Journalism Awards for Valentin Thurn

Nomination for the Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2006 (‘German Television Prize 2006’) in the category "Best feature" for the film “Ich bin Al Kaida” [‘I am Al Qaeda’].

Award for the “Best Documentary” at the international Filmfest Eberswalde competition in 2007 for the film “Mit meiner Tochter nicht!” [‘Not to My Daughter!’]. 

European ÖKOMEDIA Prize, awarded at the Ökomedia Filmfestival 2004 for the film “Der Arzt und die verstrahlten Kinder von Basra” [‘The Doctor and the Radiation-Contaminated Children of Basra’].

„Felix-Rexhausen-Preis” (‘Felix Rexhausen Prize’) in 2003 from the German Union of Lesbian and Gay Journalists 2003 for the film “Papa liebt einen Mann” [‘Daddy Loves a Man’].   

„2003 Medienpreis Entwicklungspolitik“ (‘Development Policy Media Prize’) from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2003 (1st Prize, category “Radio”) for the radio feature „Genes against hunger?”

Journalism Award from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geographie (‘German Society for Geography ’), 2001.

“International Green Pen Award” from the Asia-Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists, 1998.

“Prize for the most courageous film” at the Green Vision environmental film festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, 1997, for the film “Kahlschlag in der Taiga” [‘Clear-Cutting in the Taiga’].

“Prix Leonardo” at the international Medikinale Film Festival in Parma, Italy, 1995, for the film “Smog in Nordböhmen” [‘Smog in North Bohemia’].