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C21 Drama Awards finalists

 

The finalists have been announced in C21’s International Drama Awards, which are voted for by the world’s leading scripted commissioners and buyers from more than 550 entries across 11 categories.

The winners will be announced at the International Drama Awards Ceremony between 6pm and 7pm on December 1 as part of Content London 2022.

Non-English-Language Drama Series finalists:

Borgen – Power & Glory
Produced by: SAM Productions
For: Netflix, DR
Distributed by: Netflix

Countrymen
Produced by: Arte France, NRK, Rubicon TV
For: NRK
Distributed by: Banijay Rights

Germinal
Produced by: Banijay Studios France, Pictanovo, La Région Hauts-De-France, Le CNC, Rai Fiction, Salto, La Procirep Société Des Producteurs, L’Angoa, CNC
For: France Télévisions
Distributed by: Banijay Rights

Munich Games
Produced by: Amusement Park Films, Sky Studios, CBS Studios
For: Sky Atlantic
Distributed by: Paramount Global Content Distribution

Pachinko
Produced by: Media Res, Blue Marble Pictures
For: Apple TV+
Distributed by: Apple TV+

The King (Il Re)
Produced by: The Apartment Pictures, Wildside, Sky
For: Sky Atlantic, Sky Cinema Uno
Distributed by: Fremantle


English-Language Drama Series finalists:

Bad Sisters
Produced by: Merman, ABC Signature Productions
For: Apple TV+
Distributed by: Apple TV+

Slow Horses
Produced by: See-Saw Films
For: Apple TV+
Distributed by: Apple TV+

Station Eleven
Produced by: Paramount Television Studios
For: HBO Max
Distributed by: Paramount Global Content Distribution

The Offer
Produced by: Paramount Television Studios
For: Paramount+
Distributed by: Paramount Global Content Distribution

The Responder
Produced by: Dancing Ledge Productions
For: BBC One
Distributed by: Fremantle

This is Going to Hurt
Produced by: Sister, Terrible Productions
For: BBC One
Distributed by: BBC Studios


TV Movie finalists:

Death of England: Face to Face
Produced by: National Theatre, Sabel Productions, Cuba Picures
For: Sky Arts
Distributed by: Sky Studios

Help
Produced by: A Forge production in association with One Shoe Films, Liverpool Film Office and All3Media International for Channel 4
For: Channel 4 (UK)
Distributed by: All3Media International

List of a Lifetime
Produced by: MarVista Entertainment, The Ninth House
For: Lifetime
Distributed by: MarVista Entertainment

My Name is Leon
Produced by: Douglas Road Productions, Tiger Aspect, Ringside Studios, Vicarious Productions
For: BBC Two
Distributed by: Thirteen Films

Surge
Produced by: Bridges
For: Canal+
Distributed by: Studiocanal

The House
Produced by: Nexus Studios
For: Netflix
Distributed by: Netflix


Casting of a Drama Series finalists:

Bad Sisters
Produced by: Merman, ABC Signature Productions
For: Apple TV+
Distributed by: Apple TV+

Mystery Road: Origin
Produced by:Bunya Productions
For: All3Media International
Distributed by: ABC

Oussekine
Produced by: Itinéraire Productions
For: Disney+
Distributed by: Disney+

Pachinko
Produced by: Media Res, Blue Marble Pictures
For: Apple TV+
Distributed by: Apple TV+

Tehran
Produced by: Donna & Shula Studios, Paper Plane Productions, Paper Entertainment, Cineflix Studios
For: Apple TV+, KAN 11
Distributed by: Cineflix Rights

The Offer
Produced by: Paramount Television Studios
For: Paramount+
Distributed by: Paramount Global Content Distribution


Comedy-Drama Series finalists:

Chivalry
Produced by: Baby Cow Productions
For: Channel 4
Distributed by: BBC Studios, Lionsgate

Everything I Know About Love
Produced by: Working Title Television, part of Universal International Studios
For: BBC One & BBC iPlayer
Distributed by: NBCUniversal Global Distribution

Heartstopper
Produced by: A See-Saw Films Production
For: Netflix
Distributed by: Netflix

Sort Of
Produced by: Sphere Media
For: CBC (CA)/ HBO Max (US)
Distributed by: Sphere Media Distribution, Abacus Media Rights

The Outlaws S1
Produced by: Big Talk Productions, Four Eyes Entertainment
For: BBC One
Distributed by: NBCUniversal Global Distribution

The Resort
Produced by: UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group
For: Peacock
Distributed by: NBCUniversal Global Distribution


Individual Performance in a Comedy-Drama Series finalists:

Bilal Baig – Sort Of
Produced by: Sphere Media
For: CBC (CA)/ HBO Max (US)
Distributed by: Sphere Media Distribution, Abacus Media Rights

Enrique Arrizon – Acapulco
Produced by: Lionsgate Television, 3Pas Studios, The Tannenbaum Company
For: Apple TV+
Distributed by: Apple TV+

Eugenio Derbez – Acapulco
Produced by: Lionsgate Television, 3Pas Studios, The Tannenbaum Company
For: Apple TV+
Distributed by: Apple TV+

Javier Camara – Venga Juan
Produced by: 100 BALAS, a company of THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO
For: HBO Max
Distributed by: Warner Bros Discovery

Sarah Kendall – Frayed S2
Produced by: Merman Television/ Guesswork Television
For: Sky Max
Distributed by: Sky Studios

Wanda Sykes – Chivalry
Produced by: Baby Cow Productions
For: Channel 4
Distributed by: BBC Studios, Lionsgate


Individual Performance in a Drama Series finalists:

Anne Marie Duff – Bad Sisters
Produced by: Merman, ABC Signature Productions
For: Apple TV+
Distributed by: Apple TV+

David Thewlis – Landscapers
Produced by: Sister, South of the River Pictures
For: Sky Atlantic
Distributed by: Sky Studios

Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Produced by: See-Saw Films, Apple
For: Apple TV+
Distributed by: Apple TV+

Himesh Patel – Station Eleven
Produced by: Paramount Television Studios
For: HBO Max
Distributed by: Paramount Global Content Distribution

Kenneth Branagh – This England
Produced by: Revolution Films, Passenger, Fremantle
For: Sky Atlantic
Distributed by: Sky Studios

Olivia Colman – Landscapers
Produced by: Sister, South of the River Pictures
For: Sky Atlantic
Distributed by: Sky Studios


Newform Drama Series finalists:

A Beginner’s Guide To Grief
Produced by: KOJO Studios
For: SBS Viceland, SBS On Demand
Distributed by: KOJO Studios

Disability Benefits
Produced by: Merman Television, 2LE Media
For: All 4
Distributed by: Channel 4

Justice Boo
Produced by: Ochre Pictures
For: MediaCorp meWATCH & Channel 8
Distributed by: Ochre Pictures

Sexfluencing
Produced by: Matus Krajnak
For: Image+Nation Festival Courts Queer Short Film Fest Platform (online/world premiere)
Distributed by: Matus Krajnak

Punishment
Produced by: Moovie
For: RTL+
Distributed by: Wild Bunch

Topline
Produced by: Shaftesbury
For: CBC Gem
Distributed by: Shaftesbury


Miniseries finalists:

Angelyne
Produced by: UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group
For: Peacock
Distributed by: NBCUniversal Global Distribution

Anne
Produced by: World Production
For: ITV
Distributed by: ITV Global Distribution

Clark
Produced by: Scandinavian Content Group
For: Netflix
Distributed by: Netflix

Oussekine
Produced by: Itinéraire Productions
For: Disney+
Distributed by: Disney+

Pour toi Flora (Dear Flora)
Produced by: Nish Media
For: Radio-Canada, APTN
Distributed by: Attraction Distribution

Ridley Road
Produced by: Red Production Company
For: BBC
Distributed by: Studiocanal

Savage River
Produced by: Aquarius Films
For: ABC
Distributed by: Dynamic TV


Returning Comedy-Drama Series finalists:

Brassic
Produced by: Calamity Films
For: Sky Max
Distributed by: Sky Studios

Venga Juan
Produced by: 100 BALAS, a company of THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO
For: HBO Max
Distributed by: Warner Bros Discovery

Inside No 9
Produced by: BBC Studios
For: BBC Two
Distributed by: BBC Studios

Miss Scarlet & the Duke
Produced by: Element 8 Entertainment / MASTERPIECE / 87 Films / Other Mans Shoes
For: Alibi, MASTERPIECE
Distributed by: PBSd, A&E International

Tschugger
Produced by: Shining Film
For: SRF / Sky Show
Distributed by: Sky Studios, NBCUniversal

Trying
Produced by: BBC Studios
For: Apple TV+
Distributed by: Apple TV+


Returning Drama Series finalists:

Gomorrah
Produced by: Sky Studios, Cattleya, Beta Film
For: Sky Atlantic
Distributed by: Beta Film

Manayek
Produced by: Yoav Gross Productions
For: Kan 11
Distributed by: Cineflix Rights

Mystery Road: Origin
Produced by: Bunya Productions
For: ABC
Distributed by: All3 Media International

Stranger Things
Produced by: Monkey Massacre Productions, 21 Laps Entertainment
For: Netflix
Distributed by: Netflix

Succession
Produced by: HBO Entertainment, Project Zeus, Hyperobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions
For: Sky Atlantic
Distributed by: Warner Bros Discovery Int’l Content Distribution

Tehran
Produced by: Donna, Shula Productions
For: Apple TV+
Distributed by: Apple TV+

The Sea Beyond
Produced by: Picomedia, RAI Fiction
For: Rai 2
Distributed by: Beta Film