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White Light/Black Rain shines bright at Banff Awards

BANFF – White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a production from HBO Documentary Films and Farallon Films, picked up the Grand Prize and two other awards on Monday night at the 29th Banff World Television Awards. The documentary was also given the NHK award for best Asian program, and the best history and biography program award. The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic, produced by Bird Plane Productions Inc. and Proper Television Inc., for the Discovery Channel got the nod as the best Canadian show. A second award for best Canadian program went to...