The Princess of Asturias Foundation

36 nominations from 19 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 XXXIV edition

The Jury Meeting for the 2014 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts ©FPA

The meetings of the jury responsible for awarding the 2014 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 6th and 7th. The awards will be bestowed this year for the XXXIV 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”. In keeping with these principles, the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts shall be conferred on those “whose work in cinematography, theatre, dance, music, photography, painting, sculpture, architecture or any other form of artistic expression constitutes an outstanding contribution to the universal heritage of humanity.”.

Thirty-six candidatures, from Argentina, Austria, China, Estonia, France, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Romania, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, the United Kingdom, the United States, Zimbabwe and Spain, have been nominated for this award.

The Award comprises a Joan Miró sculpture –representing and symbolizing the Awards–, 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:

Bárbara Allende Gil de Biedma, Ouka Leele
José Luis Cienfuegos Marcello
Carlos Fitz-James Stuart Martínez de Irujo, duke of Huéscar
Guillermo García-Alcalde Fernández
Carmen Giménez Martín
Enrique González Macho
Catalina Luca de Tena y García-Conde
José Lladó Fernández-Urrutia
Hans Meinke Paege
Elena Ochoa Foster
Benedetta Tagliabue
Patricia Urquiola Hidalgo
Carlos Urroz Arancibia
Miguel Zugaza Miranda
José Antonio Caicoya Cores (acting secretary)

Members of the juries will hold an initial meeting with the media at 12 noon on Wednesday 6th 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 (GMT+02:00) on Wednesday 7th 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: www.fpa.es

Technical Data

Europe

Satellite: Hispasat 1D
Orbital position: 30º West
Transponder: 87
Carrier: 7
RX Frequency: 11594.0 MHz
Band: Ku
Polarization: Horizontal
Symbol Rate: 4.444 MSymbols/second
F.E.C.: 3/4
Coding: QPSK MPEG 2 DVBS
Norma: PAL
Format: 16:9

America

Satellite: Hispasat 1E
Orbital position: 30º West
Transponder: 133
Channel: Feeds TSA
RX Frequency: 12052 MHz
Band: Ku
Polarization: Vertical
Symbol Rate: 27.500 MSymbosl/second
F.E.C.: 3/4
Codec: QPSK MPEG 2 DVBS
Norma: PAL
Formato: 16:9

Phone: + 34 91 512 9450 / 9498

E-mail: booking.tbs@telefonica.com

Information of Interest

TWITTER

The Foundation’s official account: @fpa_info
Prince of Asturias Awards official hashtag: #PrinceAsturiasAwards

FACEBOOK

www.facebook.com/fpa

STREAMING

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