Martin Boudot is a French

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and documentary filmmaker based in

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, France. He is the host and producer of
Green Warriors
', an award-winning series of scientific investigations on environmental issues, broadcast on

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etc. He is part of the 2018 Top 5 nominations for the Prix Europa of the Outstanding Achievement Award European Journalist of the Year. He has won the 2021 "Green Impact of the Year" of the World Congress of Science, the 2019 "Rory Peck Award" in the Impact Category, the 2017 Best European Current Affairs Program at the

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; the 2015 DIG Award, the European investigative documentary of the year. He was among the 2015 and 2017 finalists of the

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, the highest French journalistic distinction.

Biography

Martin Boudot, born in 1985, graduated at the ''École publique de journalisme de Tours'' (

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Public School of Journalism) and specialized in broadcast media at

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Filmography

•
"Green Warriors : Coal in the Lungs"
'' 52 minutes, 2021, broadcast on

, etc. A scientific investigation about the coal pollution in the air. Every year, 500,000 Europeans die prematurely due to air pollution. In Poland, nearly 75% of electricity is produced from coal. Rybnik, Poland, is one of the most polluted cities in Europe. The Green Warriors team cooperates with Tim Nawrot from the Hassel University to reveal that children here have 425% more black carbon in their bodies than children in Strasbourg. It made headlines across Europe and even attracted the attention of the Polish government. This documentary has received the "Green Impact of The Year" at the World Congress of Science, International Series Award at the Cine-Eco Film Festival In Portugal and the "One Hour Film Mention" of the "Festival International du Film d'Environnement" • "World's Most Wanted : Mogilevich, The Russian Mafia Boss", 50 minutes, 2020,

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. An investigation about the hunt for

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, a Ukrainian-born Russian organised crime boss. He is described by agencies across the globe as the “boss of bosses” of most

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syndicates in the world, and the

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has called him “the most dangerous mobster in the world”. �
''"Green Warriors : Paraguay, Poisoned Fields"''
52 minutes, 2019, broadcast on

, HRT,

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, VRT etc. A scientific investigation about the impacts of the soy industry in Paraguay. The Green Warriors tea
partnered with Dr. Stela Benitez
to investigate about the potential DNA damages of children living next to the soy fields, exposed to pesticides sprayings. Their finding
made the headlines
of the Paraguayan media and was discusse
by the Senate.
In May 2021, the lobby of the meat industry in Paraguay tried to stop the broadcast of this documentary. For this documentary, Martin Boudot and his cameraman Mathias Denizo won the "Rory Peck Awards" in the impact category; th
"Special Recommandation of the Prix Europa"
, The "Green Horizon Award" at the Braunschweig International Film Festival, the "Green Image" at the Green Image Film Festival of Japan, the "Trophée d'Or" at th
Scientific Film Festival in La Réunion.
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''"Green Warriors : South Africa, Toxic Townships"''
52 minutes, 2018, broadcast on

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etc. A scientific investigation about the gold mining waste in

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, South Africa. Confronted to the soil, water, animal hair and human hair samples made by the Green Warriors team, the National Institute For Occupational Health of South Africa called the results ''"unbelievable"'' and promised to intervene. The documentary was nominated at th
2019 Figra Festival.
• "''Green Warriors : Indonesia, The World's Most Polluted River",'' 52 minutes, 2017'','' broadcast on

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, HRT, RTV, RTP. A scientific investigation about the pollution of the

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river by the textile industry. Confronted to the water, rice and hair samples made by the Green Warriors team, the Indonesian authorities declared that they were to change the controls of the textile waste industry. The documentary has won the Green Image Award ath th
Green Film Festival
in Japan, the "Prix du Jury" at the Green Film Festival in Switzerland, The AgriScience

award in Czech Republic. It has been nominated t

in Germany
International Nature Film Festival
in Hungary
Mataslu Nature Film Festival
in Estonia
Ekotopfilm
in Slovakia
Green Montenegro International Film Festival
Montenegro. • ''"Church : Code of Silence''", 120 minutes, 2017. A documentary for '' Cash Investigation'' about covered-up of

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abusers within the

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, with 2,2 million viewers. The day after the broadcasting, the French Catholic Church expressed its "profound shame". The investigation also showed the role of

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in the Julio Grassi case, an Argentinian priest who was sentenced to 15 years prison for sexual abuses on minors. For the first time, Pope Francis was directly asked to answer on the alleged accusations regarding its role in the defense of Julio Grassi. The documentary won the 2017 best European Current Affair Program at the

. Thanks to this documentary, Martin Boudot was among the 2017 finalists of the

. • ''"Toxic Chemicals, Kids in Danger''", 120 minutes, 2016. An investigation on the pesticides effects on children's health broadcast on France 2 in the investigative magazine '' Cash Investigation''. 3,1 millions people watched it. The documentary was selected and screened at the One Earth Festival, the We Love Green festival and received an award at the Deauville Green Awards. • ''The Real Price of your Mobile Phone'', 120 minutes, 2014. Broadcast on French public national TV France 2, in the investigative magazine '' Cash Investigation'', on November 4 with 3.6 million viewers. The documentary was the European investigative documentary of the year at the 201
''DIG Award''
Thanks to this documentary, Martin Boudot was among the 2015 finalists of the

. The documentary also won "Le Grand Prix Gilles Jacquier" at the Press'tival de Château Gontier. • Martin Boudot also directe
"Les Clowns contre-attaquent
, a 90 minutes documentary about the power of humor, broadcast on

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; ''China: the New Dissidents'' a 52 minutes documentary about chinese artists censored by the authorities; ''"Football business"'', a 90 minutes documentary about the football industry ; ''"Green is the new black"'', a 70 minutes documentary about

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. • As a cameraman, he also was part of the cast of the 2014 movie '' The Yes Men Are Revolting''.

Books

• Toxic Bayer, éditions Plon, 2020. An investigation about the German pharmaceuticals company

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. • Toxic, nos enfants en danger, with Antoine Dreyfus, éditions La Découverte, 2016. An investigation about the harmful chemicals impacting the health of children.

References

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