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Grimme Prizes awarded: Engelke receives “Special Honor”
Actress and Grimme Prize winner Anke Engelke. photo
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At the tender age of 56, Anke Engelke has already received the award for her life’s work. As usual, the all-rounder presents himself as quick-witted at the gala in Marl.
Anke Engelke received the “Special Honor of the German Adult Education Association” (DVV) at the 58th Grimme Prize.
The fact that the entertainer, actress, presenter and comedian was already being honored for her life’s work in Marl only seemed to make the 56-year-old thoughtful.
“I don’t think it has anything to do with age,” said Engelke, clearly in a good mood. “But it’s true that you now have the feeling of conscious enjoyment,” added the versatile TV icon, who has played countless roles on German television for decades.
And as usual, quick-witted, she asked back in the interview: “What do you think: How many years should I continue?” DVV President Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer had previously praised: “Anke Engelke keeps holding up a mirror to us with her unique irony. And what we see there is not always flattering, but it helps us to recognize our learning needs.”
18 other prizes awarded
In addition to the award for Engelke, 18 other prizes were awarded in various categories in the festive theater hall. The award-winning films, documentaries, information and entertainment programs and other productions – including children’s and youth productions – had already been announced at the Essen Grillo Theater at the end of May.
Eleven of the 16 awards in the four main categories went to ARD productions. “The many Grimme Awards for ARD productions of very different genres are a great award and motivation for what we want to offer people every day in different ways: high-quality journalism and program content with profile,” said ARD chairman Tom Buhrow .
The ZDF reporter Katrin Eigendorf received the Grimme Prize for “special journalistic achievement” for her “excellent reporting on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan,” as the jury judged. Eigendorf feels honored and motivated at the same time: “This award is a great recognition and award. It is also confirmation for me and my team that we are on the right track,” said Eigendorf of the dpa. “And it also shows how important the issue of public service journalism is.”
A total of 53 prizewinners received their awards. “Aspects” moderator Jo Schück (ZDF) led the evening confidently and charmingly. The television prize of the German Adult Education Association has been awarded in Marl since 1964.