The Adolf Grimme Institute Society for Media, Education and Culture mbH (AGI) is a non-profit research and service institution that focuses on media and communication. The institute is based in Marl and annually awards the Adolf Grimme Prize for high-quality television programs. It is named after the German politician and first director general of the Northwest German Broadcasting Corporation, Adolf Grimme. The shareholders include the German Adult Education Association, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, the State Institute for Broadcasting North Rhine-Westphalia, and the city of Marl. The managing director of the institute is journalist Uwe Kammann.