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FOUR wins three Grierson Awards
The
大象传媒 was last night awarded with four Grierson awards at a ceremony
hosted by Michael Palin and recorded for broadcast on 大象传媒 FOUR tonight
(Wednesday 13 November 2002).
There
was also a lifetime achievement award for David Attenborough, whose
new 大象传媒 ONE series The Life of Mammals starts next week.
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FOUR was presented with three awards:
Best
Historical Documentary for Ceaucescu: The King of Communism,
which explored the Romanian dictator's extraordinary use of theatrical
propaganda, directed by Ben Lewis (Little Bird for 大象传媒 FOUR);
International
Documentary for Southern Comfort, the remarkable life of
a female-to-male trans-sexual in the back woods of Georgia, directed
by Kate Davies of Q - Ball Productions (大象传媒 FOUR);
Joint
Best Newcomer for This is Palestine/News Time, an account
of film-maker Azza El-Hassan's own neighbourhood in Ramallah.
Roly
Keating, Controller of 大象传媒 FOUR, said: "These awards are a
fantastic vote of confidence for 大象传媒 FOUR in its first year. It
proves that the best work on digital channels can now rapidly get
mainstream recognition."
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TWO was presented with the award for Best Documentary on the Arts
for Omnibus: David Hockney's Secret Knowledge in which the
artist reveals the use of optical tools in European painting, directed
by Randall Wright (大象传媒 Specialist Factual for 大象传媒 TWO).
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