WEST OF ENGLAND Awards 2016 IN ASSOCIATION WITH WINNERS 2015/16 NATURAL HISTORY PROGRAMME OR SERIES Award for excellence in the production of Natural History Programme or Series WINNER The Hunt Silverback Films / BBC / BBC Worldwide / BBC America / CCTV9 / NDR Naturfilm / The Open University Pets - Wild at Heart John Downer Productions Shark Natural World: Africa s Fishing Leopards Icon Films in association with Natural History Film Unit Botswana CHILDREN S PROGRAMME OR SERIES Award for excellence in the production of Factual, Entertainment and Animation Programme or Series, produced for the children s audience and broadcast during children s airtime. WINNER Ice Stars Drummer TV Morph Aardman Animations Art Ninja Dot to Dot Productions Naomi s Nightmares of Nature
ON SCREEN TALENT Award for outstanding on-screen talent featured in a production. Presenter Journalist Show Host Interviewer Commentator WINNER Anita Rani Countryfile, Gordon Buchanan Snow Wolf Family and Me, Lucy Worsley A Very British Romance, BBC Arts Production Bristol Nigel Slater Nigel Slater: Eating Together, Tigress Productions and Sloe Films TITLES, PROMOS AND BRANDING Award for best opening title sequence, moving brand identity, interstitials, music promos, idents and trails packages. WINNER BBC National Orchestra of Wales Soundtrack Trail WONKY Films Team Gosh Funds WONKY Films GRAPHICS AND VISUAL EFFECTS Awarded for best special effects, visual effects, animation, CGI or content graphics. WINNER Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You BDH Human Universe BDH Natural World: Super Powered Owls Hello Charlie FACTUAL PROGRAMME OR SERIES Award for excellence in the production of Factual Programme or Series including Popular and Specialist Factual ; Science Religion History Adventure Arts WINNER Fake or Fortune Britain s Greatest Generation Testimony Films Britain s Racist Election Brinkworth Films Countryfile
CINEMATOGRAPHY Award for best camerawork and photography; including lighting camera or camera operation, in non-scripted. WINNER Andrew Thompson, Matt Norman, Matt Smith, The Murder Detectives Films of Record Ian Llewellyn and Neil Anderson, Natural World, Iceland: Land of Ice and Fire John Brown, Toby Strong, Robin Cox, Alaska: Earth s Frozen Kingdom Brad Bestelink, Richard Uren, Return of the Giant Killers: Africa s Lion Kings Icon Films in association with Natural History Film Unit Botswana DAYTIME AND EARLY PEAK PROGRAMME OR SERIES Award for excellence in the production of Daytime and Early Peak Programme or Series broadcast before 8pm WINNER Operation Meet the Street Tigress Productions See Hear BBC Features and Daytime Production Bristol SHORT Award for the best Short Film (no more than 20 minutes in duration). WINNER The Penalty JS Productions Crocodile xfilm Ray s Big Idea Aardman Animations DIGITAL CREATIVITY Award for outstanding innovation and creativity in digital content broadcast on any platform or combination of platforms Websites Interactive TV Apps Games Viral & Social Media WINNER Whaling Stations of South Georgia Shadow Industries NEWS REPORTER This award recognises strong investigative and reactive journalism. WINNER Fiona Lamdin BBC Points West Matthew Hill BBC Points West Erika Jones, See Hear BBC Features and Daytime Production Bristol Victoria Davies ITV News West Country
FLYING FUTURES TALENT AWARD (Nominated by an employer) This Award recognises outstanding emerging talent in any part of the behind-the-camera production process including Research, Production Management, Producing, Development, across all genres (aimed at those with no more than two years experience in television). WINNER Jack Maddox Katy Lloyd Davison Icon Films Tilly Marshall Icon Films Tobey Fenn Icon Films Features and Daytime DIRECTOR Award for Best Director or Producer of a Programme or Series, in non-scripted. WINNER Lucy Smith, Natural World: Super Powered Owls Becky Pratt, Countryfile Sam Emmery, Protecting our Foster Kids BBC Documentaries Production Bristol SPECIAL AWARD WINNER See Hear BBC Features and Daytime Production Bristol TELEVISION DRAMA Award for best scripted serial drama, one off special and returning drama series filmed and/or produced in the West of England. Must be at least 60% shot in the West of England region. WINNER The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies Carnival Films Company Pictures/Playground Entertainment Cider with Rosie Origin Pictures Mammoth Screen COMPOSER - DRAMA Award for best composition of original music in scripted. WINNER Debbie Wiseman Anne Dudley
EDITING - DRAMA Award for best editing in scripted. WINNER Kristina Hetherington The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies David Blackmore Adam Recht David Thrasher Cider with Rosie CINEMATOGRAPHY - DRAMA Award for best camerawork and photography; including lighting camera or camera operation in scripted. WINNER Mike Eley The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies Gavin Finney Cinders Forshaw SOUND - DRAMA Award for best use of sound including sound design, recording and dubbing, in scripted. WINNER Fraser Barber, Danny Sheehan, Paul Cotterell, Matt Davies, Gavin Rose The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies Alex Hudd Horizon The Sound Team Glen Marullo, Jennie Evans, Gareth Bull, Blair Jollands ON SCREEN PERFORMANCE Outstanding performance by an actor. Entrants should be based in the West of England region or feature in West of England produced content. WINNER Jason Watkins The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies Mark Rylance Aidan Turner Ruby Ashbourne Serkis Cider with Rosie
DIRECTOR - DRAMA Award for Best Director or Producer of a Programme or Series in scripted. WINNER Peter Kosminsky Philippa Lowthorpe Cider with Rosie Paul Dudbridge Horizon COMPOSER Award for best composition of original music, in non-scripted. WINNER Will Gregory Pets - Wild at Heart Rob David and Dan Delor Andy s Dinosaur Adventures Barnaby Taylor Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth William Goodchild Return of the Giant Killers: Africa s Lion Kings SOUND Award for best use of sound including sound design, recording and dubbing, in non-scripted. WINNER Ray s Big Idea Evolutions for Aardman Animations The Hunt Films at 59 and Wounded Buffalo for Silverback Films Natural World: Super Powered Owls Big Bang Post Production for Shark Films at 59 and Wounded Buffalo for GRADING Award for best film grading and picture enhancement, across all genres. WINNER Tony Osborne Films at 59 for The Secret Life of Twins Fred Tay Doghouse Post Production for A Very British Romance Blair Wallace Evolutions Bristol for Japan: Earth s Enchanted Islands Michael Lansdell Big Bang Post Production for Natural World, Iceland: Land of Ice and Fire
EDITING Award for best editing in non-scripted. WINNER Stuart Napier and Imogen Pollard Pets - Wild at Heart Helen Keen DIY SOS: Homes for Veterans Rupert Troskie Nature s Greatest Dancers Colette Hodges Protecting our Foster Kids NEWS COVERAGE An award for the best single programme or series of reports covering a news story. WINNER BBC Points West Abuse Special ITV News West Country, Becky Watts The Becky Watts Murder Trial: A Points West Special BBC Points West Dismaland Special ANIMATION Award for the best animated Programme or Series, for broadcast on any platform. WINNER Nina Needs to Go ArthurCox Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer s Llamas Aardman Animations Happify Katy Davis NEW ON SCREEN TALENT Award for exceptional promise in a production Presenter Journalist Show Host Interviewer Commentator WINNER Adam Frost Gardeners World, Andy Howard BBC Points West James Manning Harvest 2015,
DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME OR SERIES Award for excellence in the production of Documentary Programme or Series for UK or International Broadcast WINNER Where am I Sleeping Tonight? Drummer TV Protecting our Foster Kids BBC Documentaries Production Bristol Wastemen BBC Documentaries Production Bristol FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME OR SERIES Award for excellence in the production of Features and Factual Entertainment Programme or Series including Lifestyle Entertainment Food and Drink WINNER DIY SOS: Homes for Veterans The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge A Cook Abroad: Tony Singh s India /DCD Media Earth s Wildest Waters: The Big Fish Sir AMBROSE FLEMING MEMORIAL AWARD for outstanding contribution to television in the RTS Bristol area WINNER Steve Humphries Testimony Films