COPEAM launches an international contest as part of the 2025 “World Radio Day”
“RADIO bridges – Joint actions for the climate”
Radio plays a vital role in educating, raising awareness and mobilizing on climate issues. As part of the 2025 World Radio Day and with the support of UNESCO, COPEAM is launching the first edition of the international contest: Radio bridges – Joint actions for the climate.
The competition aims to promote and support exchanges between radios around the world that encourage local and global solutions to this planetary emergency, while emphasizing collaboration, innovation and the promotion of intercultural dialogue.
The winning radios will benefit from worldwide…
Plural+ 2024 COPEAM Special Prize – Awarding ceremony
Cascais, 25 November 2025
The Plural+ UNAOC-IOM initiative is a youth video festival that encourages and empowers global youth to explore the issues of migration, diversity, social inclusion and the prevention of xenophobia, and to share their creative vision with the world.
COPEAM is partner of this contest since its first edition, launched in 2009, through the establishment of a special prize for the 18-25 years category. Since then, we have awarded many young people from different regions and continents – Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America – and shown the winning videos at…
Prix Italia-IFAD-COPEAM Special Prize – Edition #3
Turin, 4 October 2024
The 3rd edition of the Special Prize dedicated to sustainability was presented as part of the 76th Prix Italia of Rai, which took place from 1 to 4 October in Turin.
The three finalists of the selection – from EPTV/Algeria, France Télévisions and ZDF/Germany – entrusted to a jury composed of representatives of Rai, IFAD and COPEAM, were invited to Turin and were able to participate in the activities organized in the festival framework, as well as in the awards ceremony.
The special prize was assigned to FTV…
UNESCO-COPEAM partnership: donation of radio equipment to RTSH/Albania to foster media in natural disasters’ preparedness and response
Face to increasing extreme weather events and environmental degradation, the role of media in disaster preparedness and response is more crucial than ever, as they can effectively deliver early warnings, educate the public on environmental issues and disaster risks, and ensure that appropriate information circulates during emergencies.
UNESCO, as part of its global action for “Media in crisis preparedness and response”, has established a partnership with COPEAM aimed at strengthening the broadcasting capacity and modernize the infrastructure of eligible media outlets from its Mediterranean network.
In this framework, the Albanian public broadcaster RTSH has…
COPEAM@ the 20th edition of the LectorInFabula Festival
Conversano (Italy), 19-25 September 2024
LectorInFabula, European cultural festival, takes place every year in September in Conversano, and is dedicated to the in-depth study of contemporary themes, from politics to culture, from economics to science and society.
This year the central topic was “The discovery of the future”, with numerous debates, book presentations and interviews, photographic exhibitions, workshops and laboratories for schools and screenings, with the participation of over 200 international speakers, authors, scholars, journalists and intellectuals from all over Europe.
The Secretary General Claudio Cappon took part – alongside experts and well-known TV…
COPEAM @ 26th Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Cinema
Venice, 6 September 2024
As part of the 2024 edition of the Venice International Film Festival, the 26th Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Cinema took place on September 6 around the topic “Mobile cinema: a new koiné for young Euromediterraneans to foster peace and tolerance”.
Organized by the International Film and Television Council (ICFT), the event envisioned to relaunch the legacy of the UNESCO Mediterranean Programme – launched in 1998 and aimed at fostering peace and tolerance, co-development, intercultural dialogue and cooperation in the region – by identifying new pathways that, enhanced by AI applications, can validate new political,…
A PREMIERE VUE PRIZE 2024: The winners
The two international juries (experts and young people) of the third edition of “A première vue” Prize have chosen this year’s winning short films:
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— Generous Bodies by Achref Toumi — ESAC Tunisia
— Happy Hours by Yara Gebara — ALBA Lebanon
Rai Cinema Award:
The Run by Andrea ABDEL NOUR — ALBA Lebanon
Youth Award FID/Mucem:
Panic at the wedding by Haythem Ben Hmida — ESAC Tunisia
Jury’s Special Mention:
Inouï by Labib Benslama — LabDZ Algeria
See the winners of the 2024 edition: https://bit.ly/APV24_Palmares
The awarding ceremony…
PRIX ITALIA – IFAD – COPEAM Special Prize 2024
For the third year running, we are glad to confirm the agreement between Prix Italia, IFAD and COPEAM by which a Special Prize will be awarded to the best Radio, TV or multimedia programme in competition, able to narrate the impact of technological innovation on improving the quality of our lives, transforming current food systems and favouring inclusive and sustainable economic growth for a food-secure future.
Wars, climate change and poverty afflict agricultural communities in many countries on a daily basis. New techs can help rural communities for a more sustainable, resilient, equitable and…
COPEAM at the 75th edition of Prix Italia
Bari, 2-6 October 2023
Over 250 programmes in competition with an extraordinary participation of more than 80 broadcasters from all continents responding to the call for entries for the Radio & Podcast, TV and Digital sections.
The 75th Prix Italia Festival, held in Bari from 2 to 6 October with the title “Engage Me”, has offered again this year a unique panorama of quality productions, as well as the trends and innovations of broadcasters from all over the world.
In this framework, COPEAM Secretary General Claudio Cappon took part in a panel focused…
