International video conference Mipcom has announced the nominees for this year’s Diversity TV Awards , which honors the
Diversity and integration into global scripts and reality shows.
Netflix UK teen hits Heartstopper and CBC/HBO Max gender-fluid millennial TV series Sort Of with TF1’s French drama(S)he. Contenders for Best Screenplay Representation of Race and Ethnicity include Italy’s Bangla — Rai Fiction’s series 2022, Cut Peruvian and French drama Pour toi Flora from Argentinian streamer Flixxo . Another Quebec drama, Audrey’s Back was nominated for Best Disability Representation with CBBC/BBC iPlayer Dickens Dodge and Israeli Teen Drama Excellent from Kan 11.
On the non-scripted side, SBS Australia’s Our African Roots , YouTube The original shows Race Around British , and Amazon Prime’s Unheard is a racial and ethnic nominee; LGBTQIA+ contenders, including PBS’ LA (A Queer History) , BBC Two’s Freddie Mercury : The Last Act and Atresmedia Televisión, Spain Queens To the Rescu ; nominations for Best Disability Representative include BBC One’s Ellie Simmonds: A World without Dwarfism , Speechless by RTÉ and Mediacorp Singapore We Don’t Play Dolly.
Mipcom Cannes Diversify TV Awards Known as the only awards in the TV industry, “Through in TV series and international entertainment.”
Winners of the 6th Annual Diversity Television Awards will be announced at Mipcom in October 20. 2022 Mipcom International Video Conference will be held in October 17-20.
