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AUGUST 31, 2026
Awards 2025
Call for applications
The Bayeux Calvados-Normandy award for war correspondents rewards reports about a conflict situation or its impact on civilians, or news stories involving the defense of freedom and democracy. The report must have been made between 1 June 2025 and 31 May 2026.
A €7,000 prize is awarded in each category.
The reports must be submitted to the following address by June 5th 2026: info@prixbayeux.org with a link to download the entry.
The categories of media represented are: radio – photography – television (short and long formats) – written press and the young reporter prize (photo this year).
— Regulations —
Reports published or broadcast only on digital media can apply in the same way as others (regardless of whether the report has been published in photo category).
TELEVISION CATEGORY
The length of the report must be between 1 minute 30 seconds and 7 minutes.
The report submitted must be identical to the broadcast piece.
RADIO CATEGORY
The length of the report must be between 1 minute and 6 minutes.
The report submitted must be identical to the broadcast piece.
PHOTO CATEGORY
The application comprises a report made up of 8 to 15 photos.
THE YOUNG REPORTER'S AWARD
In 2026: the category is photo. Since there is a different category according to the years, the presented story must have been realized between 1 June 2024 and 31 May 2026.
GRAND FORMAT TELEVISION CATEGORY
The length of the report must be between 7 and 35 minutes.
The report submitted must be identical to the broadcast piece.
WRITTEN PRESS CATEGORY
The application must be made up of an article or a series of one to three articles on the same subject.
DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE REGULATION (PDF)
– Ten prizes are awarded –
Seven prizes awarded by the international jury
- Written Press Prizesponsored by the Calvados Department - €7,000
- Television Prizesponsored by Amnesty International- €7,000
- Radio Prizesponsored by the D-Day Landing Committee - €7,000
- Photo Prizesponsored by Nikon - €7,000
- Grand format Television Prizesponsored by Caen Memorial museum - €7,000
- Young reporter Prizesponsored by Crédit Agricole Normandie - €3,000
- Video image prizesponsored by Arte, France Médias Monde and France Télévisions – €3,000
Three special prizes
- The Ouest-France – Jean Marin Prize (written press)– €4,000
- The Public Prize (photo)sponsored by Isigny Sainte-Mère & Groupe Nutriset - €3,000
- The Normandy Region secondary School Students’ Prize (television)– €3,000