Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for War Correspondents
The international meeting for war journalism in Bayeux
About Prix Bayeux
The most important European award dedicated to war journalism
Created in 1994 on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Normandy landings, the Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for War Correspondents has become the most important European event dedicated to war journalism. Every year in October, the city of Bayeux hosts journalists, photographers, and reporters from around the world for a busy week of meetings, exhibitions, screenings, and debates on conflicts and human rights.
Seven trophies and special prizes
The award recognizes the best war reports in five categories: print, radio, television, photography, and web journalism. Seven trophies worth 7,000 euros each are awarded, in addition to three special prizes, including the Normandy Region Award for high school students, university students, and apprentices (3,000 euros). Around fifty reports compete each year, submitted to an international jury of media professionals.
Exhibitions and public meetings
Throughout the week, large-scale photographic exhibitions are set up in the streets, halls, and heritage sites of Bayeux. Screenings of competing reports are organized in the city's cinemas and halls. Public meetings with war correspondents allow the public to interact directly with those who bear witness to conflicts on the ground.
A memorial for fallen journalists
Each edition includes a moving ceremony for the unveiling of the memorial stele, engraved with the names of journalists and media collaborators killed in the line of duty during the past year. This memorial, located in Bayeux, is a unique place of remembrance in Europe.
Prix Bayeux — edition 2026
The 33rd edition of the Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for War Correspondents will be held from October 5 to 11, 2026, in Bayeux. A week-long tribute to great reporters, chaired this year by Lyse Doucet, star journalist for the BBC, featuring new exhibitions, debate evenings, documentary screenings, a book fair, and public meetings. Free admission.
33rd Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award (2026)
The 33rd edition of the Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for War Correspondents takes place from October 5 to 11, 2026 in Bayeux. For a week, international news is at the heart of numerous events: new exhibitions, debate evenings, documentary screenings, a book fair, and school meetings. Encounters and exchanges between the public and great reporters who, through their reports, bear daily witness to the world's violence. All events are freely accessible and free of charge.
Lyse Doucet, Jury President
The 33rd edition is chaired by Lyse Doucet, one of the famous faces and voices of the BBC. A Canadian journalist based in London since 1999, a correspondent in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, and the Middle East, she herself was a laureate of the 2014 Bayeux Award (television category) for her report “Yarmouk” produced in Syria. She intends to place at the heart of the debates the question of how to tell the world in the age of artificial intelligence and social networks.
Ten Awards Presented
Seven awards are given by the international jury: Written Press Award (Département du Calvados, €7,000), Television Award (Amnesty International, €7,000), Radio Award (Comité du Débarquement, €7,000), Photo Award (Nikon, €7,000), Long-Format Television Award (Mémorial de Caen, €7,000), Young Reporter Award (Crédit Agricole Normandie, €3,000), and Video Image Award (Arte, France Médias Monde and France Télévisions, €3,000). In addition, there are three special awards: the Ouest-France – Jean Marin Award (written press, €4,000), the Public Award (photo, €3,000), and the Région Normandie Award for high school students and apprentices (television, €3,000).
The 2026 Poster
The visual for the 2026 poster features a photograph from the award-winning report in 2025, a shot by Palestinian photojournalist Saher Alghorra (Zuma Press / The New York Times) showing Palestinian women attempting to obtain food at a charity canteen in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Programme Prix Bayeux 2026
Program for the week of October 5 to 11, 2026 (free admission):
- Photographic Exhibitions — new exhibitions installed in the streets, halls, and heritage sites of Bayeux, including the outdoor exhibition supported by Nikon.
- Documentary Screenings and competitive reports in the city's cinemas and halls.
- Debate Evenings and Public Meetings with war correspondents and great reporters.
- Book Fair dedicated to journalism and conflict narratives.
- Nikon Encounters — moments of exchange between professional photojournalists and the public.
- UNHCR – Ouest-France Encounters — educational event for 9th-grade students from Calvados and high school students and apprentices from Normandy, featuring testimonies from refugees and UNHCR experts.
- Awards Ceremony and unveiling of the Reporters' Memorial stele, engraved with the names of journalists killed in the line of duty during the past year.
The detailed day-by-day program will be unveiled in autumn 2026 on the official website prixbayeux.org.
Highlights Prix Bayeux 2026
- 33rd edition of the Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award
- Jury chaired by Lyse Doucet (BBC)
- Photographic exhibitions in the streets of Bayeux
- Screenings of competitive reports
- Book fair and debate evenings
- Nikon Encounters and UNHCR – Ouest-France Encounters
- Awards ceremony for the ten prizes and Reporters' Memorial
- Free admission
Prices Prix Bayeux 2026
Practical information — Prix Bayeux
Practical Information
Location
Various locations in Bayeux (14400): exhibition halls, cinemas, heritage sites in the city center.
Access
- By train: Bayeux SNCF station, a 10-minute walk from the center.
- By car: A13 then N13 from Paris (260 km), N13 from Caen (30 km).
Prices
- Free admission for exhibitions, screenings, and meetings.
Ticketing
No ticketing, free access to all events.
Contact
- Organizer: City of Bayeux / Department of Calvados / Normandy Region
- Website: www.prixbayeux.org
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Centre-ville de Bayeux, 14400 Bayeux