Voices Festival: Come to Thessaloniki as an awardee!
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is delighted to co-organise, once again this year, the fourth edition of Voices, the European Festival of Journalism and Media Freedom. And with it comes the fourth round of the Voices Awards.
Voices is granting 25 awards of 1200 euros each* to young journalists and media freedom advocates to participate in the festival’s upcoming edition, which will take place in Thessaloniki on 26-28 November 2026.
The Awards have a broad focus across eight categories, recognising outstanding achievements in various journalistic formats:
- Press Journalism
- Radio & Podcast
- Video & Documentary
- Digital storytelling and Social Media
- Cartoons and Comics
- Photojournalism
- Media Literacy
- International Best Practices (Lorenzo Natali Prize)
Are you dedicated to these fields? Can you showcase innovation and impact in your work?
Read the call and Apply by 23 August!
Find the full eligibility criteria and application procedure in the Voices 2026 Call for entries.
*The awards cover expenses for participation in the fourth edition of the festival, when the awardees will be publicly awarded during a ceremony.
Some of last edition’s winners
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- Paper Trail Media – Press, Video & Documentary | Watch
- Giorgio Michalopoulos – Press, Video & Documentary | Watch
- Alexander Damiano Ricci – Radio and Podcast Journalism | Watch
- Elisa Belotti – Cartoons | Watch
- Zmudri – Media Literacy | Watch
- Divergente – Radio and Podcast Journalism | Watch
- Zsófia Fülöp – Digital Storytelling and Social Media | Watch
- Lorenzo Bagnoli – Photojournalism | Watch
- International Consortium of Investigative Journalism – Lorenzo Natali Prize | Watch
