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Awards
2025
International Filmfestival of the Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sports (FICTS) Mailand
Guilande d'honneur in the category "Sport, Innovation & Human Stories" for "Doping Top Secret: In the Slipstream"
New York Film Festival
Silvermedal for „Doping Top Secret: Dealer“
2024
New York Film Festival
Silvermedal for „Doping Top Secret: Dealer“
2023
Nomination Grimme-Price
for the documentary "How God made us - Coming out in the Catholic Church“
Deutscher Kinderschutzpreis (German Child-Protection-Price)
for the documentary „Abused – Sexualized Violence in German Swimming"
Herbert-Zimmermann-Preis
Second place for „Doping Top Secret: The Podcast. The case of Claudia Pechstein (Original:Geheimsache Doping: Der Podcast. Der Fall Claudia Pechstein)“ (with Podcast-Host Kerstin Hermes)
Otto-Brenner-Preis for critical journalism
for the documentary „Doping Top Secret: Dealer“
Nomination German Podcast-Price
for the Podcast „Doping Top Secret“ in the category „best research“
Stern-Price
for the documentary "How God made us - Coming out in the Catholic Church“ in the category "Story of the Year (Original: Geschichte des Jahres)"
German SportfilmFest of the Association German Sportjournalists (VDS)
First price for„Abused – Sexualized violence in German Swimming"
New York Film Festival
Gold medal for the documentary „Abused – Sexualized Violence in German Swimming“
New York Film Festival
Silver medal for "How God made us - Coming out in the Catholic Church“
European Festival for
religious TV- and Online-Program „Belief on Screen“
documentary in the Final Round "How God made us - Coming out in the Catholic Church“
International Sportfilmfestival Paladino d’Oro Palermo
Vito Maggio Award for „Doping Top Secret - Dealer"
Nomination OUT d‘Or (France) media price for better visibility of queer people
for "How God made us - Coming out in the Catholic Church“ as best foreign report
2022
German TV price (Original: Deutscher Fernsehpreis)
for the documentary "How God made us - Coming out in the Catholic Church“
Catholic Media price
for the documentary "How God made us - Coming out in the Catholic Church“
International Sportfilmfestival Paladino d’Oro Palermo
Special price for the documentary „Doping Top Secret: Human Trials"
2021
Second place at TV price of the German Sportjournalist Association (VDS)
for the documentary „Doping Top Secret: Human Trials"
Georg-Schreiber-Mediaprice from the AOK Bayern
for corrective and ARD-Doping Editorial for the multimedia presentation for "Doping Top Secret- pop the pill!" in the category "online"
Nomination Ernst-Schneider-Preis of the German Economy
for corrective and ARD-Doping Editorial for the multimedia presentation for "Doping Top Secret- pop the pill!"
Nomination „Langer Atem“ (Long Breath)
for corrective and ARD-Doping Editorial for the multimedia presentation for "Doping Top Secret- pop the pill!"
Sport Media Award des internationalen Sportpresse Verbandes (AIPS)
Second Place for the category „Documentaries“ for „Doping Top Secret- The Lord of the Lifters“
2020
Nomination Grimme-price
for the documentary "Gender Battle - The outcast woman of sport"
Nomination Prix Europa
for the documentary "Doping Top Secret - The Lord of the Lifters“
German Sportjournalist of the year from medium magazin
for corrective and ARD-Doping Editorial for the multimedia presentation for "Doping Top Secret- pop the pill!"
2019
International Filmfestival of the Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (FICTS) Mailand
Mention d‘honneur in the category “Sport & Society” for „Doping Top Secret: The greed for gold“
Kampala Sports E-motion Festival of the Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (FICTS)
Olympic Spirit Award for „Doping Top Secret: The Olympic Conspiracy. Part I"
2018
Verdienstkreuz am Bande (Cross of Merit on Ribbon) of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for Hajo Seppelt
Awards presented to Hajo Seppelt prior to the founding of EyeOpening.Media
2017
Nominattion Grimme-Award
as part of the authors from Sport Inside
Play the Game Award
With the Whistleblowers Vitaliy and Yuliya Stepanov
Tagesthemen Award
for the reporting on doping in russia
Internationalen Festival Sportfilm Liberec of the Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (FICTS)
Mainprice for "Doping Top Secret: Showdown for russia" und "Doping Top Secret: Russias deception"
Internationales Filmfestival of the Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (FICTS) Mailand
Mention d‘honneur in the category “Sport & Society” for "Doping Top Secret: The run for big money"
New York Film Festival
Gold World Medal for "Doping Top Secret: Showdown for russia" in the category „Current Affairs“
2016
Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Price for TV-Journalism
German TV-Price (Original: Deutscher Fernsehpreis)
in the category "beste Sportbroadcast" for "Doping Top Secret: How Russia makes its winners" and "Doping Top Secret: In the shadows of athletics"
Nomination at PRIX EUROPA
for the documentary "Doping Top Secret: Showdown for russia" in the category „TV Current Affairs“
Finalist at New York Film Festival
in the category „Best Investigative Report“ for "Doping Top Secret: In the shadows of athletics"
Bud-Greenspan-Award from New York Track and Field Writers
for the documentary "Doping Top Secret: How Russia makes its winners" and "Doping Top Secret: In the shadows of athletics"
Internationales Filmfestival of the Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (FICTS Mailand
International Sports Movies TV Award in the category "Sports & Society” for "Doping Top Secret: Russias deception"
2015
First Sports Media Pearl Award of the internationalen Sportpresse Association (AIPS)
in the category „Video documentary“ and „Best investigative reporting" for "Doping Top Secret: In the shadows of athletics"
Langer Atem (Long breath) of the journalists association Berlin-Brandenburg
Second place for the coverage about doping in russia
Media price for the German Federation for Athletics
for the documentary "Doping Top Secret: How Russia makes its winners" and the coverage about doping in russia.
German Sportjournalist of the year from medium magazin
International Filmfestival of the Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (FICTS) Mailand
International Sports Movies TV Award „sports values“ for "Doping Top Secret: the shadow of athletics"
New York Film Festival
Silver World Medal in the category „Best Investigative Report“ for the documentary "Doping Top Secret: How Russia makes its winners"
2013
Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2013
in the category „Beste Sportsendung“(Best Sport series) for the WDR-broadcast sport inside (Hajo Seppelt as part of the editors)
2009
International Festival Sportfilm Liberec 2009
Main price für die ARD-report "Olympia im Reich der Mittel: Doping in China"
New York Festival TV & Video Award 2009
Gold World Medal in the category „Best Investigative Report“ for the documentary "Olympia im Reich der Mittel: Doping in China"
German Sportjournalist of the year from medium magazin 2009
2007
International Filmfestival of the Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (FICTS) Mailand
International Sports Movies TV Award for the documentary "Mission: Clean Sport. Doping investigators in action," in the category „documentary“ 2007
International Festival Sportfilm Liberec der Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (FICTS)
Main price for the ARD exclusive documentary "Mission: Clean Sport. Doping investigators in action," 2007.
International Documentary filmfestival in Plovdiv 2007
Silver Chest Award for the report "Mission: Clean Sport. Doping investigators in action."
2006
Leuchtturm-Preis of Netzwerks Recherche 2006
for outstanding achievements in journalism
1989-2003
Major tv award of the German Association of Sportjournalists (VDS)
1992, 1998, 2001 and 2003 for different documentaries
Major radio award of the German Association of Sportjournalists (VDS)
1989 for an background coverage in the Channel Sender Freies Berlin about the New York Marathon
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