CIRCOM Regional

🎬 Looking for inspiration from some of Europe’s most talented media professionals?

Join the CIRCOM Regional webinar “Inspiration” on 18 June 2026, from 10:00 to 11:00 CET, and hear first-hand from three winners of the 2026 Prix CIRCOM Awards.
Featured speakers:
🎤 Aina Olsson (SVT Halland, Sweden), Young Talent On Screen category winner
🎤 Kirsi Liimatainen (Yle, Finland), writer and director of Right to Love, winner in the Diversity in Society category
🎤 Nicola Rees (BBC Yorkshire, UK), Video Journalist category winner

The session will be moderated by media expert Lisa Reynolds, who brings more than 35 years of experience in television, radio, print, and digital media, with a strong focus on mentoring and talent development.

📌 Register here:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/GEHQ7L0qpQ

Whether you're looking for fresh ideas, professional insights, or inspiration for your future Prix CIRCOM submissions, this webinar is not to be missed!

Looking back at a wonderful evening in Tampere! 🥂

Last night, the Prix CIRCOM Regional Awards Ceremony brought media professionals from 28 countries together to celebrate excellence in regional public service media. It was a lovely evening filled with great conversations, local entertainment, and well-deserved recognition for this year's winners.

Swipe through to see some of the warm atmosphere and happy faces from last night! 📸

The celebrations are now behind us, and we are already well underway with today’s final day of inspiring conference sessions. Let's make the most of our remaining time together!

📸 : Sanni Isomäki and Miikka Varila / Yle

The moment we’ve all been waiting for! 🏆

Tonight at , we are celebrating the absolute best of regional public service media in Europe. This year’s Prix CIRCOM was truly historic, setting a brand-new record with 272 entries from across Europe and over 7,300 minutes of incredible content evaluated by our international jury.

A huge congratulations to all the incredible entrants! Here are the winners of Prix CIRCOM 2026! 👇

1. SOCIAL MEDIA/ONLINE STORYTELLING
Winner: A Day in a Wheelchair, NRK Trondelag, Norway
Commended: Tik Tok Bus Aunty: "I love showing London in a positive way", BBC London, UK
Sponsor: ORF Austria

2. YOUNG ONSCREEN TALENT
Winner: Aina Olsson, SVT Halland, Sweden
Sponsor: TVR Romania

3. NEWS REPORT
Winner: Scam Locksmiths, BBC London, UK
Commended: The Kennel of Horror, TVR Iasi, Romania
Sponsor: EITB Basque Country, Spain

4. NEWS PROGRAMME
Winner: Aktualności, TVP3 Rzeszów, Poland
Commended: Uutis-Suomi, Yle, Finland
Sponsor: RPO The Netherlands

5. DOCUMENTARY
Winner: They Will Make a Man of You. Silenced Deaths, CCMA Catalonia, Spain
Commended: When You are Only 10 Years Old, France 3 Grand Est, France
Sponsor: RTÉ Ireland

6. INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
Winner: The Botox Black Market, BBC London, UK
Commended: For Future Reference. The Cosa Nostra Maxi-trial Against Mafia 40 Years Later, RAI-Sede Regionale Sicilia, Italy
Sponsor Council of Europe

7. VIDEO JOURNALIST
Winner: Nicola Rees, BBC Yorkshire, UK
Commended: Eleana Tsanova, BNT Sofia, Bulgaria
Sponsor: BBC UK

8. MOST ORIGINAL AND INNOVATIVE
Winner: Somhairle Spins, MG ALBA Scotland, UK
Commended: The Lottery Fraud of the Century, TVR Timisoara, Romania
Sponsor: NRK Norway

9. DIVERSITY IN SOCIETY
Winner: Right to Love, Yle, Finland
Commended: Fawaka mi Mati, Omroep West, Netherlands
Sponsor: France Télévisions

10. MUSIC AND ARTS
Winner: Architect Beasts S2, CCMA Catalonia, Spain
Commended: Guča, RTS Beograd, Serbia
Sponsor: TG4 Ireland

11. DRAMA
Winner: Mom, ČT studio Brno, Czech Republic
Commended: Lume, CSAG Galicia, Spain
Sponsors RTP Portugal and TVG Galicia

12. ENTERTAINMENT
Winner: Land Rober + Show, CSAG Galicia, Spain
Commended: Far From the City, Close to a Dream, NRK Vestland, Norway
Sponsor: 3Cat, Catalonia, Spain

The Grand Prix Award winner will be revealed in another post. 🏆

📷: Miikka Varila / Yle