More than 170 leading executives have started judging in the inaugural Rose d’Or Latinos Awards, with the finalists to be announced on 11 December and an Awards Gala Ceremony to take place on the evening of Tuesday, 23 January during Content Americas in Miami. “This first Rose d’Or Latinos is set to be a celebration of an amazingly creative community, with shows from the Latin American, US Hispanic, Spanish and Portuguese markets competing for Gold," Chairman of this year’s awards, Marcos Santana, said. "We are delighted by the number of programs entered and so impressed with the quality and diversity of the programming on offer in the market. Deciding on the winners will be very difficult."
Nearly 300 entries were received across 11 categories, with representation from all major producers, platforms and channels across LatAm, US Hispanic, Spain and Portugal. A month of intense judging will now take place, with the finalists announced on 11December. The awards are related to the Rose d’Or Awards, which have been celebrating the best in international programming since 1961. “We are proud to have assembled an amazing 170+ strong jury, made up of the most influential executives in the sector," Santana said. "They now have a month to decide on the winners. I would like to add my personal thanks to everyone involved. I am looking forward to coming together with the whole community for a fantastic gala celebration during Content Americas.”
The factual Entertainment and Reality section includes "Justice in Jail by "Woestijnvis NV/Primitives/Play4 in Belgium, "Married at First Sight UK" byCPL Productions/Red Arrow Studios International/E4/Channel 4/UK, "My Mum, Your Dad" by Lifted Entertainment, part of ITV Studios Ltd/ITV Global Partnerships/ITV1 in the UK, "The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning" by Paper Kite Productions/Scout Productions/Universal Television Alternative Studio/NBCUniversal Formats, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group/Peacock/USA. The catalog also includes "Wonders of the World I Can’t See" by Open Mike Productions/BBC Studios/Channel 4/UK and "Zum Schwarzwälder Hirsch – eine außergewöhnliche Küchencrew und Tim Mälzer" (The Black Forest Deer – An Extraordinary Kitchen Crew and Tim Mälzer“)
by Vitamedia Film/VOX/RTL Group/VOX in Germany.
The arts titles are "Andrea Bocelli: The Journey" by Impact Productions/Cineroma/Trinity Broadcasting Network/Sky/Sky Arts/UK, "Becoming Frida Kahlo" by Rogan Productions/BBC Studios/BBC Scotland/BBC Two/UK, "Inside My Heart" by Witfilm/Amstelfilm/Dutch CORE in the Netherlands, "Knowing the Score" by Serendipity Productions/Autlook ROW/Bonsai Films/ABC Australia/Arte France/Australia, "Nothing Compares" by Tara Films/Ard Mhacha Productions/Field of Vision/Screen Ireland/BFI Doc Society Fund/Northern Ireland Screen/Sky/Sky Documentaries in the UK, and "Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America" by Sky Italia/Sky Studios/NBCU/Sky Documentaries in Italy, Studio Entertainment, "I Can See Your Voice" by 10 CJ ENM/Mnet/Republic of Korea, "Late Night Lycett Rumpus Media/My Options Were Limited/Channel 4 in the UK, Michael McIntyre’s "The Wheel" by Hungry McBear/Warner Bros./BBC One/UK, "Raid The Cage Mexico" by Teleset/Sony Pictures Television/Azteca Uno/Mexico, "RuPaul’s Drag Race UK" World of Wonder/BBC3 in the UK, "The 1% Club" by Magnum Media/BBC Worldwide/ITV1/UK.
The competition reality section includes "Bestemming X" Geronimo/DPG Media/VTM/Belgium, "Stars on Mars" by Eureka Productions/FOX/HULU/Australia, "Tempting Fortune" by Voltage TV/Channel 4/UK, "The Devil’s Lot: So Help Me Cod!" (Le lot du diable : la conquête de la mer) Zone3/Historia/Corus Entertainment/Canada, "The Piano" by Love Productions/Fremantle/Channel 4/UK, "Wedding Fighters" by CJ ENM/tvN/Republic of Korea, "Children and Youth" and "A Kind Of Spark" by 9 Story Media/BBC/BBC iPlayer/UK, "BooSnoo!" by Visionality Media/Mackinnon and Saunders/Sky/Sky Kids/UK, "Dome 16" by Tordenfilm/Global Screen/NRK (Norweigan Broadcasting Corporation)/Norway, "Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire" byTriggerfish Animation/Disney+/South Africa, season two of the "Lovely Little Farm" by Darrall Macqueen/Apple/Apple TV+/USA, "The Smeds and The Smoos" Magic Light Pictures/BBC One/UK
The Multiplatform Series section includes "Appetite" by Fell Swoop Pictures/Photoplay Films/Red Arrow/Special Broadcasting Services/Australia, "Capture: who’s looking after the children?" by Financial Times/UK, "De Nieuwe Vermeer (The New Vermeer)" by Helder TV/Omroepvereniging MAX/NPO (Stichting Nederlandse Publieke Omroep)/Netherlands, "Galwad" by National Theatre Wales/Mad as Birds/Sky TV/S4C/Sky Arts/UK, "Krystal Klairvoyant" by Example Content/TikTok/Australia, "Season of sex" by Hotel Hungaria/VRT/VRT MAX in Belgium, Audio Entertainment, "Acid Dream: The Great LSD Plot" by BBC Studios Productions in the UK, "Love, Janessa" by CBC Podcasts/The BBC World Service/Antica Productions/Telltale Industries in Canada, "Shock and War: Iraq twenty years on" by BBC Studios Productions in the UK, "The Prince, The Economist" by The Economist in the UK, "The Shamima Begum Story" by BBC News Long Form Audio/UK and "The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome" by Project Brazen in the UK.
The Comedy Entertainment titles are "A Whole Life with Jamie Demetriou" by Netflix/UK, "German Genius" by W&B Television GmbH/Warner TV Series/Sky/Wow/Germany, "Gregg Wallace: The British Miracle Meat" by Untold Studios/Channel 4/UK, "Hold the Front Page" by CPL Productions/Red Arrow Studios International/Sky Max/Sky/UK, "Prince Andrew The Musical" by Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4/UK, "Taskmaster Series 15"
Avalon Television/Avalon Distribution/Channel 4/UK
The soap or telenovela section includes "All the Flowers" by Globo/Globoplay/Brazil, "Another Love" by TimsS&B Production/Global Agency/Fox TV/Türkiye, "EastEnders" by BBC Studios/BBC/BBC One/UK, "The Vow" by BAMBÚ Producciones/StudioCanal/TVE/ Spain, "The Jagiellonians. The Crown of the Kings" by Telewizja Polska (TVP)/Telewizja Polska/TVP1/Poland, "Trentenaires" by Warner Bros. International Television Production Belgium/Warner Bros. Internationale Television Production/Tipik (RTBF)/Belgium
The Comedy Drama & Sitcom section includes "About Antoine" by ComediHa!/AMUZ Distribution/Club Illico/TVA/Canada, "Colin From Accounts" by Easy Tiger Productions/CBS Studios/Paramount Global Content Distribution outside of Australia & New Zealand/BINGE/Australia, "Heartstopper"
See-Saw Films/Netflix/UK, "Parlament – Staffel 2" by Cinétévé/Artemis Productions/CineCentrum/Studio Hamburg Serienwerft GmbH/Herr Jan Diepers/Ard One/France, "Poker Face" by T-Street/MRC/Animal Pictures/Paramount Global Content Distribution/Peacock/USA and "The Orchestra" by SAM Productions/StudioCanal/DR1/ Denmark.
The Drama section includes "I Hate Suzie Too" by Bad Wolf/Sky/Sky Atlantic/UK, "Silo" by AMC Studios/Apple/Apple TV+/USA, "Somewhere Boy" by Clerkenwell Films/BBC Studios/Channel 4 in the UK, "The Good Mothers" by House Productions/Wildside/Disney+ in Italy, "The Last of Us" by HBO/Sony Pictures Television Studios/PlayStation/Naughty Dog/Word Games/The Mighty Mint/HBO/Sky Atlantic/USA and "The White Lotus Series 2" by HBO/Rip Cord/The District/HBO/Sky Atlantic/USA.
The documentary catalog includes "Evacuation" by Wonderhood Studios/Fremantle/Channel 4 in the UK, "Fledglings" by Aura Films/Telewizja Polska (TVP)/LunaFilm/Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission/Telewizja Polska (TVP) – TVP+, TVP1/Poland, "Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland" by KEO Films/Walk on Air Films/BBC Studios/BBC Two/BBC iPlayer/PBS/UK, "The Man Who Played With Fire" Raw TV/Sky/Sky Documentaries/UK, "The Price of Truth"
Oxford Film & Television LTD/Abacus Media Rights/Channel 4/UK, "Wild Isles" Silverback Films/Banijay Rights/BBC One/UK
Lastly, the News and Current Affairs section includes "Children of the Taliban" by Moondogs/Dogwoof/Channel 4/Germany, "Inside Russia: Putin’s War at Home (Exposure)"
by Hardcash Productions for EntOne/ITV in the UK "The Crossing (Exposure)" DM Productions/Passion Distribution/ITV/UK "The Last Hospital: 30 Days in Myanamar" by Sky News/Sky Documentaries in the UK, "Ukraine’s War Diaries" by BBC Current Affairs/BBC Studios for BBC One in the UK and "Undercover: Sexual Harassment – The Truth" by Kalel Productions/Keshet International/Channel 4/4OD in the UK.
We are delighted by the number of programs entered and so impressed with the quality and diversity of the programming on offer in the market. Deciding on the winners will be very difficult.” Marcos Santana Chairman,
