22nd May 2017
Creative Diversity Awards 2017: shortlist announced
The Creative Diversity Network (CDN) today revealed the shortlist for its 2017 awards. The awards reward outstanding quality, creativity and diversity in television that represents all aspects of British society. They are designed to acknowledge outstanding work both on and off-screen and serve to showcase exciting talent.
This year’s categories include Outstanding Programme in each of the Drama, Comedy, Entertainment, Factual and News and Current Affairs genres. The shortlisted entries were all chosen for demonstrating content that challenges stereotypes and is thought provoking, offering a chance for under-represented groups to tell their own stories.
The second set of awards is dedicated to Change Makers. The individuals, channels and companies were shortlisted for widening the understanding of diversity and championing culture change across the television industry - on and off screen.
Deborah Williams, CDN Executive Director said TBC: “The judges had a hard job shortlisting for our 2017 awards from a wealth of entries across broadcasters and online platforms. I’m particularly pleased to see the full breadth of Britain’s diversity reflected amongst the shortlisted programmes and individuals we’re announcing today. Television has a unique role in changing the way the country thinks about diversity and all those shortlisted have played a part helping create that change.” There will also be an award for Outstanding Contribution this year, which will be announced alongside all the other winners on 12th June
The Outstanding Programme shortlist is:
Comedy Chewing Gum (Retort for E4) Maltesers: New Boyfriend (Mars/AMV BBDO for Channel 4) Off Their Rockers (CPL Productions for ITV) The Coopers Vs The Rest (BBC Studios for BBC 2) The Go Home Office (Rumpus Media for BBC 3)
Drama Banana (Red Productions for E4) Damilola, Our Loved Boy (Minnow Films for BBC 1) Humans (Kudos for Channel 4) NW (Mammoth Screen for BBC 1) Undercover (BBC Studios for BBC 1)
Entertainment Sorry, I didn’t Know (Tri-Force for ITV2) The Dengineers (BBC Children’s for CBBC) The Last Leg: Live From Rio (Open Mike Productions for Channel 4)
The Let’s Go Club (BBC Children’s for CBeebies) The One Show (BBC Studios for BBC 1)
Factual Born in the Wrong Body (Firecracker Films for Channel 4) Kids On The Edge (Century Films for Channel 4) Life and Deaf (Flashing Lights for BBC 4) Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Sunset+Vine for Channel 4) Young, Gifted and Classical (Outline Productions for BBC 4)
News or Current Affairs ITV News Central (ITV News) Jihad: A British Story (Fuuse for ITV) No Go Britain (ITN for Channel 4 News) Unreported World. Mission Critical: Afghanistan (Quicksilver Media for Channel 4) Will Britain Ever Have a Black Prime Minister? (BBC Current Affairs for BBC 2)
The Changemakers shortlist is:
Production company of the year BBC Children’s In-House Production Betty Flashing Lights Media Fuuse Sunset+Vine
Author/Creative Asten Holmes Elliott (Writer/Director, They, BBC The Social) Levi David Addai (Writer, Damilola, Our Lost Boy, Minnow Films for BBC 1) Michaela Coel (Writer, Chewing Gum, Retort for E4) Russell T Davies (Writer, Cucumber, Banana, Tofu, Red Productions for Channel 4) Vinay Patel (Writer, Murdered By My Father, BBC Studios for BBC 3)
Commissioner or Channel Of The Year CBBC BBC 3 Channel 4 Fatima Salaria (BBC) Llion Iwan (S4C)
Diversity Champion Asha Atalla (Roughcut) BBC Writersroom Damian Kavanagh (BBC 3) Matt Scarff (ITV) Michaela Coel (Retort)
On Screen Talent Fatima Manji (ITN/Channel 4 News) Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum, Retort for E4)
Rio Paralympics 2016, Daytime Presenters (Sunset+Vine for Channel 4) Ruth Madeley (Don’t Take My Baby, BBC Studios for BBC 3) Victor Lockhart (BBC Scotland)
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For more information, contact Mark Ogle at OH Communications: [email protected]; t: +44 (0) 7789981561 The Creative Diversity Network (CDN) exists to inspire, encourage and support the UK television industry to expand diversity and inclusion. It is a UK television industry body, largely paid for by its members who are: BAFTA, BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5/Viacom, Creative Skillset, Pact, ITN, ITV, Media Trust, S4C, Sky and Turner Broadcasting.