nextMEDIA announced the Interactive nominees for the Rockie awards (also known as the Banff World Television Awards) yesterday. There are two categories: Immersive Entertainment and Original Online Program.
Sadly there's only one Canadian amongst the nominees, an ARG from Xenophile Media. The Brits, on the other hand, are well represented with 5 of the 10 nominations, all from either Channel 4 or BBC. Oh wait, Xenophile's nominee, Whack the Mole is for a BBC kids series called MI High! Are you listening Canadian broadcasters?!?
Here are the nominees:
Immersive Entertainment
- BITWORLD - Rescue Toya! Entrant: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.) Country: Japan
- Bow Street Runner Entrant: Channel 4 Country: UK
- Britain From Above Entrant: BBC Country: UK
- Die Deutschen (The Germans) Entrant: ZDF Country: Germany
- The Secret Device Entrant: Double Twenty in association with Universal Pictures and Larry Gordon Productions Country: USA
- Whack the Mole - The MI High Alternate Reality Game Entrant: Xenophile Media Country: Canada
Original Online Programs
- Embarassing Bodies Entrant: Maverick Television Ltd. For: Channel 4 Country: UK
- Gaza-Sderot : life in spite of everything Entrant: Bo Travail in association with Alma Films, Trabelsi Productions, Ramattan Studio, Upian.com Country: France
- Mi Vida Loca - Real Spanish, Real Drama Entrant: BBC in association with Secuoyas For: BBC Online Country: UK
- The Insiders Entrant: Channel 4 Country: UK
