< PRAGUE FRINGE AWARDS >

THE AWARDS:

Kreativni cena (Creative Award)

An annual award to the company, chosen by an anonymous and independent panel to the artist or company whose production is deemed creatively exceptional by majority vote – open to all companies.

Inspirativni cena (Inspiration Award)

An annual award, chosen by an anonymous and independent panel to a piece of work (not a reworking), which has had no more than 2 runs anywhere. The award is suitable for theatre, dance, storytelling, spoken word, opera, and physical theatre with a strong element of character development or narrative . If you are eligible for this award please let us know by e-mail to carole@fringe.cz

Cena za vyjimecne predstaveni (Outstanding Performance Award)

An award for the artist who has excelled in their performance at the festival.

Spirit of the Fringe

This award is awarded in exceptional circumstances to an individual or company who has truly embraced the spirit of the festival; it is not exclusively a creative award although can be such and will be awarded by festival directors on an occasional basis.

New Territories Award

***New for 2016 - Selected by jury ***

Offering a London run & industry showcase for a Prague Fringe artist or company to enable them present their work to new audiences. This year the host venue will be Chats Palace Arts Centre in East London and the award will be supported by a cash grant of £500 towards London residency costs. 

THE 2016 AWARD WINNERS ARE AS FOLLOWS

Creative Award (Artist or Company whose worked is deemed as being creatively exceptional) 

Shortlist

Echoes by Henry Naylor – Pipeline Productions (England)

Together – Almost Human (Netherlands/UK/Canada/Poland)

A Special Day - Por Piedad Teatro & The Play Company (USA/Mexico)

Tin Bucket Drum – Jade Bowers Design & Management (South Africa)

Richard III – Brite Theater (Iceland/England) 

Winner

Echoes by Henry Naylor – Pipeline Productions (England)

Inspiration Award (New piece of work staged no more than twice previously)

Shortlist

Hell Has No Fury – Twentysomething (Scotland)

Parlour Games – Tooth+Nail (Scotland/England/Norway/France)

A Living – Caroline Liversidge (England)

The Terrible Tale of Dr F – Communal Shower (England)

Tiger – Umbrella Man (Scotland)

Winner

Parlour Games – Tooth+Nail (Scotland/England/Norway/France)

Performance Award (Individual Artist who has excelled in their performance at the festival)

Shortlist

Emily Carding – Richard III, Brite Theater (England/Iceland)

Rowan Hall – Hell Has No Fury, Twentysomething (Scotland)

Warona Seane – Tin Bucket Drum, Jade Bowers Design and Management (South Africa)

Filipa Braganca – Echoes by Henry Naylor, Pipeline Productions (England)

Dennis McSorley – Typhoon of Tenderness, Wordsworth (USA)

Winner

Filipa Braganca – Echoes by Henry Naylor (England)

Spirit of the Fringe (An individual or company who has truly embraced the spirit of Fringe)

Men with Coconuts (Scotland) 

What riches they bring us – four shows between them, services above and beyond their performances (and we don’t mean the naked bath shot!), camaraderie and support for other artists, helping to create a great fringe atmosphere, spreading the fringe word, performing for our friends and guests, long service…what can we say, “Fringe Loves Coconuts!”

New Territories Award (London run & showcase for a Prague Fringe artist or company)

Loud Poets – Loud Poets (Scotland)

AWARDS ARCHIVE

2015 AWARD WINNERS

Creative Award (Artist or Company whose worked is deemed as being creatively exceptional) 

Shortlist

Bas - Shallow Death – Schizothemia

Boris and Sergey's Vaudevillian Adventure – Flabbergast Theatre

Richard III – Brite Theater

Twine. Measure. Cut – Theater Slava

East of the Sun West of the Moon – The Fetch Theatre 

Winner

Richard III – Brite Theater

Inspiration Award (New piece of work staged no more than twice previously)

Shortlist

Richard III – Brite Theater

Everything's Possible, Nothing's Available – Neil Frost

In To Thin Air – Precious Cargo

Kafka's Belinda – Ego Actus

Mummy - Ruinelust 

Winner

Richard III – Brite Theater 

Performance Award (Artist who has excelled in their performance at the festival)

Shortlist

Henry Collie – Bas - Shallow Death

Joe Worthy – Bas - Shallow Death

Emily Carding – Richard III, Brite Theater

Tom Corradini – Gran Consiglio

John Arthur Sweet – Who Waits at the Top of the Stairs, Hard Times 

Overall Winner

Emily Carding – Richard III, Brite Theater

Kreativni cena (Creative Award)


Shortlisted:


Le Foulard (Lucy Hopkins, England)

I want to tell you something (Caroline Sniatynski (Canada/France)

Why the Child is Cooking in the Polenta (Theatre Group Mamaliga, The Netherlands)

Kelder (Gehring & Ketelaars | Frijling, The Netherlands)

The Mole and the Worm: An Underground Tale (Teatro Entre Escombros, Spain/England)

Overall winner: Le Foulard (Lucy Hopkins, England)

Inspirativni cena (Inspiration Award)


Shortlisted:

When She Went (Precious Cargo, England)

Nuclear Love Affair (Built for Collapse, USA)

I want to tell you something (Caroline Sniatynski (Canada/France)

Light up your Life (Dare to Light, Estonia)

Troubadour’s Tale (Pickpocket Productions, England)

Overall winner: Nuclear Love Affair (Built for Collapse, USA)

Cena za vyjimecne predstaveni (Outstanding Performance Award)


Shortlisted:


Miřenka Čechová for The Voice of Anne Frank (Spitfire, Czech Republic)

Ioana Tudor for Why the Child is Cooking in the Polenta (Theatre Group Mamaliga, The Netherlands)

Mathew David Lewis for DOA: Department of the Afterlife (Windermere Productions,England)

Kai Eng for The Prayer (Singapore)

Gerard Logan for The Rape of Lucrece (Thievish Dog, England)

Overall winner:
Miřenka Čechová for The Voice of Anne Frank (Spitfire, Czech Republic)

The 2012 Cena za vyjimecne predstaveni (Outstanding Performance Award) has been donated by Fringe stalwart and long time supporter of the event, ceramicist Dave Fry, one of Britain's leading studio potters, based in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North of England. His work is highly sought after by collectors from around the World. His method of working and the nature of the kiln firing makes every piece produced a unique and original work. Dave’s work is inspired by ancient glazes and ideas of the early ceramics from Japan, China and Korea and is produced in high fired stone wear; the works can be used and loved for many years. We hope that you enjoy this item Miřenka! For more information on the artist visit www.davidfryceramics.com

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2011 AWARD WINNERS

Kreativni cena (Creative Award)
Shortlisted:
The Human Fruit Bowl (Tie Day Media and Harmony Stempel)
Diary of a Sentimental Killer (Teatro dei Borgia & Compagnia delle formiche)
Cooking for Love (Iwan Dam)
The Lovely Babe (In The Name of... Theatre Creations)
All in the Timing (Windermere Productions)
Overall winner:
The Human Fruit Bowl (Tie Day Media and Harmony Stempel)

Inspirativni cena (Inspiration Award)
This year the votes were evenly spread resulting in the following Joint winners:
Impossible N'est Pas Francais (Lucy Hopkins)
The Lovely Babe (In The Name of... Theatre Creations)
All in the Timing (Windermere Productions)

Cena za vyjimecne predstaveni (Outstanding Performance Award)
Shortlisted:
Harmony Stempel (The Human Fruit Bowl)
Meg Gennings (The Lovely Babe)
Gianpiero Borgia (Diary of a Sentimental Killer)
Roy Horovitz (My First Sony)
Overall winner:
Meg Gennings (The Lovely Babe)

Spirit of the Fringe Award
This year the spirit of the Fringe is awarded to Gordon Duffy-McGhie and the students and former students of Middlesbrough College. They not only performed 4 shows this year but also showed boundless support for their fellow performers, energy and enthusiasm for the whole festival and were great ambassadors for their home town of Middlesbrough in Czech Republic.

2010 AWARDS WINNERS

Inspirativni cena (Inspiration Award)
Nominated:
Nathan the wise, Middlesborough College
Kaguya, Makoto Inoue
In the Arms of a Lion, White Swan Productions
Overall winner (joint):
Kaguya, Makoto Inoue + In the Arms of a Lion, White Swan Productions

Kreativni cena (Creative Award)
Nominated:
The Harbour, Limbik
Horse, Company FZ
Poste Restaunt, They gotta be secret agents
Overall winner:
The Harbour, Limbik

Spirit of the Fringe Award
This years joint winners, each for very different reasons are 3 venue technicians who have show dedication above and beyond anything we could have hoped for to this and previous festivals - they a really special part of the fringe family and we can't thank them enough: Standa Halbrsťsát, Honza Pařižek, Kryštof Pavelka

2009 INAUGURAL AWARD WINNERS

Inspirativni cena (Inspiration Award)
Nominated:
Cararsie Suite - At the Edge of Vaudeville, Canarsie Suite Productions
Waiting for Andre, John Arthur Sweet
Decaffeinated Tragedy, Bad Soviet Habits
Overall winner:
Decaffeinnated Tragedy, Bad Soviet Habits

Kreativni cena (Creative Award)
Nominated:
Backward Glance, Multistory
In a Thousand Pieces, The Paper Birds
Red Peter, Simian Productions
Overall winner:
Backward Glance, Multistory

Spirit of the Fringe Award
Given to In the Name of Theatre Collective, Ontario, Canada for amount they gave and took from and to the experience that was Fringe Festival 2010