C21 reveals Drama Awards finalists
The votes are in from more than 70 of the world’s leading drama commissioners and buyers in the first C21 International Drama Awards, and the finalists have been announced.
The winners will be unveiled on November 20 at a ceremony on the closing night of the sold out C21 International Drama Summit.
C21 editor-in-chief & MD David Jenkinson said: “We have been overwhelmed by the quality of entries in this first awards series, and bowled over by the enthusiasm of the judges. The fact these awards are chosen by the executives responsible for bringing the best stories to the screen around the world gives them a unique status in the business.
“We have selected the finalists based on them gaining a significant percentage of the votes. As approaching 40 series were entered in Best Non-English Language Drama, and the votes were split more evenly between the entries, we have 13 finalists in this section. This represents the amazing quality of international drama currently at large in the market.”
Tiff Stevenson
The awards will be hosted by one of the UK’s hottest comedy talents; Tiff Stevenson. She first hit the Fringe with a lead role in the Eric Bogosian play, Talk Radio, directed by Stewart Lee. The following year she teamed up with her Talk Radio co-star Phil Nichol & brought their London show Old Rope to Edinburgh for the first of a succession of sell-out festival runs.
Old Rope showcases new material from up-and-coming as well as established headline acts and it still plays to capacity crowds every Monday night in London. Her solo Edinburgh stand-up shows, Optimist, Uncomfortably Numb, Cavewoman, Dictators and Along Came a Spider, have consistently had packed audiences and rave reviews, and in 2012 she won the Mervyn Stutter’s Spirit of the Fringe Award. In 2010 Stevenson starred in Celebrity Autobiography at the Fringe and in the West End alongside David Tennant, Michael Urie, Sally Phillips & Doon Mackichan.
From more than 200 entries the finalists by category, as chosen by the judges, are:
Best English language drama (series)
FINALISTS
Happy Valley
Produced by: Red Production Company
Distributed by: BBC Worldwide
Peaky Blinders
Produced by: Caryn Mandabach Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions
Distributed by: Endemol Worldwide Distribution
The Honourable Woman
Produced by: Drama Republic and Eight Rooks Production
Distributed by: BBC Worldwide
The Leftovers
Produced by: Warner Bros Television/White Rabbit Productions/Film44
Distributed by: Warner Bros Television Distribution
Prey
Produced by: Red Production Company
Distributed by: BBC Worldwide
Best non-English language drama (series)
FINALISTS
Arvingerne (The Legacy)
Produced by: DR
Distributed by: DR Sales
El Tiempo Entre Costuras (The Time In Between)
Produced by: Boomerang TV
Distributed by: Boomerang TV International
Gomorrah
Produced by: Sky Atlantic/Cattleya/Fandango
Distributed by: Beta Film
Mammon
Produced by: NRK
Distributed by: Beta Film
Marsman
Produced by: Sultan Sushi
Distributed by: Red Arrow International
Struggle For Life
Produced by: NRK
Distributed by: DRG
The Fat And The Angry
Produced by: GötaFilm for SVT, in a co-production with YLE and Film i Väst
Distributed by: Trust Nordisk
The Sniffer
Produced by: Film UA
Distributed by: Film UA Distribution
The Third Eye
Produced by: Rubicon TV
Distributed by: Shine International
The Voice of Freedom
Produced by: CMO
Distributed by: Caracol Television
Thicker Than Water
Produced by: Nice Drama AB
Distributed by: ZDF Enterprises
Velvet
Produced by: Bambú Producciones
Distributed by: Betafilm
Y Gwyll/Hinterland
Produced by: Fiction Factory Films for S4C with Tinopolis, all3media international, and BBC Wales
Distributed by: All3Media
Best miniseries
FINALISTS
Death Comes to Pemberley
Produced by: Origin Pictures
Distributed by: Endemol Worldwide Distribution
The Great Train Robbery
Produced by: World Productions
Distributed by: Content Television
The Thirteenth Tale
Produced by: Heyday Films
Distributed by: Endemol Worldwide Distribution
Cilla
Produced by: ITV Studios/GroupM Entertainment
Distributed by: ITV
The Driver
Produced by: Red Production Company and Highfield Pictures for BBC One
Distributed by: Content Media Corporation
Best internet (shortform) drama
FINALISTS
Hunter n Hornet
Produced by: iFodder Content Creators
Steffi (aka The Overnight Fame of Steffi McBride)
Produced by: Emerald Films
5ASide
Produced by: Emerald Films
Dixi
Produced by: Kindle entertainment/Syndicut
Best casting of a drama series
FINALISTS
The Honourable Woman
Produced by: Drama Republic and Eight Rooks
Distributed by: BBC Worldwide
The Leftovers
Produced by: Warner Bros Television/White Rabbit Productions/Film44
Distributed by: Warner Bros Television Distribution
Peaky Blinders
Produced by: Caryn Mandabach Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions
Distributed by: Endemol Worldwide Distribution
The Blacklist
Produced by: Sony Pictures Television and Davis Entertainment
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Television
Best performance in drama series
FINALISTS
Sarah Lancashire
Happy Valley
Produced by: Red Production Company
Distributed by: BBC Worldwide
John Simm
Prey
Produced by: Red Production Company
Distributed by: BBC Worldwide
Cillian Murphy
Peaky Blinders
Produced by: Caryn Mandabach Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions
Distributed by: Endemol Worldwide Distribution
James Spader
The Blacklist
Produced by: Sony Pictures Television and Davis Entertainment
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Television
Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Honourable Woman
Produced by: Drama Republic and Eight Rooks
Distributed by: BBC Worldwide
Best refresh of a long running drama series franchise
FINALISTS
Midsomer Murders
Produced by: Bentley Productions
Distributed by: All3Media
Downton Abbey
Produced by: Carnival Film and Television
Distributed by: NBCU International
Cuéntame Como Pasó (Remember When)
Produced by: Grupo Ganga Producciones
Distributed by: Grupo Ganga and RTVE
Águila Roja
Produced by: Globomedia
Distributed by: Imagina Intl Sales
Best trade marketing campaign for a drama series
FINALISTS
Jamaica Inn
Produced by: Origin Productions
Distributed by: FremantleMedia International
Klondike
Produced by: Entertainment One Television International
Distributed by: Entertainment One Television International
Reina de Corazones (Queen of hearts)
Produced by: Telemundo
Distributed by: Telemundo Internacional
Y Gwyll/Hinterland
Produced by: Fiction Factory Films for S4C with Tinopolis, all3media international, and BBC Wales
Distributed by: All3Media
Best consumer marketing campaign for a drama series
FINALISTS
Remedy
Produced by: Indian Grove
Distributed by: Shaw Media
Gwyll/Hinterland
Produced by: Fiction Factory Films for S4C with Tinopolis, all3media international, and BBC Wales
Distributed by: All3Media
Best new US fall season network drama
FINALISTS
Scorpion
Produced by: CBS Television Studios
Distributed by: CBS Studios International
Madam Secretary
Produced by: CBS Television Studios
Distributed by: CBS Studios International
How to Get Away With Murder
Produced by: ABC Studios/Shondaland Productions
Distributed by: Disney Media Distribution
Gotham
Produced by: Warner Bros Television
Distributed by: Warner Bros International Television Distribution
The Flash
Produced by: Bonanza Productions/ Berlanti Productions/ Warner Bros Television
Distributed by: Warner Bros International Television Distribution
