WRITTEN BY: Annika Pham
Other series competing for Best European TV drama include RÚV’s The Minister, NRK’s Immigrant-ish, both set to air this month, and Yle’s Peacemaker which premiered last week.
Other series competing for Best European TV drama include RÚV’s The Minister, NRK’s Immigrant-ish, both set to air this month, and Yle’s Peacemaker which premiered last week.
The pan-European broadcasting festival celebrating the best European broadcasting programmes and Europe’s cultural diversity, will take place October 18-25 in Potsdam. The Prix Europa awards will be announced October 27.
Sweden has the most nominations (8) among Nordic countries running for best TV programmes. Two series are vying for Best TV Fiction:
Two documentary films are competing in the TV Iris category celebrating cultural diversity:
Three public service mini-series compete for TV Documentary Programme:
Meanwhile Mission Investigate: The Arla Dairy Farm is running for Best TV Current Affairs.
Norway has four TV nominations.
22 July (NRK), winner of the 2020 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize, is vying for Best TV Fiction.
Two series are running in the TV Iris section:
Suicide on Instagram (Part 1) is running for Best TV Documentary.
Finland has three TV nominations:
The Yle/Mediapro crime drama The Paradise also produced by MRP Matila Röhr Productions, is representing Spain at the Prix Europa-Best TV Fiction category.
Meanwhile Iceland is showcasing the highly anticipated political series The Minister, vying for Best TV Fiction. The Sagafilm series starring Olafur Darri Ólafsson premieres September 20 on RÚV.
The series 22 July, The Paradise and the documentary Josefin & Florin were supported by Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
For the full list of Prix Europa nominations, check: www.prixeuropa.eu