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This book tells stories of genres that oscillate between various types of nonfiction narration, personal reflection, and full-fledged sound stories – between documentary and feature. Above all, it tells the story of people who chose the work with sounds as their lifestyle and who share their passion across continents. Based on interviews with prominent speakers, the book „EUROPEAN RADIO DOCUMENTARY AND ITS LIFE AT THE CONFERENCES AND FESTIVALES“ deals with the phenomenon of radio documentary and feature and its detailed characteristics. The book delves into the history of radio documentaries and examines the changes that happened to the primarily European radio community in the 50 years of the IFC’s existence, the impact of the IFC’s birth on the later direction of radio documentaries and the issues that the radio community had to overcome to become what is known today. This book then continues with an elaborate reflection on other significant events in the radio documentary field, which are compared with the IFC to pinpoint notable differences and similarities. The events are as follows: Prix Europa, Prix Italia, the Third Coast International Audio Festival, and the HearSay Audio Arts Festival. The book can also serve as a handbook for audiomakers who want to learn the craft of documentary making.