The jury of the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards, organised by the Alexandrion Foundation, met on Friday, 22 March to set the timetable for the events of 2019.
Calendar of events organised by the Alexandrion Foundation in 2019.
At the meeting, the jury members decided that the Constantin Brâncoveanu Diaspora Awards Gala would take place on 29 May in Paris. Accordingly, from Monday, 25 March 2019, the list of nominations for the Constantin Brâncoveanu Diaspora Awards is open. Proposals can be submitted until 15 April 2019 to: office@ fundatia-alexandrion.ro or at the headquarters of the Alexandrion Foundation: 19 A Nicolae Grigorescu Street, Otopeni. Every proposal must be accompanied by a written rationale (no more than one A4 page).
The tradition of holding the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards Gala in Bucharest will be kept, and the event will be scheduled for the autumn, for the end of September or the beginning of October.
Proposals and nominations for the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards in Bucharest can be sent to the same addresses from 3 June 2019 until 30 August 2019.
The jury meeting was chaired by Academician Răzvan Theodorescu, executive president of the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards. The composition of the jury of the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards 2019 is as follows:
- Răzvan Theodorescu – executive president;
- Dan Berindei – president;
- Andrei Marga – vice-president;
- Dumitru Radu Popescu;
- Prof. Dr. Mihai Retegan;
- Dr. Arch. Marian Moiceanu, Rector of UAUIM;
- Ștefan Râmniceanu, visual artist;
- Magda Mihăilescu, film critic;
- Natalia Stancu, film critic;
- Dumitru Constantin – secretary of the jury.
The exact dates for the Matei Brâncoveanu Awards Gala and the Constantin Brâncoveanu International Awards will be set at a later meeting.
In 2019 the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards Gala reaches its sixth edition. In 2018, the 5th edition in Bucharest was held under the sign of the Centenary of the 1918 Union, at the Royal Palace. On that occasion, Nawaf Salameh, founder and chairman of the Alexandrion Foundation, opened the gala with a speech in which he underlined the desire underlying the project, that of giving something back to society by supporting those who add value and who are true leaders in their fields. The Constantin Brâncoveanu Diaspora Awards have already had editions in London, Nicosia and Munich. The Constantin Brâncoveanu International Awards represent the major step taken by the Alexandrion Foundation in recognising international values.
