Rockie Awards Program Competition
The Rockie Awards is BANFF’s flagship program celebrating excellence in television and digital content from around the world. Hundreds of television and digital programs compete for a coveted Rockie Award, presented at a ceremony each year at BANFF. With participation from more than 40 countries annually, including an international industry jury of over 100 professionals working in entertainment and media, the Rockie Awards is one of the world’s largest program competitions of its kind.
Rockie Awards Program Competition
GRAND JURY PRIZE
Big Little Lies
HBO / David E. Kelley Productions / Pacific Standard / Blossom Films
USA
ROGERS PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN CANADIAN CONTENT
Travelers
Peacock Alley Entertainment / Corus Entertainment
Canada
FRANCOPHONE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Enterre-moi, mon Amour / Bury me, my Love
ARTE France / The Pixel Hunt / Figs
France
DOCUMENTARY & FACTUAL
Crime & Investigative Program
Storyville- Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web
Raw TV / Vice / A&E / BBC Four
UK
Digital Non-Fiction Series
Manufactured Orphans
MCN International Pte Ltd / Channel NewsAsia
Singapore
Environmental & Wildlife Program
Mosquito
Discovery Channel / Yap Films
USA
History & Biography Program
Residente
Story House Entertainment
USA
Science & Technology Program
The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital
BBC Two / Raw TV
UK
Social & Current Affairs Program
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman
National Geographic / Revelations Entertainment
USA
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Animation Program: Other
Dear Basketball
Glen Keane Productions / Granity Studios / Believe Entertainment Group
USA
Interactive Content
Bury me, my Love
ARTE France / The Pixel Hunt / Figs
France
Lifestyle Program
Employable Me
Employable Me Productions Inc / Accessible Media Inc
Canada
Music, Performance, Arts & Variety Program
Rodin: divino # inferno
ARTE France / Les Bons Clients / ARTE and RMN – Grand Palais
France
Still Standing
Frantic Films / CBC
Canada
Reality Program
Undercover High
A&E / Lucky 8 TV / Learning Tree Productions
USA
CHILDREN & YOUTH
Animation Program
The Loud House
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
USA
Fiction Series
Grandpa's Great Escape
Happy Bert Ltd / BBC One
UK
Interactive Content
www.opieshome.tv
marblemedia / TVOKids
Canada
Non-Fiction Series
Giver
Sinking Ship Entertainment
Canada
Preschool Program
Sesame Street
Sesame Workshop / HBO
USA
SCRIPTED
Digital Fiction Series
The 5th Quarter
Verizon / OBB Pictures / Kids at Play
USA
Melodrama
The Good Doctor
Sony Pictures Television
USA
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Action Series
Travelers
Peacock Alley Entertainment / Corus Entertainment
Canada
Television Miniseries
Big Little Lies
HBO / David E. Kelley Productions / Pacific Standard / Blossom Films
USA
Television Movie
The Child in Time
Pinewood Television / SunnyMarch TV / Masterpiece / BBC One
UK
Comedy Series: Non-English Language
Freefall/Lâcher prise
Encore Télévision - Distribution Inc
Canada
Comedy Series: English Language
black-ish
Disney|ABC / ABC Studios
USA
Drama Series: Non-English Language
Hokuto: The Conversion of a Killer
WOWOW Inc / Toei Movie Studios
Japan
Drama Series: English Language
Peaky Blinders
BBC / Caryn Manabach Productions / Tiger Aspect Productions / BBC Two
UK
2018 Gala Honorees
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Jeremy Podeswa
INNOVATIVE PRODUCER AWARD
New Metric Media
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER IMPACT AWARD
The Good Doctor
A&E INCLUSION AWARD
Elizabeth Vargas
CANADIAN AWARD OF DISTINCTION
Sheila Hockin
SHOWRUNNER OF THE YEAR
Moira Walley-Beckett
PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
This Is Us
SIR PETER USTINOV COMEDY AWARD
Sean Hayes
COMPANY OF DISTINCTION
NBCUniversal