AIPS Sport Media Awards 2024: Video Documentary Longlist

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LAUSANNE, March 18, 2025 - The AIPS Sport Media Awards are pleased to announce the longlist for the Video Documentary category.
The longlist represents the first judging stage and is based on the average ratings of the AIPS panel of specialists, the Executive Committee members and the members of the Jury.
Find out more about the judging stages HERE.
Participants with two submissions in the longlist can find both listed side by side. Below are the selected works, in alphabetical order of country:
Disclaimer: All names and information have been published as we have received them, for any corrections please get in touch with us at info@aipsmedia.com or send us a direct message on social media @aipsmedia.
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY
Mariano Amiune (Argentina), Teahupo'o Surf Camp: Road to Paris 2024 - Olympic Channel
Matias Boela (Argentina), Messi, Argentinian forever. - La Nacion
Marc Fennell (Australia), Came From Nowhere - SBS News Documentaries
Amanda Shalala (Australia), Countdown to Paris - ABC Sport
Maximilian Brunner (Austria), The America's Cup: A Challenger's Journey - ServusTV
Christoph Jochum (Austria), Shining Black - Sturm Graz and the road to the double - Sky Sport Austria
Thomas Schoeneich (Austria), Here To Win: Official Men's EHF EURO 2024 Documentary - EHF
Fabricio Amaral (Brazil), Baloubet: drama and glory of a gladiator - Brazilian Olympic Committee
Plácido Berci (Brazil), Forest Cup: football in Brazilian Amazon - TV Globo
Yuri Bobeck (Brazil), Tetra 30 - Globo TV Brazil
Roberto Cabrini (Brazil), Senna 30 Years: The Day That Hasn't Ended Yet - Record
Ande Gemmer (Brazil), Gobi March 2024 - Racing The Planet
Luis Gustavo Machado (Brazil), The great Brazilian dream: sports can change everything - TV Globo
Peter Georgiev (Bulgaria), Children of Danube - Bulgarian National Television
Esther Otto (Cameroon), Redefining inclusivity in 3x3 basketball - Media sport Info
Rolando Opazo (Chile), The Way to Olympus - Chilevisión
Mingrui Dong (China), Blooming in Paris - The best version of oneself - China Media Group
Qingzhi Meng (China), Road To The Olympic Champion Of Zheng Qinwen - CCTV-Sports
Xiaolei Mi (China), Thumbs up for you - China Media Group
Nan Shen (China), Aim High - Xinhua News Agency
Liu Xiaoyan (China), Dance Together: Documentary of Chinese Rhythmic Gymnastics Team - China Media Group
Mauricio Silva (Colombia), The Best Team In The World, Millonarios (1949-1953) - Señal Colombia y RTVC Play
Aurelio Prieto (Cuba), The White Father - Tele Rebelde
Osama Abou Hejab (Egypt)*, The Road to Tal Mureeb (EP.1) | King fish - Abu Dhabi Media Network
Nicolas Delloye (France), The Great Seine: Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony making-of: Part 1 - Olympic Channel
Alexandra Guiral (France), The Sirens Of Ukraine - Canal+
Jean-Baptiste Renet (France), Espoirs (Hope) - L'Equipe
Frédéric Roullier (France), Auschwitz: in memory of the champions - RMC
Henrik Diekert (Germany), Paralympic Heroes: Masters of their Fate - ZDF German TV
Markus Harm (Germany), Woman in the football business - ZDF German TV
Karsten Klein (Germany), The Forgotten Final - Virgo Film AG Film & Television
Martina Di Lorenzo (Germany), Sieben Sekunden: The dream of flying - Wave.Film
Yannick Lowin (Germany), Dying for Olympic Gold: The Birgit Dressel Story - Bremedia Produktion GmbH
Christoph Nahr (Germany), Home Game 74 - the first Soccer World Champions - Bayerischer Rundfunk/ARD
Robert Schöffel (Germany), Attack on amateur football · The greed of the betting industry - Bayerischer Rundfunk/ARD
Philipp Sohmer (Germany), Gymnastics: 60 seconds of perfection - SWR
Pirmin Styrnol (Germany), The Kelt - The last warrior from the IPF - SWR
Ben Unger (Germany), Last duel in cold war - WDR
Balint Toth (Hungary), From EURO to EURO - E03: Three words - MTVA
Shaghayegh Asiaie (Iran), Fem Football - Sharghdaily.com
Emanuela Audisio (Italy), Grand Tour: Greatest hits - Italia Team TV
Vjosa Çerkini (Kosovo), Boxing with Politics - Deutsche Welle - DW
Mark Crysell (New Zealand), Billy's Message - TV New Zealand
John Reczon Calay (Philippines), Starters: The Story of the Pioneers of Philippine Basketball - TV5 Network, Inc.
Ricardo Amorim (Portugal), Inês - Porto Canal
Andreia Figueiroa (Portugal), Judges of the game - Sport TV
Diogo Oliveira (Portugal), "The Ball and the Carnation" - Sport TV
Pitu Abril (Spain), Guardiola, the first title - Pimaxdos TV - betevé
Marta Caparrós, Álex Corral and Sergio Santos (Spain), Chava, the cyclist of the people - Relevo
Gustavo Hofman (Spain), Ten years of the 7-1: the German side of history - ESPN
Pedro Temboury (Spain), “Victory for us”: The untold story of the Indian's first surf Team - Olympic Channel
Daniel Grefve (Sweden), "The threat against the handball sport" - SVT
Aun qi Koh (Malaysia), How tribal communities are powering India’s Olympic hockey dreams - Al Jazeera English
Durga Subedi (Nepal), Namche; Remote by Choice - Nepal Television
Ivan Kalashnikov (Russia), 1982 Disaster: USSR’s hidden tragedy - Sports
Williams Jim (UK), The Ground Under Our Feet - FIFA+
Kitty Knowles (UK), Tech eXplore Paris - Electric Eel Studios (BBC)
Theo Lee Ray (UK), The Club That George Built - TNT Sports & Discovery+
Andrii Senkiv (Ukraine), Match of Life. Documentary about the success of the Ukrainian national football team in Moscow - Ukrainian Toronto Television
Rayna Banks (USA), The NBA, Rwanda & Sportswashing - ESPN
Cole Sax (USA), The Crux ep1 - Think Less
The longlist represents the first judging stage and is based on the average ratings of the AIPS panel of specialists, the Executive Committee members and the members of the Jury.
Find out more about the judging stages HERE.
Participants with two submissions in the longlist can find both listed side by side. Below are the selected works, in alphabetical order of country:
Disclaimer: All names and information have been published as we have received them, for any corrections please get in touch with us at info@aipsmedia.com or send us a direct message on social media @aipsmedia.
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY
Mariano Amiune (Argentina), Teahupo'o Surf Camp: Road to Paris 2024 - Olympic Channel
Matias Boela (Argentina), Messi, Argentinian forever. - La Nacion
Marc Fennell (Australia), Came From Nowhere - SBS News Documentaries
Amanda Shalala (Australia), Countdown to Paris - ABC Sport
Maximilian Brunner (Austria), The America's Cup: A Challenger's Journey - ServusTV
Christoph Jochum (Austria), Shining Black - Sturm Graz and the road to the double - Sky Sport Austria
Thomas Schoeneich (Austria), Here To Win: Official Men's EHF EURO 2024 Documentary - EHF
Fabricio Amaral (Brazil), Baloubet: drama and glory of a gladiator - Brazilian Olympic Committee
Plácido Berci (Brazil), Forest Cup: football in Brazilian Amazon - TV Globo
Yuri Bobeck (Brazil), Tetra 30 - Globo TV Brazil
Roberto Cabrini (Brazil), Senna 30 Years: The Day That Hasn't Ended Yet - Record
Ande Gemmer (Brazil), Gobi March 2024 - Racing The Planet
Luis Gustavo Machado (Brazil), The great Brazilian dream: sports can change everything - TV Globo
Peter Georgiev (Bulgaria), Children of Danube - Bulgarian National Television
Esther Otto (Cameroon), Redefining inclusivity in 3x3 basketball - Media sport Info
Rolando Opazo (Chile), The Way to Olympus - Chilevisión
Mingrui Dong (China), Blooming in Paris - The best version of oneself - China Media Group
Qingzhi Meng (China), Road To The Olympic Champion Of Zheng Qinwen - CCTV-Sports
Xiaolei Mi (China), Thumbs up for you - China Media Group
Nan Shen (China), Aim High - Xinhua News Agency
Liu Xiaoyan (China), Dance Together: Documentary of Chinese Rhythmic Gymnastics Team - China Media Group
Mauricio Silva (Colombia), The Best Team In The World, Millonarios (1949-1953) - Señal Colombia y RTVC Play
Aurelio Prieto (Cuba), The White Father - Tele Rebelde
Osama Abou Hejab (Egypt)*, The Road to Tal Mureeb (EP.1) | King fish - Abu Dhabi Media Network
Nicolas Delloye (France), The Great Seine: Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony making-of: Part 1 - Olympic Channel
Alexandra Guiral (France), The Sirens Of Ukraine - Canal+
Jean-Baptiste Renet (France), Espoirs (Hope) - L'Equipe
Frédéric Roullier (France), Auschwitz: in memory of the champions - RMC
Henrik Diekert (Germany), Paralympic Heroes: Masters of their Fate - ZDF German TV
Markus Harm (Germany), Woman in the football business - ZDF German TV
Karsten Klein (Germany), The Forgotten Final - Virgo Film AG Film & Television
Martina Di Lorenzo (Germany), Sieben Sekunden: The dream of flying - Wave.Film
Yannick Lowin (Germany), Dying for Olympic Gold: The Birgit Dressel Story - Bremedia Produktion GmbH
Christoph Nahr (Germany), Home Game 74 - the first Soccer World Champions - Bayerischer Rundfunk/ARD
Robert Schöffel (Germany), Attack on amateur football · The greed of the betting industry - Bayerischer Rundfunk/ARD
Philipp Sohmer (Germany), Gymnastics: 60 seconds of perfection - SWR
Pirmin Styrnol (Germany), The Kelt - The last warrior from the IPF - SWR
Ben Unger (Germany), Last duel in cold war - WDR
Balint Toth (Hungary), From EURO to EURO - E03: Three words - MTVA
Shaghayegh Asiaie (Iran), Fem Football - Sharghdaily.com
Emanuela Audisio (Italy), Grand Tour: Greatest hits - Italia Team TV
Vjosa Çerkini (Kosovo), Boxing with Politics - Deutsche Welle - DW
Mark Crysell (New Zealand), Billy's Message - TV New Zealand
John Reczon Calay (Philippines), Starters: The Story of the Pioneers of Philippine Basketball - TV5 Network, Inc.
Ricardo Amorim (Portugal), Inês - Porto Canal
Andreia Figueiroa (Portugal), Judges of the game - Sport TV
Diogo Oliveira (Portugal), "The Ball and the Carnation" - Sport TV
Pitu Abril (Spain), Guardiola, the first title - Pimaxdos TV - betevé
Marta Caparrós, Álex Corral and Sergio Santos (Spain), Chava, the cyclist of the people - Relevo
Gustavo Hofman (Spain), Ten years of the 7-1: the German side of history - ESPN
Pedro Temboury (Spain), “Victory for us”: The untold story of the Indian's first surf Team - Olympic Channel
Daniel Grefve (Sweden), "The threat against the handball sport" - SVT
Aun qi Koh (Malaysia), How tribal communities are powering India’s Olympic hockey dreams - Al Jazeera English
Durga Subedi (Nepal), Namche; Remote by Choice - Nepal Television
Ivan Kalashnikov (Russia), 1982 Disaster: USSR’s hidden tragedy - Sports
Williams Jim (UK), The Ground Under Our Feet - FIFA+
Kitty Knowles (UK), Tech eXplore Paris - Electric Eel Studios (BBC)
Theo Lee Ray (UK), The Club That George Built - TNT Sports & Discovery+
Andrii Senkiv (Ukraine), Match of Life. Documentary about the success of the Ukrainian national football team in Moscow - Ukrainian Toronto Television
Rayna Banks (USA), The NBA, Rwanda & Sportswashing - ESPN
Cole Sax (USA), The Crux ep1 - Think Less
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