International Audio Arts Festival
April 4th-7th 2019
Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland
HearSay
The HearSay Prize Winners 2019
After 158 entries from 28 countries we are thrilled to announce the HearSay Audio Prize 2019 Winners featuring entries of new work and existing work via two separate streams:
CREATE is the home of brand new work, created especially for entry to the HearSay Prize 2019.
CELEBRATE aims to recognise brilliant audio that already has been made but may be re-imagined for the HearSay.
All entries to both streams were also eligible for Special Category Awards. Scroll down to see our winners.
Closing Date:
EARLYBIRD 14th November 2018
FINAL 10th January 2019
Shortlists Announced
5th February 2019 at 3pm IST
Winners Announced
12th February 2019 at 3pm IST
Prize Ceremony
5th April 2019
Judges: Find our 2017 Jury here.
(The 2019 Jury is revealed at HearSay19)
Awards 2019: 9 Awards in total
2 Overall Awards
HearSay CREATE Gold Award
(Overall winner - for NEW audio work)
HearSay CELEBRATE Gold Award
(Overall winner - for EXISTING work)
2 Awards for Work in a
Language other than English
HearSay Create Ganbearla Award
HearSay Celebrate Ganbearla Award
1 Award to recognise emerging audio makers (Full-Time Student and/or under age of 21)
HearSay Rising Award
4 Special Category Awards
Best Irish-Produced Award
Sound/Radio Art Award
(true) Story Award
Audio Fiction Award
CREATE - Gold Award
Overall Award for work created especially for the HearSay Prize 2019
Das Lied der Salatschleuder (A Salad Spinner's Song) by Johanna Fricke (Germany)
CREATE - GanBéarla Award
For new work in a language other than English
Das Lied der Salatschleuder (A Salad Spinner's Song) by Johanna Fricke (Germany)
CELEBRATE - Gold Award
Overall award for pre-existing/re-imagined
Last Requests by Hannah Dean (United Kingdom)
CELEBRATE - GanBéarla Award
For pre-existing work in a language other than English
Helene by Joyce de Badts & Wederik De Backer (Belgium)
RISING AWARD
Encouraging audio creativity for those in full time education and/or under 21yrs.
Summer Is Gone by Ping Zhao (China)
SPECIAL CATEGORY AWARDS 2019
Selected from all entries submitted to CREATE / CELEBRATE
STORY AWARD
A Simple Act by Helene Thomas (Australia)
RADIO / SOUND ART AWARD
Sirmadamsir: Oriented Performativity by Amy Hanley (Australia)
FICTION AWARD
Row-Cub by Neena Pathak (USA)
BALLYHOURA AWARD
Created by a producer normally resident on the island of Ireland
Fence, River, Driúillín by Ultan O'Brien (Ireland)
The Winners...
A huge congratulations to our prize winners! Each recipient receives flights to Ireland from anywhere in the world, an Invitation to HearSay 2019, a creative residency and much more.
There will be a very special Awards Ceremony on Friday 5th April during HearSay International Audio Arts Festival 2019 for all our prize winners.
The HearSay Prize 2019
The 2020 HearSay Prize will
open for entries in January 2020
& early March 2020 deadline.
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