Åke Blomström Award
A portrait of Åke Blomström.
Awarded forBest radio documentary, judged in competition.
Presented by
  • Participating organisations and associates.
  • The Selection Committee
First awarded
  • 1986 (1986)
No. of laureatesAbout 100 Prizes as of 2017
Websiteifc2.wordpress.com/ake-blomstrom-home/

The Åke Blomström Award (ABA)[1] was established in 1986 as the "Åke Blomström Memorial Prize" in honour of Åke Blomström (31/12 1931–31/5 1985) for many years Head of Documentaries at Swedish Radio and deeply committed to the work of his young colleagues. It serves to promote the development of talented young radio documentary makers in the participating countries.

The Idea behind the prize

Åke Blomström was always concerned about young radio talents, especially independent practitioners, who were at the beginning of their career as feature makers. This took practical form in three stages: a) discovering them b) furthering the careers of those with talent, c) finally, having them present their best works in competitions, thus giving them international recognition.

The Award Process

The task of "discovering and promoting" has been carried out within the framework of the annual International Feature Conference. The task of "providing international recognition" has been carried out within the framework of the Prix Futura Berlin. The choice of winners has been carried out by a "Selection Committee", according to certain requirements, and has been financed by participating associates, from countries all around the world, for more than 30 years.

International cooperation and financing

References

  1. ↑ Braun, Peter Leonhard (18 May 2017). "30 Years Åke Blomström Memorial Prize". IFC. International Feature Conference. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Braun, Peter Leonhard. "IFC 2016 - "30th anniversary of the Åke Blomström Award"". Youtube. Youtube. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Two Goldsmiths MA Radio alumni recognised in prestigious Åke Blomström radio feature award". 13 March 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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