Venice TV Awards

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The Venice TV Award is a television prize bestowed each year in September. Two weeks after the Venice International Film Festival, a team of jurors from around the world meet in Venice to select the winners of 19 categories. Prerequisite for a nomination is that the production was first broadcast on a television station. The exception is the New Talent category. This award also highlights that the TV industry is a $260 billion industry worldwide with around 38,500 TV channels in operation and is supported by egta, ACT (Association of Commercial TV) and IMZ (International Music + Media Centre). This award brings national and international recognition for quality content.[1]

Award Categories

Category
Best Of Technical High Quality
Best TV Series
Best TV Film
Documentary
Light Entertainment
News
Program Promotion
Branded Entertainment
Sport
Children / Youth
Comedy
Performing Arts
Reality-TV
Telenovela
Cross Platform Programming
New Talent (Directors)
Animation
Cinematography
Direction

2023 was the work of the BBC that most regularly captured the attention of the judges, securing a total of three Gold Medals. Apple TV+ and Disney+ triumphed with two Gold Medals. NHK, Japan earned two Gold Medals as well. Elsewhere, one Gold Medal went to each of the following broadcasters: CBS, HBO, TV Globo Brazil, Mediacorp, Singapore, Telewizja Polska, Viacom18, India, Televisão Independente, Portugal, and YLE, Finland and in Talent to Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti. [2]

In 2022 Sky Atlantic’s Landscapers (TV series), a four-part starring Olivia Colman and David Thewlis, was handed the award for Best TV Series. Life & Rhymes won in Light Entertainment, "Romeo & Juliet", from the Royal National Theatre in the Performing Art category and in the Children/Youth "COP26: In Your Hands", a documentary giving a voice to a diverse group of young people, allowing them to air their concerns over climate change. Other UK winners on the night included Channel 4, which was rewarded in Best TV Film for Help (2021 television film) and ITV News in the News category for its coverage of the storming of the US Capitol building. In the Comedy category was Minx (TV series), HBO Max the winner. [3] [4]

In 2021, works from the United Kingdom were the most successful, winning five Golden Trophies. It's a Sin (TV series) (Channel 4), Creator: Russell T Davies was successful in TV Series. Channel 4 was also successful in Documentary with "The School That Tried To End Racism". BBC Production "Anthony" won in Best TV Film while Sky took two wins, one in Comedy Two Weeks to Live (TV series) and a second in Light Entertainment with "Rob & Romesh Vs.". Globo Brazil won three Gold Trophies (Telenovela, Cross Platform, Branded Entertainment). Productions from United States won two Gold Trophies, Australia, Portugal, and Austria, one each. Nominees and winners were rewarded from 29 countries: United Kingdom, Germany, USA, Brazil, India, France, Japan, Sweden, Italy, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Spain, Austria, Australia, Belgium, The Netherlands, South Africa, Turkey, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Israel and Singapore.[5]

2020 "The New Pope" (Sky Italy) with Jude Law and John Malkovich was successful in TV series. United Kingdom were most successful, collecting 4 Gold Trophies: Sky "Breeders" in Comedy Category, ITV "Digital Gulag" in Documentary category, BBC in Children/Youth with "The Snail and the Whale" and Endemol struck gold in the Light Entertainment Section with "Master Chef Australia". Productions from United States and Brazil won two Gold Trophies each. Nominees and Winner were rewarded from United Kingdom, France, United States, Brazil, Germany, Italy, India, Singapore, Sweden, Czech Republic, Australia, Spain, Israel, Hong Kong, Qatar, Belgium, Finland, Russia, Austria, Canada, Chile, Hungary, Japan, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey.[6]

2019 Nominees from the United Kingdom were most successful, collecting 4 Gold Trophies: Sky won with "Chernobyl" (co-produced by HBO) and with "Art of Drumming" in the Performing Arts category. BBC took the Comedy award with "Don’t Forget the Driver" and also struck gold in the Youth section with "My Life I Will Survive". Rewards went as well to France, Brazil, Germany, India, USA, Singapore, Sweden, Italy, Ireland, Czech Republic, Australia, Spain, Israel, Hong Kong, Qatar, Malaysia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Croatia, Taiwan, Norway, Belgium, Finland, The Netherlands and Russia.

2018 the leading countries were United Kingdom and Germany, each with 2 Gold Trophies. United Kingdom won in Documentary with Mosul (Channel4/Mongoose Production) and Light Entertainment - Cruising with Jane McDonald (Channel 5). German Winners were 4Blocks in TV Series (TNT Series) and Generation 44 in Best TV Movie Generation 44 (ARD) produced by Zieglerfilm.[7][8][9]

Supporting Associations

ACT (Association of Commercial TV) - The Association of Commercial Television in Europe represents the interests of the leading commercial broadcasters in 37 European countries and is committed to the promotion of original TV content, and the preservation of copyright.

EGTA (European Group of Television Advertising) - The European Association of Advertising Solutions Marketers via Screens and / or Audio Platforms is a non-profit association based in Brussels. The aim of the association is to promote television advertising on a political and social level.

IMZ (International Music + Media Center) - The IMZ International Music + Media Center is a non-profit organization founded in 1961 under the auspices of UNESCO to preserve the performing arts as a cultural asset, and in and through promote audiovisual media. Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.


Gold Winners 2023 Venice TV Award

Category Title Broadcaster Production Country
Best Series Oussekine Disney+ Itinéraire Productions (UGC Group) for Disney+ France
Best TV-Film Life and Death in the Warehouse BBC Three, BBC One Wales BBC Studios United Kingdom
Documentary Mariupol: The People’s Story BBC Top Hat Productions and Hayloft Productions United Kingdom
Comedy Shrinking (TV series) Apple TV+ Apple Original, Warner Bros. International Television Production United States
Best Technical Quality Nature’s Hidden Miracles NHK NHK Japan
Performing Arts New Year’s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic 2023 ORF (broadcaster) ORF (broadcaster) Austria
Light Entertainment Song of my life YLE Yellow Film & TV Finland
Children/Youth Jane (American TV series) Apple TV+ Sinking Ship United States
Reality-TV The Traitors (British TV series) BBC One Studio Lambert United Kingdom
Cross-Platform GLOW x HBO Industry S2 HBO, BBC Bad Wolf United Kingdom
Branded Entertainment Happy Hour with Mariana Ximenes TV Globo A+ D+ Brazil
News The CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell: Roe v Wade CBS CBS United States
Sport The Moment: How Sports Changed The World NHK Red Bull Studios and 1895 Films United States
Program Promotion Nickelodeon Sand Art Ident Nickelodeon (Indian TV channel) Viacom18 India
Telenovela Para Sempre Televisão Independente Plural Entertainment Portugal
New Talent The Ocean around Milan Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti Bianca Burini Italy
Animation Star Wars: Visions – I Am Your Mother Disney+ Lucasfilm, Aardman Animations United Kingdom
Cinematography Filip (film) Telewizja Polska Telewizja Polska Poland
Direction Inside Crime Scene August Pictures Mediacorp Singapore

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Gold Winners 2022 Venice TV Award

Category Title Broadcaster Production Country
Best Series Landscapers (TV series) Sky Atlantic SISTER in association with South of the River Pictures United Kingdom
Beste TV-Film Help (2021 television film) Channel 4 The Forge Entertainment, One Shoe Films United Kingdom
Documentary Arsène Wenger: Invicible Canal+ Federation Entertainment, Noah Media Group, Yvette Production France
Comedy Minx (TV series) HBO Max Lionsgate Television, Feigco Entertainment United States
Best Technical Quality Inaccessible Cities Al Jazeera AJ Contrast, Al Jazeera Digital Qatar
Performing Arts Romeo & Juliet Sky Arts National Theatre in association with Sabel Productions/Cuba Pictures United Kingdom
Light Entertainment Life & Rhymes Sky Arts CPL Productions United Kingdom
Children/Youth COP26: In Your Hands Sky Kids Fresh Start Media Productions United Kingdom
Reality-TV Love on the Spectrum Netflix Northern Pictures Pty Ltd United States
Cross-Platform Clara Henry – The revenge Sveriges Television AB/SVTPlay Sveriges Television AB Sweden
Branded Entertainment Lego Masters (American TV series) Fox Broadcasting Company Endemol Shine North America and Tuesday’s Child United States
News ITV NEWS: The Storming of the Capitol ITV ITN/ITV News United Kingdom
Sport Kiyou’s Kata Kansai Telecasting Corporation Kansai Telecasting Corporation Japan
Program Promotion ONAIR GLOOB GLOOB TV Globo Brazil
New Talent In Harmony University for the Creative Arts Markus Øvre United Kingdom

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Gold Winners 2021 Venice TV Award

Category Title Broadcaster Production Country
Best Series It's a Sin (TV series) Channel 4 HBO Max presents a Red Production Company production in association with All3Media International for Channel 4 Television United Kingdom
Beste TV-Film Anthony BBC1 LA Productions United Kingdom
Documentary The School That Tried To End Racism Channel 4 Proper Content United Kingdom
Comedy Two Weeks to Live (TV series) Sky One Avalon Television United Kingdom
Best Technical Quality Star Wars – About Cinema Al Jazeera Arabic Channel Al Jazeera Media Network Qatar
Performing Arts Cosiì fan tutte (Salzburg Festival) ORF (broadcaster) ORF, ZDF/Arte and UNITEL Austria
Light Entertainment Rob & Romesh Vs. Sky One CPL Productions UK
Children/Youth Goldie’s Oldies Nickelodeon MViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) UK United States
Reality-TV Love on the Spectrum ABC TV (Australian TV channel) Northern Pictures Australia
Cross-Platform OFF Makers Canal OFF Canal OFF Brazil
Branded Entertainment The Reality Show I Live In (O Reality Que Eu Vivo) Multishow Multishow / Delírio Produções Brazil
News The Diagnosis: COVID-19 Televisão Independente TVI Portugal
Sport Highest Air Olympic Channel IMG, Olympic Channel Spain
Program Promotion Ting Tong Show Title Sequence Nick India Viacom18 India
New Talent Memories of a Sounded Past Not aired yet UNO United States

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Gold Winners 2020 Venice TV Award

Category Title Broadcaster Production Country
Best Series The New Pope Sky Italia, Sky Atlantic, HBO Canal+, The Apartment – Wildside with Haut et Court TV and The Mediapro Studio Italy
Best TV-Film Broken Man France TV STORIA TV France
Documentary Undercover: Inside China’s Digital Gulag ITV (TV channel) Hardcash Productions United Kingdom
Comedy Breeders Sky One Avalon Television United Kingdom
Best Technical Quality Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto ORF Unitel, Germany Austria
Performing Arts Concerto Budapest & Kremerata Baltica Concert film for Mezzo TV Mezzo TV Concerto Budapest, clockWISE Productions France
Light Entertainment MasterChef Australia Network Ten Australia Endemol Shine Australia Australia
Children/Youth The Snail and the Whale BBC One Magic Light Pictures United Kingdom
Reality-TV Survival Days Canal OFF Canal OFF / Deep Blue Films Brazil
Cross-Platform 101 East – The $5 Forests Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English Qatar
Branded Entertainment Summer Chillin‘ Canal OFF Canal OFF / Faissol Filmes Brazil
News Hong Kong Connection: Covid 19 mini series (Cities in Lockdown and The story of face masks) RTHK Radio Television Hong Kong Hong Kong
Sport One Night: Joshua Vs. Ruiz DAZN DAZN, Balboa Productions United States
Program Promotion Nickelodeon Valentine’s Identy Nickelodeon (Indian TV channel) Viacom18 India
New Talent Fort Irwin Fantastic Fest American Film Institute United States

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Gold Winners 2019 Venice TV Award

Category Title Broadcaster Production Country
Best Series Chernobyl Sky Atlantic, HBO Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint, Word Games United Kingdom
Best TV-Film Ce soir la France TV Caminando productions and EndemolShine Fiction France
Documentary Hostage(s) Canal+ 10.7 France
Comedy Don't Forget the Driver BBC Two Hootenanny, a Sister Pictures company United Kingdom
Best Technical Quality Eurovision Song Contest 2019 KAN KAN Israel
Performing Arts The Art of Drumming Sky Arts Wall to Wall Media United Kingdom
Light Entertainment Special Delivery Mediacorp Channel 5 The Moving Visuals Co. Singapore
Cross-Platform BBD Urgent Gloob Gloob / Conspiração Filmes Brasil
Children/Youth My Life I Will Survive CBBC Blakeway North United Kingdom
Reality-TV Filthy Rich & Homeless, Series 2 SBS Television Blackfella Films Australia
Branded Entertainment Washed By The Sea Canal OFF Canal OFF / Roostercorp Brasil
News Brides & Brothels: The Rohingya Trade Al Jazeera English 101 East Malaysia
Sport Far From Home Olympic Channel Boardwalk Pictures Global
Program Promotion Nickelodeon Mom & Brat Ident Nickelodeon-India Viacom18 Media India
New Talents The Walking Fish - HALAL The Netherlands

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Gold Winners 2018 Venice TV Award

Category Title Broadcaster Production Country
Documentary Mosul Frontline (PBS), Channel 4 Mongoose Pictures United States / United Kingdom
Performing Arts Carmen France Télévisions Wahoo-Production France
Light Entertainment Cruising with Jane McDonald Channel 5 (UK) Elephant House Studios United Kingdom
Children/Youth ZombieLars NRK Super Torden Film Norway
Reality-TV Employable Me Australian Broadcasting Corporation Northern Pictures Australia
Cross-Platform Bigg Boss 11 Colors Viacom18 Media India
Branded Entertainment Route Awakening Season3 National Geographic (Asia) Sitting In Pictures Singapore
Sport Regnbågshjältar / Rainbow Heroes Sveriges Television / Sveriges Television Filmriding and Swedish Television Sweden
Program Promotion PRIMA Krimi Brand Identity Prima TV Department for TV PRIMA Czech Republic
Technical High Quality Fifa World Cup 2018 Nova TV Nova TV Croatia
Comedy De Luizenmoeder AVROTROS / NPO 3 Bing Film & TV BV The Netherlands
Best Series 4 Blocks TNT Serie Wiedemann & Berg Germany
Best TV-Film Summer of ’44 – The Lost Generation ARD Zieglerfilm Baden Baden Germany
Best Talent[21] Wave - Assembly Ireland

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