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1 Circom Report CIRCOM Regional Newsmonthlyl CR is the European Association of 380 Public Regional TV Stations in 38 countriesl July 2001/No 21 Over 250 participants at the Porto conference With over 250 participants the 19th CIRCOM Regional conference in Porto was one of the best attended – ever. The largest delegation, according to the official list of participants, was the one from Slovenia (22), followed by France (16), Germany(11), Netherlands (10), Belgium (9), Poland (8) and Sweden (8). Other countries represented were Austria (3), Bosnia/Herzegovina (1), Bulgaria (2). Croatia (4), Denmark (4), Slovakia (2), Spain (5), Greece (3), Hungary (4), Ireland (4), Italy (1), Yugoslavia (4), Norway (3), UK (2), Czech Rep. (1), Romania (6), Swiss (4), Russia (1) and Portugal (5). CR delegation to EP president Nicole Fontaine More info on enlargement is priority for EuroParliament European TV stations should do more to inform citizens about the enlargement of the European Union. This is the message passed to the CIRCOM Regional delegation that was accepted for a 30 minute meeting with the European Parliament President Nicole Fontaine. Mrs. Fontaine, who was the Director of the A 3-page photo report from the Porto called “an old friend of Audiovisual Division, Jean - conference on pages 5 – 7 Circom” by the CR President Charles Pierron and from the as she handed out prizes to same division, Kirsten Prix Circom winners in two Tingsted Andersen. May 28 – 31 is the next cases, listened with interest CR conference in Kosice about the CR activities and The CR delegation, headed possibilities. “We are here to by President Lefty Kosice in Slovakia will be the site of the thank you” added CR Kongalides, consisted by 2002 CIRCOM Regional conference, President, who referred to the General Secretry, Marie – which celebrates its 20th anniversary. funds given to CR projects by Paule Urban and the new The dates have been decided as follows: the European Parliament. General Secretary Marja May 26 the Executive Committee Nemsic. meeting, May 27 the European Board, Present at the meeting were Full report on page 8. May 28 – 31 the conference. 2 171 entries for the 2001 Prix Circom There were 171 entries – a record – for this year’s PRIX Circom. They were spread as follows: News: 19, Current Affairs: 45, Documentaries: 83, Cross Border: 23. The judging procedure took place in Orebro, Sweden, with SVT as the host station. Per-Eric Nordquist and CR national coordinator for Sweden, Per – Ake Krook, were present offering a warm welcome and contributed greatly to the efficiency of the judging procedure. The judges were: Jordi Ambros-TV Catalunya, Spain Jean Marie Belin-France 3 Jerzy Boj-TVP Gdansk Sonia Nic Giolla Easbuig-Ligid Productions and TG4, Ireland George Botsos-ERT3 Thessaloniki, Greece Marianne Holst Hyrlov-TV2 Fyn, Denmark Laszslo Matay-MTV Hungary Representatives of the jury with Mr. Johnny Anderson, Chairman of the Judges Mayor of Orebro 3 Porto 2001 How regional TV stations keep Awards for freelance In touch with their environment camera - operators The debate circled around how the differences between national and Does your TV station employ a freelance regional broadcasters should be made known to the public. A BBC Midlands camera – operator who has captured some story about the foot and mouth disease was shown as an example o how to exceptionally good images in the past year? avoid an emotional coverage of a subject. A tricky thing to do on a regional broadcaster. Entries are now being invited for the 2001 Rory Peck Awards, which recognise the best work from freelance cameramen and The weather reports are still seen as their properties in order to abolish a very good way to reach regional the minority feeling of regional TV camerawomen around the world. The London public. An example coming from stations towards the national ones. – based Rory Peck Trust honours those Germany was to bring common High professional standards must freelancers who have shown skill, initiative people to the studio and let them be used equally by all TV stations. and courage, and raises money for the families present the weather forecast. After “begging” for a coffee of those killed or injured at work. Another astonishing example brought break, Professor Jankowski pointed There are four categories this year – Hard in the discussion, followed by a few out that the most important is the News, Features, The Freelancer’ Choice, and laughs, was that of a local TV station content and the structure of the the Sony Impact Award. The deadline for in the Check Republic, that has a programs. Nevertheless, digital entries is September 3, with the awards weather report presented by almost technology must be used, as long as naked local girls, as Sandra Basic it is understood as a tool. ceremony in London on October 18. Entry Hrvatin, Head of the Journalism Therefore, regional TV’s should forms are on the website: Department at the Ljublijana become increasingly interactive www.oneworld.org/rorypeck Contact: University, critically pointed out. and broadcasters must learn how to 442072625272. A lot of regional programs are seen use the new technologies. DV as copies of national broadcast cams applied with Adobe Premier products. According to Nicholas (in editing software) are known to Jankowski, (Professor at the save a lot of time and costs, added CR stations’ Communications Department of the Rick Thompson, the head of the Nijmegen University, Netherlands) Circom Training Workshop for co-productions this is a step towards failure. Young Journalists. Regional broadcasters must underline The co-productions meeting started with Current Programs from several countries of Europe. The following programs were Successful programs discussed: “The Wheels of Time”, RTBF; “50 et un monde”, France 3, “Meditterraneo”, RAI. There is a project and formats in Europe still running for the next 5 years called “City Folk”, which approaches the new Andre Lange (European Audiovisuals Observatory, Professor at the multicultural life in big European cities. University of Brussels) presented his study “The Fragmented In the session of the Co-prodution Fragmentation”. He showed the various models of regional television in proposals on youth programmes several Europe. According to Professor Lange, teleshopping companies were the projects were presented: “P.S. or Made by ones that had the biggest growth rate from 1995 until 1999. He also analysed youth. About youth. For youth”, stv, “Life the shares and the market evolution in european countries. The chairman of Marktest, Luis Queiros, presented the work of his like a film” and “Roots of the future” both company, explaining how the audiences are measured in Portugal. A few by RTV Slovenia. The first one is made by new instruments, still unavailable, like “Personnal People Meters” can be teenagers and the films are always about used on TV and radio receivers. These studies must be independent and something of their own lives. Professionals rigorous, in order to be reliable. The costs are very high since the wide are in charge the post-production but the audience public must be measured. The problem is that most young viewers young filmmakers make the final decisions. don’t want to be measured because they fear being controlled. Mr. Queiros Since 1999 the STV has produced 82 films ended his speech by presenting his company’s site, where the clients can like this. choose any kind of “sophisticated”, but still there were some doubts amongst “Life like a film” is based on a short story the people present. The last speaker, Mr. Carlos Pinto Coelho, a journalist and TV presenter in written by Nejka Omahen, 14, and it Portugal, explained how he managed to make a successful program on a became a Slovenian best seller. Finally, difficult issue. He first reported on how his old Cultural TV project failed: “Roots of the Future” shows portraits “culture and journalism are incompatible in TV or (worse), portuguese people featuring talented slovene children. By don’t want culture on their TV”. His new project “ACONTECE” a daily program that shows a region of a country news program on culture, has been a success since 1994. There we can see guided by a personality. SWR TV proposed the latest news on culture, from theatre, to dance, painting exhibitions or to cover the first hundred days of the Euro books. It is broadcast to other portuguese speaking countries in Africa and and try to draw conclusions on its success or through satellite to Europe. “ACONTECE” has received two of the most failure in european nations – “The first important awards for journalism in Portugal. hundred days of the Euro”. 4 Two studios jointly organise this year’s event The program Euromusica goes to Sopron of Euromusica Thursday, 13. September 2001 Arrival and Eisenstadt, Sept 13- 17 Transfer to Sopron ( if needed ) Taking up lodging in Sopron The Regional Studio Sopron Hungarian Television/MTV and the Meeting of producers 17.00 Regional Studio Eisenstadt ORF, in Sopron and Eisenstadt Welcome drink at the town hall respectively, will jointly organize Euromusica this year in of Sopron 20.00 September 13-17. Dinner 21.00 The hosting company provides the organiseres know as soon Friday, 14. September 2001 and finances hotel accomodation as possible so that they can Visiting Sopron and full board to a four-member make the appropriate Departure from Sopron by band and a television producer. arrangements in due course. train to Eisenstadt Those who participate with Concerts in Eisenstadt, Rust more people have to cover the The recording will be done on and Mörbisch ( Organized by expenses of those exceeding the Beta SP stereo sound ( gala ) ORF Eisenstadt ) above number. However, hotel and digit Beta ( reportage).