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Princess of Asturias Awards 05/03/2013
33 nominations from 20 different countries are in the running for this award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-third year.
Jury meeting for the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts. ©FPA
The meetings of the jury responsible for awarding the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts, the first of eight international awards that will be bestowed by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, will be held on May 8th and 9th. The awards will be bestowed this year for the XXXIII edition in their history.
As stated in the Statutes of the Foundation, the Prince of Asturias Awards are aimed at rewarding "the scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work carried out at an international level by individuals, institutions or groups of individuals or institutions". Within this spirit, the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts will be bestowed on those "whose work in Film, Theatre, Dance, Music, Photography, Painting, Sculpture, Architecture or any other form of artistic expression constitutes a significant contribution to the cultural heritage of mankind".
Thirty-three candidatures, from Argentina, Austria, Colombia, Cuba, the United States, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Peru, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, Zimbabwe and Spain, have been nominated for this award.
The Award comprises a Joan Miró sculpture representing and symbolising the accolade, a cash prize of €50,000, a diploma and an insignia.
The jury, which is to meet at the Reconquista Hotel, will be made up of the following members:
Members of the juries will hold an initial meeting with the media at 12 noon on Wednesday 8th in the "Salón de Consejos" of the hotel (on the first floor), immediately prior to being formally convened and starting their deliberations. The jury will then elect a president from amongst them. The Jury secretary will be appointed by the Foundation.
Their decision will be made public at 12 noon on Thursday 9th in the Salón Covadonga of the hotel (on the ground floor), and jury members will then be available for interviews.
The reading of the jury's decision will be broadcast live for more than 150 countries via the main national and international radio and television channels. The signal will be openly transmitted via Hispasat satellite (America and Europe). In addition, there will be a live Internet broadcast at the Foundation's website: http://www.fpa.es/
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