In Brief • Successful 40th Annual Conference of CIRCOM Regional • Wind Music – the GRAND PRIX WINNER of Prix CIRCOM Regional 2024 • Training – The Future & Storytelling workshop featuring aspiring young journalists Successful 40th Annual Conference of CIRCOM Regional From the perspectives of the advanced technologies based on Artificial intelligence to perfecting workflows, boosting creativity to come up with content focused on climate change and the war in Ukraine – the Annual Conference of CIRCOM Regional gathered nearly 200 delegates and provided comprehensive agenda that addressed the changes and challenges for the regional television media across Europe.  As this was the 40th Annual Conference it was also time to look back how CIRCOM Regional has been serving its members in their quest for perfection in profession and being integral part of regional and local communities.  The forum was hosted by CIRCOM’s member TVP3 Poznań, part of TVP. It was held on 23-24 May in Poznań, Poland.   Watch the sessions of the CIRCOM Regional Annual Conference on our website and YouTube channel. The Annual Conference 2025 will be held in Barcelona, Spain. It will be hosted by the Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (CCMA-3Cat).  Wind Music – the GRAND PRIX WINNER of Prix CIRCOM Regional 2024 Wind Music (Blaasmuzyk), the programme produced by Omrop Fryslân from The Netherlands, won the biggest award in this year’s competition! The news was announced at the Prix CIRCOM 2024 Gala, during this year’s Annual Conference. The production is the Winner in the MUSIC AND ARTS category sponsored by TG4 Ireland.  “So many good works … and then to hear your name, the documentary you made – it’s such an honour! I feel really grateful at this moment”, said Murk-Jaep van der Schaaf, director of “Wind Music” in his first reaction after receiving the Grand Prix.    Watch here the PrixCIRCOM2024 Gala in full! The Best of the Best is selected among the Winners in 9 categories. And – yes, it is time to celebrate!  Check out HERE the best content productions in Prix CIRCOM 2024. Training – The Future & Storytelling workshop featuring aspiring young journalists 15 young journalists gathered in Poznań for a training, in the run up to the Annual Conference. Under the guidance of Darko Flajpan, HRT, and John Inge Johansen, NRK, they explored various techniques of telling appealing stories to TV viewers and users of digital media. In fact, this is the road to success in overcoming passive user consumption and reaching out to engage audiences.   Watch the stories produced by the participants  during 2-day Future & Storytelling workshop.