CIR Open Source Film Awards

CIR is proud to announce the winners of the second edition of the CIR Open Source Film Awards, organised in collaboration with the International Journalism Festival, to showcase the power and impact of Open Source Investigations (OSINV) in journalism.

Short-form category Winner

for videos under 6 minutes in length

How Russia is trying to turn Ukrainian teenagers into soldiers in occupied territories

by France TV

Credit: M.Burgot, M.Delrue, J.Laurent-Kaysen, B.Mingot, A.Palussière, C.Legros, Y.Kadouch, RevelateursFTV.

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Mid-form category Winner

for videos between 6 and 20 minutes in length

Pedocriminality: The dark side of Instagram

by Arte

Credit: Valentin Petit, Maëva Poulet, Alexandra Jousset, Sylvain Pak, Yuksek. Jeff Genie, Universal Music, Benoit Leprestre, Bastien Lacour, Lison Daniel, Graffitea, Mathieu Brusamonti, Betrand Rabbé, Isabelle Fuhrmann, Jeröme Hornberger, Illia Gerber, Gareth Hill, Carolina Christofoletti, David Thiel.

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Long-form category Winner

for films over 20 minutes in length

The Night Won't End

by Al Jazeera

Credit: Hussien Jaber, Motasem Abu Aser, Bilal Salem, Soliman Alfarra, Jihad Naser, Yousef Saleem, Selin Khaled, Abdel Qader Sabbah, Yousef Bassam, Kavitha Chekuru, Laila Al-Arian, Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Adrienne Haspel, Joel Van Haren, Ayman Abu Ramouz, Shane Alcock Philip Pendlebury, Media Town, Ashraf Mashharawi Hasan Mashharawi, Mohamed Alzanin, Sanad Agency – Al Jazeera, Anabelle Rojas, Sara Salman, Laila Al-Arian, Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Riham Mansour, Mohammed Alsaafin, Luke Rohwer, Anna Stalter, Mark Scialla, Hassan Ghani.

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Special recognition award

CIR and Planet members of the jury highlight an investigation, from across all categories, to honour with a special recognition award for open source techniques.

Border Hell: Inside Asia's Cyber-Slavery Factories

by Deduktif Indonesia

CIR and Planet choose to recognise Deduktif Indonesia for their exceptional investigation which crossed multiple borders and conflict zones, showing the power of using open source investigative techniques in challenging circumstances.

Credit: Sabda Armandio, Kelana Wisnu (Suara Kembara), Aung Naing Soe, Reno Surya, Fajar Nugraha, Anggita Raissa, Fikry Ainul Bachtiar, Aditya Widya Putri, Melati Noer Fajri, 1O1fps, Reno Surya, Zifan Yang, Fikry Ainul Bachtiar, Wilyanu Dadap, Dendy Ariza Putra, William Handoko, YoRu, Anggita Raissa, Galih Nugraha Su, Bagus Candra Ramadhan, Raditya Yogiswara, Alan Bintang, Dzulfiusi Rafif, Fajar Nugraha, Riva Rais, Aliffaiz Achmad, Achmad Susanto.

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