TV Masterpieces Awarded at the VENICE TV AWARD 2018

VENICE, Italy, September 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Three weeks after the Film Festival, international Jurors met in Venice for the VENICE TV AWARD, supported by egta, ACT (Association of Commercial TV), IMZ (International Music + Media Centre). Celebrating the masterpieces of TV.

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Outstanding works were rewarded from United Kingdom, Germany, India, France, USA, Singapore, Sweden, Italy, Ireland, Czech Republic, Spain, Austria, Lithuania, New Zealand, Croatia, Taiwan, Australia, Norway, Belgium, The Netherlands, South Africa.

The leading countries were United Kingdom and Germany, each with 2 Gold Trophies. United Kingdom won in Documentary with Mosul (Channel4/Mongoose Production) and in Light Entertainment - Cruising with Jane McDonald (Channel 5). German Winners were 4Blocks in TV Series (TNT Series) and Summer of '44 - The Lost Generation in Best TV Movie (ARD) produced by Zieglerfilm.

The jury evaluated programmes from around the world in the categories Performing Arts, Documentary, Light Entertainment, Program Promotion, Branded Entertainment, Sport, Children/Youth, Comedy, Reality TV, Technical High Quality, Cross-Platform, New Talent, TV Series, TV Film.

The award is seen as a statement that the TV Industry remains active and successful in today's social media based society. In a changing Media-Landscape TV still very effective and a cornerstone of peoples lives and democracy.

Among the jurors Malin Häger, TV 4 Sweden, President of egta; Nicola Caligiore, Rai, Vice-Chairman of the TV Committee, European Broadcasting Union; Anke Greifeneder, Director Original Productions, Turner CEE; Rohit Gupta, President, Sony Pictures Network India; André Takada, Vice President Creative Services Fox Network; Igor Tavares, Producer TV Globo Brazil; Barbara Aparo, Art Director, Fashion TV; Ute Biernat, CEO UFA Germany Show and Factual; Sapangeet Rajwant Senior Vice President, Viacom18 Media; Lothaire Burg, Creative Director, ARTE; Nayo Titzin, Producer, Director, Artistic Director, Master of Art Film Festival.

Full List of Gold Winners

DOCUMENTARY
Mosul - FRONTLINE, PBS, Channel 4, United States/United Kingdom - Production: Mongoose Pictures

PERFORMING ARTS
Carmen - France Televisions, France - Production: Wahoo Production

LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
Cruising with Jane McDonald, Channel 5, United Kingdom - Production: Elephant House Studios

CHILDREN/YOUTH
ZombieLars - NRK Super, Norway - Production: Tordenfilm

REALITY TV
Employable Me - Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia - Production: Northern Pictures

CROSS-PLATFORM
Bigg Boss 11 - Colors, India - Production: Viacom18 Media

BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT
Route Awakening Season3 - National Geographic Asia, Singapore - Production: Sitting In Pictures

SPORT
Rainbow Warriors - SVT Sweden

PROGRAM PROMOTION
PRIMA Krimi Brand Identity - PRIMA TV, Czech Republic - Production: Department for TV PRIMA

TECHNICAL HIGH QUALITY
TV's AR tactical analysis of FIFA World Cup 2018 - Nova TV, Croatia

COMEDY
De Luizenmoeder - AVROTROS / NPO3, Netherlands - Production: Bing Film & TV BV

BEST SERIES
4 Blocks - TNT Serie, Germany - Production: Wiedemann & Berg

BEST TV MOVIE
Summer of '44 - The Lost Generation - ARD, Germany - Production: Zieglerfilm Baden Baden

BEST TALENT
Wave - Ireland  - Production: Assembly

Please visit the website venicetvaward.com for the full list of winners.