CIR Open Source Film Awards

Celebrating the power and impact of open source investigations in journalism.

Join us for the CIR Open Source Film Awards 2025 (free and open entry) as part of the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy on 9-13 April 2025.

This year the awards prize is supported by satellite image provider Planet, whose services have proven crucial to the success of many open source investigations.

The winning teams will be offered a one-year starter subscription access to Planet satellite imagery, along with the highly coveted CIR G.O.A.T. (“Greatest Of All Time”) trophy!

Submissions for the awards have now closed. We will update this page when the short list is announced.

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Open Source Masterclass

While in Perugia, on 9 April, CIR is hosting a full day Open Source Investigative Masterclass with CIR’s Director of Investigations, Benjamin Strick and Reuters Visuals Investigation Reporter, Reade Levinson

You’ll learn:

  • Useful tips for searching the web
  •  How to verify potential dis-information
  •  How to find where a video or photo was taken
  •  Leveraging different satellite imagery providers for your investigation and more!

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