Congratulations to the Winners of the ADAMI Media Prize 2020!
ADAMI Media Prize for TV-Information
Janine - Vladimir Bokun, Belarus
Author: Vladimir Bokun
Director: Vladimir Bokun
Producer: Vladimir Bokun
Broadcaster: ONT
Janine Kryntsevich was born in the small mining town near Lille to a family of labor migrants from Poland. During WWII, the Soviet government offered the Kryntsevich family, like many others, the opportunity to leave for the Soviet Union. They were promised good work and the possibility to return to France any time. The family agreed. Upon arrival to Belarus, their French passports were confiscated and the way back to France was lost. The possibility for Janine to visit her hometown came only 72 years after leaving it. Now 88 years old, this journey became a real challenge for Janine.
ADAMI Media Prize for TV-Entertainment
Mother - Vitali Gaidarji, Moldova
Author: Vitali Gaidarji
Director: Mihail Rezunet
Producer: Vitali Gaidarji
Broadcaster: GRT
The action takes place in a village in the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova. The characters of the film are an 88-year-old blind woman and four generations of her family. The younger generations are forced to leave their country in order to feed themselves. The old woman can’t hear the voices of her grandchildren. She can’t convey the richness of their native language, the numerous ancestral traditions and customs to those who have left. This distance leads to the disintegration of rela-tions between generations and to the disappearance of the national language and culture.
ADAMI Media Prize for TV-News/Short Doc
Village by the name of Ferma - Anna Ghudushauri, Georgia
Author: Ann Ghudushauri
Producer: Lika Menagharishvili
Broadcaster: Imedi TV
People in the village of Ferma have a huge problem. They all have experienced it themselves, but it seems they still do not acknowledge it. Girls are getting married there at the age of 13, 14 or 15. Ferma is located in Georgia, not far from its capital city. The village is inhabited by Azerbaijanis, a minority ethnic group in Georgia. There is only one school for the village’s more than 2,000 inhabitants.
ADAMI Media Prize for Web Videos
Poetry from the Swamp - Dima Dedok, Belarus
Author: Dima Dedok
Director: Dima Dedok
Producer: Dima Dedok
www.vimeo.com
A cycle of original poems recited from the heart. Each poem reflects the subjective realm in which the author exists. Eleven poems, eleven worlds, eleven personal stories from people of three different nations (Russia, Belarus, Poland) in Minsk.
Young ADAMI Media Prize
16-Year Old Wives - Gulgun Mamedkhanonva, Georgia
Author: Gulgun Mamedkhanova
Director: Gulgun Mamedkhanova
Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA)
Early marriage in Georgia, in a region populated by ethnic minorities, is a typical story - everyone talks about it. However, you don’t often find women who are willing to tell you their stories. The reasons are many, but the primary one is the fear of appearing in public. Author Gulgun Mametkhanova herself is a member of this ethnic minority living in Georgia. In the film, she finds a way to give a voice to women who whisper their stories. Note: The names of the characters in the movie have been changed.