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The AIBs
2016
SCIENCE
A murder mystery more than 5,000
years old was investigated in
NOVA:
Iceman Reborn
from
WGBH
. This
beautifully made programme had a
strong narrative, said our judges, with
the balanced use of reconstruction
and animation adding to the overall
success of the production. It was
accessible, engaging, educational and
entertaining, and drew the viewer
in as the Iceman was transformed
into a real person whose story you
really wanted to learn more about.
Combining modern technology
with ancient historical data, the
programme wove side stories and
facts into the central story.
TERN International
Secrets of the Brain
This was a remarkable exploration of one aspect
of the most complex of organs – the brain’s ability
to remember. The production combined science
with engaging stories around the way our memory
develops and works, uncovering the extraordinary
capacity of the brain that we are only beginning to
understand.
Highly commended
WGBH
Checker Tobi
undertook the challenge
of explaining the migrant crisis to
its young audience, asking why
so many people want to travel to
Europe to start new lives. Our judges
complimented
Bayerischer Rundfunk
and
megaherz film und fernsehen
for
tackling this complex, multi-layered
issue sensitively. The programme
reported from refugee camps in the
Middle East to explain about the lives
of children who have had to flee their
homes, and supported Germany’s
investment in educating the country’s
children about the need for tolerance
towards refugees.
The Mediae Company
Know Zone
Produced in Kenya, Know Zone is designed to
raise the educational standards of young Kenyans.
The judges commended the way the programme
interweaves education with adventure, injecting fun
and humour along the way. It’s great to see proper
grammar being taught in a lively environment that
children will want to play along with at home.
Highly commended
CHILDREN’S
Bayerischer Rundfunk