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Our specialist genre category rewards outstanding,
innovative programme making across a wide range of
subjects.
Our winner, Dining with the Enemy, comes from
Norway’s TV2. The concept is simple and original. A
famous war correspondent and an award winning
chef travel to conflict zones. Their goal is to gather
old enemies around the table for a meal of
reconciliation. Along the way, the correspondent
shares his experience from previous trips to the area
(such as the West Bank, Rwanda, Myanmar and
Egypt) with the chef – and the viewers. The goal is
also to reach an audience that normally will not spend
their time watching foreign affairs programmes but is
attracted to travel and food shows.
Our judges found the concept works. One said that
this programme - an eclectic mix of the entertaining
and the deeply serious - grabs you from the start and
maintains your interest throughout.
Highly commended
BBC World News
Collaboration Culture
This series explores the exciting conversations that
take place when leading personalities from fashion,
dance, music and art are paired together to combine
forces on a new, innovative project. A great idea that
was fun to watch with great participants, said our jury.
Russian Travel Guide TV
The Untouched Heart of the Urals
Our judges said that they did not realise there was so
much to Russia after watching this programme that
looked at primitive beautiful wildernesses and delved
underground into quartz and rock crystal mines. An
intriguing subject, beautifully photographed.
Best specialist
programme
TV2
Inspiring creativity
There’s more competition for the audience’s attention
than ever, and more publishers are using video reports
online to grab consumers from traditional media
sources. So what are broadcasters doing to meet this
challenge? This category showcases some examples.
Our international judges decided that e-News
Channel’s report The Story of Lucas Sithole deserved
to win. Sithole
was seriously
injured at the
age of 12 in a
train
accident.He
lost his right
arm and both
his legs. After
years of
depression, Lucas found solace in sport and finally
found something he was good at- tennis. Training day
after day, Lucas’ hard work paid off and he is now
South Africa’s number one ranked disabled tennis
player and placed ninth in the world.
This moving production employed some unique
shooting methods, said our judges.
Highly commended
Kansai Telecasting Corp
The Policeman Zookeeper
Satoru Arishiro has been taking care of injured wild
animals and abandoned pets voluntarily for over 40
years. He is known for giving "Lessons on Life" in
schools throughout Japan. Four years ago he was
diagnosed with cancer and told he had only a short
time to live. As the cameras follow Arishiro, he tries to
find answers to fundamental questions: what is life,
and how should we live our lives? Judges said this
was an influential film where the character was well
developed during the report.
BBC Media Action
Girl Hub – Tirunesh
This “day in the life”-style film about 19 year-old
Ethiopian woman Tirunesh Gelaw who supports
herself through school by picking rubbish and
washing clothes highlights the complex and multiple
problems faced by girls and young women in Ethiopia
due to poverty and gender discrimination. A simple
narrative but a great contribution to changing harmful
attitudes towards women and girls.
Best short report or
documentary
e-News Channel