From a media release:
The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) is pleased to announce the 2024 Rockie Awards International Program Competition Nominees, recognizing excellence in television and digital media from around the globe. The Rockie Awards ceremony will be held in-person as well as live-streamed during this year’s Festival on Tuesday, June 11th at 5:30pm MT (4:30pm PT/ 7:30pm ET).
The Rockie Awards Grand Jury chooses the coveted Grand Jury Prize, selected from the top-scoring programs across the entire field of nominees. This year’s esteemed Grand Jury includes:
Javiera Balmaceda
Head of Originals, Latin America, CA & AU at Amazon MGM Studios
Julie Chang (above)
EVP, Business Strategy & Co-Productions at Blue Ant Media
Prentiss Fraser
President, TV Distribution at Fifth Season
Nichole T. Roberts
Head of Unscripted at Hoorae
Michael Thorn
President, Scripted Programming at FOX Entertainment
Morgan Wandell
Head of International Content Development at Apple TV+
“We’re delighted to unveil the nominees for this year’s Rockie Awards, a field that truly embodies excellence and innovation within our industry. This is the best of the best across international content. Deep appreciation goes to the esteemed members of the Grand Jury, whose discerning adjudication elevates the program immeasurably,” said Jenn Kuzmyk, Executive Director.
In addition to the Grand Jury Prize, the $25,000 Rogers Prize for Excellence in Canadian Content, awarded to the top Canadian production and the Prix Francophone for the top French language production will also be awarded as well as other special awards. In total, 30 awards will be bestowed in the category streams of Documentary & Factual, Arts & Entertainment, Children & Youth, Scripted, and Podcast, in addition to the presentation of several Rockies Gala Awards to be announced soon.
Leading nominations by company are:
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) – 22 nominations
- 20th Television – 8 nominations
- Sky – 5 nominations
Leading nominations by country are:
- USA – 51 nominations
- UK – 50 nominations
- Canada – 40 nominations
- France – 8 nominations
- Germany – 7 nominations
- Taiwan – 6 nominations
Additional countries represented in the nominations are:
- Australia
- Belgium
- India
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Spain
- The Netherlands
- Wales
FOR THE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES, PLEASE VISIT: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16zvZwg34SHW190DzBYx35AY5RGtxcRrvMGnLa_nK5VQ/edit?usp=sharing
About the Rockie Awards:
With a 45-year legacy, the Rockie Awards International Program Competition is open to genres and platforms including drama, non-fiction, digital, kids, youth and podcasts. Timed in the heart of awards voting season, the prestigious Banff World Media Festival competition recognizes excellence in global television and digital content. Entries from more than 45 countries compete each year, and winners are selected by an international industry jury of 150+ senior entertainment and media professionals.
