An evening totally dedicated to the artists themselves. The 2006 Ars Electronica gala featuring the presentation of the Golden Nicas to the Prix Ars Electronica prizewinners is one of the Festival’s highlights. The evening’s program will feature the artistry of Emanuel Jauk (AT), Takashi Kawashima (JP) and others.


The Golden Nicas go to:

Jan Bitzer, Ilija Brunck, Tom Weber / Filmakademie Baden Württemberg (DE): 458nm - Golden Nica Computer Animation / Visual Effects
Eliane Radigue (FR): l'île re-sonante - Golden Nica Digital Musics
Paul DeMarinis (US): The Messenger - Golden Nica Interactive Art
exonemo (JP): The Road Movie - Golden Nica Net Vision
canal*ACCESSIBLE:www.zexe.net/barcelona - Golden Nica Digital Communities
Ehrentraud Hager, Alexander Niederklapfer, David Wurm, Magdalena Wurm / Krmpf Krmpf Studios (AT): Abenteuer-Arbeitsweg - Golden Nica u19 - freestyle computing
Himanshu Khatri (IN): Aquaplay - Winner [the next idea] Art and Technology Grant

Moderation: Wolfgang Blau (DE)
Konzept: Iris Mayr (AT)
Screendesign: Rainer Eilmsteiner, Ramsy Gsenger, Woeishi Lean, Pascal Maresch,
Matthias Petzold, Sebastian Pichlmüller (Ars Electronica Futurelab)