For 22 years, the Podiums d’Or, created by Georges Bertellotti, have been rewarding the directors of the most beautiful sports images of the year.
The Podiums d’Or award ceremony took place on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, under the Presidency of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, in the presence of Olympic medalists from London 2012 and personalities from the sports and media sectors.
THE PODIUMS D’OR WINNERS – Georges BERTELLOTTI
Best Sports Slow Motion / Editing-Cutting
Munich Champions League Final 2012 – SKY Deutschland Fernsehen – Germany
Director: Knut Fleischmann
Producer: Sky Deutschland
Best Sports Slow Motion / Sequence Shot
Grand Steeple Chase of Paris 2012
Director: Christian Alba
Producer: Léo Vision / France Galop
International Olympic Committee Grand Prix
Meet the Superhumans – CHANNEL 4 – United Kingdom
Director: Tom Tagholm
Producer: Gwylim Gwillim, Rory Fry
Best Sports Opening or Trailer
World Boxing W.B.O Championship – DIRECT 8 – France
Director: Elias Sfaxi
Producer: Elias Sfaxi
Christian Blachas Advertising Award, in collaboration with CBTV and CB News
FAN ACADEMY
Company: Carlsberg
Country: United Kingdom
Best Soundtrack Illustration, in collaboration with RMC
SPORTV London 2012 – GLOBOSAT – BRAZIL
Directors: Ronald Sidi, Juno Cactano
Producer: Globosat and Hungry Man Brazil
Public Award “L’Équipe” for Best Sports Slow Motion (Editing-Cutting)
Ironman Europe 2012 – HBS – France
Director: Julien Bertin
Producer: Dan Midownik
SPORTEL BOOK AWARD – Renaud de Laborderie
SPORTEL Award of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Jours de fête – The great history of the Tour de France
Authors: Françoise & Serge Laget
Publisher: Editions Chronique
SPORTEL Award of the Monegasque Olympic Committee
The Story of Swimming
Author: Susie Parr
Publisher: Dewi Lewis Media