Image: Association for Pop Culture in Bavaria eV (VPBy)
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Thanks to funding from the Bavarian State Ministry for Science and Art and München Ticket, they each received prize money of 2,000 euros. Art Minister Bernd Sibler emphasized on the occasion of the awarding of the Bavarian Pop Culture Prize 2020: “The rock and pop music scene in the Free State is an indispensable dazzling facet of the cultural state of Bavaria. With the Bavarian Pop Culture Prize, we honor the winners for their musical passion and great artistic commitment. You have contributed to ensuring that pop and rock music was heard even in this difficult year. I warmly congratulate all the award winners! ”. Numerous experts from the music industry and media as well as members of the state parliament from Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen, Free Voters, the SPD and FDP acted as jury.
In his laudation for the sustainability category, the district president of Middle Franconia, Armin Kroder, commented on the long-term commitment of Radio Z / Local Passions: “The station was born out of necessity at the end of the 80s absolutely indispensable today. ”He went on to explain his suggestion:“ This makes you an important multiplier of the Central Franconian music scene and also has a very important archiving function. […] We are happy and proud to know such people with such ideas in the Middle Franconia district “.
The newly founded sub- and pop culture network Regensburg honored the winners in the category Festival of the Year: “At the beginning of the lockdown, the Social Sofa Festival was one of the first concert streaming offers. It was thus possible to offer an alternative to the missing live concerts but also to draw attention to the grievances at the EU’s external borders – and to appeal for donations! “The pop culture network thanked the initiators for the commitment and emphasized:” The social sofa The festival is an absolute enrichment for the Bavarian pop culture landscape and we look forward to hearing more about it in the future! ”For the award to the Posthalle Würzburg as Club of the Year, the laudatory member of the Landtag, Volkmar halib, went to the diverse for over 10 years Offer in the pop culture area. “200 events a year with around 200,000 visitors – despite its size, the Posthalle has remained a club […] with a special atmosphere, with a special character and space for meeting very different people. […] This year the award is in a year in which the Posthalle, like many other clubs and the culture, and meeting places in general, are in a serious crisis due to the corona pandemic. That’s why it is
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