Prix Bohemia Radio 2026: The Finalists in All Categories Have Been Announced!
Preparations for the 2026 Prix Bohemia Radio are in full swing, and we now know who will be competing for the top spots in the four competition categories—Documentary, Reportage, Drama, and Podcast—in Olomouc from October 18 to 22. The juries have selected a just under 40 (respectively 38) works from among the 167 entries.
On Monday, October 19, seven documentary filmmakers will compete for the Best Documentary of 2026 award with programs they have titled:
Five works have advanced to the first round of judging in the Drama category. The following works will therefore be featured in the public listening session and discussion on Tuesday, October 20:
In the News Report category, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary at the festival this year, the student and expert juries (on Wednesday, October 21) will select from among the reports submitted by 16 reporters from the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Ukraine, France, and Portugal, among others:
12letý Lukáš ze Vsetína složil a nazpíval hymnu pro autisty
„Les je náš příbuzný.“ Výprava do duše ohrožené Amazonie
Turistou ve vlastním městě. Mladí Aleppané objevují krásy starého města, od kterého je odřízla válka
A story about a lamb that touched Bulgaria
The Birds of Palestine
Meghri - The Sweetness of the City Behind Curtains of Persimmons
2,376 km from Public Radio
Silent resistance in Moscow
Naples – The Fear of the Supervolcano
Even war cannot destroy theatre
The Freezing Point: a chronicle of survival in the capital’s district
The last call
Czech elections in the shadow of Russian disinformation
Alcafache, 40 years later
Last but not least, on Thursday, October 22, the winner will be chosen from among ten podcasts in the Podcast category. We’ll be opening up the listener voting again this year; you’ll have until 2:00 p.m. on October 23 to cast your vote.
Bertik (In the shade) – Seznam Zprávy
Urgent 2 – Český rozhlas
The Holeček Case – Český rozhlas
The Fico Direction – Seznam Zprávy
The Kaderka System – Český rozhlas
Journeys Through the First Republic – Český rozhlas
Praha Berlín Waršava – Česká televize
Broken Family – Český rozhlas
Bird talks – Česká společnost ornitologická
You can find details about the individual competition programs, dramas, reports, and podcasts on a separate page of our website.
There will be plenty of accompanying events, and we’re also preparing special events for students. We look forward to seeing you...
