Cannes – Held in the Great Hall of Cannes, the crowd that arrived to cheer on the winners at Mipcom’s Cannes TV Diversify Awards was compact but booming as the winners took to the stage.
Some of the TV industry’s only awards to celebrate diversity and inclusion, this year 190 entries were received from 27 countries.
International Diversity Advocate Femi Oak hosted 10 winners announced Wednesday night with several more in attendance to receive the awards. Canada proved to be the biggest award winner, with three awards.
“Today’s winners were all honored not only by their peers, but by professionals and advocacy groups in the field of diversity and inclusion, an extraordinary and meaningful honor that also exemplifies what can be achieved in television,” said Lucy Smith, Principal. From Mipcom Cannes and MipJunior.
For the Representation of Race and Ethnicity category (written), the award went to “Pour toi Flora” about the trauma of a brother and sister who separated from their parents. Broadcast by Radio-Canada, title is distributed by Attraction Distribution and produced by Nish Media.
The Representation of Race and Ethnicity (unwritten) was awarded “Our African Roots” produced by Chemical Media. Broadcast by SBS Australia and sold by Abacus Media Rights, the documentary sees African-Australian author and journalist Santella Chingaybe explore Australia’s overlooked black African history.
CBC/HBO Max sitcom “Sort Of,” which kicked off with an LGBTQIA+ cup (Scripted), sees a millennial questioner manipulating multiple identities, from a hot bartender in an LGBTQ bar to fetch the youngest in a large Pakistani family. Produced by Sphere Media Toronto (formerly Sienna Films).
“LA (A Queer History)” which talks about the gay civil rights movement in Los Angeles, LGBTQIA+ commented (unwritten). It was produced by L.A. Queer History Inc x 4Mat Factory.
The Disability (Written) Award went to Exceptional, which was produced by Eight Productions. In this series, vlogger Maya becomes the presenter of a fashion brand, and prepares her perfect summer. This all changes when she is forced to accompany her autistic sister.
Disability representation (unwritten) went to “Ellie Simmonds: A World Without Dwarfism.” It is produced by Flicker Productions. For teaching kids against racism, a Diversity Award in Kids (Preschool) Programming was awarded by CBC’s “Proud To Be Me,” a fun special hosted by puppet unicorns and human presenters. Someone says, “Ethnicity is an important part of who we are, but it’s not the only thing that makes us.”
Representing diversity in children’s programming (older kids) went to BBC’s “Jamie Johnson,” Episode 8 of Season 6 of “The Right Thing,” which is about a kids’ soccer team. Produced by Short Form Film.
Launched this year by MipCancun, Mipcom’s Latin American sister event, Premio MipCancun, went to “Lan Victoria” from Paramount + International Studio VIS and Daniel Burman’s Oficina Burman, which was shown on Amazon Prime Video.
The new Behind The Scenes Impact Award has been presented to FWD-Doc, an international group of filmmakers of varying abilities. It advocates for increased visibility, support, and direct access to opportunities, networks, and employment for D/deaf, disabled, and diversified filmmakers.
Co-founder Lindsey Dryden made three strong arguments for his case. “We are wonderful storytellers and collaborators. Our members represent one billion people with disabilities worldwide with $13 trillion in disposable income.”
Mipcom Diversify Awards
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