THE PHILIPPINES, February 7, 2012: The Philippines’ rival television networks ABS-CBN 2 and GMA-7 combined for a total of 14 nominations at the New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards 2012. New player TV5 clinched two more finalist spots, rounding up the country’s total to 16.
Now in its 55th year of honoring the World’s Best TV Programs & Films, New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards, recently announced the complete list of finalists for the 2012 competition. The grand jury, composed of acclaimed television and film industry experts, sifted through entries submitted from 40 countries worldwide.
“The wide variety, depth, and scope of the programming created by this year’s Finalists are proof that excellence knows no boundaries. Increasingly, as our world becomes more connected, it is no surprise that imaginative and innovative programming across all platforms engages a world-wide audience," said Rose Anderson, executive director of NYF Television & Film Awards.
The Philippines took its share of TV nominations for News and Public Affairs programming. Documentaries “Gintong Putik”, “Lapnos”, and “Tira” scored spots for the award-winning I-Witness and home network GMA-7. Meanwhile, “Storyline” and “Rated K”, hosted by Boy Abunda and Korina Sanchez respectively, clinched finalist positions for ABS-CBN.
State-side, HBO’s highly popular “Big Love” and “Game of Thrones” scored nominations, along with Showtime’s “Dexter,” “The Borgias,” “Nurse Jackie,” and “Homeland.” Primetime programs include “History Detectives” from Lion Television; “Gettysburg” of The History Channel; and “The Kennedy’s” from Reelz Channel. On-going news stories from CNN also earned finalist status, including “Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Coverage,” “Egypt: Wave of Discontent,” and “Mubarak Resigns.” The Docudrama and Documentary shortlist include: NDR/ARTE Germany, “The Children of Blankenese”; NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp), “Back From the Brink: Inside the Chilean Mine Disaster,” and ZDF Germany, “On the Trail of Easy Rider – Born to be Wild.”
ESPN led the Sports category with multiple entries including “Outside the Lines,” “NASCAR Countdown – Dale Earnhardt Remembered: Ten Years Later,” “SportsCenter,” “2011 Rose Bowl,” and “Indianapolis 500 Open: A Walk Through Time.”
The Golf Channel, “Being Graeme McDowell”; Kansas City Chiefs, “Chiefs Kingdom: Joplin”; MLB Network “All in One Place”; and the St. Louis Rams, “St. Louis Rams Open” also clinched finalist spots.
HBO’s “Lady Gaga: Born This Way Backstage Acapella Featurette”; “Ray Charles’ America” for The Awards Group on behalf of A&E; “Usher” for EPIX; and “The Beethoven Project” for Deutsche Welle DW-TV led the Music-themed finalists.
9/11 anniversary programs received nods from the judges, including “The Love We Make” from Maysles Films; “CBS News 9/11 Ten Years Later – DeNiro”; “NFL September 11 Salute – 10 Years Later,” The National Football League; “CNN Footnotes of 9-11”; “CNN’s Live Coverage of the 10th Anniversary of 9/11”; “2011 National Memorial Day Concert,” Capital Concerts; and “Remembering 9/11 – The 10th Anniversary,” Accessible Media Canada.
Finalists will enter a a second round of judging to determine the Grand Trophy Award recipients, as well as Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists. Trophies will be presented at the 2012 Television & Film Awards Ceremony on April 17 at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 14–19.
A partial list of prominent media companies in the finalists’ roster include:
• ABC-TV Australia.
• ABS CBN Corporation, Philippines
• Astro Entertainment Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia
• BBC Worldwide, United Kingdom
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada
• CBS, USA
• Channel One Russia, Russia
• Channel News Asia, Media Corp PTE. LTD, Singapore
• CNN, USA
• CR TVE, Spain
• Discovery Networks Latin America
• Deutsche Welle DW-TV, Germany
• ESPN, USA
• Fox International Channels, Italy
• Fuji Television Network, Inc., Japan
• HBO, USA
• Korean Broadcasting System, Korea
• Lavin Santa Maria S.A., Spain
• Lion Television, USA
• National Film Board Of Canada, Canada
• NBC Universal Global Networks Deutschland GmbH, Germany
• NBC,USA
• NDTV, India
• Norvell Jefferson Productions, Belgium
• Radio Television Hong Kong
• RTE, Ireland
• Showtime Networks, USA
• Telemundo, USA
• Televisa, Mexico
• The Edge Picture Company, United Kingdom
• Turner Broadcasting System Latin America, Argentina
• Wilder, United Kingdom
• ZDF, German Television, Germany
For information about New York Festivals and The NAB Show please visit www.newyorkfestivals.com and www.nabshow.com.
