The 85th prize for the written press goes to Belgian Wilson Fache, independent journalist, while Nicolas Legendre is rewarded for his book “Silence dans les champs” (ed. Arthaud), an investigation into Breton agro-industry.
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It is “a film about waiting and absence, in which children are filmed with great dignity”, greeted the jury, Monday November 27. Journalist Hélène Lam Trong received the Albert-Londres audiovisual prize for her documentary Daesh, the ghost childrenbroadcast on France 5, dedicated to the children of French jihadists growing up in Syria. “Today, France is the last Western country to have so many minor nationals abandoned in Syria.explained the documentary maker in a note of intent. Their mass repatriation is a political choice that our government has never accepted.”
The jury, made up of former winners, met in Vichy, the birthplace of Albert Londres (1884-1932), the father of great modern reporting. He presented the 85th written press prize to the Belgian Wislon Fache, whom he praised “the rare feather”THE “talent of evocation” and the “ability to take your audience into atmospheres”. This other independent journalist was chosen for his reports on Afghanistan (published in French daily newspapers Release and Belgian The Echo), on the Tel-Aviv bus station (published in the French magazine Movement) and on Ukraine ( The Echo).
🏆 #AlbertLondon23 Prize
Written press prize @wilsonfache for his reporting in Afghanistan, Tel Aviv & Ukraine
Audiovisual price @hlamtrong – “Daesh, the ghost children” @Cineteve_prod
Book price @N_Legendre – “Silence in the fields” @EditionsArthaud https://t.co/aKlzLaA7ia pic.twitter.com/W5FTb8p8s7— Albert Londres Prize (@albert_londres) November 27, 2023
Finally, the jury praised the “long-term investigative work” by Nicolas Legendre for the book Silence in the fields (ed. Arthaud): “This immersion in Breton agro-industry is difficult, brilliant, documented work which reveals a sneaky atmosphere of feudalism”, he estimated. The prize for the best investigative and reporting book was created in 2017.
To be eligible for the Albert-Londres prize, candidates must be French-speaking and under 41 years old. Journalists can submit their applications as individuals: it is not necessary to be recommended by a newspaper, broadcaster, production company or publisher.