32 Years Åke Blomström Memorial Prize - Åke Blomström Broschüre Koplett 1986-2019

30 Years Åke Blomström Memorial Prize
Record of Documents May 1986 – May 2016
Compiled by Peter Leonhard Braun
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First Period : 1986 – 2000
Founding – Funding – Conception - Execution
Founder: Peter Leonhard Braun (Sender Freies Berlin) and Per Lysander (Sveriges Radio)
First Chair: Barbro Holmberg (Yleisradio) 1986 - 2000
Åke Blomström, Head of Features of Sveriges Radio, was born in December 1931 and died
abruptly (age 54 years) on 31 May 1985 (kidney failure).
As a man of reputation in SR (Swedish Press: “Radio Personality of the Year”) as well as
internationally respected and loved he got a great funeral ceremony. At the end of the
ceremony and still on the graveyard the SR Director of Radio and I agreed to establish an
Åke Blomström Memorial Prize.
Document 1 (15 January 1986).

A letter (in German) by Per Lysander, Head of Radiodrama (SR) and also in charge of
Features now, and being appointed by SR to negotiate with me the construction and execution
of the new award. The Prize got a yearly donation of 30.000 SEK and was valid for six years.
30.000 SEK equalled 9.000 DM (1986: 100 SEK = 30,449 DM).
Document 2 a + 2 b (24 March 1986).

Draft for the Åke Blomström Memorial Prize (English and German version).
Document 3 ( 26 – 30 May 1986).

First official announcement (by Per Lysander, SR) and presentation of Statutes (English,
French, German).
1986 the ABMP was taking place in combination with the 12. IFC in Brussels
1987 he ABMP was taking place in combination with the 10.Prix Futura Berlin.
Document 4 (3 July 1986).

The very first four prize winners
and the nomination of the first Recommending Committee (three persons).
Document 5 (20 November 1987).

Prize winners 1987 (in combination with the 10. Prix Futura Berlin)
and
Grant winners 1988 (in combination with the 14. IFC Sydney).
Document 6 (1986 + 1987).

Grant- and Prize monies 1986 and 1987.
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Document 7 (1986 – 2000).
List of Winners of the Åke Blomström Memorial Prize 1986 - 2000
- in form of grants for participating in the IFC
- in form of the ÅBMP - Prix Futura Awards.
Attention:
Grants and Prix Futura Awards took place in a bi-annual rhythm until 1995.
From 1996 onwards only the IFC grants were awarded - but now in each year.
Document 8 (26 June 1992).

The big change:
- the SR donation expires after 6 years
- its IFC grants are taken over by Nordic Broadcasters
- the ÅBMP at the Prix Futura is taken over by the competition itself
- Otto Fagerstedt SR (succeeding Per Lysander) joins the curatory responsible for the
ABMP
- Chair unchanged: Barbro Holmberg.

Continuation and growth.
Document 10 (3 January 1995).

Call for entries 1995, Chair Barbro Holmberg.
Document 11 (6 February 1996).

Peter Leonhard Braun takes his leave from the Ake curatory and welcomes
Edwin Brys (BRT) and Erling Kristensen (DR) joining it.
Document 12 (3 April 1996).

Info about ABMP and call for entries.

“To the Friends of Ake Blomström.”
Review of the situation of the ABMP and the questions that have to be answered
for its future (Barbro Holmberg).
Document 14 (14 December 2000).

Info about ABMP, call for entries and farewell of Barbro Holmberg.
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Second Period: 2001 - 2010
Stable continuation plus reforms and advanced Regulations
Chair: Lorelei Harris (RTÉ) 2001-2006

Chair: Berit Hedemann (NRK) 2007-2010
Selection Committee 2001 ff.

René Farabet (RF)
Erling Kristensen (DR)
Susanne Björkman (SR)
Three grants for the 27. International Feature Conference in Sydney 2001:
Radka Lokajova Czech Republic
Tomislav Guscic Croatia
Ambjörn Johansson Sweden
Four grants for the 28. International Feature Conference in Zagreb 2002:
Susan Dennehy Ireland
Ireneusz Bialek Poland
Malgorzata Perdeus-Bialek Poland
Guiseppe Maio Germany
Three grants for the 29. International Feature Conference in Toronto 2003:
Myriam Fimbry Canada
Carmen Petcu Romania
Karina Schwann Austria
Three grants for the 30. International Feature Conference in Lucerne, Switzerland 2004:
Martin Richter Austria
Ljubica Letinic Croatia
Ragna Nordenborg Norway
Three grants for the 31. International Feature Conference in Sinaia, Romania 2005:
Jens Jarisch Germany
Philip Scheiner Austria
Ragnhild Silkebekken Norway
Three grants for the 32. International Feature Conference in Wien 2006:
Antonio Bumb Romania
Sophie Lemaire Belgium
Carma Jolly Canada
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Interim Report 1
Even after 20 years of existence the Åke Award works fine and reliable. Its basic idea to find
and to integrate fresh talents by inviting them into the professional and personal network of
the IFC has proved right. This fact is really amazing because all the organizational work is
done voluntary and unpaid. The financing of the grants comes from modest contributions of
9 feature departments in 9 countries. Everybody involved knows all the other by heart,
somehow a system of practised friendship and mutual confidence. But as Barbro Holmberg
wrote already in her farewell-message “To the Friends of Åke Blomström” (see document 13)
“there is room for a few ameliorations”.
1) The money: the need for a bank account for the distribution of the funds, without being
heavily taxed. This severe problem was solved by Laurent Marceau (EBU) and Chairlady
Lorelei Harris. They created an AB account under the patronage (aegis) of the EBU to
centralise the incoming contributions and the payment of the grants. Really important,
hallelujah.
2) Rotation of the jury.

Berit Hedemann comments her creditable reform:
“From 2004 we had established a rotation system of 2 years in the Selection Committee for the
contributing countries, securing that all contributors would be represented in the Committee
over a period of years, and that the Head of the Committee would also rotate every forth year.
After some trouble in the beginning this system was practiced.” See Document 15.
Berit Hedemann continues: “Here are the rotation rules from 2004.”
The Rotation of the Selection Committee:
1. The Selection Committee should consist of 4 persons from the contributing
organisations in addition to the Chairperson.
2. Each member of the Selection Committee serves for a period of two years on a
rotating basis among the contributing organizations.
3. Each year those two members who have fulfilled their second serving year, will leave
the Committee to be replaced by two new members from the next two listed
organizations.
4. To avoid the possibility of a member being drawn from the same organization as
the presiding Chairperson , another member should be drawn in his or her place,
selected from the next possible listed organization in turn.
5. The Chairperson will sit for four years. He/she will be elected from among
representatives of the contributing organizations or their proxies attending the IFC in
the relevant election year.
6. The four members of the Committee should organize the election of a new Chair
before the fourth serving year of the presiding Chair comes to an end.
7. The same person should not be able to be elected as Chairperson for two following
periods. Nor should a person from the same organization as the presiding
Chairperson be able to be elected as Chairperson for the following period.
8. When a new organization wants to join the group of contributing countries, it will
be put on the bottom of the rotation list.
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Document 15 (2004 – 2010)
Rotation List for the Selection Committee 2004 – 2010
Document 16 (13 January 2005)

Call for entries 2005, Chair Lorelei Harris
Document 17 (2007)
Call for entries 2007, Chair Berit Hedemann
Document 18 (2 June 2009)

Rules and Regulations Ake Blomström Memorial Prize 2009,
Chair Berit Hedemann
Document 19 (8 January 2010)

Call for entries 2010
Chair Berit Hedemann
Document 20 (2007 – 2010)

The Ake Blomström winners in the period of the chairmanship
of Berit Hedemann 2007 – 2010
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Third Period: 2011 – 2016
New format of the Award / Extension of supporting departments
Chair: Elisabeth Stratka (ORF) 2011 – 2014

Chair: Gabriela Hermer (rbb) 2015 - ……
Because of the new format of the ABA in 2014 both chairladies worked overlapping between
August 2014 and January 2015.
Document 21 (2 December 2010)

Berit Hedemann hands over the chair to Elisabeth Stratka
Document 22 (22 November 2010)

and Selection Committee 2011
Chair Elisabeth Stratka
Document 23 (2012 + 2013)

Selection Committee 2012
Selection Committee 2013
Document 24 (2011 – 2014)

The Ake Blomström winners in the period of the
chairmanship of Elisabeth Stratka 2011 – 2014
Interim Report II
In 2013 the Ake Award has become 27 years of age, has picked and promoted from across the
world about 100 young feature makers by inviting them to the IFC and its unique knowhow,
and it is still going strong. Many helping hands involved, all unpaid and voluntary - let’s call
it what it is: a miracle. Especially if you look at the financial construction. Just 9 contributors
paying 500€ each per year. We are talking about a yearly budget of 4.500€. And now comes
the necessary hit: nothing of the money is lost by taxes or administration, each cent of it is
spent for the grants only. Well, well.
But to repeat it - the grants are nothing else than free tickets to enter the prof. feature world,
they pay for the travel, accommodation and some expenses to join the IFC. A small and smart
concept - giving the winners a helping push to walk by themselves.
On the other hand there also and always was a need for a continuation of schooling and
training. Exactly this was initiated by Edwin Brys (VRT Brussels) and Nathalie Labourdette
(EBU). Their EBU Master School on Radio Features started in 2002 and was closed down in
2013.
See document 25.
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The harsh decision of the Eurovision Academy Committee (EBU) to put to an end the EBU
Master School on Radio Features (October 2013) created a lot of emotion within the
international feature making community. For quite a number of them it was a bitter defeat,
for all of them a severe loss. That’s why already in November 2013 Peter Leonhard Braun
suggested to merge the deceased Master School with the living Åke Blomstrøm Award. “Let
us extend the Åke Blomstrøm, which invites the winners to participate in the IFC, into a
follow-up of coached training.” And let us call it “The Åke Blomström Training Award”.
This reshaped award would offer to the winners:
1. Each May a two days workshop just before the IFC begins
2. Directly after the workshop the participation in the IFC itself
3. Each October a second workshop just before the Prix Europa begins
4. Directly after the workshop the participation in the Prix Europa itself
5. And in between the two workshops and thereafter the tuition would take place
through an e-learning model.
In essence this suggestion would enlarge the teaching from a couple of weeks to one year,
would develop it from a crash course into a process of learning.
This draft was improved and executed by a small team of friends and feature experts: Lorelei
Harris (Head of the EBU Feature Group), Edwin Brys (former Coordinator of the EBU
Master School), ABA Chairlady Elisabeth Stratka (2011 – 2014), ABA Chairlady Gabriela
Hermer ( 2015 ff ) and Peter Leonhard Braun (Prix Europa). It became a proof of speed,
vitality and trust. The new ABA scheme worked already in 2014.
See Document 26.
The first three winners of the NEW AKE were Ida Karine Gullvik (Norway), Hugo Lavett
(Sweden), Kathy Tu (USA).
The first three coaches for the NEW AKE were Liam OBrien (RTE), Jens Jarisch (rbb), Kasia
Michalak (Radio Lublin).
All the teaching and much more was coordinated by Edwin Brys (Archangel).
Financially the NEW AKE asked for quite a bit of courage. Because the old budget of 4.500 €
(9 x 500 €) per year could not cover the new dimension of expenses. So Chairlady Elisabeth
Stratka and Peter Leonhard Braun campaigned to enlarge the alliance of supporting
departments. And they succeeded. Thanks to Ingo Kottkamp (DLR) who joined forces in
June 2014, Walter Filz (SWR) joining in July 2014, Leslie Rosin (WDR) and Ulrike Toma
(NDR) who came to the NEW AKE’s assistance at the end of this risky year. And additionally
the Prix Europa came along by paying for the accommodation of the three grantees for the
festival week.
Summing-up it can be called a daring year working the switches for the required qualification
of our youngsters. Well done, fine investment. At the end of 2014 the number of supporting
departments had increased from 9 to 13. 13 x 500 € = 6.500 € per year. Amazing how little
you sometimes need to enable something great.
The report on this first edition of the NEW AKE 2014 – 2015 was written by Edwin Brys.
See Document 27.
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From now on - the entire calendar of the new AKE system did cover almost one year.
Beginning with the two days-workshop just before the IFC in May 2014 and finishing with the
three feature programmes having been produced by the three trainees within the ABA
training (deadline 1 March 2015).
Ida Karine Gullvik (NRK): “Hildrelandred, Scenes from a Fairytale”
Hugo Lavett (SR): “This is Vretersborgvagen”
Kathy Tu (USA, Freelance): “Mom”.
“And yes they all finished their year and their programme” (Edwin Brys).
Document 25 (2002 – 2013)

Summary of the EBU Master School for Radio Features
by Edwin Brys

Document 27 (6 February 2015)

Report Ake Blomström Award 2014 – 2015
by Edwin Brys
Document 28 (February 2015)

Adapted Rules for the New Ake,
Rotation List for 2014, 2015, 2016
and the contributing countries 2014, 2015.
Document 29 ( 7 November 2014)

Chair Gabriela Hermer
Document 30 (March 2015)

The three Award Winners 2015
(choice from 27 entries)
and their three coaches plus coordinator
Document 31 (3 March 2017)

Retrospective survey on the outcome of the first enlarged
ABA edition (2014 – 2015), the second edition (2015 -2016),
the content of the training schedule and the summaries of the features being made in the
frame of the ABA by Edwin Brys
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Final Remarks
I was expecting a job of a couple of months for compiling the basic documents of the ABA
history when in 2014 I mailed to Elisabeth Stratka, ORF (Chair 2011 – 2014) asking her to
dispatch the convolute of the ABA files to Berlin.
Elisabeth answered: “It may surprise you but there are no files, none”. “There is just the little
collection of e-mails concerning my own time of chairing the ABA which I transferred to my
successor Gabi (Gabriela Hermer, 2015 - …) already.”
What a phenomenon: age 30 years, hundreds of involved persons, selection committees, so
many award winners getting the kick for their careers, moneys being moved, tickets bought,
hotels paid, a great network of cooperation - but no files, none.
Just a huge job being done. Silently. Just giving a hand to the newcomers to help them to get
along. Since 30 years.
What does this say ? As long as the radio feature takes care of its youngsters so selflessly it will
have a future. It is a responsibility crossing borders: An Irish master-maker trains a fresh
talent from the USA, a Polish crack coaches a junior from Sweden. And so on, and so on. All
this multiform teaching is voluntary and unpaid. And the backing community lends a hand
wherever it is needed, organizes, pays, supports. An unparalleled virtue of the feature crowd.
Last word.
During my two years of hunting the basic documents of the ABA history I came across a
forgotten and most touching document. In 1983 Ake had posted to me a newspaper photo
which was shot on the occasion of his radiodoc-series taking place in a Swedish restaurant.
The photo shows Ake himself (on the left) and the chef of the restaurant (on the right).
Looking at it you can clearly see: Ake is on the peak of his life, a known and respected
radioman, successful and in very good mood.
See document 32.
Pinned to the photo was a small yellow slip of paper on which Ake proudly had written by
hand: “The man to the left is now 18.880 days old”. If you work this out you arrive at the date
of 9. September 1983. Exactly 126 days later Ake was dead. The message is our vulnerability
and how easily even fine and strong things may end. And the message also is the stunning
vigour of the 30 years of the ABA.
Please understand this heritage.
All of you.
And continue.
Peter Leonhard Braun

Friend of Ake Blomström
21 April 2017
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Annex
Documents 1 - 32

Åke Blomström Memorial Prize

Appendix 2016 / 2017

Document 1 (26 November 2015)
Call for Entries 2016

Document 2 (8 May 2016)
Speech of Chair Gabriela Hermer at the IFC 2016 in Vienna
-‐ Programme results 2015
-‐ Coaches 2016
-‐ Trainees 2016

Document 3
Photo of trainees and coaches at the IFC 2016 in Vienna

Document 4
Training programme in Vienna: 7 -‐ 8 May 2016
and ÅBA meeting in Berlin: 15 October 2016

Document 5 (2017)
Synopsis of the 3 Radio Features (result of the training year 2016 / 2017)
being presented at the IFC 2017 in Stockholm


Speech of Chair Gabriela Hermer at the IFC 2017 in Stockholm
- Programme results 2016
- Coaches 2017
- Trainees 2017
Document 3
Photo of trainees and coaches at the IFC 2017 in Stockholm
Document 4
Training programme in Stockholm: 6 - 7 May 2017
Document 5
ÅBA meeting of trainees and their coaches in Berlin: 14 October 2017
Document 6 (2018)
Synopsis of the 3 Radio Features (result of the training year 2017 / 2018)
being presented at the IFC 2018 by coach Simon Elmes in Prague on 22 May 2018 at 18:00.
Document 4

Ake Blomström Award – 2017-‐2018
Stockholm SR

SAT 6 MAY 2017

9:30 -‐ 10:30 : “ Everything has been said but not by me.”
(Edwin Brys, Belgium)
The basics of the radio documentary. An integrated view on
topics and stories, on the need for tension and relevance, on
the choice of strong and moving characters and the
importance of vivid scenes and adequate narration. Stories
only happen to those who can tell them!

10:30 – 11:00 : Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30 : The inner film in our head
(Robert Barkman, Sweden)
What are the tools you need to master the audio doc? Robert
Barkman will play examples of some of his favourite swedish
documentaries and describe in detail how they were constructed.
He will also talk about the craft in general and give away a few
secrets on how to produce the epic story.

12:30 – 13:30 : Lunch

1.
13:30 – 15:00 : Dramaturgy and Storytelling
(Simon Elmes, Great Britain)

This session helps you to find the most appropriate, the most
effective and the most compelling way to unfold the narrative of
your story. A session about the inner architecture of the feature :
building up the story, rhythm, tension, efficient delivery of
information and emotion.

We’ll look at how some classic and modern radio-‐storytellers have
decided to recount their tales, explore different structures and styles
and how to find the ‘sweet-‐spot’ in your idea which will make the
drama come alive.

15:00 -‐ 15:30 : Coffee break

15:30 -‐ 18 :00 : Exploring the projects ABA 2017
(Edwin, chair and all)
Pitching session by the 3 participants and a collective discussion and
brainstorm on the opportunities , challenges and threats of the
proposed programme ideas. Be clear, convince us, seduce us.

Evening meeting/dinner for the coaches

2.

SUNDAY 7 MAY 2017

9:30 – 11:00 : How I did it?
Listening to “ Life’s a Holiday” ( European dementia patients in
nursing homes in Thailand) by ABA coach Franziska Dorau
ORF. Prix Europa 2012.
Simon Elmes interviews Franziska and leads the discussion.

11:00 – 11:30 : Coffee break

11:30 – 12.30 : Melomania. Music in features.
(Edwin Brys)

Music as emotional activator, dramaturgical and narrative
tool, universalising element, generator of mental images, or…
when words fail. Or as a spoilsport.

12:30 – 13:30 : Lunch with your coach!

3.

13:30 -‐ 14:30 Taking the Scenic Route…
(Simon Elmes)

In TV, the first question is always “…yes, but what are the
pictures?” In radio we seem more reluctant to ask “…yes, but what
are the sounds, the action?”. Scenes, and the action they contain, are
the lifeblood of feature production in radio. Too often people crowd
their features with interviews and narration and leave little room for
the sound of life happening. In this talk, Simon will show how scenes
and the actuality of living itself – passing audibly in front of the
expectant microphone – are the essential ingredient that too many
radio-‐chefs forget. Show – don’t tell…!

14:30 – 14:45 : Coffeebreak

14:45 – 15:45 New audience and possibilities in the
digital era. (Robert Barkman)
How to combine classic storytelling with the social media
platforms.

15:45 – 16:00 : Dates, deadlines, coaching matters &
contacts (Edwin)

_________________________________________
4.
Document 5
Onderwerp: FW: ABA Meeting in Berlin Sat 0CT 14 2017
Datum: zaterdag 16 juni 2018 17:40
Van: Edwin Brys <edwin.brys@skynet.be>
Aan: Edwin Brys <edwin.brys@skynet.be>
Discussie: ABA Meeting in Berlin Sat 0CT 14 2017
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Van: Edwin Brys <edwin.brys@skynet.be>
Datum: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 17:07:03 +0200
Aan: Karen Louise Mørk <karenlmoerk@gmail.com>, Sahar Zand <Sahar.Zand@bbc.co.uk>,
Peter Daatland <peterdaatland@gmail.com>, Simon Elmes <simonlpelmes@aol.com>,
"Franziska.Dorau@orf.at" <Franziska.Dorau@orf.at>, Robert Barkman
<robert.barkman@sverigesradio.se>, "gabriela.hermer@rbb-online.de" <gabriela.hermer@rbb-
online.de>
CC: "gabriela.hermer@rbb-online.de" <gabriela.hermer@rbb-online.de>, "silvia.lahner@orf.at"
<silvia.lahner@orf.at>, leo braun <leobraun@prix-europa.de>, <marceau@ebu.ch>
Discussie: ABA Meeting in Berlin Sat 0CT 14 2017
Onderwerp: ABA Meeting in Berlin Sat 0CT 14 2017
Dear Friends, Karen, Sahar, Peter and Franziska, Simon and Robert, dear Gabriela,
I hope you all spend a relaxing summer!

As planned we will meet again for our second ABA event.
We will meet on Saturday 14 October at 8:50 am in the hall of the RBB building, Masurenallee
8-14, 14057 Berlin, where Gabriela will be waitng for us.
From 9: 00 to 12:00 we will have our collective brainstorming on the 3 projects. Therefore you
should bring an excerpt of a few minutes of your main character(s) and a recorded scene. (
USB stick, your laptop etc). Connection for laptop on the spot. Each project will be explored
and discussed during about one hour.
Please bring an english translation. ( 9 copies)
No recording equiment is needed. Each project will be discussed during about one hour.
Before coming to Berlin, be sure ( of course you did that already) to have talked to your boss (
the person in your station who supports your participation), about -
the ABA agenda till May 2018 (she a reminder further)
any logistical support you might need ( microphone, editing facilities if needed, help for
English translation of yur script, if needed)
inform them and agree with them if specific ethical or deontological questions might raise
conceening the topic or characters. You should have spoken this through with them already.
We will have lunch in the Radio House from 12 till 13: 00.
From 13:00 till 16:00 your will have your individual meeting with your coach at RBB. At this
stage a 3 hour meeting should be enough.
On Friday-evening 13 October, if you arrive in time and if you are free, your are kindly
invited to a dinner at the restaurant/ pizzeria I Due, Kaiserdamm 40, Berlin, very close to the
Prix Europa. Very reasonably prized. Each pays for him/herself.
We meet at 20:00 . Please let me know if you can join.
I’m really looking forward to meet you all!
Edwin
+32-475-651649
FURTHER AGENDA FOR THE ABA 2017-2018 (reminder)
SUN 15 - THU 19 OCTOBER 2017 : Prix Europa RBB . The 3 ABA laureats are considered
as members of the PE jury and should assist to the whole PE.
WED 20 DECEMBER 2017: Send rough editing to your coach
1 FEBRUARI 2018 : Send final editing + english translation + synopsis to your coach, to
Gabriela and Edwin
MAY 2018 : IFC in Prague . 1 of the 3 ABA programmes will be presented in Prague, but all 3
will be available worldwide via the IFC website, with full audio, English translation and
synopsis)
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Document 6
ABA 2017-2018
Synopses of the 3 realized programmes ( excerpts were
presented at the IFC in Prague on May 22nd 2018)
SAHAR ZAND ( Iran/UK – BBC) ( Coach : Franziska Dorau)

Title: TIME TO GROW UP

Synopsis: Age 12, Sahar Zand’s life changed overnight. Forced to flee Iran
when her father was disappeared, Sahar ended up in a Danish refugee camp, nervously
awaiting the outcome of her asylum application. On the cusp of adolescence and unable to
go to school, most of her days were spent with her mother and sister, confined to a tiny
room. Trapped in limbo between two countries, Sahar was a terrified almost-‐teenager,
surrounded by strangers. But she had to stay strong and grow up! Almost 18 years later,
she explored how this journey and her travel companions -‐ her mum and sister -‐ have
shaped her as the person that she is today.

KAREN MORK ( Denmark -‐ DR) (Coach : Simon Elmes)

Title : SOPHIE

Synposis : Sophie is 24 years old and has been in a terrifying abusive
relationship since she was 19 years old. She says, love is not
like in the movies. Sophie has suffered massive abuse and
cannot escape. But 2016 is going to be her year. Her partner is
in prison, and she sees that as her opportunity for a new
beginning, an opportunity to move out of his house, and take
back control of her own life. Her first step is a long trip to
Barbados. But can a trip to the Caribbean put an end to Sophie
five-‐year nightmare?

PETER DAADLAND ( Norway, NRK) (Coach Robert Barkman)

Title : THE ORIGIN: AIRPLANES

Norwegians do more than seven flights a year. That's twice as many as the Swedes. It's
actually more than any other European country. How did it come to this?
«The Origin» is a series that stares on the things we take for granted, and tell the stories of
how they emerged. By looking back, I want to give the listener an opportunity to reflect on
the present. It is partly made through binary recordings (3D sound), and should therefore
be listened to in headphones.
«Airplanes» is a pilot (pun intended) episode for P3 Dokumentar at the Norwegian
Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), hopefully followed by many more. P3 Dokumentar
provide radio documentaries for a young audience aged 15 to 29.
(version for listening with loudspeakers also available)
IFC 2018 -‐ Prague -‐ 22 May 2018, 18:00

18:00: Plenary session:
Simon Elmes, Ake Blomstrom Training Programme: The Agony and the
Ecstasy – The story of three talented young producers struggling with
subject, form and execution.


Speech of Chair Gabriela Hermer at the IFC 2018 in Prague
- Programme results 2017
- Trainees 2018
Document 3 (18 April 2018)

Invitation for Prague
- Schedule and content
- Trainees
- Coaches
Document 4
Photo of trainees and coaches at the IFC 2018 in Prague
Document 5
Training programme in Prague: 19 - 20 May 2018
Document 3
ABA 2018-‐2019 Invitation for Prague meeting
018-‐04-‐12 21:10 GMT+03:00 Edwin Brys <edwin.brys@skynet.be>:
Dear Friends,

First of all congratulations for your selection for the ABA!
I’m looking forward to meet you all!

Today, I send you the basic information concerning the two Ake Blomström days in May, just before
the start of the IFC. I am the coordonator of this training part. And of course you have been in
touch with chairwoman Gabriela who takes care, among many things, of your travel and
accomodation and financial concerns.

DATES :

As we start quite early on Saturday, I suggest you arrive on Friday May 18th. We will organize at
about 7:30 pm a welcoming diner for those who are able to attend. Close to the radio station. We
are looking for a democratic prized place. I will let you know soon where. No worry if you can’t
assist. And everyone pays for him/herself. Just let me know if you can come.

Sat 19 May ( 9:30 am to 18:00) Meeting in the hall of Czech Radio at 9:15. Evening free. Coaches
have a meeting/dinner, deciding who will coach who.

Sun 20 May ( 9:30 to 16:00 ) Meeting in the hall at 9:15. At noon you will have lunch with your
personal coach.

VENUE : Cesky Rozhlas , Vinohradska 12, Praha 2
<https://maps.google.com/?q=Vinohradska+12,+Praha+2&entry=gmail&source=g>

PROGRAMME : During these two days we will have presentations/discussions/listening sessions, etc.
+ collective and critical brainstorm about the programme proposals of each of you. So you will have
to present your project during some 5 minutes.

The detailed programme shedule of the 2 days should be ready in about ten days. I will send it.
Topics will be : Basics of the radio feature, dramaturgy and storytelling, the use of music, the
importance of scenes, treatment of the material, critical analyses of a feature, etc.
Note that the project you had in mind might change after these two days and, if ever so, be sure
there is nothing wrong with that.

During the meeting in Prague a working agenda will be set up for the next months. The next meeting
after Prague will be in Berlin on Saturday 13 october 2018., just before the start of the Prix Europa.
Deadline for finishing your radio feature 1 febr. 2019. Contacts with your coach will go through mail,
Skype, Wetransfer, phone etc. This works very well.

PARTICIPANTS : 9
• ABA trainees : Etienne Roeder ( Germany) Martina Pouchla (Czech Republic), Louise Tandrup
Esbensen ( Denmark) and Vita Licyté ( Lithuania)
• coaches/trainers : Simon Elmes ( ex-‐BBC), Monika Hemperek ( Poland, Lublin), Conor Garrett
( BBC based in Ireland)
• Edwin Brys ( Belgium, trainer and coordonator ABA)
• Gabriela Hermer ( Germany, chairwoman ABA)

Your coaches Simon, Monika and Conor are radio personalities with an impressive palmares and
multi-‐prizewinners.

IMPORTANT : We suggest Czesky Rozhlas could invite some other young and promissing people ( 3
to 5) working at the radiostation, on staff or freelance, thus taking profit of the workshops and
increasing the interaction. And it is more fun! They should have some experience as reporter,
journalist, documentary or drama.

EQUIPMENT : in case you might want some technical / recording advices i might be useful to bring
your recording device with you.

CONTACTS : I would be easy if we had your mobile phone number.

Gabriela : +49-‐30-‐9799333504
Edwin: +32-‐475-‐651649

More soon and all best!

Edwin Brys
ABA 2018-2019 participants In Prague on 19 and 20 May
2018
DATES : Sat 19 May ( 9:30 am to 18:00) Evening : meeting/dinner for
the coaches ( we can organize this ourselves)

Sun 20 May ( 9:30 to 16:00 )

PROGRAMME : During this two days we will give
presentations/discussions/listening sessions, etc. + collective and
critical brainstorm about the programme proposals of each trainee.
The detailed programme should be ready in about a week. Topics will
be : Basics of the radio feature, dramaturgy and storytelling, the use of
music, the importance of scenes, treatment of the material, critical
analyses of a feature.

PARTICIPANTS :

ABA trainees :

Etienne Roeder ( Germany)
Martina Pouchla (Czech Republic)
Louise Tandrup Esbensen ( Denmark)
Vita Licyté ( Lithuania)

coaches/trainers : Simon Elmes ( ex-‐BBC), Monika Hemperek ( Poland,
Lublin), Conor Garrett ( BBC based in Ireland)
Edwin Brys (trainer and coordonator ABA)
Gabriela Hermer ( chairwoman ABA)

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ake!Blomström!Award!–!201852019!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Prague!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!SAT!19!MAY!2018!
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9:30!&!10:30!!:!!“!Everything!has!been!said!but!not!by!me.”!
(Edwin!Brys,!Belgium)!
The!basics!of!the!radio!documentary.!An!integrated!view!on!
topics!and!stories,!!on!the!need!for!tension!and!relevance,!!
on!the!choice!of!strong!and!moving!characters!and!the!
importance!of!vivid!scenes!and!adequate!narration.!!Stories(
only(happen!to!those(who(can(tell(them!!!
!
10:30!–!11:00!!:!!Coffee!Break!
!
!!!!!!!!!!!!11:00!–!12:30!!:!Dramaturgy!and!Storytelling
!!!!!!!!!!!!(Simon!Elmes,!Great!Britain)!
!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!This!session!helps!you!to!find!the!most!appropriate,!the!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!most!!effective!and!the!most!compelling!way!to!unfold!the!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!narrative!of!your!story.!A!session!about!the!inner!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!architecture!of!the!feature!:!building!up!the!story,!rhythm,!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!tension,!efficient!delivery!of!information!and!emotion.!
!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!We’ll!look!at!how!some!classic!and!modern!radio&!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!storytellers!have!decided!to!recount!their!tales,!explore!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!different!structures!and!styles!and!how!to!find!the!‘sweet&!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!spot’!in!your!idea!which!will!make!the!drama!come!alive.!
!
!
!!!!!!!!!!!!12:30!–!13:30!:!Lunch!
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1.!
13:30!–!15:00!:!!Treatment,!Treatment,!Treatment!
(Conor!Garrett,!BBC!Northern!Ireland)!
!
“There(is(no(such(thing(as(a(new(idea.(It(is(impossible.(We(simply(take(a(lot(of(
old(ideas(and(put(them(into(a(sort(of(mental(kaleidoscope.(We(give(them(a(turn(
and(they(make(new(and(curious(combinations...”((Mark(Twain.(
‘There’s(no(such(thing(as(new(stories(–(only(new(treatments…’((Conor(Garrett(
(
When!it!comes!to!audio!story&telling,!success!comes!when!the!
programme!maker!has!given!as!much!consideration!to!how!they!
will!tell!their!story!as!they!have!to!the!subject!of!the!story!itself.!!In!
this!session,!Conor!shows!how!the!right!choice!of!treatment!can!
be!the!kaleidoscope!which!allows!you!to!think!beyond!the!literal,!
conventional!and!predictable!to!reach!a!place!of!wonder,!surprise!
and!delight.!!
!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
15:00!&!15:30!:!!Coffee!break!
!
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15:30!&!18!:30!:!!Exploring!your!projects!ABA!2018!5!2019!
(Edwin,!chair,!!and!all)!
Pitching!session!by!the!4!participants!and!a!collective!discussion!
and!brainstorm!on!the!opportunities!,!challenges!and!threats!of!
the!proposed!programme!!ideas.!!Be!clear,!convince!us,!seduce!us.!!
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Evening!meeting/dinner!for!the!coaches!
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2.!
!!!!!!!!!!!SUNDAY!20!MAY!2018!
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!
!!!!!!!!!!!!9:30!–!11:00!:!How!I!did!it?!!
(Monika!Hemperek,!PolskieRadio!Lublin)!
!
Radio!Lublin!is!a!most!productive!Polish!radio!house!!and!a!
real!temple!of!creative!talent.!!Our!new!ABA!coach!Monika!
will!analyse!and!deconstruct!two!of!her!features.!
One!is!brand!new.!About!a!case!of!pedophila!in!a!small!
Polish!village.!Silence,!fear,!shame,!and!the!challenge!for!the!
feature!maker!:!!how!to!make!people!talk.!!With!ethical!
respect!and!the!will!to!really!investigate.!!
In!another!programme!(!Stratas!of!Memory,!EBU!Master!
School)!Monika!looks!back!to!a!period!close!to!yours.!!The!
start!of!an!audio!aventure!and!the!opportunies!of!coaching.!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!
!
!
!
11:00!–!11:30!:!Coffee!!break!!
!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!11:30!–!12.30!:!!Melomania.!!Music!in!features.
!!!!!!!!!!!!(Edwin!Brys)!
!
!!!!!!!!!!!!Music!as!emotional!activator,!dramaturgical!and!narrative!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tool,!universalising!element,!generator!of!mental!images,!
or…!when!words!fail.!Or!as!a!spoilsport.!!
!
!
!!!!!!!!!!!!12:30!–!13:30!:!Lunch!with!your!coach!!
!
!!!!!!3.!
!
13:30!&!14:30!!Taking!the!Scenic!Route…!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(Simon!Elmes)
!
In!TV,!the!first!question!is!always!“…yes,!but!what!are!the!!!!!
pictures?”!In!radio!we!seem!more!reluctant!to!ask!“…yes,!but!what!
are!the!sounds,!the!action?”.!Scenes,!and!the!action!they!contain,!
are!the!lifeblood!of!feature!production!in!radio.!Too!often!people!
crowd!their!features!with!interviews!and!narration!and!leave!little!
room!for!the!sound!of!life!happening.!In!this!talk,!Simon!will!show!
how!scenes!and!the!actuality!of!living!itself!–!passing!audibly!in!
front!of!the!expectant!microphone!–!are!the!essential!ingredient!
that!too!many!radio&chefs!forget.!Show!–!don’t!tell…!!
!
14:30!–!14:45!:!Coffee!break!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
14:45!–!15:45!:!!Exploring!your!projects!(finalization)!
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15:45!–!16:00!:!Dates,!deadlines,!coaching!matters!&!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!contacts!(Edwin)!
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Record of Documents May 1986 – May 2016

Compiled by Peter Leonhard Braun

Founding – Funding – Conception - Execution

Document 1 (15 January 1986).

Document 2 a + 2 b (24 March 1986).

Document 3 ( 26 – 30 May 1986).

Document 4 (3 July 1986).

Document 5 (20 November 1987).

Document 6 (1986 + 1987).

Document 8 (26 June 1992).

Document 9 (14 November 1994).

Document 10 (3 January 1995).

Document 11 (6 February 1996).

Document 12 (3 April 1996).

Document 13 (5 November 1999).

Document 14 (14 December 2000).

Stable continuation plus reforms and advanced Regulations

Chair: Lorelei Harris (RTÉ) 2001-2006

Selection Committee 2001 ff.

2) Rotation of the jury.

Document 16 (13 January 2005)

Document 18 (2 June 2009)

Document 19 (8 January 2010)

Document 20 (2007 – 2010)

New format of the Award / Extension of supporting departments

Chair: Elisabeth Stratka (ORF) 2011 – 2014

Document 21 (2 December 2010)

Document 22 (22 November 2010)

Document 23 (2012 + 2013)

Document 24 (2011 – 2014)

Document 25 (2002 – 2013)

Document 26 (18 December 2013)

Document 27 (6 February 2015)

Document 28 (February 2015)

Document 29 ( 7 November 2014)

Document 30 (March 2015)

Document 31 (3 March 2017)

See document 32.

Peter Leonhard Braun

Appendix 2017 / 2018

Document 1 (7 December 2016)

Document 2 (7 May 2017)

------ Doorgestuurd bericht

I hope you all spend a relaxing summer!

I’m really looking forward to meet you all!

FURTHER AGENDA FOR THE ABA 2017-2018 (reminder)

WED 20 DECEMBER 2017: Send rough editing to your coach

------ Einde van doorgestuurd bericht

SAHAR ZAND ( Iran/UK – BBC) ( Coach : Franziska Dorau)

Appendix 2018 / 2019

Document 1 (6 December 2017)

Document 2 (20 May 2018)

Document 3 (18 April 2018)

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