{{short description|Russian television award}} {{About|the Russian television award|the analogue sound format|Tefifon}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox award | name = TEFI | image = TEFI.jpg | imagesize = 169px | caption = A TEFI statuette by Ernst Neizvestny. | awarded_for = Excellence in television | presenter = Russian Academy of Television | country = {{flag|Russia}} | year = 1994 | website = http://www.tefi.ru/ }}
'''TEFI''' ({{langx|ru|ТЭФИ}}) is an annual award given in the Russian television industry, presented by the Russian Academy of Television. It has been awarded since 1994. TEFI is presented in various sectors (up to 50 nominations in 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tefi.ru/ru/tefi/Tefi_2008/|title=TEFI-2008|publisher=TEFI official website|language=Russian|accessdate=2009-02-21|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127044401/http://www.tefi.ru/ru/tefi/Tefi_2008/|archivedate=2013-01-27}}</ref>), such as television shows, notable people in the television industry, journalists,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsru.com/cinema/23nov2006/litza.html|script-title=ru:Названы лауреаты премии "ТЭФИ-2006" в категории "Лица"|date=2006-11-23|publisher=NEWSru.com|language=Russian|accessdate=2009-02-21}}</ref> or channels. The winners are awarded the Orpheus statuette created by Ernst Neizvestny. It can be considered the Russian analogue of the Emmy Awards. The 2002 Edition was postponed to 31 January 2003 due to the Moscow theater hostage crisis.
== History of the Award ==
In April 1994, the Academy of Russian Television was established by several influential broadcasting organizations (RTRC "Ostankino", NTV Television Company, and 2x2<ref>[https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/77568?query=РГТРК%20 "Academy of Russian TV Established"]</ref>), effectively replacing television film festivals, the last of which (the 15th) took place in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kan-oleg.narod.ru/new_publ/pressa93/vestival.htm |title=FESTIVAL ON THE DON |access-date=2020-05-30 |archive-date=2017-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031537/http://www.kan-oleg.narod.ru/new_publ/pressa93/vestival.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> On {{date|21|10|1994|1}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tefi.ru/ru/news_arch/index.php?id14=1272|title=October 21, 1994|publisher=Academy of Russian Television Foundation|date=1994-10-21|accessdate=2013-12-16|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130913061627/http://www.tefi.ru/ru/news_arch/index.php?id14=1272|archivedate=2013-09-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Academy founded the TEFI Award (from "'''T'''elevision '''EFI'''r" [Television Broadcast]). Initially, it included three categories for entertainment programs ("Best Television Film," "Best Entertainment Program," "Best Entertainment Program Host"), one for artistic-publicistic programs ("Best Arts Program"), five for news and socio-political programs ("Best News Program," "Best News Anchor," "Best Reporter," "Best Publicistic Program," "Best Publicistic Program Host"), and others for thematic programs ("Best Educational Program," "Best Sports Program," "Best Children's Program").
In 1998, the "Best Television Film" category was split into "Television Fiction Film/Series" and "Television Documentary Film/Series." The "Publicistic Program" category gave rise to "Talk Show," and "Sports Program" was divided into "Sports Commentator." New categories included "Directing," "Cinematography," and "Producing."
In 2000, "Television Fiction Film/Series" was split into "Television Fiction Film" and "Television Fiction Series." The "Entertainment Program" category became "Television Game" and "Comedy Program," while "Journalistic Investigation" and "Interviewer" were introduced as separate categories. The "Screenwriter" category was added.
The 2002 TEFI Awards were originally scheduled for October 2002 but postponed to January 2003 due to the tragic events in Moscow from October 23–26, 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kommersant.ru/doc/347991|title=How TV Channels Covered the Terrorist Attack|publisher=Kommersant|date=2002-10-25|access-date=2012-05-31|archive-date=2013-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922153244/http://kommersant.ru/doc/347991|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2003-01-31|url=http://newsru.com/cinema/31jan2003/tefi.html|title=TEFI-2002 Ceremony to Take Place in Moscow|publisher=NEWSru|accessdate=2013-02-25|archive-date=2013-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113160946/http://newsru.com/cinema/31jan2003/tefi.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2003, new categories were introduced: "Best Actor in a Television Film/Series," "Best Actress in a Television Film/Series," "Production Design," and "Sound Design." The "Screenwriter," "Directing," and "Cinematography" categories were divided into subcategories for films/series and thematic programs.
In 2004, the "Screenwriter," "Directing," and "Cinematography" categories for films/series were further split into fiction and documentary subcategories. The "History Program" category was separated from "Science Program."
In 2007, Gazprom-Media (owner of NTV and TNT) withdrew from the competition.<ref>{{cite news|first=A.|last=Borodina|title=TV Academy Suffers Losses|url=http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/750685|publisher=Kommersant, No. 42 (3618)|date=2007-03-16|accessdate=2013-09-27|archivedate=2013-11-13|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113184332/http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/750685}}</ref>
In 2008, VGTRK (channels "Rossiya," "Kultura," "Sport," and "Vesti") also withdrew.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://newsru.com/cinema/10jul2008/tefi2008vgtrk.html |title=VGTRK Withdraws from TEFI — Major TV Competition at Risk |access-date=2012-05-09 |archive-date=2013-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113160845/http://newsru.com/cinema/10jul2008/tefi2008vgtrk.html |url-status=live }}</ref> That year, "Sitcom" emerged as a separate category from "Television Fiction Series," while "Producer," "Production Design," and "Sound Design" were divided into subcategories for films/series and thematic programs.
Following the withdrawal of several major TV channels, Vladimir Pozner resigned as president of the Academy of Russian Television, succeeded by Mikhail Shvydkoy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://newsru.com/cinema/24oct2008/shvydkoi.html |title=NEWSru.com: Shvydkoy to Replace Pozner as President of the Academy of Russian Television |access-date=2013-02-21 |archive-date=2013-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113160852/http://newsru.com/cinema/24oct2008/shvydkoi.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2011, the category "Television Fiction Series" was split into "Television Fiction Series — TV Novel/Telenovela." The "Music Program" category was divided into "Music Program: Classical" and "Music Program: Popular Music," while "Television Game" was split into "Television Game: Intellectual Competition" and "Television Game: Sports Competition."
In 2013, VGTRK withdrew from the Academy of Russian Television, halting its funding and barring its regional channels from participating in TEFI competitions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.interfax.ru/culture/txt.asp?id=291815 |title=Interfax: The Final Days of TEFI? |access-date=2013-02-21 |archive-date=2013-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215185520/http://www.interfax.ru/culture/txt.asp?id=291815 |url-status=live }}</ref> Subsequently, Channel One Russia announced it would not nominate programs for "TEFI—2013" due to the "absence of major competitors".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.1tv.ru/news/2013-02-21/77858-pervyy_kanal_ne_budet_prinimat_uchastie_v_tefi_2013|title=Channel One Withdraws from TEFI-2013|publisher=Channel One Russia|date=2013-03-21|access-date=2019-03-25|archive-date=2019-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325071711/https://www.1tv.ru/news/2013-02-21/77858-pervyy_kanal_ne_budet_prinimat_uchastie_v_tefi_2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Mikhail Shvydkoy also resigned as president of the Academy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.interfax.ru/culture/news.asp?id=291727 |title=Interfax: Shvydkoy Steps Down as President of the Academy of Russian Television |access-date=2013-02-21 |archive-date=2013-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222041126/http://interfax.ru/culture/news.asp?id=291727 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On {{date|23|04|2013|1}}, the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Russian Television decided to suspend the TEFI competition until new rules and regulations could be established.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tefi.ru/ru/news_arch/index.php?afrom14=15.04.2013&ato14=01.05.2013&id14=1660|title=Meeting of the Academy of Russian Television's Board of Trustees|publisher=Academy of Russian Television Foundation|date=2013-04-23|accessdate=2013-11-15|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203022227/http://tefi.ru/ru/news_arch/index.php?afrom14=15.04.2013&ato14=01.05.2013&id14=1660|archivedate=2013-12-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In December 2013, the Board elected Alexander Akopov as the Academy’s new president and approved the transfer of intellectual property rights for the "TEFI" brand, the "National Television Award TEFI," and the TEFI statuette to the newly formed "Committee of Industrial Television Awards" (headed by {{ill|Pavel Korchagin (television executive)|lt=Pavel Korchagin|ru|Корчагин, Павел Петрович}}), established on November 15, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nat.ru/?an=news_gr_page&uid=12228|title=Memorandum Signed to Establish the Committee of Industrial Television Awards|publisher=National Association of Broadcasters|date=2013-11-15|accessdate=2013-12-27|archive-date=2013-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228093201/http://www.nat.ru/?an=news_gr_page&uid=12228|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tefi.ru/ru/news_arch/index.php?id14=1708|title=Decisions of the Academy of Russian Television's Board of Trustees|date=2013-12-27|publisher=Academy of Russian Television Foundation|accessdate=2013-12-27|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20131227152247/http://tefi.ru/ru/news_arch/index.php?id14=1708|archivedate=2013-12-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> The transfer was finalized on April 3, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interfax.ru/culture/369260|title=Committee Gains Rights to the TEFI Brand|date=2014-04-03|publisher=Interfax|accessdate=2014-04-12|archive-date=2014-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109233225/http://www.interfax.ru/culture/369260|url-status=live}}</ref>
On {{date|24|03|2014|1}}, the national TEFI competition resumed, accepting entries for "TEFI—2014." Categories were renamed ("Daytime Broadcast" and "Evening Prime") with 12 nominations each. Remaining nominations included "Television Film/Series" (for films, miniseries, serial dramas, telenovelas, and sitcoms) and acting awards. Voting rules were revised: juries included 20 representatives from each founding organization (e.g., Channel One, VGTRK, Gazprom-Media, STS Media, and National Media Group).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2436841|title=TEFI Begins Accepting Submissions|last=Korchenkova|first=Natalia|date=2014-03-24|publisher=Kommersant|accessdate=2014-04-12|archivedate=2014-04-01|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401061118/http://kommersant.ru/doc/2436841}}</ref>
On {{date|11|02|2015|1}}, leadership changes occurred: Mikhail Shvydkoy became Chairman of the Board, and Maya Kobakhidze was appointed General Director.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2664754|title=New TEFI Returns to Old Roots|last=Korchenkova|first=Natalia|publisher=Kommersant, No. 23 (5533)|pages=3|accessdate=2015-02-11|archivedate=2015-02-11|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211015031/http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2664754}}</ref>
In 2016, under "Daytime Broadcast," "Telenovela" and "Sitcom" merged into "Daytime Television Series." The "Evening Prime" category "Television Film/Series" (retaining films, miniseries, serial dramas, and telenovelas) spawned "Television Multi-Episode Comedy/Sitcom." New categories included "Director of a Television Film/Series," while "Entertainment Program" split into "Humorous Program/Show."
The "TEFI—2017" ceremony, initially scheduled for June 27, 2017, was postponed to October 3 after a "computer error" during vote counting necessitated a revote.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3331191|title=TEFI Awards Postponed to October|last=Korchenkova|first=Natalia|date=2017-06-21|publisher=Kommersant|accessdate=2017-06-21|archivedate=2017-06-22|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622045905/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3331191}}</ref>
== Recipients == {{Expand Russian|Победители ТЭФИ|date=January 2018}} ; News programs * Vremya (Channel One) — 2002, 2006, 2007 * Vesti (Russia TV) — 1995, 2001 * Segodnia (NTV) — 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004 * Vesti with Sergey Brilyov (Rossiya 1) — 2006 * Nedelia s Mariannoy Maximovskoy (REN TV) — 2008, 2009, 2010 * News 24 with Mikhail Osokin (REN TV) — 2010 * Culture News (Kultura) — 2003
; Game shows * Umniki i umnitsy (Channel One) — 1996, 2001 * What? Where? When? (Channel One) — 1997, 2001 * Zov Djungley (Channel One) — 1999 * O, shastlivchik (NTV) — 2000 * Srazis s Natsiey (Bibigon) — 2008 * Total Recall (Bibigon) — 2008
; Other * Gentleman show (Channel One, NTV, Rossiya 1) — 1994 * Spokoinoi nochi, malyshi! (Channel One/Rossiya) — 1997, 2002, 2003 * Gorodok (Rossiya 1) — 1996, 1999, 2002 * Dancing with the Stars (Rossiya 1) — 2006 * Dve Zvezdy (Channel One) — 2008 * Thank God You're Here (CTC) — 2008 * Prozhektorperiskhilton (Channel One) — 2008, 2009, 2010 * Bolshaya raznitsa (Channel One) — 2009, 2010 *In the World of Animals (Channel One) — 1996 * V Nashu Gavan Zahodili Korabli (NTV, TV6, TBC) — 2000, 2002 * Puteshestvie Naturalista (NTV) — 2001, 2002 * Vremena (Channel One) — 2001 * Zhdi Menia (Channel One) — 2001, 2002 * Tushite Sviet (NTV, TNT, TV6, TBC) — 2001, 2002, 2004 * Shkola Zloslovia (Kultura) — 2003 * Little Non-Blue Light (Ren TV) — 2004 * Istorii v Detaliakh (CTC) — 2006 * Poka vse doma (Channel One) — 2006 * Dezhurny po strane with Mikhail Zhvanetsky (Rossiya 1) — 2006 * Sto Voprosov Vzroslomu (TV Center) — 2007 * History of Russian show business (CTC) — 2010 * Oryol i Reshka (Pyatnica!) — 2014, 2016 * Polyglot (Kultura) — 2014 * On the Knives (Pyatnica!) — 2019 * «Fortress. The History of the Russian Crisis» (Documentary. Digital media; Alexey Bokov) - 2021
=== People ===
* Vladislav Listyev — 1994 * Valentina Leontyeva — 2000 * Svetlana Sorokina — 1996, 2000, 2005 * Leonid Yakubovich — 1995, 1999 * Yelena Masyuk — 1995, 1998, 2002 * Alexander Maslyakov — 1996, 2002 * Fyodor Torstensen — 1997, 2004 * Vladimir Molchanov — 1998 * Konstantin Ernst — 1998, 2001 * Gleb Skorokhodov – 1999<ref>[http://mosarchiv.mos.ru/detail.aspx?cid=318cbda0-c08a-4aeb-9ae4-19ae4dfe7303&tuid=85d1c2cc-7c2d-4ebd-847f-a691d6b1ff77&ruid=23e3f5b5-24be-4d1e-8339-78174e601f0b Gleb Skorokhodov] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201121/http://mosarchiv.mos.ru/detail.aspx?cid=318cbda0-c08a-4aeb-9ae4-19ae4dfe7303&tuid=85d1c2cc-7c2d-4ebd-847f-a691d6b1ff77&ruid=23e3f5b5-24be-4d1e-8339-78174e601f0b |date=4 March 2016 }} в архиве новых поступлений Главного архивного управления Москвы</ref> * Alexander Rodnyansky — 2004, 2005 * Anastasia Zavorotnyuk — 2005 * Arkady Mayofis — 2005 * Leonid Mlechin — 2007 * Dmitry Guberniev — 2007 * Ivan Urgant — 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 * Pyotr Tolstoy — 2007 * Ekaterina Andreeva — 2007 * Sergei Pashkov — 2007 * Kevin Owen — 2008 * Sergei Kapitsa — 2008 * Dmitrii Frolov — 2008 * Larisa Sinelshchikova — 2009<ref>[https://www.svoboda.org/a/1827940.html В Москве вручили премию ТЭФИ в номинации «Профессии»]</ref>
== Prize statuette == thumb|Bronze statuette "Orpheus" The winners of the competition are awarded a bronze statuette "Orpheus" and a "golden" diploma, the finalists of the competition receive only a "silver" diploma.<ref>{{cite web |title=Призовая игра |url=http://xn--e1aaatbcqh4abgd.xn--p1aadc.xn--p1ai/products/item26.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818041021/http://xn--e1aaatbcqh4abgd.xn--p1aadc.xn--p1ai/products/item26.php |archive-date=2014-08-18 |accessdate=2013-12-16 |publisher=Научно-познавательный сайт «Телеконтекст» ФГУП «Российская телевизионная и радиовещательная сеть»}}</ref> The prize presented to the winners is a sculpture of a character from ancient Greek mythology, singer and musician Orpheus, who tears his chest and plays on the strings of his soul. The author of the statuette, sculptor Ernst Neizvestny, scaled his two—meter statue of Orpheus, created in 1962, for a new award.<ref>{{cite web |author=Карина Арстанова |date=2016-08-10 |title=Статуэтка «ТЭФИ», «Древо жизни» и другие работы Эрнста Неизвестного |url=https://daily.afisha.ru/brain/2592-statuetka-tefi-maska-skorbi-i-drugie-raboty-ernsta-neizvestnogo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308081748/https://daily.afisha.ru/brain/2592-statuetka-tefi-maska-skorbi-i-drugie-raboty-ernsta-neizvestnogo/ |archive-date=2019-03-08 |access-date=2019-03-07 |publisher=Афиша}}</ref> The prizes are made in the American workshop of Ernst Neizvestny's student Jeff Blumis. One statuette weighs 8.5 kg, the cost of its manufacture at the beginning of the 2000s was one thousand US dollars.<ref>{{cite web |last=Огнев |first=Илья |date=2001-10-26 |title=Сегодня российские телеакадемики раздадут «ТЭФИ»! |url=http://www.dv.kp.ru/daily/22663/13053/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216191205/http://www.dv.kp.ru/daily/22663/13053/ |archive-date=2013-12-16 |accessdate=2013-12-16 |publisher=Газета «Комсомольская правда» — Владивосток |last2=Корсаков |first2=Денис.}}</ref>
== Criticism ==
* The film "The Great Mystery of Water", which won three awards, caused a huge resonance in society, numerous disputes and criticism from representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church, who accused the creators of occult and esoteric content passed off as science, as well as disorientation of believers.<ref>''Пикалев А.'' [http://www.anticekta.ru/News/2009/09-02/3.02.09.html «Плесень» — кушать подано!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222143150/http://www.anticekta.ru/News/2009/09-02/3.02.09.html}} // anticekta.ru</ref><ref name="Белодуров">Белодуров Г. [http://www.nsad.ru/index.php?issue=13§ion=Array&article=855&print=1 Фильм «Вода»: документальная ложь.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707184044/http://www.nsad.ru/index.php?issue=13§ion=Array&article=855&print=1}} // Журнал «Нескучный сад»</ref> Georgy Belodurov noted that most of the academicians involved in the film are academicians of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.<ref name="Белодуров" /> The Commission on Combating Pseudoscience and Falsification of Scientific Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences spoke extremely harshly about the film. The bulletin of the Commission notes: {{quotation|"In April 2006, the Rossiya TV channel showed the masterfully shot film ''The Great Mystery of Water'', which cannot be called anything but a lampoon on world science. At the end of 2006, the film won three TEFI awards. Thus, the TV makers have convincingly demonstrated that the most important thing for them is the rating, even if it is achieved at the cost of gross deception. And the fact that at the same time science is completely shamelessly trampled on, that medieval ideas are imposed on people, the organizers of the award show are indifferent."<ref name="RANbullet2">{{cite web|url=http://www.nanometer.ru/2010/01/13/lzhenauka_162502/PROP_FILE_files_2/bull2.pdf|title=Лженаука — путь в Средневековье|author=Академик Э. П. Кругляков|work=Бюллетень «В защиту науки», № 2|publisher=«Наука»|accessdate=2011-01-26|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/65Ufd7VcY?url=http://www.nanometer.ru/2010/01/13/lzhenauka_162502/PROP_FILE_files_2/bull2.pdf|archivedate=2012-02-16|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
* Fyodor Razzakov writes about the award to Andrei Malakhov,<ref>{{cite book|author={{nobr|Раззаков Ф. И.}} |chapter=Глава 73. Андрей Малахов |chapter-url=http://www.e-reading-lib.com/chapter.php/130702/72/Razzakov_-_Blesk_i_nishcheta_rossiiiskogo_TV.html |date=2009 |isbn=978-5-699-33297-7 |location=М. |pages=592 |publisher=Эксмо |series=Подарочные издания: Книги Ф. Раззакова о великих артистах |title=Блеск и нищета российского ТВ. Книга 2. Тайны телевидения. От Ельцина до Медведева. 1992-2008 |url=http://www.e-reading-lib.com/chapter.php/130702/72/Razzakov_-_Blesk_i_nishcheta_rossiiiskogo_TV.html |edition=4000}}<!-- auto-translated from Russian by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> Quoting an article from a newspaper ''Izvestia'':<ref>{{cite web |date=2005-11-21 |title=Воспитание пошлости |url=http://izvestia.ru/news/308479 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113160950/http://izvestia.ru/news/308479 |archive-date=2013-11-13 |accessdate=2013-08-28 |publisher=Газета «Известия» |lang=}}</ref> {{quotation|"Today, however, Malakhov is primarily associated with the program ''Let them Talk'' by the general public, television critics, and, we are sure, those in power. It tramples on any, even the most rudimentary ideas about morality. So the presentation of the TEFI to Malakhov is unwittingly perceived as an admission of vulgarity."}}
* Director Oleg Dorman, who was awarded a Special Prize by the Academy of Russian Television in 2010 as part of the TEFI—2010 Award (for the film ''Podstrachnik''), refused to accept the award, saying:<ref>{{cite web |author=Элла Митина. |title=Феликс значит счастливый |url=http://www.alefmagazine.com/pub3025.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110144830/http://www.alefmagazine.com/pub3025.html |archivedate=2013-11-10 |accessdate=2013-12-28 |publisher=Журнал «Алеф», № 1025, сентябрь 2012}}</ref> {{quotation|"Among the members of the Academy, its jury, founders, and so on, there are people who prevented our film from reaching the audience for eleven years. People who despise the public and who have made television the main factor in the moral and social catastrophe that has occurred over the past ten years..."}}
* TV journalist Evgeny Kiselyov noted in 2004: {{quotation|... When the academy was just being created ten years ago — and this was happening before my eyes — the founders of the academy, the heads of the main Russian TV channels, had another calculation. There was hope that the academy would be able to somehow rally the television community and revive the departed spirit of professional solidarity. Alas, the hopes were not fulfilled. When passions were boiling around NTV, TV-6, TVS, when programs and entire channels were closed, journalists were fired and their managers, the television academy, as a rule, remained in the role of an outside observer ....<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mn.ru/issue.php?2004-36-55|title=ПОЧЕМУ Я НЕ ПОЙДУ НА "ТЭФИ"|publisher=Московские новости|date=2004-09-24|access-date=2022-08-13|archive-date=2005-02-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050223210652/http://mn.ru/issue.php?2004-36-55|url-status=unfit}}</ref>}} A similar opinion is shared by the television critic Slava Taroshchina.<ref>{{cite web |date=2004-09-27 |title=ЖЕНЩИНА В ТЕЛЕ. ОПОЗДАТЬ К АМБРАЗУРЕ |url=http://dlib.eastview.com/browse/doc/6780616 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203160834/https://dlib.eastview.com/browse/doc/6780616 |archive-date=2022-02-03 |access-date=2022-02-03 |publisher=Газета}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2004-06-21 |title=ЖЕНЩИНА В ТЕЛЕ. ТАМ, ГДЕ СВЕТЛО |url=http://dlib.eastview.com/browse/doc/6389376 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204073652/https://dlib.eastview.com/browse/doc/6389376 |archive-date=2022-02-04 |access-date=2022-02-03 |publisher=Газета}}</ref> and the award-winning TV journalist Julia Muchnik.<ref>{{cite web |date=2004-09-24 |title="ВЫ ПОДПИСАЛИ ДЕКЛАРАЦИЮ АКАДЕМИИ РОССИЙСКОГО ТЕЛЕВИДЕНИЯ?" - ЗАДАЛИ МЫ ВОПРОС ЧЛЕНАМ АРТ. Академия российского телевидения разделилась на два лагеря - подписантов и неподписантов |url=http://www.mn.ru/issue.php?2004-36-56 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050219182107/http://www.mn.ru/issue.php?2004-36-56 |archive-date=2005-02-19 |access-date=2022-02-03 |publisher=Московские новости}}</ref>
* In the context of the postponement of the 2017 TEFI Award ceremony from June to October of the same year, Russian journalist Vladimir Kara—Murza Sr. noted: {{quotation|"…The premium is heading for its downfall. It is necessary or Posner to return, or to find another unifying figure. It seems to me that such a person can become Leonid Parfenov. But I'm afraid that none of the founders wants honest judging — everyone wants to amuse themselves. Unfortunately, today the award does not reflect the level of professional skill in any way, and it is not related to the quality of work. The driving force is the lobby. If TEFI wants to continue giving prizes Dmitry Kiselyov, Olga Skabeeva, Valery Fadeev, who do not deserve to win, so there is no need to change anything. "TEFI" will disappear on its own sooner or later…"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sobesednik.ru/kultura-i-tv/20170628-vladimir-kara-murza-st-tefi-idet-k-svoemu-krahu|title=Владимир Кара-Мурза-ст.: ТЭФИ идёт к своему краху|publisher=Собеседник|date=2017-06-28|access-date=2017-07-25|archive-date=2017-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628204637/https://sobesednik.ru/kultura-i-tv/20170628-vladimir-kara-murza-st-tefi-idet-k-svoemu-krahu|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.tefi.ru/}} (in Russian).
Category:Russian television awards Category:Television in Russia Category:Awards established in 1994 Category:1994 establishments in Russia