Awards from international festivals for TRT World's documentaries

According to the statement made by TRT, the "Myanmar Scam Factory" episode, prepared within the scope of the channel's international Emmy award-winning investigative documentary series "Off The Grid", was awarded the "Best Medium-Length Investigative Journalism" award at the 12th DIG Festival held in Italy.

The production, selected from more than 300 applications by the international jury headed by Croatian director Igor Bezinovic, reveals the cyber fraud centers and modern slavery order established by criminal organizations feeding on the environment of civil war and chaos.

The documentary achieved double success by winning the Silver Dolphin in the "Trailers and Promotions for Documentary and News Programs" category with its promotional video at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards held in France the same week.

At the festival in Cannes, two more productions of TRT World were awarded the Silver Yunus. The documentary "Ukraine: The Citizen Front", which screened the civil struggle on the field in the fourth year of the Russia-Ukraine war, won an award in the "Human Rights and Activism" category.

"Gaza Remains in Frame", which reflects the reality in Gaza without a filter through the viewfinder of two Palestinian photographers, won the Silver Dolphin in the "Current Events" category. The production, which was dedicated to the memory of photojournalist Yahia Barzaq, who lost his life in the Israeli attack after the shooting, reinforced its success by winning the New York Festivals and Telly Awards and then Cannes.

Celebrating the international success of the channel on his social media account, TRT General Manager Mehmet Zahid Sobacı said in his post: "TRT World was awarded the 'Best Investigative Medium' award at the DIG Awards and 3 silver awards at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards. I congratulate all my colleagues who contributed. As TRT, we will continue to expand our sphere of influence in international broadcasting." he said.