Landesschau RP wins Bremen television award for moving Pope film!

Landesschau RP wins Bremen television award for moving Pope film!

The wave of success at the Rhineland-Palatinate State Show continues to roll on! On November 10, 2025, the contribution “The Pope in Boppard” was awarded the renowned Bremen Television and Digital Prize 2025 in the “Best Current Video” category. In a fair competition, author Holger Wienpahl's film prevailed against 27 other submissions, which speaks for the high quality of the contribution. The jury, led by chairman Frank Plasberg, highlighted the film as the most beautiful obituary to Pope Francis that they had ever seen.

The fascinating film tells the story of Pope Francis, who lived for a few months as a simple priest in Boppard with the Schmidt family and made a valuable friendship there. The daughter of the host family brings special personal experiences into the film, reporting on her lifelong pen pal relationship with the Pope. Intimate insights into his time in Boppard and the connection to local wines give the obituary a special touch. Private video recordings underline the Pope's memories of this formative time.

A prize with tradition

The Bremen Television and Digital Prize has been awarded by Radio Bremen on behalf of ARD since 1974 and is a synonym for excellent regional journalism. In addition to regional television, web productions and digital formats are also honored. Prominent personalities such as Frank Plasberg are among the past winners, which underlines the importance of the prize.

The competition and the jury consist of experienced experts such as Clare Devlin, Hans Helmich, Andreas Jölli, Inga Mathwig and Birgitta Weber, who guarantee the high quality of the entries. Your judgment on the submitted works is of great importance and shows how important good stories from the region are.

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