Winners of One World Media Awards 2016
Now in their 28th year, the One World Media Awards took place at BAFTA on Thursday 16th June 2016. The awards recognise the most outstanding coverage of developing countries and the critical role of journalists and filmmakers in increasing cultural understanding and supporting equality and justice worldwide. Judges for this year included veteran foreign correspondent Anne Leslie CBE; ITV New International Affairs Editor, Rageh Omar; Polly Toynbee, Columnist for The Guardian; Mohit Bakaya, Commissioning Editor of Factual, BBC Radio 4; columnist, author and broadcaster Yasmin Alibhai Brown and digital entrepreneur Lopa Patel MBE, among others. Over 400 entries were received with the awards ceremony hosted by Alex Crawford of Sky News.
One World Media Awards 2016 Winners
Listed below are the top three finalists and winners in each category.
Short Film Award
WINNER El Salvador: 'I had a miscarriage. The judge accused me of murder' - The Guardian
Big Game, Big Money - FT.com
Unreported World: 40 Years to Find My Family - Channel 4
Radio Award
WINNER: A New Life in Europe: The Dhnie Family - BBC Radio 4
Children on the Front Line - BBC Radio 4
File on 4: The Cost of a Cuppa - BBC Radio 4
Refugee Reporting Award
sponsored by British Red Cross
WINNER Thousands Flee Isolated Eritrea To Escape Life Of Conscription and Poverty - The Wall Street Journal
Between Borders: American Migration Crisis - New York Times
Calais migrants: Life in the Jungle - The Guardian
Student Award
WINNER Limpiadores - Fernando Mitjans, University College London
Being Unbound - Anna Wistreich, Goldsmiths University of London
You Can't Hide From the Truth - A.a.V. Amasi, National Film and Television School
Corruption Reporting Award
sponsored by Transparency International
WINNER Brazil vs Sleaze - BBC World Service & BBC Radio 4
Justice! - Al Jazeera English
Wukan Votes - Al Jazeera English
Popular Features Award
WINNER The Tribe - Episode 3 - Channel 4
Life on Hold - Al Jazeera English
Mumbai High: The Musical - BBC4
Women’s Rights in Africa Award
sponsored by the African Development Bank
WINNER On Assignment: Vicky's Story - ITV
Meet The Two People Risking Everything To End This Crime Against Women - BuzzFeed News
My Nigeria - Sandra Aguebor: Lady Mechanic - Al Jazeera English
Press Award
WINNER Syria's Truth Smugglers - The Guardian
Midnight Marauders - Foreign Policy
The Road to Germany: $2400 - Foreign Policy
Television Documentary Award
sponsored by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
WINNER Outbreak: The Truth About Ebola - BBC2
Escape from ISIS - Channel 4
People Smuggler: World's Most Wanted - Sky News
News Award
WINNER From Syria to Safety - Sky News
Libya Detention Centre - Sky News
BBC Newsnight: Yemen, The Forgotten War - BBC Two
Digital Media Award
sponsored by Google
WINNER Mekong: A River Rising - The Guardian
Drowning Megacities - Journalistbureauet TANK
Life on Hold - Al Jazeera English
New Voice Award
WINNER Sune Engel Rasmussen - Freelance
Hamza Mohamed - Al Jazeera English
Mirren Gidda - Newsweek Europe Magazine
Feature Documentary Award
sponsored by Bertha Foundation
WINNER Tell Spring Not to Come This Year - Dir. Saeed Taji Farouky and Michael McEvoy
Chameleon - Dir. Ryan Mullins
Elephant's Dream - Dir. Kristof Bilsen
International Journalist of the Year Award
WINNER Erika Solomon - Financial Times
Gabriel Gatehouse - BBC Newsnight for BBC Two
Patrick Kingsley - The Guardian
Special Award sponsored by CNN
WINNER Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently - Syria
Center for Investigative Journalism of Moldova (CIJM) - Moldova
Nómada.gt - Guatemala
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