so let's take a look at the finalists and winners of the 2023 rory peck awards. up, the rory peck award for news, for films that capture the immediacy of a story. in this film, guillermo galdos gained rare access to one of the world's most dangerous crime gangs, the sinaloa drug cartel. as restrictions on the cultivation and sale of marijuana have eased in parts of the us, the cartel is increasingly involved in the production and distribution of the dangerous opioid fentanyl. covering this story isn't easy. manyjournalists have been killed trying to do so. using his extensive contacts and years of experience reporting from mexico, galdos was able to report from inside a fentanyl lab, where he met some of the young men making this deadly drug. these guys are young farmers who grew up in the mountains, and they've seen their grandfathers and their fathers being involved either in the marijuana business or in the opium business. and nowadays, you know, synthetic drugs is the new kid on the block. galdos also met with the sicarios or blades, cartel hit men who guard

these freelance video journalists are honoured by the rory peck awards, which are named after a british