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The Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden (War Blinded Audio Play Prize), also known as the Kriegsblindenpreis (War Blinded Prize) is the most important literary prize granted to playwrights of
audio play Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine t ...
s written in the German language. The award was established in 1950 by the Bund der Kriegsblinden Deutschlands e.V. (BKD), a German organization for soldiers and civilians blinded during war, whether from working with munitions or explosives or from a bomb attack or while in flight from an attack.


Rules

Der ''Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden'' is awarded every year "for an original audio play, conceived and produced by a German language broadcaster, that realizes and expands the possibilities of the art form in an outstanding manner. This original audio play must have its initial broadcast in the previous year." Broadcasters and jury members are allowed to submit entries. The prize is given out in the Bundesrat in Berlin and at
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in alternating years. The prize consists of a small sculpture, newly designed each year by a war-blinded artist. Traditionally, the winning play is later broadcast on all participating radio stations.


Jury composition

The jury is composed of seven war blinded (since 2007, other blinded individuals are also included), seven critics, and five other jurors from the Film and Media Foundation of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 1994, the Bund der Kriegsblinden and the Foundation have worked together to disseminate the award.


Award winners

The year listed below is the year the award was granted; the plays were generally produced and originally broadcast during the previous year.List of prize winners
Bund der Kriegsblinden Deutschlands e.V. Retrieved February 9, 2012 * 1952: ''Darfst du die Stunde rufen?'' by
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Sources

* Bund der Kriegsblinden Deutschland
"Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden. Reden der Preisträger seit 1952"
in: ''Der Kriegsblinde. Zeitschrift für Verständnis und Verständigung'' Vols. 3 to 58, Marburg, 1952–2007 * ''HörWelten. 50 Jahre Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden''. Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin (2001). . (See: Christian Hörburger und Hans-Ulrich Wagner

pp. 89–190)
„Kunst für die Ohren“ 60 Jahre Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden
Conversation with Juror Frank Olbert * Frank Olbert
"60 Jahre Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden"
SWR2 96-minute radio feature (2011)


References


External links


Bund der Kriegsblinden Deutschlands e.V.
official website

Akustische-Medien.de {{DEFAULTSORT:Horspielpreis Der Kriegsblinden German literary awards