In Russia, there are awards not only for cinema workers, but also for television workers. For example, the TEFI Prize is awarded annually. It becomes an encouragement both for individuals and for entire creative teams that create television programs.
The TEFI competition and award ceremony has been held in Russia since 1994. This ceremony became the Russian analogue of the Emmy Award, awarded for achievements in American television. Although the Russian award is still not very well known abroad, it is highly regarded in professional circles.
The award provides for several nominations. In 2012, their number was 50. According to the rules of the prize, the prize for the past year is awarded only in the next year. Therefore, in May 2012, TEFI-2011 prizes were awarded for achievements in the field of television over the past year.
The decision to present the awards is made by the Russian Television Academy, which includes directors, producers, cameramen, specialists in children's and feature films and other television figures. Thus, the decision is made by the professional community.
Three finalists were selected in each nomination, but only one of them received the prize in the form of Orpheus figurines. The project "ProjectorParisHilton", which is broadcast on the Per channel, was recognized as the best infotainment program. The best sports program was the program "Real Sport", shown on "Ren-TV". Among the programs devoted to classical music, the award was given to the program "Sati. Boring Classics", the channel "Culture", popular among viewers. It should be noted that the shows receiving awards are liked not only by professionals, but also by the audience. This is proved by the high ratings of the winning programs.
The most famous media people who received the 2011 award were the presenters Marianna Maksimovskaya, Ivan Urgant and Alexander Gordon. Prizes were also awarded to the best producers, directors, lighting, editors and many other people who are not present on the screen, but who play a huge role in creating high-quality television shows and films.
