Rose d’Or Awards 2020: nominees

ABC ME series First Day and Ludo Studio’s digital series Content are amongst nominees in the prestigious Rose d’Or Awards for 2020.

First Day, produced by Epic Films, Australian Children’s Television Foundation and ABC will compete in the Children and Youth category with entries from UK, USA, Canada & Belgium.

Ludio Studio’s Content produced for ABC was “the world’s first scripted vertical comedy set on a phone.”

Aussie Marc Fennell was again nominated in the Podcast category, this time for Nut Jobs: Cracking California’s Strangest $10 million Heist.

The awards also added a special category, Innovation in the Time of Covid.

Markus Sterky, chair of the European Broadcasting Union TV Committee, said: “The Rose d’Or Awards have always been a major moment in the industry calendar but this year, more than ever, being able to celebrate our achievements is fundamental. This year has seen a record number of entries and the resulting nominee list is truly international, with a diverse range of topics and talent, showing breath-taking quality. That these productions have been created in spite of the challenges of Covid-19 is phenomenal.   For me, impactful stories matter and can resonate with audiences for decades. This is a shortlist that we will still be talking about in years to come.”

Nine Head of Content and Rose d’Or judge Adrian Swift told TV Tonight, “It’s been an honour to be asked to judge some of the best television in the world in several categories in this year’s Rose d’Or awards. It’s also been incredibly difficult given the wonderfully high standard of entries. I wish all the finalists the best of luck. You are some of the best of the best in a difficult year to make television”.

This year’s Rose d’Or Awards will be presented in a virtual ceremony, hosted by comedian Nish Kumar. The ceremony will stream on Rosedor.com on December 9.

Comedy
Famalam UK
Secret Gameshow Japan
Woke USA
Did You Get the Message Belgium
R Mexico
Toren C Netherlands

Comedy Drama and Sitcom
257 Reasons to Live Russia
Parliament France
Sex Education UK/USA
Two Weeks to Live UK
Feel Good UK
This Way Up UK

Drama
Unorthodox Germany/USA
Babylon Berlin Germany
Normal People UK
Das Boot Germany
The Capture UK
Baghdad Central UK

Soap or Telenovela
District 31 Canada
Victoria Small Argentina
A Life Worth Living Brazil
Casualty UK
Nazare  Portugal
100 Dias Para Enamorarnos USA

Reality and Factual Entertainment
Still Standing Canada
We’ll Meet Again Israel
The School That Tried to End Racism UK
Smuggled UK
Generation Dating Ireland
Race Across the World UK

Documentary
The Forum Germany
Confronting Holocaust Denial: David Baddiel UK
For Sama UK
Afghanistan. The Wounded Land Germany
The Unwanted: Secret Windrush Files UK
Once Upon a Time in Iraq UK

Arts
The Great World Theatre – Salzburg and its Festivals Austria
This House is Full of Music UK
Lee Miller – A Life on the Frontline UK
Wim Wenders, Desperado Germany
Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love UK
Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words UK

Studio Entertainment
Mute It Japan
There’s Something About Movies UK
The Wonderbox France
The Way Out Belgium
Beat The Channel Germany
Lego Masters USA USA

Children and Youth
Malory Towers Canada
First Day Australia
Never Have I Ever USA
FYI Investigates: Children Caught in the Crossfire UK
The Tiger Who Came to Tea UK
Nighthawks Belgium

Social Media and Video Series
Labels: Young and Homeless Belgium
Anne Frank Video Diary Netherlands
The Square Root United States
Content Australia
Cancelled Spain
The Shape of Us UK

Innovation in the Time of Covid
Petrolio (Breathless) Italy
The Proms 2020 UK
Homefest: James Corden’s Late Late Show Special UK
At Home Spain
Front Messages Netherlands
Container Cup Belgium