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Best Factual Entertainment Format

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In our awards, factual entertainment has a broader definition than used in Britain where factual and factual entertainment mean different things. For these awards, factual entertainment formats are formats, shot in the field or in studios where there is not competition but rather the exploration of a slice of life either for elucidation or for entertainment. The topics could be life or death (Deadliest Catch) or lifestyle (cooking).

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The Finalists IFA 2021 - Best Factual Entertainment Format

A Real Job: Nurses From IFA 2021 - Best Factual Entertainment Format 24-03-2021

Nominated for: Best Factual Entertainment Format 2021

Produced by: De Mensen
For: VTM
Distributed by: Newen Connect

For months we have admired and cheered for our nurses, doctors and caregivers. To shine a light on these remarkable people, 5 celebrities will intern in a hospital for 30 days, working alongside these real-life superheroes.

Alene Sammen (Alone Together) From IFA 2021 - Best Factual Entertainment Format 24-03-2021

Nominated for: Best Factual Entertainment Format 2021

Produced by: Metronome Denmark
For: TV2 Play
Distributed by: Banijay Rights

Every day there’s 1.6 billion swipes on Tinder, with more than 20 million potential dates at your fingertips. But the reality is the more options we’re given, the more difficult it is to make a decision. The average time spent on a first date is 43 minutes. Is this enough time to make up your mind about a potential partner? Do you have a better shot at love if you invest more time into one person?

Surviving The Stone Age From IFA 2021 - Best Factual Entertainment Format 24-03-2021

Nominated for: Best Factual Entertainment Format 2021

Produced by: Renegade Pictures and Motion Content Group
For: Channel 4
Distributed by: Passion Distribution

Deep in one of Europe’s last remaining wildernesses, eight experts embark on an epic journey to uncover the secrets of the Stone Age. For one month, they will attempt to follow in the footsteps of our Stone Age ancestors and survive as a tribe.

The Great British Dig: History in your Back Garden From IFA 2021 - Best Factual Entertainment Format 24-03-2021

Nominated for: Best Factual Entertainment Format 2021

Produced by: Strawberry Blond TV
For: More4
Distributed by: Hat Trick International

The alternative archaeology format that helps everyday people uncover the amazing history buried in the most ordinary of places. This format eschews stately homes and castles, instead recruiting heartland communities to hunt down amazing archaeology in the most ordinary of locations - their very own backyards.

The Opposites From IFA 2021 - Best Factual Entertainment Format 24-03-2021

Nominated for: Best Factual Entertainment Format 2021

Produced by: BlazHoffski Productions BV/Rob & Joep Productions
For: NTR/NPO1
Distributed by: BlazHoffski Productions BV/Warner Bros

In the popular scientific format, two opposing groups of people are scientifically compared with each other. The hosts, two scientists that are comedians as well, try to gain a better understanding of how they differ and what they have in common while they're putting the opposing groups through different tests. The hosts are assisted by a professor in psychology and the tests will help answer questions like: Do millennials give more stamina than their own parents?

The Write Offs From IFA 2021 - Best Factual Entertainment Format 24-03-2021

Nominated for: Best Factual Entertainment Format 2021

Produced by: Shine TV
For: Channel 4
Distributed by: Banijay Rights

Imagine not being able to read a text message, the destination of a train, or use the internet. Over eight million people in Britain wake up to that reality every day.

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All3 Media: Eating with the Enemy From IFA 2021 - Best Factual Entertainment Format 25-03-2021

When was the last time you had a face-to-face conversation with someone you have distinctly opposed views to? Most of us would never dream of saying what seems acceptable online to someone’s face. In this six-part social experiment series, strangers with extreme opposite views are paired together for a meal to see whether they can find any common ground when engaged in a real-life conversation. In an increasingly polarised world, can they find common ground with their perceived enemies? Do they have more in common than they think?

BBC Studios: Lose Weight Like Me From IFA 2021 - Best Factual Entertainment Format 26-03-2021

This inspirational and entertaining weight loss format, packed with reveals, challenges two dieters to lose weight like one of four ‘weight-loss heroes’ – members of the public who’ve lost up to 200lbs. Each of the heroes is hidden behind a giant picture of their larger former selves. To meet them, the dieters must agree to follow their weight-loss plan. Prepare to be shocked when the heroes are revealed. But can they inspire the dieters to lose big? After two months, we discover the results of their emotional and uplifting weight-loss journey.

Media Ranch: True Sex From IFA 2021 - Best Factual Entertainment Format 25-03-2021

The format features everyday people confessing their most exciting, passionate, funny or romantic real life sexual encounters. Each episode will feature three intimate stories retold through compelling personal testimony of the participants and dramatic reconstruction tastefully illustrated by actors. The episodic themes explore a wide range of topics celebrating sexuality.

Red Arrow Studios International: The Restaurant that Makes Mistakes From IFA 2021 - Best Factual Entertainment Format 29-03-2021

Innovative format that sees 14 people with dementia tasked with running a professional restaurant. In this extraordinary social experiment, a group of people all living with dementia, spanning different ages and at various stages of the disease, are tasked with helping run a restaurant led by a successful chef. Poignant, informative and uplifting, the format challenges perceptions about dementia, and reveals the impact work has on a person’s sense of identity and purpose.