Press Release

 

Nobel Week 2010 in Stockholm

Important information for TV and Radio Companies

October 20, 2010

The programme of the Nobel Week 2010 will include press conferences and lectures. On December 10, it culminates in the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm.

The Nobel Foundation has together with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Press Centre, and the Nobel Prize awarding institutions, collected useful information for media representatives who plan to cover the 2010 Nobel Week.

The Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo are exclusively filmed by SVT and NRK, respectively. The Nobel Banquet in Stockholm is exclusively filmed by SVT. The technical distribution is carried out by Eurovision on behalf of Nobel Media. Nobel Media owns all rights and copyright to the material and distributes the programmes internationally. More details about Nobel Media and their productions may be accessed on the homepage of Nobel Media

http://nobelprize.org/nobelmedia.

News material and live feeds
News material from the Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo as well as the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm can be accessed from AP, Reuters and via EBU. TV and Radio channels are kindly requested to check with the above news agencies and EBU to see what access they have to the live broadcasts and what news access is arranged. All channels are permitted to use a certain number of minutes of news footage free of charge for news purposes and the exact duration and restrictions can be confirmed by the news agencies.  If a TV channel wishes to obtain further access to TV footage they need to set up a License Agreement with Nobel Media. For more information on how to proceed please contact allegra.grevelius@nobel.se. Tel: +46 8 663 61 36 or mobile phone: +46 (0)70 772 5818.

SVT broadcast services in Stockholm
In Stockholm, the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and the Nobel Banquet proceedings are exclusively filmed by SVT. This year however, SVT will be offering a range of additional broadcast services to foreign TV companies such as stand-ups, filming facilities before the events, tape playouts and more. These services will be arranged around the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony, the Nobel Banquet and the Nobel Lecture in Literature. These services will be available at restricted times, and places are limited so please make bookings early. For more information please initially contact allegra.grevelius@nobel.se Tel: +46 8 663 61 36 or mobile phone: +46 (0)70 772 5818.

Official Nobel Documentaries
Nobel Media produces several official documentaries on the Nobel Laureates each year, including Nobel Laureates, a programme which includes exclusive interviews with all the Nobel Laureates of 2010, as well as the Nobel Peace Prize Documentary 2010, The Nobel Literature Prize Documentary 2010. Nobel Media also produces Nobel Minds, a round table discussion programme with all the year’s Laureates.

If you would like to access these programmes, please contact allegra.grevelius@nobel.se Tel: +46 8 663 61 36 or mobile phone: +46 (0)70 772 5818.  For more information, please look at the 2009 programmes on http://nobelprize.org/nobel_organizations/nobelmedia/program/2009/

Screeners for the 2010 programmes will be available late November 2010.

Interviews
For individual interviews with the Nobel Laureates during the Nobel Week please contact the Nobel Foundation.

 

Programme for the Nobel Week 2010 in Stockholm

Press Conferences

Friday, December 3
13.00	Press conference at the Nobel Foundation Address: Sturegatan 14
	- Free access: TV and Radio companies
	- No accreditation needed. Please bring your press card and photo id
	- Contact: Ms Jonna Petterson, the Nobel Foundation, jonna.petterson@nobel.se
Monday, December 6
12.00	Press conference at the Grand Hall of the Swedish Academy for the Nobel Laureate in Literature. Entrance at Källargränd 4.
	- Free access for all media
	Registration for the press conference must be made by contacting Ulrika Kjellin at the Secretariat of the Swedish Academy: uk@swedishacademy.org
Tuesday, December 7
09.00	Press conference for the Nobel Laureates in Physics, Chemistry and the Laureates in Economic Sciences at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Address: Lilla Frescativägen 4 A
	- Accreditation needed http://www.kva.se/en/pressroom/. Please bring your press card and photo id
	- Contact: Mr Erik Huss, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, erik.huss@kva.se
Thursday, December 9
13.45-14.15	Press Conference in Japanese, for Japanese media Address: Royals Festvåning, Grand Hôtel
	- Advance registration is required to participate in this Press Conference.
	- For registration and detailed information, please contact the Japanese Embassy.
	- Contact: Mr Shoichi Ueda, nobelpress@japansamb.se

Nobel Lectures

Tuesday, December 7
13.30-15.00	Nobel Prize Symposium in Honour of Robert G. Edwards Andreas Vesalius Lecture Hall Address: Karolinska Institutet, Berzelius väg 3, Solna
	- Open to the public, limited seating - Media representatives are welcome to attend the symposium, however the number of seats for press is limited.
	- Press Meeting, 15.00–15.30
	Registration is free. Apply no later than December 1, to secr@mednobel.ki.se
17.30	Nobel Lecture in Literature at the Swedish Academy Address: Källargränd 4
	The Nobel Lecture in Literature is exclusively filmed by SVT. For access to the material or for more information about SVT’s broadcast services provided in conjunction with the Nobel Lecture in Literature, please contact allegra.grevelius@nobel.se. Tel: +46 8 663 61 36 or mobile phone: +46 (0)70 772 5818.
Wednesday, December 8
	Nobel Lectures in Physics, Aula Magna, Stockholm University
	Nobel Lectures in Chemistry, Aula Magna, Stockholm University
	Lectures in Economic Sciences, Aula Magna, Stockholm University
	The first Lecture of the day will start at 09.00. The entrance will open at 08.40. Address: Frescativägen 6
	- Accreditation needed http://www.kva.se/en/pressroom/
Between the lectures there is time reserved for individual interviews with the Laureates.
Regarding filmed material and/or the possibility to film, please contact Nobel Media: allegra.grevelius@nobel.se. Tel: +46 8 663 61 36 or mobile phone: +46 (0) 70 772 5818.

Nobel Prize Concert

Wednesday, December 8
19.00	Nobel Prize Concert at the Stockholm Concert Hall
	- No access: TV or radio companies.
	For access to the footage please contact allegra.grevelius@nobel.se. Tel: +46 8 663 6136 or mobile phone: +46 (0) 70 772 5818.

Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and Nobel Banquet

Friday, December 10
16.30	Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall
19.00	Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall
News material from the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and Banquet in Stockholm can be accessed through AP, Reuters and via EBU. TV Channels are kindly requested to check with the above news agencies and EBU to see what news access they have. If a TV channel wants to obtain further access to the footage or if a TV company wishes to find out more about SVT broadcast services in conjunction with these events, please contact Nobel Media: allegra.grevelius@nobel.se. Tel: +46 8 663 61 36 or mobile phone: +46 (0) 70 772 5818.

Royal Banquet

Saturday, December 11
19.30	Dinner at the Royal Palace, hosted by Their Majesties the King and Queen.
	- For information, please contact the Royal Court Information and Press Department.
	Contact: Ulrika Näsholm, 08 402 64 34, ulrika.nasholm@royalcourt.se

General Information

Hotel Reservations

Kindly note that it is often difficult to find hotel rooms in Stockholm at this time. You are, therefore, advised to make your own booking as soon as possible.

Press Centre for Foreign Media

During the Nobel Week, the International Press Centre of the MFA will be available to foreign media representatives. The Press Centre is equipped with working areas and technical facilities, including Internet and ISDN. The Press Centre is located in central Stockholm. Address: Fredsgatan 6.

Opening hours: Monday - Friday 08:00 – 18:00

Contact at the MFA Press Centre:

Mr Jan Janonius
Phone: +46 8 405 82 16
E-mail: jan.janonius@foreign.ministry.se

Contacts at Nobel Institutions

Nobel Foundation Ms Annika Pontikis Phone: +46 8 663 14 70, fax +46 8 660 48 37 E-mail: annika.pontikis@nobel.se Ms Jonna Petterson Phone: +46 8 663 27 65, fax +46 8 660 48 37 E-mail: jonna.petterson@nobel.se

Nobel Media AB Ms Allegra Grevelius Tel:  +46 8 663 61 36, fax +46 8 663 27 69 Mobile: +46 (0)70 772 5818 E-mail: allegra.grevelius@nobel.se Ms Caroline Burén Phone +46 8 663 27 62, fax +46 8 663 27 69 E-mail: caroline.buren@nobel.se Ms Camille Laravoire Tel:+46 8 663 27 64, fax +46 8 663 27 69 Mobile: +46 (0) 70 273 7054 E-mail: camille.laravoire@nobel.se

Karolinska Institutet Ms Ann-Mari Dumanski Phone +46 8 524 878 05 E-mail: ann-mari.dumanski@mednobel.ki.se Ms Tatiana Goryacheva Tel: +46 8 524 878 05 E-mail: administrator@mednobel.ki.se

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Mr Erik Huss Phone: +46 8 673 95 44, fax: +46 8 15 56 70 E-mail: erik.huss@kva.se

Swedish Academy Ms Ulrika Kjellin Phone +46 8 555 125 03, fax +46 8 555 125 49 E-mail: ulrika.kjellin@svenskaakademien.se

Others:

Royal Court - Information and Press Department (regarding December 11) Tel: +46 8 402 60 00, fax +46 8 402 60 62 www.royalcourt.se Contact: Ulrika Näsholm, 08 402 64 34, ulrika.nasholm@royalcourt.se

Contacts for International Radio Companies Ms Eva Svahn Tel: + 46 8 784 50 25 E-mail: eva.svahn@sr.se

Major Swedish Photo Agency Scanpix Sweden AB   Phone +46 8 738 38 00, fax +46 8 738 38 70 E-mail: picturedesk@scanpix.se

 

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