The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) today announced the full list of nominees for its annual Rockies Program Competition. The prestigious internationally-recognized Awards program celebrates nominees in 26 categories, spanning multiple genres including Fiction, Non-Fiction, Kids & Animation and Interactive.
The Rockies Program Competition celebrates the “best of the best” in international television and digital media content. The Rockies is the largest international program competition in the media industry and attracts over a thousand entries from more than 40 countries annually.
This year’s nominees in leading categories include:
Continuing Series
- The Big C (U.S.A.)
- Bomb Girls (Canada)
- The Following (U.S.A.)
- House of Cards (U.S.A.)
Sitcoms
- Community (U.S.A.)
- Peep Show, starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb (United Kingdom)
- Quiz Me Quick (Belgium/Netherlands)
- Seed, starring Adam Korson and Carrie-Lynn Neales (Canada)
Mini Series
- Death of a Pilgrim (Sweden)
- Hatfields and McCoy (U.S.A.)
- Man from the Equator (South Korea)
- Restless, starring Hayley Atwell and Michael Gambon (United Kingdom)
Youth Fiction Programs
- Baron Muenchhausen (Germany)
- Degrassi (Canada)
- Heartland (Canada)
- Mimoun (Netherlands)
Children’s Fiction Programs
- The Penguins of Madagascar (U.S.A.)
- The Snowman and the Snowdog (United Kingdom)
- Spongebob Squarepants (U.S.A.)
- Wolfblood (United Kingdom)
Soap Opera & Telenovelas
- 30 Vies (30 Lives) (Canada)
- Hotel Caesar (Norway)
- Princess and I (Philippines)
- Tricky Business (Brazil)
For the full nominee list: http://banffmediafestival.com/
The Rockies Program Competition serves as a reflection of the latest trends in international programming within current traditional, cross-platform and digital entertainment platforms. This year’s award winners will be announced during the Banff World Media Festival taking place in Banff, Alberta from June 9-12, 2013. The Rockies Program Competition will be hosted by television personality, writer and video blogger Shira Lazar.
For additional information about the Banff World Media Festival visit: http://www.banffmediafestival.


