Germania (YouTube)

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GERMANIA
YouTube channel ( portraits )
language German
founding 5th September 2016
channels Germania
Subscribers over 206,000
Calls over 40,000,000
network Wireless

Germania is a German YouTube channel that deals with the issues of migration and Germany as a country of immigration . The channel is the public offer radio- operated and produced GmbH from Hyperbole media.

subjects

Germania paints a picture of Germany by portraying well-known personalities who were either not born in Germany or have a migration background , but have nonetheless lived in Germany for a longer period of time. The guests talk about identity and how they perceive Germany. Often the guests are well-known German rappers like Capital Bra , Samy Deluxe , Eko Fresh or Massiv . But YouTubers like Shirin David or Katja Krasavice or actors like Yasin el Harrouk or Enissa Amani have also been guests at Germania .

From July 24, 2017 to September 21, 2017, videos from the Clarify project were published on the Germania YouTube channel . Visa Vie spoke in this format to well-known German musicians on the occasion of the 2017 federal election about various political and social issues. Short teaser videos appeared at Germania , each announcing the complete conversation, which appeared in audio podcast format. In Clarify among others were Olli Schulz , Clueso and the Lochis guest.

On the Day of German Unity on October 3, 2018, Germania started a three-part special entitled Germania Ost. This category deals with the sense of identity of people who grew up in the former GDR . MC Bomber , Sookee and Romano were guests .

criticism

Emily in Netherlands-Becker raises Germania on time Online right to produce non-critical video, which ultimately will be only the "German public a good feeling." Even if Germania "at least [has] created a platform on which Germans of different origins can talk about their everyday reality", she describes the observations of the participants as "boring" and as uncritical "hymns of praise to home." Samuela Nickel also criticizes Neues Germany the idealization of Germany, which makes the social criticism of everyday racism , of which Germania also reports, "toothless".

Jannis Holl, on the other hand, praised the Frankfurter Allgemeine for the fact that Germania guests told their own stories without being labeled as migrants . The jury of the Grimme Prize described the presentation of “multiculturalism primarily as an opportunity and enrichment” as particularly outstanding . The jury also praised the “relaxed atmosphere” in which the guests tell their stories, as well as the “sophisticated aesthetics” of image and sound.

Nominations and Awards

year price category Won / Nominated
2017 Grimme Online Award Culture and entertainment Nominated
2018 54th Grimme Prize Children & Youth Won
2018 Golden Camera Digital Award Special Award Won

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b GERMANIA - funk. Accessed November 12, 2018 (German).
  2. ↑ a b GERMANIA. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
  3. ↑ GERMANIA: Clarify | Channel trailer. July 24, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2018 .
  4. ^ GERMANIA: Olli Schulz on social justice | Clarify. September 21, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2018 .
  5. ^ "Clarify": Visa Vie talks with musicians - funk. Accessed on November 13, 2018 (German).
  6. ↑ "Unity & Rap & Freedom" and "GERMANIA OST" start on the Day of German Unity - funk. Accessed November 12, 2018 (German).
  7. ↑ Islam on TV: Without humor you are well integrated . In: ZEIT ONLINE . ( zeit.de [accessed on November 14, 2018]).
  8. ^ Felix Langhammer, Axel Gebauer; WARENFORM http://www.warenform.net : Germanic tail structures (new Germany) . ( neue-deutschland.de [accessed on November 14, 2018]).
  9. ↑ Jannis Holl: Integration and Deutschrap: “Germany is really nice rye bread” . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed November 14, 2018]).
  10. ↑ a b Germania (ZDF / funk) . ( grimme-preis.de [accessed on November 12, 2018]).
  11. ^ Germania . ( grimme-online-award.de [accessed on November 12, 2018]).
  12. ↑ Grimme Online Award 2017: "Datteltäter" and "Germania" nominated - funk. Accessed November 12, 2018 (German).
  13. ↑ GERMANIA wins Grimme Prize - funk. Accessed November 12, 2018 (German).
  14. ↑ Best of Entertainment: Winner Special Award: Germania . ( goldenekamera.de [accessed on November 12, 2018]).
  15. ↑ GERMANIA wins YouTube GOLDEN KAMERA Digital Award - funk. Accessed November 12, 2018 (German).