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Mipcom Cannes diversify TV Awards 2024 nominations announced
Femi Oke Returns to Host Joined by Disability Advocate Adam Pearson and Drag Icon Nicky DollMIPCOM CANNES today announced the nominations for the 2024 Diversify TV Awards to be held on the second day of the forthcoming 40th International Co-Production & Entertainment Content Market (21-24 October) in Cannes.
The only awards to recognise the promotion of Diversity and Inclusion in television internationally, the Diversify TV Awards are organised by MIPCOM CANNES in collaboration with Founding Partner Diversify TV and in association with Founding Presenting Partner A+E Media Group. This year, the awards received submissions from 29 countries, with nominees hailing from 11 countries including a first nomination to come from Malaysia.
The ceremony will be staged in the Grand Auditorium of the world-renowned Palais des Festivals in Cannes in a prime lunchtime spot on Tuesday 22 October from 12.00 to 13.00. For 2024, awards partners include Telefilm Canada, Canada Media Fund and Webedia, and supporting partner All3Media International, among other partner companies and organisations.
Open to all MIPCOM CANNES delegates, the awards ceremony will again be hosted by journalist, broadcaster, professional moderator and co-founder of the diverse moderators' bureau "Moderate The Panel", Femi Oke. The actor, broadcaster and disability advocate, Adam Pearson, and the performer, singer, TV host, advocate and drag icon, Nicky Doll, will join Oke as presenters for the ceremony.
The 24 finalists were shortlisted by MIP Markets’ Diversity Advisory Board members and a Special Jury of Industry Experts and Advocacy organisations committed to diversity and inclusion in the global media landscape and everywhere. A total of eight winners will be awarded during the ceremony from the nominees listed below.
In addition, this year’s ‘Behind the Scenes Impact Award’, which recognises a person/team endeavouring to represent Diversity and Inclusion ethics and principles behind the scenes of a TV production, is being presented to Banijay Entertainment for its Banijay Launch initiative – a global accelerator programme that discovers and empowers emerging female creators, pairing them with Banijay Entertainment’s global network of creatives with the aim of helping them develop bold new formats from concept to sale.
'The Diversify TV Awards is for everyone looking for fresh stories that break the mould,',said Lucy Smith, Director of MIPCOM CANNES and MIPJUNIOR. “Our expert jury surveys the world and selects the best content over the last year that exemplifies inclusivity and representation from diverse communities and characters spanning nearly 30 countries. Now in its 8th edition, the MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards continues to break ground and break barriers'.
To be eligible for the MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards, programmes must demonstrate a fair and balanced representation of Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+ and/or Disabled communities; show a positive impact; stand out in originality and excellence in terms of storytelling, casting and production values; challenge stereotypes and have aired the past year (premiere broadcast or streaming of any season between 22 July 2023 and 21 July 2024 on a linear and/or non-linear platform).
Nominations for the MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards 2024 are:
Representation of Race and Ethnicity - Scripted
That Cover Girl (Malaysia)
Original Broadcaster: Amazon Prime Video
Distributor: Creative Stew
Production Company: Creative Stew
Three Little Birds (United Kingdom)
Original Broadcasters: ITV & Britbox
Distributor: Banijay Rights
Production Companies: Tiger Aspect Productions in association with Douglas Road Productions
We Are Lady Parts (Season 2) (United Kingdom)
Original Broadcasters: Channel 4 & Peacock
Distributor: NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution
Production Company: Working Title Television, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group
Representation of LGBTQIA+ - Scripted
Cris Miró (She/Her/Hers) (Argentina)
Original Broadcasters: TNT & Flow
Distributors: TNT & Flow
Production Companies: TNT & Flow
Fellow Travelers (United States)
Original Broadcaster: Showtime
Distributor: Showtime Networks
Production Companies: Blue Days Films, Off Season Productions & Fremantle US
Lost Boys & Fairies (United Kingdom)
Original Broadcaster: BBC
Distributor: All3Media
Production Company: Duck Soup Films
Representation of LGBTQIA+ - Non-Scripted
Big Gay Wedding With Tom Allen (United Kingdom)
Original Broadcaster: BBC One
Distributor: Banijay Rights
Production Company: Minnow Films
They and Them (The Netherlands)
Original Broadcaster: VPRO
Distributor: Dutch CORE
Production Company: Tangerine Tree
Y a une étoile (There's a star) (Canada)
Original Broadcaster: UNIS TV
Distributor: FilmOption International inc
Production Company: Bellefeuille Production
Representation of Disability – Scripted
Deaf Voice: A Sign-Language Interpreter in Court (Japan)
Original Broadcaster: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Distributor: NHK Enterprises
Production Companies: Produced by NHK & KADOKAWA in association with NHK ENTERPRISES
One Of Us S2 (France)
Original Broadcaster: TF1
Distributor: Federation International
Production Companies: Fédération Studios & Habanita Fédérati
The Squeaky Wheel: Canada (Canada)
Original Broadcaster: AMI-tv
Distributors: Hitsby Entertainment Inc. & Shadow Pine Studios.
Production Companies: TSW Productions Inc. & Hitsby Entertainment Inc.
Representation of Disability – Non-Scripted
Gigantene (The Giants) (Norway)
Original Broadcaster: NRK
Distributor: NRK
Production Company: Teddy TV
New Model Agency (United Kingdom)
Original Broadcaster: Channel 4
Distributor: All3Media International
Production Company: Salamanda Media
The Assembly (United Kingdom)
Original Broadcaster: BBC One
Distributor: Can't Stop Media
Production Company: Rockerdale Studios
Representation of Diversity in Kids Programming - Pre-School
JoJo & Gran Gran, It's Time to Braid Hair (UK)
Original Broadcaster: BBC
Distributor: BBC
Production Company: BBC Studios, Kids & Family
Wordsville (Canada)
Original Broadcasters: TVOkids & PBS Thirteen
Distributor: Sinking Ship Entertainment
Production Company: Sinking Ship Entertainment
Yukee (Northern Ireland, UK)
Original Broadcaster: BBC
Distributor: BBC
Production Company: Score Draw Media for BBC
Representation of Diversity in Kids Programming – Older Children
Beyond Black Beauty (Canada, Belgium)
Original Broadcaster: Family Channel
Distributor: Sinking Ship Entertainment
Production Companies: Sinking Ship Entertainment, Leif Films & Saga Films
Dream It To Be It (Canada)
Original Broadcasters: TVO & Knowledge
Distributors: Lopii Productions & Bomanbridge Media
Production Company: Lopii Productions
Windcatcher (Australia)
Original Broadcaster: Stan
Distributor: Australian Children's Television Foundation
Production Companies: Unless Pictures & Every Cloud Productions
Femi Oke’s (she/her) broadcast credits including BBC television and radio, Sky, all U.K. terrestrial commercial networks, CNN, and Al Jazeera. A sought-after moderator, Femi has presided over major global events including European Development Days for the European Commission, the UN Secretary-General's SDG Action Weekend and Women Deliver Conferences.
Adam Pearson (he/him) is an award-winning campaigner, actor, presenter and speaker, who was nominated as ‘UK Documentary Presenter of the Year’ at the 2016 Grierson Awards. He has worked as a researcher for the BBC and Channel 4 before becoming a strand presenter on Beauty And The Beast: The Ugly Face Of Prejudice on Channel 4. Adam has worked across The Undateables (Channel 4) and fronted critically acclaimed documentaries Horizon: My Amazing Twin (BBC Two), Adam Pearson: Freak Show (BBC Three) and The Ugly Face Of Disability Hate Crime (BBC Three), as well as being a reporter on Tricks Of The Restaurant Trade (Channel 4) and The One Show (BBC One).
Karl Sanchez (she/her/he/him) - known by the stage name Nicky Doll - is a French drag queen, television personality and artist best known as the main host of Drag Race France and as a competitor on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Sanchez co-created, co-wrote, and stars in Les Voyages de Nicky, a documentary that explores gender expression, the art of drag, and LGBT activism in different countries.
MIPCOM CANNES is the flagship entertainment content market for the international TV industry, attended by over 11, 000 delegates from over 100 countries in 2023. The 40th edition ta
MIPCOM CANNES today announced the nominations for the 2024 Diversify TV Awards to be held on the second day of the forthcoming 40th International Co-Production & Entertainment Content Market (21-24 October) in Cannes.
The only awards to recognise the promotion of Diversity and Inclusion in television internationally, the Diversify TV Awards are organised by MIPCOM CANNES in collaboration with Founding Partner Diversify TV and in association with Founding Presenting Partner A+E Media Group. This year, the awards received submissions from 29 countries, with nominees hailing from 11 countries including a first nomination to come from Malaysia.
The ceremony will be staged in the Grand Auditorium of the world-renowned Palais des Festivals in Cannes in a prime lunchtime spot on Tuesday 22 October from 12.00 to 13.00. For 2024, awards partners include Telefilm Canada, Canada Media Fund and Webedia, and supporting partner All3Media International, among other partner companies and organisations.
Open to all MIPCOM CANNES delegates, the awards ceremony will again be hosted by journalist, broadcaster, professional moderator and co-founder of the diverse moderators' bureau "Moderate The Panel", Femi Oke. The actor, broadcaster and disability advocate, Adam Pearson, and the performer, singer, TV host, advocate and drag icon, Nicky Doll, will join Oke as presenters for the ceremony.
The 24 finalists were shortlisted by MIP Markets’ Diversity Advisory Board members and a Special Jury of Industry Experts and Advocacy organisations committed to diversity and inclusion in the global media landscape and everywhere. A total of eight winners will be awarded during the ceremony from the nominees listed below.
In addition, this year’s ‘Behind the Scenes Impact Award’, which recognises a person/team endeavouring to represent Diversity and Inclusion ethics and principles behind the scenes of a TV production, is being presented to Banijay Entertainment for its Banijay Launch initiative – a global accelerator programme that discovers and empowers emerging female creators, pairing them with Banijay Entertainment’s global network of creatives with the aim of helping them develop bold new formats from concept to sale.
“The Diversify TV Awards is for everyone looking for fresh stories that break the mould,” said Lucy Smith, Director of MIPCOM CANNES and MIPJUNIOR. “Our expert jury surveys the world and selects the best content over the last year that exemplifies inclusivity and representation from diverse communities and characters spanning nearly 30 countries. Now in its 8th edition, the MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards continues to break ground and break barriers.”
To be eligible for the MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards, programmes must demonstrate a fair and balanced representation of Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQIA+ and/or Disabled communities; show a positive impact; stand out in originality and excellence in terms of storytelling, casting and production values; challenge stereotypes and have aired the past year (premiere broadcast or streaming of any season between 22 July 2023 and 21 July 2024 on a linear and/or non-linear platform).
Nominations for the MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards 2024 are:
Representation of Race and Ethnicity - Scripted
That Cover Girl (Malaysia)
Original Broadcaster: Amazon Prime Video
Distributor: Creative Stew
Production Company: Creative Stew
Three Little Birds (United Kingdom)
Original Broadcasters: ITV & Britbox
Distributor: Banijay Rights
Production Companies: Tiger Aspect Productions in association with Douglas Road Productions
We Are Lady Parts (Season 2) (United Kingdom)
Original Broadcasters: Channel 4 & Peacock
Distributor: NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution
Production Company: Working Title Television, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group
Representation of Race and Ethnicity - Non-Scripted
On The Line: The Richard Williams Story (United States)
Original Broadcaster: Sky Documentaries
Distributor: Fremantle
Production Company: Open Stance
This Is Indian Country-San Diego (United States)
Original Broadcaster: FNX
Distributor: ASD
Production Company: Art Of The City Productions
White Nanny Black Child (United Kingdom)
Original Broadcaster: Channel 5
Distributor: Together Films
Production Companies: Doc Hearts Limited & Tigerlily Productions
Representation of LGBTQIA+ - Scripted
Cris Miró (She/Her/Hers) (Argentina)
Original Broadcasters: TNT & Flow
Distributors: TNT & Flow
Production Companies: TNT & Flow
Fellow Travelers (United States)
Original Broadcaster: Showtime
Distributor: Showtime Networks
Production Companies: Blue Days Films, Off Season Productions & Fremantle US
Lost Boys & Fairies (United Kingdom)
Original Broadcaster: BBC
Distributor: All3Media
Production Company: Duck Soup Films
Representation of LGBTQIA+ - Non-Scripted
Big Gay Wedding With Tom Allen (United Kingdom)
Original Broadcaster: BBC One
Distributor: Banijay Rights
Production Company: Minnow Films
They and Them (The Netherlands)
Original Broadcaster: VPRO
Distributor: Dutch CORE
Production Company: Tangerine Tree
Y a une étoile (There's a star) (Canada)
Original Broadcaster: UNIS TV
Distributor: FilmOption International inc
Production Company: Bellefeuille Production
Representation of Disability – Scripted
Deaf Voice: A Sign-Language Interpreter in Court (Japan)
Original Broadcaster: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Distributor: NHK Enterprises
Production Companies: Produced by NHK & KADOKAWA in association with NHK ENTERPRISES
One Of Us S2 (France)
Original Broadcaster: TF1
Distributor: Federation International
Production Companies: Fédération Studios & Habanita Fédérati
The Squeaky Wheel: Canada (Canada)
Original Broadcaster: AMI-tv
Distributors: Hitsby Entertainment Inc. & Shadow Pine Studios.
Production Companies: TSW Productions Inc. & Hitsby Entertainment Inc.
Representation of Disability – Non-Scripted
Gigantene (The Giants) (Norway)
Original Broadcaster: NRK
Distributor: NRK
Production Company: Teddy TV
New Model Agency (United Kingdom)
Original Broadcaster: Channel 4
Distributor: All3Media International
Production Company: Salamanda Media
The Assembly (United Kingdom)
Original Broadcaster: BBC One
Distributor: Can't Stop Media
Production Company: Rockerdale Studios
Representation of Diversity in Kids Programming - Pre-School
JoJo & Gran Gran, It's Time to Braid Hair (UK)
Original Broadcaster: BBC
Distributor: BBC
Production Company: BBC Studios, Kids & Family
Wordsville (Canada)
Original Broadcasters: TVOkids & PBS Thirteen
Distributor: Sinking Ship Entertainment
Production Company: Sinking Ship Entertainment
Yukee (Northern Ireland, UK)
Original Broadcaster: BBC
Distributor: BBC
Production Company: Score Draw Media for BBC
Representation of Diversity in Kids Programming – Older Children
Beyond Black Beauty (Canada, Belgium)
Original Broadcaster: Family Channel
Distributor: Sinking Ship Entertainment
Production Companies: Sinking Ship Entertainment, Leif Films & Saga Films
Dream It To Be It (Canada)
Original Broadcasters: TVO & Knowledge
Distributors: Lopii Productions & Bomanbridge Media
Production Company: Lopii Productions
Windcatcher (Australia)
Original Broadcaster: Stan
Distributor: Australian Children's Television Foundation
Production Companies: Unless Pictures & Every Cloud Productions
Femi Oke’s (she/her) broadcast credits including BBC television and radio, Sky, all U.K. terrestrial commercial networks, CNN, and Al Jazeera. A sought-after moderator, Femi has presided over major global events including European Development Days for the European Commission, the UN Secretary-General's SDG Action Weekend and Women Deliver Conferences.
Adam Pearson (he/him) is an award-winning campaigner, actor, presenter and speaker, who was nominated as ‘UK Documentary Presenter of the Year’ at the 2016 Grierson Awards. He has worked as a researcher for the BBC and Channel 4 before becoming a strand presenter on Beauty And The Beast: The Ugly Face Of Prejudice on Channel 4. Adam has worked across The Undateables (Channel 4) and fronted critically acclaimed documentaries Horizon: My Amazing Twin (BBC Two), Adam Pearson: Freak Show (BBC Three) and The Ugly Face Of Disability Hate Crime (BBC Three), as well as being a reporter on Tricks Of The Restaurant Trade (Channel 4) and The One Show (BBC One).
Karl Sanchez (she/her/he/him) - known by the stage name Nicky Doll - is a French drag queen, television personality and artist best known as the main host of Drag Race France and as a competitor on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Sanchez co-created, co-wrote, and stars in Les Voyages de Nicky, a documentary that explores gender expression, the art of drag, and LGBT activism in different countries.
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