MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards

Original Broadcaster: BBC Two
Distributor: BBC Studios
Production Company(ies): BBC Studios
Short Synopsis: Chris Packham meets other autistic people from across the UNITED KINGDOM and teams them up with top filmmakers, animators and musicians to help them create short films to reveal to their family and friends what’s really going on inside their minds.
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Original Broadcaster: KBS (Korean Broadcasting System)
Distributor: KBS Media
Production Company(ies): KBS (Korean Broadcasting System)
Short Synopsis: A story of two disabled women, who speak out to the world in different ways. 26-year-old Woo-ryeong, who can’t see but takes on the challenge of the disabled anchorperson exam. Ae-rin, who was born with brain lesions, started fighting for the rights of the disabled for the past 20 years. This is the story how they struggle to break free from the frame that society has been imposing on disabled people.
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Password: !kbs#3621

Original Broadcaster: Channel 4
Distributor: Banijay Rights
Production Company(ies): RFD Television and Hey Sonny co-production
Short Synopsis:  Is the law on abortion and disability fit for purpose? Actors Ruth Madeley and Ruben Reuter, both disabled, examine the complex ethical issues of terminations past 24 weeks.

Original Broadcaster: Club illico, TVA
Distributor: Amuz Distribution
Production Company(ies): ComediHa!
Short Synopsis: About Antoine tells the story of Julie, who starts a new relationship and finds herself drawn into an unconventional family. She soon takes on the role of stepmom to her boyfriend’s two kids, including Antoine—a loveable teenager who happens to be physically disabled, intellectually challenged, autistic, non-verbal and epileptic.
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Original Broadcaster: OCS
Distributor: France TV Distribution
Production Company(ies): Patafilm
Short Synopsis: Louison discovers that she is on the autism spectrum when her son Guilhem is diagnosed with autism. When a social investigation is opened to determine if she is able to keep custody of Guilhem, Louison decides to learn how to be “normal”.
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Original Broadcaster: Movistar Plus+
Distributor: Beta Film
Production Company(ies): BBC Studios
Short Synopsis: Movistar Plus+ in collaboration with Destrucción y Salvación
Short Synopsis: The needs and desires of four very special young women clash with the rules of a society that is giving them a chance – but can both sides keep their promises?
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Original Broadcaster: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Distributor: ABC Commercial
Production Company(ies): Guesswork Television
Short Synopsis: Award-winning comedian Zoë Coombs Marr reveals Australia’s hidden LGBTQIA+ histories in the landmark documentary series, Queerstralia. Across three episodes, Zoë uncovers gay diggers, lesbian convict gangs and trans pioneers, cross dressing bushrangers, legendary drag acts and the modern-day heroes who have fought for change and acceptance.
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Original Broadcaster: TVK National Television of Cambodia
Distributor: Dutch CORE
Production Company(ies): Document Our History Now & RoCK
Short Synopsis: Filmed over five years in Cambodia, Lotus Sports Club is an inspiring coming-of-age story centred on Leak, a teenage trans man who plays football for the Kampong Chhnang women's under-21 team, and Pa Vann, the coach and father figure to Leak and other LGBTQ+ players on the team.
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Original Broadcaster: Channel 4
Distributor: All3Media International
Production Company(ies): Betty TV
Short Synopsis: Naked Education is a body-positive, educational series aiming to normalise all body types, champion people’s differences and break down stereotypes. The series allows people to ask questions that they have been too nervous to ask and gives others the space to bare all.
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Original Broadcaster: atresplayer
Distributor: BUENDIA ESTUDIOS CANARIAS
Production Company(ies): BUENDIA ESTUDIOS CANARIAS WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF ATRESMEDIA TV
Short Synopsis: Tefía was a Franco camp to which those convicted by the law of vagranst and thugs were sent, among whom were also homosexuals. To survive that horror, the imagination of one of the prisioners created ‘El Tindaya’, a music hall. A documentary filmmaker’s investigation makes one of the prisioners remember his story.
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Password: TEFIA_VENTAS_a3

Original Broadcaster: France tv slash & France 5
Distributor: France tv distribution
Production Company(ies): Jerico TV & Big Band Story
Short Synopsis: Sasha just arrived in a new high school. Mysterious and charismatic, she leaves a strong impression on anyone she meets. Until two weeks ago, Sasha was still considered a boy. Born with an intersex condition, she has now decided to embrace her female side. But her secret must remain hidden!
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Original Broadcaster: NHK（Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Distributor: NHK Enterprises
Production Company(ies): NHK（Japan Broadcasting Corporation)／MMJ／NHK ENTERPRISES
Short Synopsis: Nomoto lives alone, frustrated that she can’t exert her culinary talents. One day she discovers that her neighbor Kasuga is a hearty eater and the two women begin spending mealtimes together. Before long, Nomoto realizes she has feelings for Kasuga.... Based on the popular manga.
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Original Broadcaster: SBS Australia
Distributor: No
Production Company(ies): Southern Pictures
Short Synopsis: In a television first, this original series documents a bold new experiment as 12 students and families — from very different cultures, religions and backgrounds — are thrown into each other’s worlds.
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Original Broadcaster: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Distributor: ABC Commercial
Production Company(ies): In Films
Short Synopsis: Folau is the critically acclaimed documentary about Australia’s most gifted and controversial athlete and how a social media post landed him at the heart of the culture wars. This series about rugby star Israel Folau is an unexpected in-depth exploration of queer and straight perspectives, from within the deeply religious diaspora communities of Tonga, Samoa and Fiji.
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Original Broadcaster: BBC 2
Distributor: BBC Studios
Production Company(ies): BBC Studios
Short Synopsis: Public Enemy’s frontman Chuck D, leads a cast of Hip Hop luminaries and cultural commentators as they chart the factors that led to the birth of this revolutionary artform in 1970s New York and the inspiration for the seminal hit, The Message.
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Original Broadcaster: Amazon Prime Video and ITV
Distributor: Banijay Rights
Production Company(ies): Greenacre Films in association with Monumental Television
Short Synopsis: Stephen Richards, a self-made man, has built a cosmetics empire and become a strong advocate for Black-owned businesses. After he has a heart attack, there is a fight for control over his empire. His family's secrets come to the forefront, and the lives of his children and wives from his two marriages begin to collide.

Original Broadcaster: Bell Media and APTN
Distributor: Fremantle
Production Company(ies): Rezolution Pictures, OP Little Bird
Short Synopsis: Inspired by true events, this compelling six-part series follows the story of Indigenous woman Bezhig Little Bird on a journey to find her birth family, and uncover the hidden truth of her past.
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Original Broadcaster: Disney+
Distributor: Disney
Production Company(ies): Big Window Productions, part of UFA Fiction (a Fremantle company)
Short Synopsis: Based on the true story of Samuel 'Sam' Njankouo Meffire, Sam - A Saxon explores the reality of East Germany's first Black police officer in the 1980s.
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Original Broadcaster: BBC iPlayer
Distributor: Sinking Ship
Production Company(ies): BBC Studios Kids & Family
Short Synopsis: Phoenix Rise is a bold new school drama for teenage audiences following a band of six misfit heroes as they take their first tentative steps back into mainstream education.

Original Broadcaster: Netflix
Distributor: Netflix
Production Company(ies): Triggerfish Animation Studios & Cake Entertainment
Short Synopsis: Four teens just trying to survive secondary school when an ex-spy recruits them for her superhero team. Their newest assignment? Saving the world.
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Original Broadcaster: Apple TV+
Distributor: Apple TV+
Production Company(ies): Sinking Ship Entertainment, Sesame Workshop
Short Synopsis: Chaos and classic literary characters are unleashed into the real-world by ghosts with unfinished business. Stolen treasures, secret tunnels and magical mysteries challenge our heroes in this exciting live-action/CGI hybrid series.
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Original Broadcaster: BBC
Distributor:BBC
Production Company(ies): Hello Halo Kids for BBC
Short Synopsis: Dog Squad follows the adventures of five real-life superhero working dogs - Guide dog Kika; hearing dog, Diesel; search and rescue dog Meagaidh; therapy dog Sylvie and Tinks, a disability assistance dog - as they use their "superpowers" to help their owners complete important missions.  
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Original Broadcaster: Channel 5 (UNITED KINGDOM)
Distributor: Channel 5 and Doc Hearts Ltd
Production Company(ies): Doc Hearts Ltd
Short Synopsis: Reu and Harper go on playdates with children from the UK to learn about their families and heritage.  
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Original Broadcaster: Disney Jr and Disney+
Distributor: eOne
Production Company(ies): Frog Box, Disney EMEA, France Televisions, Triggerfish Animation Studio
Short Synopsis: Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes follows the high-action adventures of dance and martial arts-loving Kiya, and her best friends Motsie and Jay. Together, with their crystal charged powers, they are superheroes in the southern-African inspired Kimoja City, shining bright to make things right until joy and harmony are restored.
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Password: Hasbro2023

Deborah Williams’ work as a disabled artist has spanned work in front of and behind the scenes, in television, film and theatre and as the architect of influential policies across the wider creative industries; including advising the UN and UNICEF on the rights of disabled people within cultural activities and drawing up the British Film Institute (BFI)’s diversity standards, which have since adopted widely by organisations including BAFTA and AMPAS. As CEO of the UK’s CDN, Williams has led the non-profit broadcaster-funded organisation to support the country’s television industry in promoting, celebrating and sharing best practice around diversity since 2016. 

Patrick Connolly, Media Consultant, PJC Media Consultancy, UK; Sithembiso Mphele, Executive Producer, Tshimologong, South Africa; Fathima Beckmann, Global Inclusion Strategic Thought Leader, Spain; Mbuotidem Johnson, CEO / Producer, Basement Animation, Nigeria; Betty Sulty Johnson, VP Global Sales and Coproduction, Trace Studios, France

Antony Haynes, Creative Director / Co-Founder / EP, 4Mat Factory / DIMES, Netherlands;
Cédric Petitpas, Head of Family/Learning Content Partnerships UK & Ireland, YouTube, UK;
Francis Brown, Creative Director, ANIMAXFYB Studios, Ghana;
Andre Renaud, SVP Global Format Sales, BBC Studios, UK;
Ana Celia Ortiz Urquidi, Executive Producer, ATENEA MEDIA, Mexico 

Wincie Knight, VP / Global Inclusion Strategy, ViacomCBS Networks International, EMEA, UK;
Courtney Arumugam, Executive Producer, LEGO, UK;
Ana Bond, SVP & MD Latin America & US Hispanic Original Production, Sony Pictures, USA;
Shabnam Rezaei, Co-Founder, Big Bad Boo Studios, Canada;
Deborah Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Creative Diversity Network, UK

Tshepo Moche, Writer / Director / Company Partner, Play Nice Pictures, South Africa; 
Coty Cagliolo, Head of Production in Latin America, Fremantle Mexico, Mexico;
Bruna Capozzoli, Creator & Digital Strategist, UK;
Aidy Smith, Producer & Presenter, The Three Drinkers Productions, UK;
Zuelika Brown, Series Editor, UK