OREANDA-NEWS. The 2x2 television channel, Central Partnership film company, and the National Bestseller award will increase the NatBest prize purse and launch additional 'sponsored' categories.

Starting in 2014 the amount of the cash prize for the winner of the National Bestseller prize will be 750,000 rubles which, as before, the winner will split 9:1 with the nominator - the person who proposed the book for the competition.

They are also launching consolation prizes for five finalists who did not win the final, in the amount of 60,000 rubles.

In addition, the honorarium for work in the Big jury of the award for professionals reading and evaluating the books from the Long List.

2x2 is launching a special category for authors 35 years old and under. The format will be announced later.

Central Partnership is launching a special category for production of the best literary basis for a screenplay. The format will be announced later.

In both of the sponsored categories the Short List of five will be selected by the Big jury, and the finalist will be selected from the Short List by the sponsor.

The new season of the National Bestseller prize opens in January 2014.