More than thirty war correspondents have gathered in Bayeux on October 9th and 10th to debate and award trophies in the following categories: photo, print, radio, television, grand format television, young reporter (photo) and video image. Three honorary awards have been attributed: the Regional prize for students and trainees of Normandy (television), the Public’s Choice award (photo) and the Ouest-France – Jean Marin prize (print). Presided by Ed Vulliamy, the international jury of the 27th edition of the Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for war correspondents has reached its verdict…

“I am absolutely exhausted, not for lack of sleep but for the intensity of what we’ve been doing. It is the honor of a lifetime to chair the jury. The Prix Bayeux is the epicentre, the centre of gravity of our profession. What is wonderful about the deliberations of the jury is that there is nor right or wrong : we have to make a judgement but it is impossible by definition. We are choosing between best and better.
Ed Vulliamy


PHOTO TROPHY – INTERNATIONAL JURY
AWARDED BY NIKON

1st Prize

Lorenzo TUGNOLI
CONTRASTO for The Washington Post
La guerre plus longue
AFGHANISTAN

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - 2019, DECEMBER 11: A group of Taliban fighters have lunch in a hide out in a remote part of Khogiani district. (Photo by Lorenzo Tugnoli/The Washington Post/Contrasto)
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2nd Prize

Anthony WALLACE
AFP
Hong Kong, une révolte populaire
HONG KONG

3rd Prize

Laurent VAN DER STOCKT
Le Monde
Contestation irakienne : les jeunes exigent le changement
IRAQ


TELEVISION TROPHY – INTERNATIONAL JURY
AWARDED BY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

1st Prize

John SUDWORTH and Wang XIPING
BBC
Les familles ouïghoures
CHINA-TURKEY

2nd Prize

Julie DUNGELHOEFF, Catherine NORRIS TRENT and Abdallah MALKAWI
France 24
Libye : piège infernal
LIBYA

3rd Prize

Nicolas JOXE, Abdulrazzak MADI, Fajr ORABY, Belal ALBAYUS, Obaida ALNABWANI and Nisal MUHANA
SMART NEWS/ARTE
Syrie : les civils sous les bombes près d’Alep
SYRIA


PHOTO TROPHY – PUBLIC’S CHOICE AWARD
SPONSORED BY THE FRENCH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (AFD)

1st Prize

Anthony WALLACE
AFP
Hong Kong, une révolte populaire
HONG KONG

- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2019 - Pro-democracy activists hold up LED lit letters which read "Free HK" as others shine torch lights, lights from their phones and lasers while forming a human chain on Lion Rock in Hong Kong on September 13, 2019. - Thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists used torches, lanterns and laser pens to light up two of the city's best-known hillsides on September 13 night in an eye-catching protest alongside an annual festival. The evening of September 13 marks the start of the mid-autumn festival, one of the most important dates in the Chinese calendar, and is traditionally a time for thanksgiving, spending time with family and praying for good fortune. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
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PRINT TROPHY – INTERNATIONAL JURY
AWARDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CALVADOS

1st Prize

Allan KAVAL
Le Monde
Dans le nord-est de la Syrie, la mort lente des prisonniers djihadistes
SYRIA

2nd Prize

Fritz SCHAAP
Der Spiegel
Rain wars
CHAD

3rd Prize

Jack LOSH
Foreign Policy
Les gardes forestiers d’Afrique centrale sont aussi menacés que les animaux qu’ils protègent
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC


RADIO TROPHY – INTERNATIONAL JURY
AWARDED BY THE D-DAY LANDING COMMITTEE

1st Prize

Sonia GHEZALI and Shahzaib WAHLAH
RFI
Afghanistan : après l’attaque de la maternité de MSF
AFGHANISTAN

2nd Prize

Gwendoline DEBONO
Europe 1
Une frappe, des fractures : la mort du Général Soleimani en Irak
IRAQ

3rd Prize

Emilie BAUJARD
RTL
Les indésirables d’Hassaké
SYRIA


YOUNG REPORTER TROPHY (PHOTO) – INTERNATIONAL JURY
AWARDED BY CRÉDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE

1st Prize

Anas ALKHARBOUTLI
DPA
La guerre en Syrie
SYRIA

2020, January 11, Idlib: six-year-old Kenana Yassin, receives treatment after being injured along with three members of her family, in an airstrike by the Syrian government on the rebel-held Idlib province. © Anas ALKHARBOUTLI for DPA
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GRAND FORMAT TELEVISION TROPHY – INTERNATIONAL JURY
AWARDED BY BAYEUX CITY

1st Prize

Suzanne ALLANT, Yamaan KHATIB and Fadi AL-HALABI
Découpages pour Arte Reportage
Syrie, dans le piège d’Idlib
SYRIA


VIDEO IMAGE TROPHY – INTERNATIONAL JURY
AWARDED BY ARTE, FRANCE 24, FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS

1st Prize

Olivier JOBARD
MAGNETO PRESSE pour ARTE/France 24
Yémen : à marche forcée
YEMEN


PRINT TROPHY – OUEST-FRANCE – JEAN MARIN

1st Prize

Allan KAVAL
Le Monde
Dans le nord-est de la Syrie, la mort lente des prisonniers djihadistes
SYRIA


TELEVISION TROPHY – REGIONAL PRIZE FOR STUDENTS AND TRAINEES OF NORMANDY

1st Prize

John SUDWORTH and Wang XIPING
BBC
Les familles ouïghoures
CHINA-TURKEY