Karl-Sczuka-Prize

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Karl-Sczuka-Prize 2002

The Karl-Sczuka-Prize for works of radio art is awarded annually by 
Südwestrundfunk (SWR), the ARD-member organisation in the Southwest 
of Germany. The competition for this year has been opened and 
everyone of you is welcome to send entries to us in accordance to the 
guidelines till June 15 2002 (arrival at Baden-Baden).

The Karl-Sczuka-Prize will be awarded in 2002 the for the 41st time. 
According to the regulations, it is awarded for "the best production 
of a work of radio art using musical material and structures in an 
acoustic performance". The prize winning work is chosen by an 
independent five-member jury comprised of experts and critics, who 
are not employees of a radio organisation: Klaus Ramm (chairman), 
Monika Lichtenfeld, Johann-Georg Schaarschmidt, Heinrich Vormweg and 
Christina Weiss.

The Karl-Sczuka-Prize amounts to 12,500 Euro. In addition to the 
prize itself the jury can award a support grant of 5,000 Euro to an 
applicant for the Karl Sczuka Prize.

The price is offered publicly and is open not only to radio 
organisations. It is open to the public: authors, composers, 
producers and production teams (hereinafter referred to as 
originators) are all eligible and welcome to submit their 
applications if they accord with the regulations. Works already 
entered are not eligible again in subsequent years. An originator's 
work may be submitted on his or her behalf by the producing company 
(for instance, a radio organization).

There is no limitation as to length, and even short pieces of radio 
art are accepted if they comply with the prize criteria for "works" 
quoted above. In case the work has already been broadcasted or 
published in other media, e.g. on CD, the date of the first broadcast 
or publication must not be earlier than June 1 of 2001. Even 
unbroadcasted productions are welcome. Till the present moment only 
multi-optional media like CD-ROM or websites are excluded from the 
Sczuka competition.

The recording of the production (DAT-cassette, CD, audiocassette or 
broadcasting tape) should be accompanied by:
a) a declaration by the originator that he or she is presenting the 
work for the Sczuka Prize and that he or she holds all rights 
exclusively;
b) otherwise, a written agreement of all persons who have 
participated in producing the work, or the agreement of the producer, 
if it is he or she who holds the rights to the work;
c) a manuscript or, if this is unavailable, a synopsis (six copies);
d) a short biography and a list of all works of the originator (six copies);
e) details of the place and date of production and if applicable, the 
date of its first radio broadcast or publication. The date of the 
first broadcast or publication of the work must not be earlier than 
June 1st of the preceding year.

Applicants are asked to submit their productions by June 15 2002 
(arrival at Baden-Baden) in a copy ready for radio broadcast along 
with the other requested material to:

Südwestrundfunk
Sekretariat des Karl-Sczuka-Preises
Leitung: Hans Burkhard Schlichting
D-76522 Baden-Baden

Phone: ++49-(0)7221-929-2272
or: ++49-(0)7221-929-2264

FAX: ++49-(0)7221-929-2072

E-Mail: sczuka at swr.de



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http://www.swr2.de/sczuka/historie/index.html