Venice TV Award Announces Performing Arts Winners 2025
Two weeks after the Venice Film Festival, the Venice TV Award honors global television excellence across 19 categories, incl. Performing Arts.
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Winner: The Lost Music of Auschwitz © Venice TV Award
Nominee: Der Freischütz © Venice TV Award
The winners of the 2025 Venice TV Award, supported by the IMZ, have been presented. Two weeks after the Venice Film Festival, the event united an international jury in Venice to celebrate television excellence across 19 categories.
In the Performing Arts category, the top honor went to The Lost Music of Auschwitz, a moving production that combines performance with historical testimony. Austria also stood out with two nominations: Der Freischütz (ORF) and Norma at Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, both produced by Unitel.
Winner – Performing Arts 2025
The Lost Music of Auschwitz
Production: Windfall Films | Broadcaster: Sky Arts | United Kingdom
Nominees
• Antonio Pappano: Behind the Symphony & Mahler 1 Concert | Ad Lib Productions | Marquee TV | United Kingdom
• Norma | Unitel & ZDF with ARTE Concert, MusikTheater an der Wien & VBW | ARTE-Concert | France
• Der Freischütz – Bregenz Festival 2024 | Unitel | ORF | Austria
• Mirador – Soundscape Through Japan | NHK with NHK Enterprises | NHK BS8K | Japan
Reflecting on the entries, Ditte Feuk, Head of Theatre, Opera and Dance at SVT Drama, said: “I really enjoyed watching the bouquet of styles, visions and sounds.”
Congratulations to all winners – and especially to our IMZ members!
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