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BAMBI Feeling in Wiesbaden
The BAMBI ceremony is in Wiesbaden on Thursday, promising glamour, big emotions and also a nod to our society’s “silent heroes”. Today BAMBI supremo Patricia Riekel and Member of the Management Board Philipp Welte announced the prize-winners: Gwyneth Paltrow – the Hollywood star is the BAMBI prize-winner in the “International Film” category and will be greeting the guests in the auditorium. According to the panel of judges: “As an Oscar prize-winner Gwyneth Paltrow has been one of the Leading ...more
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German-Tunisian Bushido wins the BAMBI for Integration
“We are the new Germany“: that is what the successful rapper Bushido says about Germans with a migration background. The German-Tunisian, born in Bonn and raised in Berlin, addresses his call for respectful co-existence to his fans, politicians and the public alike. He makes a valuable contribution to the mutual understanding of social groups with different cultural roots. The Bambi 2011 in the Integration category goes to Bushido. ...more
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Social Media Offensive for BAMBI
Although BAMBI has already been active in the social network for some years now, a large-scale social media offensive has now been started for the 63rd presentation of Germany’s most prestigious media prize in Wiesbaden on 10 November. The aim is to bring the BAMBI award and its partners home to younger target groups through other channels. Even before the live broadcast from 20.15 hours (on das Erste channel), an exclusive live streaming from the Red Carpet can be viewed online: on BAMBI’s <a ...more
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BAMBI for former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt
What he says still carries weight: no other ex-politician is respected more than former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, even though he has not held office for nigh on thirty years. When he explains the way of the world and expresses his view of the state of affairs, we listen. The Millennium Bambi 2011 goes to Helmut Schmidt. ...more
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BAMBI for Thomas Gottschalk
He is the king of the Saturday evening show and a constant guarantor of success: the BAMBI 2011 in the “TV Event of the Year” category goes to Thomas Gottschalk. The BAMBI jury’s reasons: “Thomas Gottschalk’s success with ‘Wetten dass ..?’ is unique. It is because of him that families sit down in front of the TV on Saturday evening. He doesn’t need a script and doesn’t play a role; viewers sense that and appreciate it. Gottschalk relies on himself and his respect for his guests. He has the ...more
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Audience BAMBI for TV Series
Which TV series deserves to win a BAMBI in 2011? It’s up to the millions of people in Germany to decide by voting on the phone or online until November 10 2011. As of now the audience can phone in or visit www.bambi.de to decide who will receive Germany’s most prestigious media prize in the category “TV Series of the Year”. There are five productions to choose from: ...more
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BAMBI shines in Wiesbaden
On November 10 the BAMBI Awards are taking place in Wiesbaden. Around 800 guests are expected to attend the great gala in the Rhein-Main Halls; the glamorous heart of the capital city of Hessen. The radiant charisma of this media event was already hanging thick in the air on Wednesday evening in Wiesbaden as Minister President Volker Bouffier and the Lord Mayor of Wiesbaden Helmut Müller together with the Director of Burda Philipp Welte and BAMBI producer Werner Kimmig lit up the deer statue in ...more
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BAMBI for Justin Bieber
He's a breaker of teenage hearts – and he's only a teenager himself: The BAMBI 2011 in the Entertainment category goes to Justin Bieber. The 17 year old is the first international star to come out of the internet. From the jurors' comments: “Justin Bieber is idolised by the internet generation. It was the net that brought him fame. His success isn't down to a manager or a record company, but to home videos that he uploaded to YouTube three years ago. Today he has millions of fans, his pop ...more
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BAMBI for Lady Gaga
She is the biggest pop star of our time: Lady Gaga has conquered international song charts with her music, and she has influenced fashion, lifestyle and culture with her outfits and performances. The BAMBI 2011 in the International Pop category goes to Lady Gaga. The jury justified the decision as follows: “Lady Gaga is the most successful pop artist out there today; the queen of self-invention and a cultural phenomenon. The fans love her music, columnists review her videos, and professors ...more
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BAMBI 2009: Pop International goes to Shakira
When she sings, everyone listens. When she dances, all eyes are on her: songwriter and singer Shakira ("Whenever, wherever", "Hips don’t lie", "She Wolf") has won over hordes of fans worldwide. In her fierily passionate music she combines Arab and southern European influences with the irresistible force of the Latin American feel for rhythm – the Columbian’s father has Lebanese origins, her mother is from Catalan Spain. The 32-year-old has become a world star, who ...more
