FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said she hopes the outcome of today’s elections will help break the longstanding 2-2 tie on the regulatory commission, but she also defended the body’s deadlocked body’s record during her leadership.
20.10.2022 - 10:27 / variety.com
Liza Foreman CANNES — Taking place in the Grand Auditorium in Cannes, the crowd that arrived to cheerlead winners at Mipcom’s Cannes TV Diversify Awards, was compact but buoyant as winners took to the stage. Some of the TV industry’s only awards to celebrate diversity and inclusion, a record 190 submissions were received this year from 27 countries. Hosted by the international anchor and diversity advocate, Femi Oke, the Awards saw 10 winners announced on Wednesday night with many present to receive awards. Canada proved the biggest prize winners, accounting for three awards.
“All the winners today have been recognised not only by their peers, but by specialists and advocacy groups in the diversity and inclusion area, an extraordinary and meaningful accolade that also stands as an example of what’s possible in TV,” said Lucy Smith, director of Mipcom Cannes and MipJunior.
For the category Representation of Race and Ethnicity (Scripted), the award went to “Pour toi Flora,” about the trauma of a brother and sister separated from their parents. Broadcast by Radio-Canada, the title is distributed by Attraction Distribution and produced by Nish Media. The prize for Representation of Race and Ethnicity (Non-Scripted) was nabbed by the Chemical Media-produced “Our African Roots.” Broadcast by SBS Australia and sold by Abacus Media Rights, the documentary sees African Australian author-journalist Santilla Chingaipe exploring Australia’s ignored Black African history. CBC/HBO Max sitcom “Sort Of,” which walked off with the LGBTQIA+ (Scripted) trophy, sees a gender fluid Millennial juggling multiple identities, from hot bartender at an LGBTQ bar to bring the youngest in a large Pakistani family. Sphere Media Toronto (formerly
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said she hopes the outcome of today’s elections will help break the longstanding 2-2 tie on the regulatory commission, but she also defended the body’s deadlocked body’s record during her leadership.
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unapologetically tweeted, might have contributed to straight audiences bypassing the film. For Eichner, it made sense to cast the film with actors from the LGBTQ+ community.
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