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 the China-USA-Canada co-production Ghosts of the Yangtze (Up the Yangtze), produced by EyeSteelFilms and the National Film Board of Canada.
Other Canadian winners, included How the Gimquat Found Her Song, produced by Trace Pictures/Oz Media, for best children’s program; Odd Job Jack, produced by Smiley Guy Studios, for best interactive program enhancements; NFB Filmmaker in Residence, from the National Film Board of Canada, for best Internet only program; and The Border: Interactive, by White Pine Pictures with Stitch Media, for best mobile program and enhancements.
Four Wings and a Prayer, produced by Primitive Entertainment Inc. in association with Filmes a Trois, the National Film Board of Canada and NHK, won the best wildlife and natural history program prize. The production is a Canada, France and Japan co-production.
Sex and the City’s Kim Cattral picked up the NBC Universal Award of Distinction and producer Jon Plowman accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award at the awards show.
The other 2008 Banff Television Award winners were:
Best Animation Program
Charlie and Lola Series 3: I can dance like a dancer
Producer: Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd.
Country: UK
Best Arts Documentary
What Remains: Life and Work of Sally Mann (Cinemax Reel Life)
Producer: HBO Documentary Films in association with Stick Figure Productions, BBC, and Cactus Three
Country: USA
Best Comedy
Extras: Episode 9 – Daniel Radcliffe
Producer: BBC and HBO Entertainment
Country: UK, US
Best Continuing Series
Skins
Producer: Company Pictures
Country: UK
Best Environmental Program
The Human Foot Print
Producer: Touch Prods
Country: UK
Best Investigative and Current Affairs Program
Dispatches: Meeting the Taliban
Producer: October Films
Country: UK
Best Lifestyle Program and Light Information
How to Look Good Naked
Producer: Maverick
Country: UK
Best Made-for-TV Movie
Stuart, A Life Backwards
Producer: Neal Street Productions
Country: UK
Best Mini-Series
Cranford
Producer: BBC Drama Production / WGBH Boston in association with Chestermead Ltd.
Country: UK, US
Best Performance Program
Car Men
Producer: NPS/ARTE/ESKá Televize
Country: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Germany
Best Political Documentary
Iron Ladies of Liberia
Producer: Just Media in association with Gabriel Films and Independent Television Service (ITUS) and Steps International.
Country: Liberia, USA, South Africa, Denmark
Best Popular Science and Technology Program
My Brilliant Brain
Producer: Windfall Films In association with FIVE
Country: UK/USA
Best Reality Format Program
Intervention
Producer: GRB Entertainment in association with A&E Television Network
Country: USA
Best Social and Humanitarian Program
Jerusalem is Proud to Present
Producer: Bador Productions in association with Yona Production
Country: Israel
Special Jury Prize – Best Documentary
Iron Ladies of Liberia
Producer: Just Media in association with Gabriel Films and Independent Television Service (ITUS) and Steps International.
Country: Liberia, USA, South Africa, Denmark
Special Jury Prize – Feature Length Documentary
What Remains: Life and Work of Sally Mann (Cinemax Reel Life)
Producer: HBO Documentary Films in association with Stick Figure Productions, BBC, and Cactus Three
Country: USA
Special Jury Prize – Best Drama
Stuart, A Life Backwards
Producer: Neal Street Productions
Country: UK
Special Jury Prize – Best Entertainment
Extras: Episode 9 – Daniel Radcliffe
Producer: BBC and HBO Entertainment
Country: UK, US
Special Jury Prize – Best Overall
Top Gear
Producer: BBC
Country: UK
Special Jury Prize – Best Overall
51st Birch St.
Producer: Copacetic Pictures New York in Association with HBO, ZDF, and ARTE
Country: US, Germany
Best Telenovela and Serial Program
Turkish for Beginners: Season 2
Producer: Hofmann and Voges Entertaiment GmbH
Country: Germany
Best Youth Program
The Baby Borrowers on Holiday
Producer: Love Productions
Country: UK
