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AUGUST 31, 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 2024 and 31 May 2025.
A €7,000 prize is awarded in each category.

The reports must be submitted to the following address by June 5th 2025: 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 (written press 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 2025: the category is written press. Since there is a different category according to the years, the presented story must have been realized between 1 June 2023 and 31 May 2025.

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 Prize
    sponsored by the Calvados Department – €7000
  • Television Prize
    sponsored by Amnesty International – €7000
  •  Radio Prize
    sponsored by the D-Day Landing Committee – €7000
  • Photo Prize 
    sponsored by Nikon – €7000
  • Grand format Television Prize
    sponsored by Caen Memorial museum – €7000
  • Young reporter Prize
    sponsored by Crédit Agricole Normandie – €3000
  • Video image Prize
    sponsored by Arte, France Médias Monde and France Télévisions – €3000

Three special prizes

  • The Ouest-France – Jean Marin Prize (written press)
    – €4000
  • The Public Prize (photo)
    sponsored by Isigny Ste Mère & Groupe Nutriset
    – €3000
  •  The Normandy Region secondary School Students’ Prize (television)
    – €3000

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