On Monday, 10 September, the Alexandrion Foundation organised a pre-selection debate for choosing the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards, a cultural event now in its fifth edition.
First proposals for the Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards:
History:
- Ioan Scurtu, for the “Collection of 100 Books at 100 Years”.
- Constantin Barbu, with the volume “Monumenta Romaniae Historica, Dionysius Exiguus, Collectio Canonum”.
- Dumitru Preda, with the work “La Roumanie et L’Entente. Les avatars d’une petite puissance dans une guerre de colition – 1916-1917”.
Literature:
- Ion Agârbiceanu, “Ecclesiastical Articles” (1903-2018), edition edited by Prof. Dr. Ilie Rădulescu, unpublished manuscript.
- Mihail Șora, lifetime achievement award.
- Radu Cosașu, lifetime achievement award.
Visual Arts:
- Iosif Kiraly, photographer and university professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Bucharest.
- Laurențiu Mogoșanu, sculptor.
- Adina Nanu, for the exhibition “Around the World in 80 Days, after Jules Verne”.
- Napoleon Tiron, for a wood sculpture exhibition.
- Mircea Roman, sculptor.
Film:
- Director Mircea Mureșan.
Theatre:
- Ion Caramitru, actor, director of the National Theatre Bucharest.
- Sanda Manu, director and educator.
- Marcel Iureș, actor.
Music:
- Cristian Mandeal, conductor, lifetime achievement award.
- Dan Dediu, composer.
Architecture:
- Șerban Țigănaș, architect, for the project “Built Environment Culture”.
- Ana Maria Zahariade, professor at the University of Architecture in Bucharest.
- The architects Ștefan Bianco, Dragoș Epure, Răzvan Bârsanu and Matei Bogoescu – each of whom was proposed for architecture and interior design projects.
The meeting at the Pullman Hotel in Bucharest was attended by representatives of the Alexandrion Foundation, the jury vice-president, Prof. Andrei Marga, the jury secretary, Constantin Dumitru, members of the jury, the artist Ștefan Râmniceanu, laureate of the Constantin Brâncoveanu Award and jury member, Ileana Lucaciu, Magda Mihăilescu and Marian Zidaru, winner of the Alexandrion Foundation award for the Constantin Brâncoveanu trophy.
They were joined by laureates and participants of previous editions, media representatives and personalities from the fields in the competition: visual arts, literature, theatre, film, music, history and architecture.
The Constantin Brâncoveanu Awards are also granted following the deliberations of a prestigious jury made up of personalities of Romanian science and culture. Thus, the jury will decide on the annual awards, which will be presented at a ceremony organised at the Royal Palace – the National Museum of Art, on 2 October 2018.
The list of proposals remains open, and readers and anyone interested are invited to send proposals of authors and works, accompanied by reasons and arguments. Proposals may be sent by courier to the address of the Alexandrion Foundation, or to the e-mail addresses: office@fundatia-alexandrion.ro or redactia@cotidianul.ro, by 13 September 2018.
The Alexandrion Foundation thus reaffirms its interest in cultural projects, the “Constantin Brâncoveanu” and “Matei Brâncoveanu” (for youth) Awards having already entered Romania’s cultural calendar.
