SecondAt the Grimm Television Awards ceremony held in Mar on Friday night, the audience was silent for ten seconds out of respect for the Afghan people. Approximately 140 winners and other guests of the Marl Theater received the Grimm Award and made their request in her acceptance speech at the spontaneous request of WDR TV reporter Isabel Schayani. Shayani said these people have been through the war for 43 years. Generations have grown up in “this damn war”. The reporter appealed not to lose interest in the fate of the Afghan people within two or three months. Shayani had previously won the Grimm Award for his capable and understanding reporting in the Moria refugee camp.
Starting Friday, Carolin Kebekus, Caren Miosga and Charly Hübner have one thing in common except for the first letter: they are also the new Grammy winners. A total of 16 works and actors have won the prestigious Excellent TV Award. 14 Only went to the public broadcasting company. In addition, the host of the day’s theme, Carmen Miosga (Carmen Miosga) also won audience awards and special awards. The winners were announced in May. The Unadulterated Green Award was awarded for the 57th time.
Corona Contribution Award
For example, in the category of information and culture, Swiss film producer Luzia Schmid’s documentary “The Branch Where I Sit” (ZDF/3sat) about the impact of tax cuts on Swiss trains won an award. The short film “Masel Tov Cocktail” (SWR / Arte) about German anti-Semitism can prevail in the works of children and young people. Science journalist Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim won the Grimme Award for his contributions to the Corona theme in “Mailab” (Funk) and “Quarks-Corona in 5 minutes” (WDR / funk).
The “Special Honor” of the German Association for Adult Education (DVV) was awarded to the journalist Caren Miosga’s “Outstanding TV Journalist” as the Grimm Special Award.
“In this extraordinary year of awards, we can see what contemporary television can do,” said Grimm’s director Frak Grach. This applies first to the “top” of the submitted work, but unfortunately not to the “width”.
The Unadulterated Grimm Award recognizes TV shows and services that have been rated as exemplary and exemplary. It is considered one of the most important awards for German TV quality. The sponsor of the award is the German Adult Education Association. The award has been awarded annually since 1964.
Due to the corona, only about 140 people participated in the Mar Theater event. Usually about 700 guests come. In 2020, due to the corona, the party was cancelled. The recording of the event should be broadcast at 3pm and 10:25pm on Friday night.
