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Formats set the agenda at Rose d'Or ROSE D'OR NEWS: After the Frapa-backed Format Awards switched venue from Monte Carlo to Luzerne this year, the Rose' d'Or has unveiled noms for its three new format gongs to be handed out next weekend. A new format lawyers body will also be launched this Saturday. The event, which kicked off in the Swiss city today, now has three new categories for its Roses, namely best gameshow format, best reality format and best scripted format. Format protection group Frapa's Steering Committee was appointed to act as the pre-selection committee. Nominees for the gameshow gong include: Ciao Darwin, Countdown, Dirty Rotten Cheater, Distraction and Test The Nation. Up for best reality format are The Apprentice, Extreme Makeover, Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, Strictly Come Dancing and Survivor/Expedition Robinson. Meanwhile, the third award has Latin American novela Betty La Fea (Ugly Betty), Holland's Finals, the UK's The Kumars At No 42, Germany's Ladykracher (Lady Cracker) and Good Times Bad Times in the running. With formats - particularly their legal status and protection - front of mind at this week's event in Luzerne, Rose' d'Or this year will also see the launch of the International Format Lawyers Association (IFLA). Backing the body are Munich lawyer Dr Marc Heinkelein, author of Copyright Protection for Creators of Television Shows & Television Show Formats, and Jonathan Coad of The Simkins Partnership, who acted in ITV's I'm A Celebrity disputes. Explaining the launch of IFLA, the duo said: "The worldwide trade in television formats is now worth over $1bn, but remarkably there is still considerable uncertainty as to what protection the law gives for the creators of television formats." IFLA will help develop standard form contracts, model legislation, and a body of case law to ensure legal protection for format owners. Working with Frapa and Rose' d'Or, IFLA is now looking to expand its network beyond the UK and Germany into France, Spain, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Australia, Japan, Russia and China. It also plans to build a 'fighting fund' so that when suitable test cases arise, there will be funding to secure court decisions that could define all the grey areas in the format business. 3 May 2005 © C21 Media 2005 
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