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2022 MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards
Dedicated to championing and promoting diversity and inclusion in all its forms across the international television industry, the sixth edition of MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards took place during MIPCOM on Wednesday 19 October 2022 and was live on OneMIP!
MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards aim to bring attention to deserving programmes of diverse and inclusive background, spotlighting authentic new and established voices and recognising positive programming across the year that embraces excellent representation in exemplary shows.
New this year: 2 categories are joining the MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards
Behind The Scenes Impact Award
Recognizing a person or team whose influence, actions, determination and/or vision behind the scenes – from early stage, final production or anywhere along the process – stands as an inspiration to all television creators and audiences worldwide to support and champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and/or across a single, or multiple, projects.
Premio MIP Cancun
Presented in partnership with MIP Cancun to honour programmes originating in, and for, Latin America, the Caribbean and/or U.S. Hispanic that exemplify diverse and inclusive stories across the region.
191 programmes have been submitted
>> Call for entries is now closed! <<
Discover MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards Winners
Discover the Official Selection for the MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards. 3 programmes per sub-category are shortlisted to be presented during the MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 19 October 2022.
Scripted + Non-scripted
Scripted + Non-scripted
Scripted + Non-scripted
Pre-school + Older Children
2022 MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards - Winners
Race & Ethnicity
Scripted
Pour toi Flora
Production Company: Nish Media
Distributor: Attraction Distribution
Original Broadcaster: Radio-Canada
Race & Ethnicity
Non-Scripted
Our African Roots
Production Company: Chemical Media
Distributor: Abacus Media Rights
Original Broadcaster: SBS Australia
LGBTQIA+
Scripted
Sort Of
Production Company: Sphere Media Toronto (formerly Sienna Films)
Distributor: Abacus Media Rights, Sphere Media Distribution
Original Broadcaster: CBC/HBO Max
LGBTQIA+
Non-Scripted
LA (A Queer History)
Production Company: L.A. Queer History Inc x 4Mat Factory
Distributor: PBS, A+E
Original Broadcaster: PBS
Disability
Scripted
Exceptional
Production Company: Eight Productions
Distributor: Armoza Formats
Original Broadcaster: Kan 11
Disability
Non-Scripted
Ellie Simmonds: A World Without Dwarfism
Production Company: Flicker Productions
Distributor: Keshet International
Original Broadcaster: BBC One
Diversity in Kids Programming
Pre-school
Proud To Be Me
Production Company: CBC
Distributor: CBC
Original Broadcaster: CBC
Diversity in Kids Programming
Older Children
Jamie Johnson S6 - Ep8: 'The Right Thing'
Production Company: Short Form Film Ltd
Distributor: BBC Studios
Original Broadcaster: BBC
Premio MIP Cancun
Because Victoria
Production Company: VIS - Oficina Burman
Distributor: VIS
Original Broadcaster: Amazon Prime Video
Behind The Scenes Impact Award
FWD-Doc
2022 MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards - Finalists
Representation of Race and Ethnicity
Scripted
Bangla - the series
- Submitting Company: Fandango
- Original Broadcaster: RAI FICTION
- Original broadcasting date: April 13 2022
- Distributor: Fandango
- Production Company(ies): Fandango, in collaboration with RAI FICTION
- Country(ies): Italy
- Trailer Password: Bangl@!Series_trlse
Pour toi Flora
- Submitting Company: Nish Media
- Original Broadcaster: Radio-Canada
- Original broadcasting date: May 26 2022
- Distributor: Attraction Distribution
- Production Company(ies): Nish Media
- Country(ies): Canada
Che Peruvian ("Che Peruano")
- Submitting Company: Flixxo
- Original Broadcaster: Personal (Argentina), Flixxo
- Original broadcasting date: June 14 2022
- Distributor: Flixxo
- Production Company(ies): Ernesto Rowe & Niko Chiesa / TeveLab
- Country(ies): Argentina
Non Scripted
Our African Roots
- Submitting Company: Chemical Media
- Original Broadcaster: SBS Australia
- Original broadcasting date: October 17 2021
- Distributor: Abacus Media Rights
- Production Company(ies): Chemical Media
- Country(ies): Australia
Unheard
- Submitting Company: Boom! PR
- Original Broadcaster: Amazon Prime Video
- Original broadcasting date: October 29 2021
- Distributor: LADbible Group
- Production Company(ies): LADbible Group Australia
- Country(ies): United Kingdom
Race Around Britain
- Submitting Company: Premier Comms
- Original Broadcaster: YouTube Originals
- Original broadcasting date: December 6 2021
- Distributor: YouTube Originals
- Production Company(ies): Expectation, Munz Made It
- Country(ies): United Kingdom
Representation of LGBTQIA+
Scripted
Heartstopper
- Submitting Company: Netflix
- Original Broadcaster: Netflix
- Original broadcasting date: April 22 2022
- Distributor: Netflix
- Production Company(ies): A See-Saw Films Production for Netflix
- Country(ies): United Kingdom
Sort Of
- Submitting Company: Sphere Media
- Original Broadcaster: CBC/HBO Max
- Original broadcasting date: November 9 2021
- Distributor: Abacus Media Rights, Sphere Media Distribution
- Production Company(ies): Sphere Media Toronto (formerly Sienna Films)
- Country(ies): Canada
(S)he
- Submitting Company: Newen Connect
- Original Broadcaster: TF1
- Original broadcasting date: November 1 2021
- Distributor: Newen Connect
- Production Company(ies): And So On Films
- Country(ies): France
Non Scripted
LA (A Queer History)
- Submitting Company: 4Mat Factory
- Original Broadcaster: PBS
- Original broadcasting date: June 23 2022
- Distributor: PBS, A+E
- Production Company(ies): L.A. Queer History Inc x 4Mat Factory
- Country(ies): Netherlands
QUEENS TO THE RESCUE
- Submitting Company: ATRESMEDIA TELEVISIÓN
- Original Broadcaster: ATRESplayer PREMIUM
- Original broadcasting date: July 10 2022
- Distributor: ATRESMEDIA TELEVISIÓN
- Production Company(ies): ATRESMEDIA TV with the collaboration of ESTUDIOS BUENDIA
- Country(ies): Spain
- Trailer Password: MIP TRAILER REINAS
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
- Submitting Company: Rogan Productions
- Original Broadcaster: BBC Two
- Original broadcasting date: November 27 2021
- Distributor: BBC Studios
- Production Company(ies): Rogan Productions
- Country(ies): United Kingdom
- Trailer Password: 20Y3AR53P2
Representation of Disability
Scripted
Exceptional
- Submitting Company: Armoza Formats
- Original Broadcaster: KAN 11
- Original broadcasting date: July 3 2022
- Distributor: Armoza Formats
- Production Company(ies): Eight Productions
- Country(ies): Israel
Dodger
- Submitting Company: NBCUniversal Global Distribution
- Original Broadcaster: CBBC and BBC iPlayer
- Original broadcasting date: February 6 2022
- Distributor: NBCUniversal Global Distribution
- Production Company(ies): Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group
- Country(ies): United States
Audrey's Back
- Submitting Company: Beta Film
- Original Broadcaster: Quebecor/Club Illico
- Original broadcasting date: November 18 2021
- Distributor: Beta Film
- Production Company(ies): Pixcom in collaboration with Quebecor Content
- Country(ies): Canada/Germany
Non Scripted
We Don't Play Dolly
- Submitting Company: The Moving Visuals Co.
- Original Broadcaster: Mediacorp Singapore
- Original broadcasting date: March 1 2022
- Distributor: Mediacorp
- Production Company(ies): The Moving Visuals Co.
- Country(ies): Singapore
Speechless
- Submitting Company: RTÉ
- Original Broadcaster: RTÉ
- Original broadcasting date: March 3 2022
- Distributor: RTÉ Programme Sales
- Production Company(ies): Firebrand Productions
- Country(ies): Ireland
- Trailer Password: RTEProgrammeSales
Ellie Simmonds: A World Without Dwarfism
- Submitting Company: Keshet International
- Original Broadcaster: BBC One
- Original broadcasting date: April 5 2022
- Distributor: Keshet International
- Production Company(ies): Flicker Productions
- Country(ies): United Kingdom
Representation of Diversity in Kids Programming
Pre-school
CBeebies Presentation
- Submitting Company: BBC
- Original Broadcaster: CBeebies and BBC iPlayer
- Original broadcasting date: September 20 2021
- Distributor: BBC
- Production Company(ies): BBC
- Country(ies): United Kingdom
- Trailer Password: bbcawards456!
Proud To Be Me
- Submitting Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Original Broadcaster: CBC
- Original broadcasting date: June 18 2022
- Distributor: CBC
- Production Company(ies): CBC
- Country(ies): Canada
Lili & Lola
- Submitting Company: Big Bad Boo Studios
- Original Broadcaster: Oznoz
- Original broadcasting date: January 28 2021
- Distributor: Big Bad Boo Studios
- Production Company(ies): Big Bad Boo Studios
- Country(ies): Canada
Older Children
Jamie Johnson S6 - Ep8 - 'The Right Thing'
- Submitting Company: Short Form Film Ltd
- Original Broadcaster: BBC
- Original broadcasting date: November 14 2021
- Distributor: BBC Studios
- Production Company(ies): Short Form Film Ltd
- Country(ies): United Kingdom
First Day
- Submitting Company: Epic Films
- Original Broadcaster: Hulu + ABC ME
- Original broadcasting date: March 31 2022
- Distributor: Australian Children's Television Foundation
- Production Company(ies): Epic Films in association with KOJO Studios
- Country(ies): Australia
Onyx Family Dinner
- Submitting Company: Premier Comms
- Original Broadcaster: YouTube Originals
- Original broadcasting date: November 4 2021
- Distributor: YouTube Originals
- Production Company(ies): Pocket.watch
- Country(ies): United Kingdom
Premio MIP Cancun
Che Peruvian ("Che Peruano")
- Submitting Company: Flixxo
- Original Broadcaster: Personal (Argentina), Flixxo
- Original broadcasting date: June 14 2022
- Distributor: Flixxo
- Production Company(ies): Ernesto Rowe & Niko Chiesa / TeveLab
- Country(ies): Argentina
Because Victoria
- Submitting Company: VIS (a division of Paramount)
- Original Broadcaster: Amazon Prime Video
- Original broadcasting date: August 20 2021
- Distributor: VIS
- Production Company(ies): VIS - Oficina Burman
- Country(ies): Argentina
Grandes Mujeres Latinoamericanas
- Submitting Company: Nuts Media
- Original Broadcaster: YouTube/Billiken
- Original broadcasting date: November 20 2021
- Distributor: Billiken
- Production Company(ies): Billiken, Nuts Media
- Country(ies): Argentina
2022 MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards Jury Members
All programmes submitted to the MIPCOM Diversify TV Excellence Awards will be short-listed by members of the MIP Markets’ Diversity Advisory Board, comprised of leading professionals committed to diversity and inclusion in the global media landscape. MIPCOM thanks them all for their ongoing support and guidance to this programme.
Diversity Board Members
Bunmi Akintonwa, CEO, Little Black Book Company, Italy; Sahar Baghery, Head of Content, Amazon Prime Video, France; David Cornwall, Managing Director, Scorpion Television, UK; Mark Garner, EVP Global Content Sales & Business Development, A+E Networks, USA
Nick Smith, EVP Formats, All3Media International, UK; Sallyann Keizer, Managing Director, Sixth Sense Media, UK; David Levine, UK; Mounia Aram, Founder & President, Mounia Aram Company, France
Additional Jury Members
Shabnam Rezaei, President, Big Bad Boo Studios, Canada; Bruna Capozzoli, Consultant, UK; Deborah Williams, Executive Director, The Creative Diversity Network (CDN), UK; Cédric Petitpas, Head of Family Partnership, YouTube UK & Ireland, Google UK, UK
Adam Pearson, Actor & Presenter, UK; Wincie Knight, VP, Global Inclusion Strategy, Paramount, UK; Fathima Beckmann, VP, Global Inclusion, Paramount, Spain; André Renaud, SVP Global Format Sales, BBC Studios, UK
Tshepo Moche, Development Consultant, Content Creator & Writer, Play Nice Pictures, South Africa; Patrick Connolly, Consultant, USA; Antony Haynes, Head of D&I, Co Founder D.I.M.E.S. (Diversity in Media, Entertainment, Sport), Netherlands
Francis Y. Brown, Animax FYB Studios, Ghana; Sithembiso Mphele, Producer, Tshimologong, South Africa; Courtney Arumugam, Creative Development, Content & Entertainment Lego, UK; Betty Sulty-Johnson, VP Global Sales & Coproduction, Trace Studios, France
Premio MIP Cancun Jury Members
Ana Celia Urquidi, Executive Producer & CEO, Atenea Media
Coty Cagliolo, Head of Productions for Latin America, Fremantle, Mexico
Mariana Perez, Head of Development & Production, The Walt Disney Company Latin America
Final Round Jury
Awarded projects will be chosen by the following charitable organisations and specialised publications that campaign for equality and inclusion. Awarded programmes will also show originality and excellence in terms of storytelling, casting and production values.
2022 MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards Sponsors
The awards are organised by MIPCOM in collaboration with founding partner DiversifyTV, and in association with founding Presenting Partner A+E Networks and returning Awards Partners Telefilm Canada and All3Media International and D.I.M.E.S. (Diversity In Media, Entertainment, Sport), among other supporting partner companies and organisations. This year also sees Netflix boarding the awards as a Presenting Partner.
FOUNDING PARTNER
FOUNDING & PRESENTING PARTNER
PRESENTING PARTNER
RETURNING AWARDS PARTNER
RETURNING AWARDS PARTNER
SUPPORTING PARTNER
SUPPORTING PARTNER
