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Prix Ars Electronica 2003 Winners - background information
2,714 entries constitute a new participation record
6 Golden Nicas and 6 x 2 Distinctions for the winners
With the new all-time record of 2,714 entries from 85 countries in 2003, the 17th edition of the Prix Ars Electronica Computer Arts Competition has once again underlined its status as the international top showcase for the cyberarts.
In the competition categories of Interactive Art, Net Vision / Net Excellence, Digital Musics and Computer Animation / Visual Effects, the competition organized by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF within the setting of the Ars Electronica Festival concentrates on the core sectors of digital media design.
In addition, the youth competition "cybergeneration – u19 freestyle computing" presents a common open platform for the generation that was the first to grow up with the computer as a medium, and that will carry on its development into the future.
The results of the Prix Ars Electronica — whose winners were selected by five juries of international experts — indicate the current state-of-the-art in the intersection between the arts, science, and research.
From a total of 2,761 entries, the five expert juries selected 6 Golden Nica and 12 Distinction award winners, and awarded a total of 61 Honorary Mentions.
Continuity as a Factor in Success
"By virtue of its continuity since 1987 and through the integration of the competition into the Ars Electronica Festival that will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2004, the Prix Ars Electronica has become an internationally renowned and persistent seismograph of artistic expression within the rapid development of digital media. Not only does the unbroken history of the Prix, initiated by the ORF Upper Austria, determine its importance in terms of cultural policy, but the competition also constitutes an important contribution to the cultural profile of the region", as the Managing Director of ORF Upper Austria, Dr. Helmut Obermayer put it. " Furthermore, with the youth competition 'u19 freestyle computing', the ORF has initiated an important investment in the future."
Number of Entries
Net Vision / Net Excellence 397
Digital Musics 625
Computer Animation / Visual Effects 348
Interactive Art 302
u19 1,042
Total 2,714
The Awards of Prix Ars Electronica 2003
Computer Animation / Visual Effects, Digital Musics, Interactive Art, Net Vision / Net Excellence
Total prize money: EUR 100,000
5 x 1 Golden Nica à EUR 10,000
5 x 2 Distinctions à EUR 5,000 each
50 Honorary Mentions (Certificates of Honor)
cybergeneration - u19 freestyle computing
Total prize money: EUR 9,900
1 Golden Nica à EUR 5,500
2 x 1 Distinctions à EUR 2,200 each
11 Honorary Mentions (Certificates of Honor)
Support by Commercial and Public Funds
The organization of the Prix Ars Electronica is made possible through the support of corporate sponsors as well as through public funds.
The patron of the Prix Ars Electronica is Telekom Austria, a further sponsor is voestalpine AG.
The "Cybergeneration – u19 freestyle computing" category is supported by the BAWAG / PSK group. Furthermore, the Prix Ars Electronica is subsidized by the City of Linz and the State of Upper Austria.
The Prix Ars Electronica wishes to express its thanks to its supporters Sony DADC, Pöstlingberg Schlössl, Gericom, Casinos Austria, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Courtyard by Marriot Hotel Linz and the Österreichischer Kultur-Service (ÖKS, Austrian Cultural Service).
Award Presentation on Monday, September 8, 2003
The Award Presentation for the Prix Ars Electronica 2003 will take place within the framework of the Ars Electronica Festival on Monday, September 8, 2003, at the ORF Upper Austrian Regional Studios in Linz.
On Sunday, September 14, 2003, at 11:15 pm, ORF2 will present a 45-minute documentary of the presentation of the Golden Nica Awards to this year's winners.
"Cyberarts 2003" - Exhibition of the best works of Prix Ars Electronica
A selection of the best works of Prix Ars Electronica 2003 will be open to the public at the O.K Center for Contemporary Art in Linz from Saturday, September 6, 2003.
Three-Day Artists' Forum with the Prix Award Winners in Linz
At the three-day artists' forum, from September 9 through 11, 2003, the winners of the Golden Nica and Distinction awards will present their works in person to the studio audience at the ORF Upper Austrian Regional Studios in Linz.
Documentation of the Competition — Book, VHS/DVD, CD
In time for the Ars Electronica Festival, the media package "CyberArts 2003" will be published by Hatje Cantz Verlag publishers as documentation of this year's competition, including an extensive catalog as well as DVD and CD.
Press releases, information and images:
http://prixars.orf.at (See "Presse" and "Press Lounge")
For further information contact:
ORF/ Prix Ars Electronica
Dr. Christine Schöpf, Judith Raab
Europaplatz 3
A-4021 Linz
Tel. 0043/ (0)732/6900 - 24218, 24227
christine.schoepf@orf.at
judith.raab@orf.at
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