Telenor Awards
Telenor awards the International Culture Prize and the Digital Winner Prize to people and/or organisations who have made exceptional contributions within the fields of culture and innovation.
The Norwegian Radio Orchestra was awarded the 2011 Telenor Culture Prize.
Photo: Tor Einstabland
Olafur Eliasson was awarded the 2010 Telenor Culture Prize
Photo: Tor Einstabland
Liv Ullmann was awarded the 2009 Telenor Culture Prize
Photo: Tor Einstabland
The Telenor International Culture Prize - “Boundless communication”
For Telenor art is an integral part of the work environment. We create our own cultural concepts and encounters. Since 1995 Telenor has awarded a prize for outstanding performances in music, film, literature, visual or performing arts, etc. In recent years the focus of the Culture Prize has shifted from national to international contributions to culture. The prize is worth NOK 250,000 (50,000 USD)
Culture prize winners:
- 2011 The Norwegian Radio Orchestra
- 2010 Olafur Eliasson, artist
- 2009 Liv Ullman, actress and film director
- 2008 Jonas Bendiksen, photographer
- 2007 Marilyn Mazuur, percussionist
- 2006 The International Museum of Children's Art
- 2005 Anne Marit Jacobsen, actress
- 2004 Ingrid Lorentzen, ballet dancer
- 2003 The World Theatre, performance group
- 2001 Ingvar Ambjørnsen, author
- 2000 Juni Dahr, actress
- 1999 Torun Lian, film director and author
- 1998 Kari Bremnes, singer, composer, author
- 1997 Kjersti Alveberg, choreographer
- 1996 Wenche Øyen, pictorial artist
- 1995 Svein Tindberg, actor
The Telenor Digital Winner Prize
Through the Digital Winner Prize, Telenor wishes to stimulate the development of digital winners offering innovative services and products for the mass market and the different distribution platforms in the Nordic region. The Telenor Digital Winner Prize is based on a merger of Telenor Nordic Research and Innovation prize (yearly granted from 1997 until 2009) and Telenor Digital Winner Prize (handed out in 2008).
The prize is 200.000 NOK for the winner(s) and business development with Telenor Comoyo (in a given period) with the goal of distribution through Telenor consumer operations.
Read more about the Telenor Digital Winner Prize
Telenor Digital Winner Prize winners:
- 2011 Toca Boca
- 2008 Mobiletech