

FINALISTS | SHORTLIST: R · T · D | 2026 COMPETITION
Caroline Behar (FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS, France), Andrea Marinari (HEARST, Italy), Misaizu Yukari (NHK, Japan), Gena Teodosievska (MRT, North Macedonia), Karolina Socha Kalinowska (TVP, Poland), Alina Amza (TVR, Romania), Jacqueline Hlongwane (SABC, South Africa), Paphaphorn Chalermwanich (THAI PBS, Thailand), Hikmet Şebnem Tezel Albayrak (TRT, Türkiye).
The President: Gena Teodosievska (MRT, North Macedonia).
13 novembre, le choix de Sonia (November 13, Sonia's Choice)
Authors: Violette Lazard, David André. Direction: David André. Producers: Andréa Rawlins, Patrice Lorton (CAPA Presse). Producing Organisations: France Télévisions, CAPA Presse
In the aftermath of the 13 November 2015 attacks, a group of terrorists is on the run and preparing to strike again. A woman will help the police locate and stop them. Sonia – not her real name – recounts those crucial days. Through her courage, this mother saved lives but was forced to change her identity to escape Islamist retaliation. "November 13, Sonia's Choice" blends documentary and fiction to bring to life this extraordinary story.
Presented by: David André, Director
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A former senior reporter at the CAPA agency, David André is a director and screenwriter. His work includes Une peine infinie in 2010, winner of the Prix Albert Londres, Chante ton bac d'abord, awarded the FIPA d'Or in 2013, and Du côté des vivants, a tribute film to Charlie Hebdo in 2015. In 2022, he co-created and directed an original series for FranceTV Slash, La Fille au coeur de cochon , which was selected for at the Festival de la Fiction of La Rochelle that same year. In 2024, his documentary series Dale l'infiltré, filmed in the United States, was selected for competition at the Festival Cannes Séries. |
Der talentierte Mr. F (The Talented Mr F)
Authors: Igor Plischke, Julius Drost, Moritz Henneberg, Nikita Fedosik. Direction: Igor Plischke. Narrating Voice: Julius Drost. Sound Track: Chrisna Lungala. Editing: Sarah-Christin Peter. Photography: Benedikt Hugendubel. Other Participants: Samuel Felinton, Julius Drost, Moritz Henneberg, Nikita Fedosik. Producers: Christopher Zwickler, Solmaz Sohrabi. Producing Organisation: Neue Flimmer for ARD. Coproducing Organisations: MDR, ARD Kultur, BR, HR, rbb
For over two years, Berlin film students Julius and Moritz worked on their animated film "Butty". Then comes the shock: they are disqualified from a festival because their film is already circulating online, credited to Samuel Felinton from the USA. The impostor stole "Butty", altered the credits, and is now raking in global awards and Oscar buzz. Julius and Moritz are determined to stop the lies. Accompanied by a camera crew, they fly undercover to the USA to confront him. "The Talented Mr F" is a gripping blend of cultural documentary and true-crime investigation. It offers a critical look at digital intellectual property theft, copyright law, and media self-promotion – making it highly relevant for the social media generation.
Presented by: Christopher Zwickler, Producer and Managing Director at Neue Flimmer
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Christopher Zwickler is a Berlin-based film producer. A graduate of the renowned Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, he began his career by winning a Silver Student Academy Award. His international credits include producing The Magic Flute, a family-entertainment adaptation inspired by Mozart's opera. He recently released the major Netflix film 23,000 Lives. As a co-producer, he contributed to the German-Italian documentary Things That Happen on Earth, which premiered at the Festival dei Popoli. His work spans ambitious feature films and documentaries for cinema, television and international streaming platforms. Christopher was one of the producers of "The Talented Mr. F." |
The Song of Trees
Screenplay, Direction: Jay Jaeun Chin. Narrating Voice: Enna Kim. Editing: Noh Yoolwoo. Photography: Ha Seungching. Producer: Choi Eunji. Coproducing Organisation: KNN
Trees have voices and she listens. Dressed in white, an 88-year-old woman who refuses to reveal her identity rides into a jungle she purchased in Nicaragua, the size of Manhattan, where she plants one million trees. She plants not for ownership but for breath, returning oxygen to the Earth and hope for a future beyond herself. Once a princess of a fallen dynasty, a scientist and an artist, she now moves within the slow rhythm of the forest. Rather than presenting a conventional biography, the film observes her daily life, her relationship with the forest, and her belief that trees are living beings with memory, time and song. Her life seems to dissolve into the forest, while the forest becomes the place where human time meets the time of the Earth. Through long takes, natural sound, restrained narration and a contemplative visual style, the documentary explores the relationship between human beings, trees, silence, ageing and ecological consciousness. The work is conceived as a poetic meditation on life, nature and the possibility of listening again to the earth.
Presented by: Jaeun Chin, Executive Director in Documentary Head
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Jay Jaeun Chin is a South Korean TV and film documentary director who has directed more than 40 environmental documentaries since 1995. For over three decades, he has explored the relationship between human beings and nature through film and television. His latest documentary, The Song of Trees, received two Gold Awards and one Silver Award at the 2026 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards, and also received the Best TV Documentary Award at the 2026 Korea Broadcasting Awards. He is also the Executive director of the Blue Planet Future Festival (BPFF) in South Korea. |