MIPCOM CANNES today announced the 2023 winners for the 7th MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards, the industry’s only awards to champion and promote diversity and inclusion in television internationally.
Following submissions from 27 countries, 8 winners were announced from a longlist of 24 nominees live in Cannes during the awards ceremony, which took place in the Palais des Festivals and was hosted by international journalist and anchor Femi Oke.
The 2023 Diversify TV Awards winners are:
Representation of Disability – Non-Scripted
Inside our Autistic Minds (UK) / Original Broadcaster: BBC Two / Distributor: BBC Studios / Production Company: BBC Studios
Representation of Disability – Scripted
About Antoine (Canada) / Original Broadcaster: Club illico, TVA / Distributor: Amuz Distribution / Production Company: ComediHa!
Representation of LGBTQIA+ – Scripted
Nights in Tefía (Spain) / Original Broadcaster: ATRESplayer / Distributor: Buendia Estudios Canarias / Production Companies: Buendia Estudios Canarias with the participation of Atresmedia TV
Representation of LGBTQIA+ – Non-Scripted
Lotus Sports Club (Cambodia) / Original Broadcaster: TVK National Television of Cambodia / Distributor: Dutch CORE / Production Company: Document Our History NOW and RoCK
Representation of Race and Ethnicity – Scripted
Little Bird (Canada) / Original Broadcaster: Bell Media and APTN / Distributor: Fremantle Production Companies: Rezolution Pictures, OP Little Bird
Representation of Race and Ethnicity – Non-Scripted
The Swap (Australia) / Original Broadcaster: SBS Australia / Distributor: No Distributor / Production Company: Southern Pictures
Representation of Diversity in Kids Programming – Pre-School
Reu and Harper’s Wonder World (UK) / Original Broadcaster: Channel 5 / Distributor: Channel 5 and Doc Hearts Ltd / Production Company: Doc Hearts Ltd
Representation of Diversity in Kids Programming – Older Children
Phoenix Rise (UK) / Original Broadcaster: BBC iPlayer / Distributor: Sinking Ship / Production Company: BBC Studios Kids & Family, The Behind The Scenes Impact, Deborah Williams OBE (UK) CEO, Creative Diversity Network (CDN)
