Shortlist announced for the AIBs 2014 – international awards for best factual broadcasting content
The Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) has published the shortlist for its awards that cover TV, radio and online content with entries from Africa, North and South America, Asia, Australia and Europe
The shortlist for the AIBs 2014, the tenth annual international awards for the best factual content across TV, radio and online, includes entries from every continent and truly represents the pinnacle of international factual broadcasting.
Major international broadcasters such as BBC, Al Jazeera, CNN, France 24, Deutsche Welle and RT sit in the list alongside regional leaders such as Channel NewsAsia, NDTV and SABC as well as innovative production houses such as Atlantic Productions, Blue Chalk Media, Clover Films, IMG Productions, Pyramedia, Sunset+Vine, Wananchi Programming and Webdoc.fr.
“AIB is immensely privileged to be able to showcase such an outstanding range of factual productions,” said Simon Spanswick, CEO of the Association for International Broadcasting. “With work from 25 countries included in the shortlist, our independent, international judging panel of media experts now has the challenging task of determining the winners. We’ll be keeping all results secret until our gala awards ceremony in London in November.”
The awards will be presented at a gala evening in London on 5 November, hosted by the BBC’s Matthew Amroliwala, and attended by executives, producers, editors and journalists from broadcasters and production houses around the world. The event takes place in the stunning LSO St Luke’s in the City of London.
The AIBs 2014 are sponsored by Eutelsat
Children’s factual programme or series television
Bushwhacked! (Series 2) Mint Pictures for Australian Children’s TV Foundation
Deadly Pole to Pole BBC Natural History Unit
Jawla 2014 Al Jazeera Children’s Channel
Made in SA South African Broadcasting Corporation
Matanglawin: Worst Case Scenario Weather ABS-CBN Corporation
Pay it Forward Observator, Antena 1
The Joy of Life (Vom Glück des Lebens) Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Factual online production
Cronulla Riots-The Day that shocked a Nation SBS Television (Australia)
Days of Rage Digital Initiative Channel NewsAsia Mediacorp Pte Ltd
IRANORAMA Webdoc.FR/France 24
Sochi:Outside the Arena Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [RFE/RL]
Webdocumentary: Serengeti-Toward an Uncertain Future DW Deutsche Welle
Zaatari Refugee Camp CNN
Live sports coverage television
Aviva Premiership Rugby Final 2014 Sunset+Vine
Istaf Superseries Finals 2013/2014 Astro Arena SDN BHD
The Grand National IMG Productions for Channel 4 Television
Domestic current affairs documentary television
Dispatches:Breadline Kids Channel 4 Television
Failon Today:Deluge ABS-CBN Corporation
John F Kennedy a Legacy Remembered Voice of America
Spotlight:Guns and Government BBC
Suidlanders- Preparing for a Revolution E Sat Pty Ltd
The Way they Steel Antena 3
International current affairs documentary television
Difficult Destinations: Turkmenistan deMENSEN
Dispatches: Children on the Frontline Channel 4 Television
Our World: Yemen-World’s most dangerous Journey (for
BBC World News, The BBC News Channel and BBC One) BBC News & Current Affairs
Pakistan’s Hidden Shame Clover Films
TB: Return of the Plague True Vision Productions
The Surgery Ship Media Stockade/SBS Television
Undercover Asia-Invisible Children Channel NewsAsia Mediacorp Pte Ltd
Domestic investigative documentary television
Britain’s Secret Terror Force twenty2television Ltd
Dispatches:The Paedophile MP: How Cyril Smith got away
with it Channel 4 Television
India matters: In your Face New Delhi Television Ltd
The Armstrong System SRF
The Cruel Cut Channel 4 Television
The Route of the K Money artear S.A
International investigative documentary television
Dispatches: How to fix a Football Match Channel 4 Television
Our World: Iran’s secret army (for BBC World News, The
BBC News Channel and BBC One) BBC News & Current Affairs
Our World: Saudi’s secret uprising (for BBC World News,
The BBC News Channel and BBC One) BBC News & Current Affairs
Return to Benghazi CNN
Slave Industry-A Year on from Rana Plaza Islam Channel
Worked to Death in Qatar (for the 2022 World Cup) France 24
Live journalism television
2014 Indian Parliamentary Election Coverage New Delhi Television Ltd
Anti-Government Protests in Kiev RT (global television network)
CNN Coverage of the Downing of Flight MH17 CNN
The Legal Round Table Debate Trial Productions
Ukraine Unrest (Live):Shooting in Independence Square CNN
Uttarakhand Floods Coverage New Delhi Television Ltd
International television personality
Christiane Amanpour CNN
Pia Castro DW Deutsche Welle
Richard Quest: Anchor, Quest Means Business CNN
Tales from the Bush Larder Kampal – Kiran Jethwa Wananchi Programming
Ted Failon ABS-CBN Corporation
Science programme or series television
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive Atlantic Productions
Secrets of Bones BBC Natural History Unit
Synthetic Biology: Creating Life from Scratch France 24
The Lake Megantic Tragedy Radio-Canada
Toxic Sugar Australian Broadcasting Corporation – Catalyst
Weed: Dr Sanjay Gupta Reports CNN
Short documentary television
ERC Syrians Camp in Jordan Pyramedia Productions
First Sight: Sonia & Anita Blue Chalk Media
Mother-Daughter Reunion Alhurra Television
Nkana Dilapidated Bridge Channels Television
Prisoner Turned Farrier Voice of America
Racism in Housing BBC London
The Angel’s Music: A Pianist with Down Syndrome, His
Family and His Message Kansai Telecasting Corporation
Short news report television
Egyptian Clashes Alhurra Television
Muzaffarnagar Riots: Refugee Crisis New Delhi Television Ltd
Seleka Victims TVC News-Continental Broadcasting Service
Typhoon Haiyan: Mass Graves CNN
Ukraine Donetsk Airport Voice of America
Ukraine Unrest: Shooting in Independence Square CNN
Specialist programme
AIDS: Living in the Shadows Voice of America
Brazil’s Soccer Cities BBC
From Here to Timbuktu Buganda Wananchi Programming
Inside Lego Bloomberg TV
Revealing Dali TVE Spain
Zashto RT (global television network)
Creative feature radio
Brixton Ballads-Sound Stories ABC Radio
Crossroads Generation DW Deutsche Welle
Lost in Dutch Formosa Radio Taiwan International
Newstalk BC Christian Broadcasting Association
OSM Frequency II (original: Frequence OSM II) Radio-Canada
Will Kate Survive Kate? Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Investigative documentary radio
Face the Facts: A Thousand Philomenas BBC Radio 4
Forbidden Love in Egypt BBC Arabic Service
Human Trafficking Radio Sawa
The Other 9/11 SBS Radio
Water Wars Radio New Zealand
Who is there to protect Erwiana? Radio Television Hong Kong
Live journalism radio
The reality of life with dementia BBC Radio 5live
The Death Of Nelson Mandela BBC World Service
Egyptian Clashes Radio Sawa
Current affairs documentary radio
60 Years Armistice Special “From Heungnam to Geoje” KBS (Korean Broadcasting System)
A Good Man in Rwanda BBC World Service
An anatomy of medical malpractice in Taiwan Radio Taiwan International
India: Resisting Rape BBC World Service
Operation Herrick The Patient Pathway BFBS
Syrian Refugees Radio Sawa
International radio personality
Catherine Bott Classic FM
David Mellor Classic FM
RJ Teena-Salaam Indore DB Corp Ltd (Radio Division) 943MY FM
Shaimaa Khalil BBC World Service
Download a pdf of the shortlist here
For more information, contact Roger Stone at the AIB in the United Kingdom on +44 (0) 20 7993 2557, e-mail [email protected].
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