Welcome to The C21Media International Format Awards 2010 in association with FRAPA.
The C21 International Format Awards in association with FRAPA are the first to see television programming judged by the entertainment community at large, not a small panel of experts.
Winners will receive a range of prizes including marketing packages for the shows through C21Media magazines and websites.
Entries are invited from programming first broadcast between September 2009 and August 2010. Other entry criteria are detailed in the entry terms and conditions.
All entries can be made through this site during August 2010. These entries will then be reviewed by C21 and the shows that make it to the online events stage judged online by C21Media.net's community of more than 35,000 International Entertainment Executives during September. The final scores will be collected during the last week of September 2010.
Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at Mipcom in Cannes on Wednesday October 6.
Enter in any one of the following sections
Best brand generated format:
More than just a bit of product placement or brand integration, this category is about Formats that owe their existence to a Brand or advertiser which has played a crucial part in the Format's creation. The Format could be a Studio Based Gamneshow or Factual Entertainment chat show, but it was brought to television with the key input of a brand.
Best comedy format:
Comedy Format is for unscripted comedies, not sitcoms. These are comedy formats in studio or the field that might involve comedy sketches, improve, hidden camera, panels. They won't be confused with actors in sit coms but might be confused with quiz shows except, for comedies, the answers don't matter. The laughs are the thing.
Best competition reality format:
Comp Reality takes in everything from Survivor to So You Think You Can Dance. At the core, there is a winner. Participants (Celebrities or Public) are playing to win. All modern talent shows are Comp Reality.Even though a lot of the competition takes place in a studio, nowadays, nearly all have out of studio elements not least of which is public voting.
Best factual entertainment format
In our awards Factual Entertainment has a broader definition than used in Britain where Factual and Factual Entertainment mean different things. For these awards, Factual Entertainment Formats are formats, shot in the field or in studios where there is not competition but rather the exploration of a slice of life either for elucidation or for entertainment. The topics could be life or death (Deadliest Catch) or lifestyle (Cooking).
Best multi-platform format:
Multi Platform Formats at their core, must has some platform aside from television, that is integral to the show's narrative. A website, social network page or telephony that is merely a promotional vehicle for the show would not qualify. The other non TV platforms have to interact with the casting, narrative or outcome of the show to make it a significant multi platform format.
Best scripted format:
These are scripted shows (either comedy or drama) that have been formatted for territories outside their country of origin It could be the Nanny or In Treatment or Ugly Betty but wherever they come from once they go to a second territory they are eligible for our Format Award.
Best studio based gameshow format:
Studio Based Gameshows can cover everything from serious quizzes to physical studio games to cooking and dating games. At the core, they must take place in a closed studio environment and some game must be played, almost always with competition and winners.
IFA Gold Award:
This award goes to a person, company (or even format) that has had a significant effect on the Format business.
Registered users of C21Media.net can vote in The C21Media International Format Awards in association with FRAPA between July 2010 and September 2010. On September 23 the votes that are logged will be harvested. On Wednesday October 6, between 6.30pm and 8pm an awards ceremony will be held to present the winners with their awards. Companies can enter programmes at any time during the awards by clicking here. Good luck, and get voting!
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