The winning entries for the 16th edition of the Geneva-Europe Prizes for Television Drama Writing, which has two categories this year, will be announced in Geneva on 3 September.

Nine TV dramas have been selected by four EBU Members: ARD and ZDF (Germany), France 2 and SRG SSR idée suisse, to compete for the Grand Prize, while 15 aspiring TV script writers, from seven EBU Members: ARD, France 2, NPB (Netherlands), SRG SSR idée suisse, TVP (Poland), YLE (Finland) and ZDF, are contenders for one of the ten TV Film Writing Bursaries.

The script writer of the winning Grand Prize film will receive CHF 10,000 and the broadcaster, having produced the winning film, will receive a sum of CHF40,000 to go towards the development of another film by a newcomer. The scripts that are developed from the winning synopses can also be presented for additional financial support the following year. 

The bursary winners will be awarded CHF10,000 and a chance to take part in a tailor-made interactive workshop to be held in Geneva on 26-28 September. The three-day event will be moderated by the highly-experienced tutors, Guy Meredith and Roger Gregory. Besides 
one-to-one meetings about their particular scripts, the bursary winners will attend sessions on brainstorming and the power of invention, character building, moving the story through motivation, scene construction, comedy and the power of reversal and surprising and entertaining the audience.