RX France (formerly Reed MIDEM) has announced the winners of the 6th MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards, which celebrate, champion, and promote diversity and inclusion through exemplary representation in TV series and entertainment programs across the globe. This year, a record 190 submissions were received from 27 countries. Ten winners were awarded during a ceremony held on the penultimate day of the 38th International Co-Production & Entertainment Content Market in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals by international anchor and diversity advocate Femi Oke.
The nominations were reached by a Short List Jury composed of professionals committed to diversity and inclusion, the winners chosen by a Final Round Jury made up of leading advocacy organizations and specialized publications that campaign for equality and inclusion, including The Anne Frank Trust, APF France handicap, Fondation Mozaïk, GADIM, GLAAD, the Minority Rights Group, ODA, SCOPE, and Stonewall. The awards are organized in collaboration with founding partner DiversifyTV, and in association with founding Presenting Partner A+E Networks, Presenting Partner Netflix, and returning Awards Partners Telefilm Canada, Canada Media Fund, and All3Media International and D.I.M.E.S., among other supporting partner companies and organizations.
Winners included Radio-Canada’s Pour toi Flora (Attraction Distribution) for “Representation of Race and Ethnicity-Scripted” and SBS Australia’s Our African Roots (Abacus Media Rights) for “Representation of Race and Ethnicity-Non-Scripted.”
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