The Banff World Media Festival [1] (BANFF) has announced the full list of nominees [2] for its annual Rockies Program Competition. The prestigious internationally-recognized Awards program celebrates nominees in 26 categories, spanning multiple genres including Fiction, Non-Fiction, Kids & Animation and Interactive. The Rockies Program Competition celebrates the “best of the best” in international television and digital media content. The Rockies is the largest international program competition in the media industry and attracts over a thousand entries from more than 40 countries annually.
This year’s nominees in leading categories include:
Kids & Animation:
Animation Programs
- Larva – Hello, Larva
- L’automne de Pougne (Poppety in the Fall)
- Room on the Broom
- The Snowman and the Snowdog
Children Programs (2+) – Fiction
- SpongeBob SquarePants – It’s A SpongeBob Christmas!
- The Penguins of Madagascar – Operation: Big Blue Marble
- The Snowman and the Snowdog
- Wolfblood – Lone Wolf
Children Programs (2+) – Non-Fiction
- Dwylo’r Enfys (Rainbow Hands)
- Erde An Zukunft (Earth to Future) – Meals Without Meat: Schnitzel Without Schnitzel
- Nick News with Linda Ellerbee – Kids For Sale: Slavery in Ghana
- The Kamaishi Miracle
Youth – Non-Fiction Programs
- Bente’s Voice
- My Father
- Stefpacking
- Soul Birds
Youth – Fiction Programs
- Baron Muenchhausen
- Degrassi – Rusty Cage Part One
- Heartland – Great Expectations
- Mimoun
Factual Entertainment Presented By Impact – Sponsored by Rogers Media
Documentary-style Reality Programs
- 24 Hours in A&E
- Documentary Love: A Mother’s Love Never Ends
- Junior Doctors: Your Life In Their Hands
- The Great British Bake Off
Environmental and Wildlife Programs
- Africa
- Punaisen Metsän Hotelli (Red Forest Hotel)
- The Nature of Things – Andean Adventure
- Shattered Ground
History & Biography Programs
- Munich 72 – The End of an Olympic Summer Dream
- Mussolini – The Living Deadman
- The Men Who Built America
- The War of 1812 – Been There, Won That
Investigative & Current Affairs Programs
- A World Beyond Humans
- Afghanistan – The Price of Revenge
- Backlight – Soldiers on the Roof
- Tears of Lost Souls – North Korean Refugees
Popular Science & Technology Programs
- Homo Artificus
- Seven Ages of Starlight
- The Cosmic Shore
- Wonders of Life – Expanding Universe
Social & Humanitarian Documentaries
- The Age of Anxiety
- Warrior for Love
- Why Poverty? Welcome to the World
- Women, Keeping the World Turning
Interactive Presented By nextMEDIA – Sponsored by Independent Production Fund
Branded Entertainment
- (Ek Nayi Maa Ka Safar) The Tara Sharma Show – Thailand: Travel with Kids
- Recipe to Riches – Season 2
Cross-Platform Project – Fiction Programs
- Emilie
- Fresh Meat House
- Picnic with Cake
- Portlandia: All New Season
Cross-Platform Project – Non-Fiction Programs
- Here at Home
- Targeting the Electorate: How Are You Being Targeted?
- The Defector: Escape from North Korea Interactive Experience
- WebGeol
Webseries – Fiction Programs
- Chosen – The Box
- Dawson Bros. Funtime
- Prison Dancer: The Interactive Web Musical
- What are The Sevens?
Webseries – Non-Fiction Programs
- Battlefront (Series 4) – Ava
- Beyond Wanderlust – The New Nomads
- Leaving Kangirsuk
- The Elected – Real World Lessons in Ontario Politics
Drama – Sponsored by the Banff Centre
Arts & Performing Arts Programs
- A History of Art in Three Colours – Blue
- American Masters – Inventing David Geffen
- Fake or Fortune
- West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson
Continuing Series Programs
- Bomb Girls – The Quickening
- House of Cards – Chapter 1 & Chapter 2
- The Big C – Fly Away
- The Following – Pilot
Made-for-TV-Movies
- Betty & Coretta
- Deployment
- Everyday
- Operation Zucker – Silent Children
Mini-Series
- Death of a Pilgrim
- Hatfields & McCoys
- Man from the Equator
- Restless
Soap Operas and Telenovelas
- 30 Vies (30 Lives)
- Hotel Caesar: Rom For Alt
- Princess and I
- Tricky Business
Entertainment
Comedy Programs
- Les Appendices (The Appendixes) – Episode 6, Season 5
- Loslopend Wild (Foxies On The Run)
- Out There with Melissa DiMarco – Girls Gone Wilder
- What If?
Lifestyle & Information Programs
- Chasing Happiness
- Embarrassing Bodies: Live From the Clinic
- In the Eye of God
- Pitchin’ In
Music and Variety Programs
- 2012 CMT MUSIC AWARDS
- 2012 MTV Video Music Awards
- Paraorchestra
- Un air de famille (Family Harmony)
Reality Programs
- DIY SOS: The Big Build – Chesterfield
- Redemption Inc.
- The Apprentice Series 8
- Undateables
Sitcoms
- Community – Basic Lupine Urology
- PEEP SHOW 6
- Quiz Me Quick – Table 7
- SEED – Zygote Problems
The Rockies Program Competition serves as a reflection of the latest trends in international programming within current traditional, cross-platform and digital entertainment platforms. This year’s award winners will be announced during the Banff World Media Festival taking place in Banff, Alberta from June 9-12, 2013. The Rockies Program Competition will be hosted by television personality, writer and video blogger Shira Lazar.
For additional information about the Banff World Media Festival visit the event web site [3] or connect with us on Twitter [4] and Facebook [5].