

FINALISTS (pdf) | SHORTLIST: R · T · D | 2025 COMPETITION
Fernando Farías (RTA, Argentina), Md. Ariful Islam Arif (BB, Bangladesh), Perrine Kervran (ARTE FRANCE, France), Wolfgang Schiller (ARD, Germany), Fabiana Carobolante (RAI, Italy), Gregory Catella (SRG SSR, Switzerland), Munazza Khan (BBC, United Kingdom), Rosario Tronnolone (RV, Vatican State).
The President: Perrine Kervran (ARTE FRANCE, France).
Le piège (The Trap)
Authors: Manon Mottard, Frédéric Moray. Direction, Narrating Voice: Manon Mottard. Coproducing Organisation: Limited Adventures.
"Unlock your potential! Unleash your inner power! Achieve ultimate happiness!". These typical self-help slogans promise success and fulfillment to anyone who truly wants it. And business is booming: the self-help industry was valued at over $43 billion in 2022, according to a report by Grand View Research. The Trap takes us behind the scenes – and into the darker side – of this pursuit of happiness with a price tag.
Presented by: Manon Mottard, Documentary filmmaker and sound artist
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Manon Mottard is a Belgian documentary filmmaker and sound artist with a background in anthropology. At RTBF, she directed several observational films, including Le blé du chamane and Vie Illimitée, both exploring personal development. Deeply committed to fieldwork, her storytelling is rooted in real-life encounters and amplifies the voices of those most directly affected by social issues. "The Trap: Behind the Scenes of the Self-Help Industry" is her debut audio investigation. |
Tested
Author, Host: Rose Eveleth. Sound: Mitra Kaboli, Robert Rodriguez (Mixing). Editors: Alison MacAdam, Veronica Simmonds. Other participants: Dania Suleman (fact checking), Hillary Dann (archival research), Lisa Pollak (Additional Reporting, Editing, and Producing). Producers: Ozzy Llinas Goodman, Andrew Mambo, Rhaina Cohen; Chris Oke, Cesil Fernandes, Irene Noguchi (Executive Producers); Katie Simon (Supervising Editor for Embedded); Anna Ashitey (Digital Producer); Michael Kamel (Production Manager); Collin Campbell (NPR's Senior VP for Podcasting); Arif Noorani (Director of CBC Podcasts). Producing Organisations: Bucket of Eels, CBC, NPR's Embedded.
Since the very beginning of women's sports, there has been a struggle to define who, exactly, gets to compete in the women's category. Today, that struggle is erupting again – threatening Olympic dreams and the careers of some of the top athletes in the world. With unprecedented access to athletes, coaches, doctors and officials, Tested explores the question at the core of this debate – one that goes far beyond sports: what is fair, and who decides? Tested follows the unfolding story of two athletes: Christine Mboma, the Olympic silver medallist from Namibia, and Maximila Imali, who holds two Kenyan national records. These women are not trans athletes. They were assigned female at birth, raised as girls, and have never questioned their gender identity. But they have bodies that some argue give them an "unfair advantage". Last year, track and field authorities announced new regulations that mean that Christine and Max can't compete in the female category unless they lower their body's naturally occurring testosterone levels. The new rules offer them three choices: give up their Olympic dreams, try to challenge the rules, or alter their bodies. Christine and Max take different paths, and Tested follows them as they grapple with the results of their choices and try to find their place on the track. Alongside these two athletes, Tested traces the surprising, 100-year history of sex testing in elite sports that led to this moment.
Presented by: Reo Eveleth, Reporter, writer
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Reo Eveleth is a reporter and writer who has covered everything from fake tumbleweed farms to million-dollar baccarat heists. They're the creator and host of the documentary podcast "Tested" from CBC and NPR's Embedded. Before that, they made the hit independent show "Flash Forward", which they turned into a book of the same name. Their work has been nominated for a Peabody, an Emmy, and an Eisner Award. |
Malheur niveau 2 (Misfortune Level 2)
Author, Narrating Voice: Violette Gitton. Direction: Violette Gitton, Samuel Hirsch. Producing Organisation: ARTE Radio.
"Don't go thinking that folks coming in here stop living". In 2020, during lockdown, Violette developed OCD and started compulsively recording everything. A few months later, she checked into a psych ward where her obsession turned into a group podcast. Recorded inside the clinic, this documentary offers a rare, intimate look at life in psychiatry. Patients' voices challenge clichés about madness and rethink what vulnerability means. Edited from 30 hours of audio, it explores tolerance, mental health, and institutional care. Violette Gitton is a writer and filmmaker, also working as a coach for child actors. Misfortune Level 2 is her first podcast.
Presented by: Violette Gitton, Author and codirector
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Violette Gitton is a writer and director for the cinema. She also works as a children's coach: she ensures the physical and mental safety of underage actors and advises the production team on their direction. "Malheur niveau 2" is her first podcast. |