THE CHANNEL
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ISSUE 1 2015
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53
TheAIB
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2014
INSPIRINGCREATIVITY
Broadcasters are constantly developing ways to
engage with viewers and listeners beyond their
traditional terrestrial, cable and satellite platforms.
This new award searches for the most impressive
factual work that’s been developed exclusively to tell
stories in the online world.
SBS caught the judges’ attention with its
interactive documentary Cronulla Riots – The Day
That Shocked the Nation. The judges believe that this
documentary offers high production value and great
story telling by recreating an event through witness
accounts, without the role of a narrator. Users can
decide what they want to hear, know or see and can
go as deep as they want. The judges also noted that
much thought was given to the artistic presentation of
the documentary.
Highly commended
Webdoc.FR/France 24
Iranorama
Original and fresh – highly engaging and interactive,
were some of the judges’ comments. Totally designed in
format and content for the web, the production offers a
voyage of discovery, learning, and fun, based on
thorough research of context and region.
DW Deutsche Welle
Serengeti - Toward an Uncertain Future
The production affords an interactive glance into one
of the most fascinating areas in the world, and what
impressed the judges was the creative element and
the high production values.
Online factual
production
SBS
Science programming appears to be a growing genre
around the world, judging by the productions that
were submitted in this category.
The judges decided that the award should go to a
landmark documentary fulfilling the long-held
dreams of Sir David Attenborough who in Natural
History Museum Alive brings the incredible pantheon
of the museum’s long-extinct creatures back to life.
The judges were impressed by the smooth
storytelling, with David Attenborough in a class of his
own as an engaging presenter.
Overall very well thought through, creative and
imaginative with excellent CGI, said the judges. One
remarked that watching the programme made her
want to revisit the museum, which can only be a good
thing!
Science
programme
Atlantic Productions
Highly commended
BBC Natural History Unit
Secrets of Bones
Evolutionary biologist and master skeleton builder
Ben Garrod undertook a six-part journey to discover
how bones have enabled vertebrates to colonise and
dominate practically every habitat on Earth. The
judges praised this production as a piece of ‘solid
science’ where the story telling by a genuinely
enthusiastic presenter stood out. They remarked on
the fact that the unusual subject was clearly
explained with good choices of impressive lab
experiments and good graphics, backed up by
thorough research and slick presentation.
