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Media prizes; award ceremony
The Bavarian State Government awards four media prizes in cooperation with the industry and the Bavarian Minister President can also award an honorary prize.
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The State Government awards the following four Bavarian Media Prizes:
Bavarian Film Prize
Since 1979, the Bavarian State Government has awarded the Bavarian Film Prize for outstanding achievements in German filmmaking on the recommendation of an independent jury in order to emphasize the importance of cinema as a cultural asset. It is endowed with prize money totaling 300,000 euros. This makes the Bavarian Film Award one of the most highly endowed and coveted awards of its kind in Germany. The prize symbol is the porcelain figure Pierrot from the comedia dell'arte by Franz-Anton Bustelli.
The individual prizes are intended to honor outstanding artistic achievements. They can be awarded for the following areas in particular:
- Acting performance
- Direction
- Screenplay
- Cinematography / image design
- Editing
- Soundtrack
- Set Design
- Costumes
- animation
- Visual Effects
At least one of the individual prizes should honor the outstanding achievement of a young talent. The earmarked "Best Film" prize is awarded to the production company responsible for the realization of the film. It is awarded to the outstanding German film that makes the best overall impression and is endowed with up to 200,000 euros. Up to three films can be nominated. The jury decides on the distribution of the prize money between the nominees and the winner. The prize money must be used for the production of a new feature-length film.
In addition, the Bavarian Minister President may award an honorary prize ("Prize of the Minister President"). The "Prize of the Bavarian Minister President" has already been awarded to numerous well-known film greats, such as Roland Emmerich, Margarethe von Trotta, Werner Herzog, Hannelore Elsner, Bruno Ganz, Volker Schlöndorff, Wim Wenders and Mario Adorf.
The members of the selection committee as well as the transnational associations and institutions of German film and the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern are entitled to nominate candidates.
Blue Panther - TV & Streaming Award
"Blue Panther - TV & Streaming Award" - this has been the title of the Bavarian Television Award since 2022. In addition to the name, the content has also changed. In addition to TV productions, productions for streaming platforms or web creators with top-class formats for social media platforms can now also receive an award.
It is awarded by an independent jury in the following five categories:
- Information / Journalism
- Fiction
- Entertainment
- Culture/Education
- Social Media
An independent jury of recognized experts will decide on the awards. In the Entertainment and Social Media categories, prizes can be awarded with the involvement of the public.
The award is organized by Medien.Bayern GmbH and supported by the Bavarian Regulatory Authority for New Media (BLM) and the media companies Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Prime Video, RTL Deutschland, Seven.One Entertainment Group GmbH, Sky Deutschland, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) / 3sat and Netflix. The prize is sponsored by the Bavarian State Chancellery.
The awards will be presented during the week of the MEDIENTAGE MÜNCHEN, among others by Minister President Dr. Markus Söder.
Bavarian Print Prize
The Bavarian Print Award has been recognizing outstanding achievements in the print industry since 2000, underlining Bavaria's importance as the most important publishing and print media location in Germany. This prize, which is unique in Germany, is awarded every two years by the Bavarian State Government in cooperation with the Bavarian Newspaper Publishers Association (VBZV), the MVFP Media Association of the Free Press e. V. - Bavarian State Representation and the Bavarian Printing and Media Association (VDMB).
Awards are presented in the following three categories:
- "Newspaper" category: awards are given for new approaches to the publication of newspaper content and the marketing of media.
- Magazine" category: Awards are given to particularly innovative new magazines or successful relaunches.
- Print" category: Awards are given for high-quality and outstanding print products.
An independent jury of recognized print experts decides on the awarding of the Bavarian Print Prize.
The Bavarian Minister President awards an honorary prize to a personality who has rendered outstanding services to Bavaria as a print media location through their entrepreneurial activities.
The prize symbol is the goddess of victory Nike, a figurine from the Nymphenburg porcelain manufactory.
Bavarian Book Prize
Since 2014, the Bavarian Book Prize has been awarded annually to the best new publication of the year in the non-fiction and fiction categories. It underlines Bavaria's importance as the most important publishing location in Germany and creates awareness for German-language authors, reading and the leading medium of books.
The prize, which is endowed with 10,000 euros, is awarded by the Bavarian regional association of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association with the support of the Bavarian state government.
The concept is unique in Germany: on the evening of the award ceremony, a high-caliber jury deliberates live in front of an invited audience on six nominated titles in the two categories "fiction" and "non-fiction" and then selects the best new German-language publication of the year.
The Bavarian Minister President also awards an honorary prize to an author for their literary achievements.
The prize symbol is a white lion from the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg.
Since 2020, the 'Bayern 2' Audience Award has also been presented as part of the Bavarian Book Prize.
Further prizes and awards from the Free State of Bavaria
Further prizes and awards can be found sorted by topic in the Politics section of the Bavarian State Government portal.
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Film and television; application for funding
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Status: 06.06.2025
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