Finalists Announced for the Vladimir Herzog Journalism Award for Amnesty and Human Rights

This year, 601 productions were entered in seven categories: Art, Photography, Text, Video, Audio, Multimedia and Book Report

Troféu símbolo do Prêmio – a meia lua recortada com a silhueta de Vlado, uma criação do artista plástico Elifas Andreato. Foto: Alice Vergueiro/Acervo PVH.

This year, 601 productions were entered in seven categories: Art, Photography, Text, Video, Audio, Multimedia and Book-report. The winners will be chosen by the Organizing Committee on October 10, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., in a public session broadcast live on the Award’s YouTube Channel.

Categories and Finalists

ART

• Untitled

Benett | Folha de S. Paulo

• The Culture of Rape

Cau Gomez | A Tarde

• Genocide in Gaza

Quinho | Estado de Minas

PHOTOGRAPHY

• Crack vs SP

Bruno Santos | Folha de S. Paulo

• Cachoeira de Sangue

Eduardo Anizelli | Folha de S. Paulo

• Passe Livre Protest Against Fare Hike in São Paulo

Paulo Pinto | Agência Brasil

AUDIO

• Case of the 10,000

Angela Boldrini, Raphael Concli, Magê Flores, Daniel Castro, Isabella Menon, Catarina Pignato,  Carolina Moraes | Folha de S. Paulo

• Military Police: Harassment and Suicide Among Officers in RS

Leno Falk | Radioweb Agency

• Putting Down Your Foothold

Tailane Muniz, Branca Vianna, Paula Scarpin, Flora Thomson-Deveaux, Guilherme Alpendre, Marcela Casaca, Juliana Jaeger, Vitor Hugo Brandalise, Évelin Argenta,  Bia Guimarães, Sarah Azoubel, Bárbara Rubira, Natália Silva, Julia Matos,  Luiza Silvestrini, Bia Ribeiro, Gilberto Porcidonio, Mateus Coutinho, Pipoca Sound | Rádio Novelo 

MULTIMEDIA

• A Giant by Its Own Filth

Isadora Teixeira, Lilian Tahan, Priscilla Borges, Otto Valle, Olívia Meireles, Juliana El Afioni, Gui Prímola, Yanka Romão, Daniel Ferreira, Michael Melo, Igo Estrela, Gabriel Foster, André Esteves | Metrópoles

• Amazon Underworld

Bram Ebus, Alex Rufino, Andrés Cardona, Jaap van ‘t Kruis, Barbara Fraser, Juan Torres, Betariz Jucá, Jeanneth Valdivieso, Laura Kurtzberg,  Luiz Fernando Toledo, Mathias Felipe, Diane Sampaio, Emily Costa, Ivan Brehaut, Pamela Huerta, Sam Cowie, Leandro Barbosa, Silvana Vincenti, Tatiana Escárraga | InfoAmazonia

• Darién, the Jungle of Death

Mayara Paixão, Lalo de Almeida, Gustavo Queirolo, Juliano Machado, Rubens Fernando Alencar | 

Folha de S. Paulo

TEXT

• Maria Júlia is Afraid of Being Burned Alive “Bad Men” 

Catarina Barbosa | Sumaúma

• Triste Bahia – The Police Force That Kills the Most

Marcelo Canellas | Revista Piauí

• Can It Be Me?

Talita Catie, Augusto Ittner, Patrick Rodrigues, Lucas Amorelli, Ciliane Pereira | Jornal de Santa Catarina

VIDEO

• Innocents in Prison

Ana Passos, Gabriel Penchel, Adaroan Barros, Caio Araujo, Carlos Junior, Alex Sakata, Caroline Ramos | TV Brasil/EBC

• Invisibles

Eduardo Noguera Torres, Nathalia Butti, João Rocha, Ivan Fromer | TV Globo – Fantástico

• The Paths of Democracy 1932–1977 – The History of the Student Movement in Brazil

Gabriel Priolli, Simão Scholz, Jorge Valente, Ricardo Ferreira, Leão Serva, Leandro Silva, Luiz Turati, Jerônimo Moraes, Vanessa Lorenzini, Marco Galo, Euclides Conceição, Alexandre Tato, Jorio Jose Da Silva, Valdecy Messias De Souza, Celso Macedo, Nestor Dias, Marilia Assef, José Vidal Pola Galé, Marici Capitelli, Eugênio Araújo, Silviano Floriano Filho | TV Cultura SP

BOOK-REPORTAGE

• Pandemics: The Repercussions of the Greatest Health Emergency in 15 Special Reports

Jaqueline Fraga | Editora Negra Sou

• Geisel in London: The 1976 State Visit and the Issue of Human Rights

Geraldo Cantarino | Mauad X

• Invisibles – When the Street is Home, the Virus is Just Another Threat

Karla Maria | Amavisse Seal – Patuá Publisher

• The Tower: The Daily Life of Women Imprisoned by the Dictatorship

Luiza Villaméa | Companhia das Letras

• Milicianos – How Agents Trained to Fight Crime Became Its Enforcers

Rafael Soares | Objetiva

About the Vladimir Herzog Journalism Award

The Vladimir Herzog Journalism Award is one of Brazil’s most prestigious recognitions for work that promotes human rights, social justice, and the freedom of expression. The award is organized by a coalition of prominent institutions, including the Brazilian Press Association (ABI), Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (ABRAJI), Article 19, the Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of São Paulo, Conectas Human Rights, and the University of São Paulo’s School of Communications and Arts (ECA/USP), among others.

This award continues to play a vital role in recognizing courageous and impactful journalism that sheds light on critical issues facing society today.