2025 Digital Innovation

11 giugno 2025 ore 11:27

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⧉  The Jury

Leilani Kljunak (HRT, Croatia), Kåre Vedding Poulsen (DR, Denmark), Daniel Stolz (ARD, Germany), Giovanni Belli (HEARST, Italy), Jonny McGuigan (BBC, United Kingdom).

The President: Kåre Vedding Poulsen (DR, Denmark).

 

 

The Finalists


France
ARTE FRANCE

Les burgers volants (Flying Burgers)

Direction: Camille Duvelleroy. Actors: Ana Blagojević, Ike Zacsongo-Joseph, Théo Navarro-Mussy, Laetitia Vercken, Sophie Mounicot, Matthieu Penchinat, Ponce. Sound Track: Josy Basar. Photography: Pascale Marin. Producing Organisation: Fourmi Rouge. Coproducing Organisation: Arte France.

Lou and Malik, both in their twenties, work at a vegetarian fast-food restaurant on an industrial estate in France. Tonight, the plan they've been working on for years – to leave everything behind and travel around Europe in a food truck – is about to become a reality. However, in recent months, Malik's dreams may have shifted. He has started a romantic relationship with Boris, the fast-food restaurant manager, who has offered him the chance to move to Paris. Lou, on the other hand, might be using this plan as a way to finally break free from her mother's side. But the small lies they've both been telling are about to throw a spanner in the works. The two friends will have to make some tough choices. Will their friendship survive the evening? It's up to viewers to decide in a two-hour interactive live stream. Flying Burgers is Arte's first interactive film on Twitch. This fully live-filmed, edited, and scored interactive fiction invites viewers to shape the story by making choices through the platform's polling tool, directly influencing the narrative. A groundbreaking form of creation blending fiction, live performance, and video games, it has resonated strongly with a young audience.

Presented by: Lama Serhan, Interactive Commissionner

I am an Interactive Commissionner in Digital Creation at ARTE France, where I support and develop innovative projects across a wide range of formats – from documentaries for ARTE.tv, to magazines for YouTube and Twitch, video games, and social media fiction. Passionate about digital storytelling for over 15 years, I explore new ways of writing and creating content that respond to emerging platforms and audience habits.

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Germany
ARD ARBEITSGEMEINSCHAFT DER ÖFFENTLICH-RECHTLICHEN RUNDFUNKANSTALTEN DER BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND

GreenGuardiansVR

Direction: Christoph Rasulis. Project Manager: Tim Philipp. Developer: Rolf Rothgerber. Producer: Jonas Kirchner. Producing Organisation: Südwestrundfunk. Coproducing Organisation: Pixelcloud.

Young people under 25 often see the climate crisis as abstract, overwhelming — or both. We want to change that! We reimagine climate journalism through GreenGuardiansVR: a satirical co-op VR game combining action, teamwork, and humor. Instead of feeling helpless, players fight the root causes of global warming with up to four players in a gripping story that playfully teaches facts and media literacy. A mega-corporation turns you into a robot, forcing you into a seemingly rosy future — while unstoppable climate change looms. Rebels hack the system to warn you: only together can you break the propaganda machine, take on the corporation, and save the planet.

Presented by: Tim Philipp, Innovation Manager

Studied Audiovisual Media Technology (M. Eng) in Stuttgart and Amsterdam, with scope of studies in Virtual Reality technology, Spatial Audio perception and voice control analysis. Stops along the way in film production and at private media broadcaster RTL Television in Cologne. At SWR X Lab innovation lab, he analyzes and evaluates emerging digital technologies and develops connectable prototypes in collaboration with editorial units and production departments.

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Sweden
SVERIGES RADIO

Nyhetssök (AI-Powered News Search)

Project Manager: Max Sommerstein. Designer: Axel Lööf. Developers: Carl-Johan Belfrage, Jesper Brodin, Shahrina Uddin, Svante Martinsson (software developers, SR); Alexis Allemann (data scientist, EBU); Pawel Glimos, Rayan Arnaout (software developers EBU). Producers: Jörgen Bang (product owner, Team News, SR), Sebastién Noir (Head of Software Engineering, EBU), Martin Heinius (development editor, SR). Coproducing Organisation: EBU.

In a time when AI-driven services compete for attention and misinformation threatens public trust, Sveriges Radio has taken a bold step to strengthen its Public Service mission: we've launched Sweden's first AI-powered conversational news search engine. Integrated into our app and website, this tool allows users to ask questions and receive clear, impartial answers grounded in our own journalism. Each answer is traceable, linking directly to the original stories, thus reinforcing transparency and trust. Unlike generic AI, our service avoids hallucination by anchoring responses in SR's editorial standards. Early user feedback shows appreciation for clarity and credibility over flashy tech. This is innovation with a purpose: as a Public Service broadcaster, we must explore tomorrow's news experience – step by step, with courage and responsibility.

Presented by: Max Sommerstein, Development Editor and Project Manager

Max Sommerstein is a Development Editor and Project Manager at Sveriges Radio (SR), Sweden's national public service radio broadcaster. He leads the "Nyhetssök" project, an AI-powered conversational search tool for news. Max works at the intersection of journalism, strategy, technology, and product development. He helps editorial and technical teams explore new ways to create and deliver public service journalism. He has a background in news journalism and has worked for several of Sweden's major news outlets.

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