GMEM is partnering with the Phonurgia Nova Awards for its 30th edition!
International Competition for Radio and Sound Creation
5 days of listening (3 days in Penvénan + 2 days in Marseille), 27 hours of creative work, 51 sound pieces that redefine the art of radio.
The Phonurgia Nova Awards are an observatory of emerging sound creation.
51 works will be presented in exceptional listening conditions: the works will be compared, discussed, and analyzed by those who champion them—composers, producers, programmers, essayists, and critics. The jury will deliberate in public and in the presence of the artists during a two-day listening marathon, after which it will award the prizes and creative residencies.
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A Tribute to Yann Paranthoën
He needs no introduction. Even though he hasn’t been on the air for 25 years, his work lives on. Born in 1935 and deceased in 2005, Yann Paranthoën was a complete radio artist (recording, editing, and mixing his creations entirely on his own—which was extremely rare at the time). He produced an original body of work—truly unique in both form and subject matter—through which an autobiographical thread runs from piece to piece. He said: “I create an event and capture the sounds.” Or again: “Radio is comparable to painting.” He devoted his entire life to exploring the documentary vein of a demanding sound art form, which he wanted to make accessible to everyone. For cartoonist and writer Emmanuel Guibert, Yann Paranthoën is a “sound filmmaker.” For sound engineer and essayist Daniel Deshays, “he is neither a composer, nor an archivist, nor a sound effects artist, but probably all of those things at once.” In his programs, speech is a material to be sculpted, just like the sounds of life or moments of silence.
Detailed schedule for the day...
9:15 a.m.: Welcome A new generation—those under 30—is taking hold of microphones and recording equipment and launching its own sonic revolution. Across all genres: documentary, fiction, field recording, and free narrative forms. 9:30 a.m. — 10:50 a.m.: Pierre Schaeffer Discovery Awards/ Session 1 Enora Giboire Mathias Guilbaud Laure Merlo-Kabous & Emma Pajevic-Couteau Ismaël Camara-Silvestre 11:05 a.m. — 12:25 p.m.: Discovery Award: Pierre Schaeffer / Session 2 Bai Boyi Léo Ligavant Ada Dinçer Marie Bobichon PalaniSujeth Through text, voice, silence, and the imagination, these works renew the way we listen to others by helping us hear the complexity of the world. - 2:30 p.m. — 4:15 p.m.: Audio Fiction Award / Session 1 SebastianDicenaire Théo Jacob, Chloé Hiobi, LudoMepa,andNadègeCazals DanielMartin-Borret AnnaFriz 4:30 p.m. — 6:00 p.m.: Audio Fiction Award / Session 2 VolodiaSerre AliceKudlak Anne Lepère StefanoGiannotti | 7:30 p.m. — 10:00 p.m.: Tribute to Yann Paranthoën "Au fil du son dePilar Arcila " — A portrait film by Yann Paranthoën, produced by Mille et une films (54 min., Rennes, 2007). Ways and Means: Following in the Footsteps of Yann Paranthoën on Île Grande #1 — A short film by Pierre Jacquin, featuring the voices of photographers Michel Follourou and Marc Enguerand (subject to change, 10 min.) A Look into Yann Paranthoën’s Archives: A Presentation on the Digitization Project for the Paranthoën Collection byBastien Lambert (20 min) Postcard from Centuri Nagra IV-S 3328 Check-up— A film by Michel Follorou based on the book*Yann Paranthoën, l’art de la radio* (excerpt, 10 min.) Published by Phonurgia Nova. A Listening Room at the Museum — by Daniel Rouvier, director of the Réattu Museum in Arles (5 min.), discussing the museum’s sound art collection focused on “field recording,” its “Listening Room,” and its 2026–2027 program centered on the theme of wind, including, starting in October 2027, a section titled “Paranthoën in the Wind.” Two mirror-image works that draw on the same sounds recorded by the Breton sound designer in the sculptor’s studio. Two creations, one for radio and the other musical: "Portrait of Irène Zack " byYann Paranthoën — Original radio production (10 min.) A Faceless Portrait of Composer Christian Zanési — A program featuring new musical works based on sounds by Yann Paranthoën (11 min.) |
GMEM; Radio Grenouille / Euphonia; Logellou
Avatar (Quebec); Bnf - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris); Noirlac Abbey — Cultural and Meeting Center; Ina GRM; Euroradio; Sacem; Musée Réattu (Arles)
Support
City of Arles; Ministry of Culture
Friche la Belle de Mai (the Module)
41 Jobin Street13003
Marseille
INPUBLIC
Listening sessions for nominees and jury deliberations
Broadcast of all works from the 2026 selection
FREE ADMISSION WITH RESERVATIONS
Registration required for each session; subject to availability
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9:15 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.
Pierre Schaeffer Discovery Awards
2:30 p.m. — 6:00 p.m.
Audio Fiction Award
7:30 p.m. — 10:00 p.m.
An Evening in Honor of Yann Paranthoën
To the Sound of Pilar Arcila — A Portrait Film by Yann Paranthoën (54 min., Rennes, 2007)
Winding Through the Footsteps of Yann Paranthoën on Île Grande #1 — A short film by Pierre Jacquin (subject to change, 10 min.)
A Look into Yann Paranthoën's Archives: A Presentation on the Digitization Project for the Paranthoën Collection by Bastien Lambert (20 min.)
The Experience — Listening to Corsican recordings by Claude Giovannetti and Yann Paranthoën, France Culture (20-minute excerpt broadcast)
Nagra IV-S 3328 Review— Afilm by Michel Follorou based on the book *Yann Paranthoën, l’art de la radio* (excerpt, 10 min.)
A Listening Room at the Museum — byDaniel Rouvier, director of the Réattu Museum in Arles (5 min.)
"Portrait of Irène Zack " by Yann Paranthoën — Original radio broadcast (10 min.)
A Faceless Portrait of Composer Christian Zanési — Musical Creation Broadcast (11 min.)
Coming soon:
Sat., November 14
9:15 a.m. — 12:45 p.m.
Sound Art Award
2:30 p.m.
Announcement of the winners
Radio Grenouille, GMEM, and Euphonia
; SACEM,GRM (INA),CCR Abbaye de Noirlac, Avatar (Quebec),Phonurgia Nova
; organizers
Anne Astolfe, Adèle de Baudoin, Judith Bordas, Annabelle Brouard, Alessandro Bosetti, Daniel Deshays, Noémie Fargier, Anne Gillot, Jean-Loup Graton, Marie-Madeleine Mervant-Roux, Léa Minod, Philippe Ollivier, Christian Sebille, Juliette Volcler
, 2026 Jury