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Banff's top gong honours HBO doc - again BANFF NEWS: The 29th Banff World TV Awards were handed out yesterday, and for the second year running a documentary commissioned by HBO took the grand prize honours, beating out worldwide drama, comedy and kids programmes.  Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki’s White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki took home the most coveted Rockie Award on Monday night here in Banff. Produced by HBO Documentary Films in association with Farallon Films, the film revisits the WWII bombings in Japan and shares stories culled from some of the 200,000 survivors, the only people to have lived to tell what it is like to experience a nuclear attack. This is the second grand prize Rockie to be scooped up by an HBO-commissioned doc in as many years. Last year, Spike Lee's When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts took home Banff’s top honour. During the awards ceremony, which was held at the Banff Springs Hotel, Sex & the City star Kim Cattrall was on hand to receive the NBC Universal Award of Distinction, while British comedy producer Jon Plowman accepted the festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award. In all, a packed slate of Rockies were handed out, with hardware going to producers from several European and Asian countries. However, British, American and Canadian programmes dominated the awards field. The full list of winners is as follows: Animation Charlie & Lola (series 3) Tiger Aspect Productions for CBeebies Country: UK Arts Documentaries What Remains: Life and Work of Sally Mann (Cinemax Reel Life) HBO Documentary Films in association with Stick Figure Productions, the BBC, and Cactus Three Country: USA NHK Best Asian Programme White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki HBO Documentary Films, Farallon Films Country: USA Best Canadian Programme Ghosts of the Yangtze (Up the Yangtze) EyeSteelFilms, National Film Board of Canada for National Geographic Channels International Country: China, USA, Canada Best Canadian Programme The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic Bird Plane Productions in association with Proper Television for Discovery Channel Country: Canada Children's How the Gimquat Found Her Song Trace Pictures/Oz Media Country: Canada Comedies Extras: episode 9 - Daniel Radcliffe BBC and HBO Entertainment Country: UK, US Continuing Series Skins Company Pictures for: E4 (Channel 4) Country: UK Environmental The Human Footprint Touch Productions for E4 (Channel 4) Country: UK History & Biography White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki HBO Documentary Films, Farallon Films Country: USA Interactive Programme Enhancements Odd Job Jack Smiley Guy Studios Country: Canada Internet Only NFB Filmmaker in residence The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Country: Canada Investigative & Current Affairs Dispatches: Meeting the Taliban October Films for Channel 4 Country: UK Lifestyle and Light Information How to Look Good Naked Maverick for Channel 4 Country: UK Made-for-TV Movies Stuart, A Life Backwards Neal Street Productions for BBC/HBO Country: UK Mini-Series Cranford BBC Drama Production/WGBH Boston in association with Chestermead. Country: UK, US Mobile Programmes & Enhancements The Border: Interactive White Pine Pictures with Stitch Media for CBC Country: Canada Performance Car Men NPS/ARTE/ESKá Televize for NPS Country: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Germany Political Documentaries Iron Ladies of Liberia Just Media in association with Gabriel Films and Independent Television Service (ITUS) and Steps International for ARTE Country: Liberia, USA, South Africa, Denmark Popular Science & Technology My Brilliant Brain Windfall Films In association with Five for National Geographic Channels International Country: UK/USA Reality Format Intervention GRB Entertainment in association with A&E Television Network for A&E Country: USA Social & Humanitarian Jerusalem is Proud to Present Bador Productions in association with Yona Production for Chennel 8/Noga Communications and Channel 2/Keshet Country: Israel Telenovela & Serial Turkish for Beginners: season 2 Hofmann &Voges Entertaiment for ARD/BR Country: Germany Wildlife & Natural History Four Wings and a Prayer Primitive Entertainment in association with Filmes a Trois, The National Film Board of Canada, and NHK for The Documentary Channel Country: Canada, France, Japan A host of Special Jury prizes were also awarded as follows: Special Jury - Best Documentary Iron Ladies of Liberia Just Media in association with Gabriel Films and Independent Television Service (ITUS) and Steps International for ARTE Country: Liberia, USA, South Africa, Denmark Special Jury – Feature Length Documentary What Remains: Life and Work of Sally Mann (Cinemax Reel Life) HBO Documentary Films in association with Stick Figure Productions, the BBC and Cactus Three Country: USA Special Jury – Best Drama: Stuart, A Life Backwards Neal Street Productions for BBC/HBO Country: UK Special Jury – Best Entertainment Extras: episode 9 - Daniel Radcliffe BBC and HBO Entertainment Country: UK, US Special Jury – Best Overall Top Gear BBC Country: UK Special Jury – Best Overall 51st Birch St. Copacetic Pictures New York in association with HBO, ZDF and ARTE Country: US, Germany Jenn Kuzmyk 10 Jun 2008 © C21 Media 2008 
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