peaks-The Entire Mistery
- Special Interest: Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Personality Awards
- Creative Award: Bastian Pastewka
- Artist Award: Bjarne Mädel and Gisela Schneeberger
- Producer award: Prof. Nico Hoffmann and Wolf Bauer
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Scorpions
Business Awards
All award winners and reasons come from www.mediabiz.de
Web links
- Report about the Video Night 2008 on KINO.de. Retrieved October 26, 2010 .
- Report about the Video Night 2009 on KINO.de. Retrieved October 26, 2010 .
- Report about the Entertainment Night 2011 on KINO.de. Retrieved March 7, 2012 .
- Report about the Entertainment Night 2012 on KINO.de. Retrieved January 24, 2014 .
- Report about the Entertainment Night 2014 on Ganz-münchen.de. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .