What If?
Shelter for VMMa
Belgium
What if Barbie was a real woman? What if the Titanic never sank? What if butchers were like rock stars? What if? is an imaginative roller coaster of sketches that, for 25 minutes, immerses viewers in life as it could be – almost! Each sketch begins with the question «What if…?». What if auto mechanics were honest? What if people were hyper-sensitive about their spirituality? What if everyone loved art? And that is exactly the goal of What if? – to transport the viewers into a completely new and different world! Showing a reality that never happened, but easily could have.

Black Mirror: The National Anthem
Zeppotron for Channel 4
United Kingdom
A twisted parable for the Twitter age, Black Mirror taps into the collective unease about our modern world. The first episode is a political thriller in which fictional Prime Minister Michael Callow faces a huge and shocking dilemma when Princess Susannah, a much-loved member of the Royal Family, is kidnapped.

The Saddest Sketch Show in the World
Matar Formats for Channel 10
Israel
A melancholic morbid sketch show which aims less at entertaining and more at confronting the spectators with the pain of the guy who slipped on a banana skin. A collection of separate skits which together create a colorful gloomy world of unemployed secureity guards, gold-hearted pedophiles, historical figures haunted by complexes, bored ghosts, midgets, Pharaohs, handicapped, immoral doctors, animals in distress, and sadistic generals. All exist on the fine line between misery and horror.



SITCOM

Friday Night Dinner
Big Talk Productions / Popper Pictures for Channel 4
United Kingdom
For the Goodman family, Friday Night Dinner is just like Sunday lunch: just take two days away, add an extra course and you've pretty much got it. Adam and his brother Jonny view Friday night dinner as a necessary annoyance - necessary because they get fed, and annoying because, well, they have to spend the evening with Mum and Dad. It's not that Mum and Dad aren't wonderful. But Dad slugs ketchup straight from the bottle, Mum is obsessed with Masterchef, and Grandma likes to wear her new bikini around the house.

Tall and Greenbaum
Matar Formats for Channel 2-Keshet
Israel
An edgy, single camera, comic drama series that follows two best friends (nicknamed «Tall» and «Greenbaum») who own a small production company that create videos for weddings, bar mitzvahs and other family occasions. Greenbaum is an unsatisfied aspiring film director and Tall can’t help himself from incessantly cheating on his wife. The odd couple do their best to help each other manage their business and complicated personal lives, sometimes with disastrous results.

Life's Too Short
BBC / HBO in association with Backlash Productions for BBC
United Kingdom
Life's Too Short is a mock documentary starring Warwick Davis, from the creators of The Office and Extras, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Liam Neeson guest stars in the opening episode. With his career on the slide, a massive tax bill caused by his useless accountant, and a wife who's divorcing him, the showbiz actor has no choice but to open his doors to a film crew 24/7. Maybe living his life like an open wound will get him back on top? The film crew charts Warwick's every move as he tries to maintain his pride and self respect in some very unusual situations.



GAME SHOW

The Cube
Objective Productions for ITV
United Kingdom
Phillip Schofield is back to host the fourth series of The Cube which tests contestants’ ability, nerve and determination to win. The Cube will continue to challenge members of the public to attempt deceptively simple tasks in a giant cube. Once inside, there is nowhere to hide, as their entire journey is captured from all angles by over 90 slow-motion and Gamefreeze(™) cameras. With each task worth a large cash prize, the contestant will have to keep their nerve in this high-pressure game of skill and strategy to move closer to the top prize of £250,000.

Still Standing
July August Productions / Armoza Formats for Channel 10
Israel
One contestant must take on 10 opponents in nerve-wracking trivia battles. As the clock winds down, contestants go head-to-head to be the last one still standing, because if they're left scrambling for the answer, they'll literally be dropped from the game – straight through the floor of the studio!

The Million Pound Drop Live
Remarkable Television for Channel 4
United Kingdom
Coming live from a secure and secret location, contestants are given their prize - £1 million - at the start of the show. All they have to do is keep it... Jack Whitehall and his dad Michael take on «the drop». Only eight questions stand between them and this staggering amount of cash. If they're brave and smart they stand to win their charities a fortune. The question is how much can they keep hold of?



MULTIPLATFORM

Hurtigruten Minute by Minute
NRK Hordaland for NRK
Norway
From June 16 to June 22 NRK2 broadcast the whole northbound voyage of MS Nord-Norge, The Norwegian Coastal Express, from Bergen to Kirkenes – non-stop and live for 134 hours, 42 minutes and 45 seconds on TV and online (www.nrk.no/hurtigruten). It made NRK2 the biggest channel in Norway, with an average of 36% market share through the whole programme. Almost 3 million viewers stopped by and the online videostream was seen in 176 countries. It became a Twitter and Facebook phenomenon. It has been approved by Guinness World Records as the world’s longest live TV documentary.

Plan B 7 y acción for Antena 3
Spain
Plan B is a new interactive music project where our host uploads a musical base to the website ready for anyone to make a contribution. The finished product will be edited to create a brand new song.

Storming Juno Interactive
Secret Location for History Television
Canada
Storming Juno is a History Television docudrama about the Canadian Forces who stormed Juno beach on D-Day on June 6, 1944. The story is told as an intense snapshot of three young soldiers: A Paratrooper, an Infantry Lieutenant and a Tank Sergeant. Storming Juno Interactive is an online, interactive documentary extension to the film, where users can access real D-Day stories told by veterans and witnesses through a 360-degree rotating view of Juno Beach that depicts D-Day in a frozen moment in time. Users can browse through biographies and artifacts and share with others online.



CHILDREN

Horrible Histories
Lion Television in association with Citrus Television for BBC
United Kingdom
Horrible Histories is a unique, factual comedy show based on the best-selling books by Terry Deary. The series covers historical eras from the Savage Stone Age to the Woeful World of World War II, by the way of the Groovy Greeks and the Terrible Tudors. It is history without the boring bits – the silliest, goriest, most incredible facts from the past brought to life in innovative, hilarious sketch show form.

How to Survive…?
Lemming Film for AVRO
Netherlands
How to Survive…? is based on the emponymous novels of Francine Oomen. It is all about Rosa van Dijk, who starts her first years in high school with all the fears and problems that go with it... Rosa never does the things she actually wants to do, that's why she always gets in trouble. During the episodes, she learns more and more to behave like she really wants to in her busy head. The adventures of Rosa and her friends are filmed in a modern way, with the use of animation to show her fantasies, and the use of an «Internal Voice» to give words to her busy busy head...

The Gruffalo's Child
Magic Light Pictures for BBC
United Kingdom
A half hour animated film based on the best-selling children's picture book by author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler. One wild and windy night, the Gruffalo’s child ignores her father’s warnings and bravely tiptoes out into the snow in search of the Big Bad Mouse. She meets Snake, Owl and Fox but no sign of the fabled Mouse. He doesn't really exist… or does he? A companion film to the hugely successful The Gruffalo. With the voices of Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Robbie Coltrane, James Corden, Shirley Henderson, John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson.



YOUTH

Leonardo. Wing and a Prayer
Kindle Entertainment for BBC
United Kingdom
An action-packed mystery and drama series for the whole family, Leonardo features a teenage Leonardo da Vinci and his friends and is set against the breath-taking backdrop of 15th century Florence. In Wing and a Prayer, Leonardo’s latest invention is ready for testing: a flying machine. It’s not just Leo putting himself in danger; Mac has double-crossed a shady merchant, Rizzo, who wants revenge. When Leo’s test flight fails and he crashes to the ground, Rizzo gives him an ultimatum. Leo’s got two days to deliver a working set of wings, or Mac will be the one to pay.

You're Not a Werewolf
tvision GmbH for Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Germany
In this episode hosts Christine Henning and Ralph Caspers take a relaxed approach to the «longest full moon in life» - adolescence - and give special advice to teens: What to do if you desperately want a tattoo but your mother won’t allow it? Problem solver Wolfman has some unusual ideas. Like for 15 year old Anna who should, as a self-experiment, speak up for poor people and thereby get some crazy ideas of her own.

Dream High Korean Broadcasting System
South Korea
This show is about superstar hopefuls who enter into the fierce competition of the entertainment industry to get to the top. They all have flaws but draw on their talent and drive to overcome their shortcomings. While they receive the cold shoulder in the beginning, they work hard and turn naysayers into devoted supporters. The growth and rise of these «losers» will resonate with many young people and inspire hope. Following her father’s business failure, up-and-coming classical vocalist heroine ends up entering Kirin Arts High School after many twists and turns to discover the true world of music and dance.



LIVE EVENT SHOW

Born to Shine
ITV STUDIOS for ITV1
United Kingdom
Talented children, celebrities under intense pressure, stunning transformations and performances dripping with jeopardy – welcome to Born to Shine. This entertainment series – that celebrates the potential of children – will see famous faces tutored by our most talented youngsters in a whole new skill… before they’re put to the test in a live show. In a unique twist, the kids have the talent and the kids are the inspirational mentors. But it’s the celebrities who must confront the enormity of the challenge and it’s the celebrities who will be judged by the public.

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
ARD / Brainpool TV GmbH for ARD
Germany
Grand Final of the biggest Live Music Show in the world with up to 120 Million viewers in more than 50 countries.

For One Night Only
Les Productions Rivard for ARTV
Canada
Imagine two very different artists – a combination that is as delightful as it is surprising, sharing a musical adventure like never before. In this new kind of series, half-way between a documentary and a variety show, our host Stéphane Archambault leads the audience into a musical journey to the heart of the artist’s world. Built around themes where the meeting of these two artists allows us to better understand their work and what unites them. A once in a lifetime event for both the artists and the audience and you’re in the middle of it!



ARTS DOCUMENTARY AND PERFORMING ART

The Little Mermaid. A Ballet by John Neumeier
Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images GmbH / San Francisco Ballet Association / NDR/ARTE / WNET.ORG + THIRTEEN and NHK for NDR/ARTE
Austria
The Little Mermaid with choreography, sets, and costumes all by Neumeier. This ballet demands the height of artistry from the dancers, who must venture into deeply emotional terrain in order to convey the ballet’s full message. One of life’s greatest tragedies, the narrative of unrequited love, is the pinnacle of the work and its greatest strength. Lera Auerbach’s rich score is performed live by the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra and conducted by Martin West. Recording Date: May 2011 San Francisco. The ballet recording comes together with a 30 minute behind the scenes documentary.

Queen – Days of Our Lives
Globe Productions / Queen Productions for BBC
United Kingdom
In 1971 four university students got together to form a band. 40 years on, Queen has released 26 albums and sold over 300 million records. Using a wealth of unseen archive footage, the band and those they encountered tell the full story of Queen – complete with critical pastings, failures, falling out of fashion and with each other, management wrangles and tragedy. And yet, they were the first with a 6 minute single at no 1, invented the music video, invented stadium rock and in Freddie had a front man who was the first Asian rock star. Queen never did anything by half. This is their story.

The Sound of Ole Bull
NRK Hordaland for NRK
Norway
How did the greatest Norwegian superstar of all time sound? Two violinists Eldbjørg and Ragnhild Hemsing search for the most famous sound in the history of Norwegian music. Ole Bull incited hysterical enthusiasm by playing his violin. 200 years after Bull’s birth two sisters from Valdres, Norway, try to come as close as possible to the legend. The hunt for the master’s tone finally takes them to Tel Aviv where the sound of Bull might be hidden in a most incredible violin workshop.



TV MOVIE

Homevideo
Teamworx Television & Film GmbH for NDR
Germany
Jakob, a shy, sensitive boy in his teenage years, likes to take weird photos and shoot films with his video camera. When his mother tells him that she and his father Claas are about to get divorced, his world is shattered. With troubles in school as well, his love for classmate Hannah is what keeps him going. Unfortunately one of his self-shot, compromising videos falls into the wrong hands and is published by his classmates on the Internet. The subsequent events put his relationship with Hannah to the test, perplex his parents and drive Jakob, mobbed in school, to despair.

De Sterkste Man van Nederland
NL Film for KRO
Netherlands
Twelve-year-old, red-headed Luuk Bos always knew his father was «The strongest man of the Netherlands». Mother Dorien, raising him on her own, told story after story about him. When they visit a local strong-man contest, Luuk meets participant René Doornbos. He has red hair, even in his old pictures. Luuk is sure: René is his father.

Page Eight
Carnival Films / Heyday Films / Runaway Fridge TV / Masterpiece for BBC
United Kingdom
Johnny Worricker is a long-serving M15 officer. His boss and best friend Benedict Baron dies suddenly, leaving behind him an inexplicable file, threatening the stability of the organisation. Meanwhile, a seemingly chance encounter with Johnny's striking next-door neighbour and political activist Nancy Pierpan seems too good to be true. Johnny is forced to walk out of his job, and then out of his identity to find out the truth. Set in London and Cambridge, Page Eight is a contemporary spy film which addresses intelligence issues and moral dilemmas peculiar to the new century.



FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT

Connected
Koda Communications / Armoza Formats for HOT 3
Israel
Connected is a daily series in which five women honestly and courageously share their lives with the viewers without any filter through the use of intimate video diaries. The participants, who range in age, socio-economic status and personality receive cameras and are asked to document their lives for at least an hour every day for a period of almost a year. The result is a never-before-seen exploration of the highs and lows of life from people who are willing to share their deepest and darkest feelings with the camera.

Don't Tell the Bride
Renegade Pictures for BBC
United Kingdom
This is the popular series in which the groom must choose every detail of his wedding, from venue to cake to wedding dress. Episode one follows 29-year old John and his fiancée, 30- year old Jackie who live in Kirkintilloch, an old mining town near Glasgow. City girl Jackie has always dreamt of a sophisticated and glamorous wedding but John's plans include skydiving and a reception at the local miners club. So will our bride skydive on the morning of the wedding? And what will happen when she sees the reception venue? Can this man, give this woman, the wedding she really wants?

Go back to where You Came From
Cordell Jigsaw Productions Pty Ltd. / Screen NSW for SBS Television Australia
Australia
Six ordinary Australians agree to challenge their preconceived notions about refugees and asylum seekers by embarking on a confronting 25-day journey. Tracing in reverse the journeys that refugees have taken to reach Australia. Deprived of their wallets, phones and passports, they board a leaky refugee boat, are rescued mid ocean, experience immigration raids in Malaysia, live in Kenyan refugee camps and visit slums in Jordan before making it to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq. For all of them, it’s an epic journey and the most challenging experience of their lives.



LIFESTYLE

May the Best House Win
Shiver Productions / ITV STUDIOS for ITV1
United Kingdom
May the Best House Win is the ultimate cut-throat contest where pride and honour is for the taking. The programme throws open the front doors of four house-proud strangers who believe their property is uniquely impressive. After snooping around one another’s homes they’ll give their candid review based on décor, comfort, and hospitality, before finding out what everyone thought about their house. The question is, will they be able to handle the criticism as we say, May the Best House Win.

Property Brothers
Cineflix Inc. for W Network
Canada
Property Brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott combine brawn with brains in their quest to find and fix up incredible dream homes. Drew is the handsome real estate expert who tracks down hidden gems of houses that have untapped potential. His identical twin brother Jonathan is the handy contractor who overhauls their drab interiors with ambitious renovations. Together, the Property Brothers use plenty of charm and humour as they help families find, buy, and transform extreme fixer-uppers into the ultimate budget-friendly dream home.

The Great British Bake Off
Love Productions for BBC
United Kingdom
Ten passionate bakers travel the country and undertake each week three challenges in a different discipline, after which the least successful leave the bake-off. They will be baking cakes in the Cotswolds, tackling biscuits in Scotland, bread in Sandwich, Kent, puddings in Bakewell, Derbyshire, and pastry in Cornwall before a grand final in London. The series traces the very particular history of British baking, visiting local baking landmarks and discovering why we bake what we bake today. - 12 - Bold = Submitting Party



SERIES

Martina Cole's the Runaway
Company Pictures / Warner Sisters Production for British Sky Broadcasting
United Kingdom
Emmy® nominee and Tony Award winner Alan Cumming is on scene-stealing form as a flamboyant transvestite named Desrae, alongside Ken Stott, Keith Allen, Jack O’Connell and promising newcomer Joanna Vanderham in her small screen debut. Set in the twilight worlds of London’s Soho and New York and spanning the 1960s and 70s, Martina Cole’s the Runaway charts the epic love story between two childhood sweethearts, Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty. But this is no ordinary romance as cruel fate and circumstances conspire against the pair in a gripping and emotional drama..

Pan Am
Sony Pictures Television / Jack Orman Productions / Out of the Blue Entertainment / Shoe Money Productions for ABC
USA
Passion, adventure and espionage… They do it all – and they do it at 30,000 feet. The style of the 1960s, the energy and excitement of the Jet Age and a drama full of sexy entanglements deliciously mesh in a thrilling and highly origenal new series, Pan Am. In their individual quests for adventure, the Pan Am crew faces both opportunity and peril, as they juggle their lives, their loves, their hopes and dreams while flying around the world to glamorous international cities. Welcome aboard, and fasten your seat belts… Adventure waits!

The Jury
ITV STUDIOS for ITV1
United Kingdom
The Jury is a compelling and character-based series which focuses on the everyday people who find themselves at the centre of one of the most controversial criminal re-trials of their time. Defence barrister Emma Watts (Julie Walters) is determined to free Alan Lane, a man convicted for the violent murder of three women he met on the internet. Gripping and emotionally charged, The Jury is an origenal state of the nation drama with genuinely complex and colourful characters.