Banff World Television Festival Announces Winners for 27th Annual Banff World Television Awards; Martin Scorsese's ``No Direction Home: Bob Dylan'' Grand Prize Winner.BANFF, Alberta Banff is the largest town in Banff National Park, located in Alberta's Rockies, Canada. At m ( ft), it is the town with the highest elevation in Canada, situated above Bow Falls near the junction of the Bow and Spray Rivers. -- Martin Scorsese's film, "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan Noun 1. Bob Dylan - United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941) Dylan ," took home the Grand Prize tonight at the Banff Banff, former county, Scotland Banff, former county, Scotland: see Banffshire. Banff (bămf, bănf), town (1991 pop. 5,688), SW Alta., Canada, in the Rocky Mts., on the Bow River and the Trans-Canada Highway. World Television Awards. The "NHK NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) NHK Nihon Hoso Kyokai (Japanese Broadcasting Association) NHK Nihon Hikikomori Kyokai (anime) President's Prize," which recognizes excellence in the HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates industry, was handed out to "Queen of Trees," while "Y in Vyborg Vyborg (vĭ`bərk), Finnish Viipuri, Swed. Viborg, city (1989 pop. 81,000), NW European Russia, NW of St. Petersburg and near the Finnish border, on Vyborg Bay and the Gulf of Finland. " and "The Rise and Fall of the Russian Russian associated in some way with Russia. Russian blue a breed of cats with short, dense, silver-tipped blue-colored coat and vivid green eyes. Oligarchs" also took home coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. Rockie Awards as the two winners of the Special Jury Prizes. With the largest number of entries submitted over the past five years, awards were handed out in a variety of categories -- with 15 different countries taking home the honours. The BANFF International Jury met for several days prior to the Festival to screen the 18 "Best-of" category winners and ultimately decide the Grand Prize winner overall. "The International Jury was proud to be able to choose a Grand Prize Winner from such an illustrious il·lus·tri·ous adj. 1. Well known and very distinguished; eminent. See Synonyms at noted. 2. Obsolete Shining brightly. slate," said Jury Chair Loren Mawhinney. "All members of the jury felt privileged to be given both this responsibility and this opportunity to screen such wonderful television." The "Best-of" category winners were chosen by the BANFF Selection Jury and represent countries from around the world, including Belgium, Canada, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. , Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kenya, the Netherlands, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Sweden, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. , the United Kingdom, and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The complete list of winners follows. The Banff World Television Awards are part of the annual Banff World Television Festival  This article reads like a news release, or is otherwise written in an overly promotional tone.Please help [ rewrite this article] from a to be less promotional, per Wikipedia . (June 11-14) at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Banff, Alberta. For more information on BANFF 2006, please visit www.banff2006.com. To view photos of the Festival and the Banff World Television Awards, please visit http://achillesmedia.com/photos/. About the Banff World Television Festival The Banff World Television Festival is Where Great Television is Born(TM). The Festival, owned by the Banff Television Festival Foundation, is produced by Achilles Media Ltd. in conjunction with the Foundation's Board of Directors and Board of Governors. The Foundation's Board of Governors is international in scope and represents the creme de la creme crème de la crème n. 1. Something superlative. 2. People of the highest social level. [French : crème, cream + de, of + la, the + of producers and broadcasters. Achilles Media is a management organization for some of the world's leading television and new media industry events, including the Banff World Television Festival, the World Congress of History Producers and nextMEDIA -- The Future of Digital Content. BANFF WORLD TELEVISION AWARD WINNERS Grand Prize "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan" Produced By: A production of Thirteen/WNET New York, Grey Water Park Productions, Spitfire Pictures, Cappa/DeFina Productions in co-production with Vulcan Productions, BBC/Arena, NHK Broadcaster: PBS USA Special Jury Prize "Y in Vyborg" Produced By: Of Course My Films Ltd. in association with YLE-Finnish Broadcasting Company Broadcaster: YLE Teema Finland Special Jury Prize "The Rise and Fall of the Russian Oligarchs" Produced By: Point du Jour in association with Alma Films Broadcaster: ARTE France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, Finland NHK President's Prize "The Queen of Trees" Produced By: A Deeble and Stone Production for Thirteen/WNET New York, NHK, Granada International, BBC and ZDF Broadcaster: BBC TWO Kenya, Japan, USA, UK, Germany Category: Animation Program "Jane and the Dragon: Shall We Dance" Produced By: A WETA Productions Ltd. New Zealand & A Nelvana Ltd. co-production Broadcaster: YTV Canada, New Zealand Category: Arts Documentary "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan" Produced By: A production of Thirteen/WNET New York, Grey Water Park Productions, Spitfire Pictures, Cappa/DeFina Productions in co-production with Vulcan Productions, BBC/Arena, NHK Broadcaster: PBS USA Category: Children's Program "Odd one out: Very normal, really" Produced By: VPRO Television Broadcaster: Z@ppelin Channel 3 The Netherlands Category: Comedy "Extras: Kate Winslet" Produced By: BBC Comedy in association with HBO Broadcaster: BBC TWO UK Category: Continuing Series "Life on Mars" Produced By: Kudos Film and Television Broadcaster: BBC UK Category: Family & Youth Program "The Hobart Shakespeareans" Produced By: A co-production of Mel Stuart Productions, Inc., P.O.V./American Documentary, Inc. and Thirteen/WNET New York Broadcaster: PBS USA Category: Feature Length Documentaries "White Platoon, Baghdad 2004" Produced By: Cie des Phares et Balises Broadcaster: France 2 France, Belgium Category: History & Biography Program "Speer und Er (Speer & Hitler): The Devil's Architect" Produced By: Bavaria Media GmbH in association with WDR, NDR, BR, Degeto, ORF Broadcaster: ARD Germany Category: Information -- Current Affairs "Mischief: A Dirty Weekend in Hospital" Produced By: BBC Documentaries & Contemporary Factual Broadcaster: BBC THREE UK Category: Interactive "ReGenesis II: Extended Reality Game" Produced By: Xenophile Media in association with Shaftesbury Films Broadcaster: The Movie Network and Movie Central Canada Category: Lifestyle Programs "Jamie's School Dinners" Produced By: Fresh One Productions Broadcaster: Channel 4 UK Category: Made for TV Movie "Maria's Last Journey" Produced By: TV60Film Production GmbH Broadcaster: German Television 1 Channel Germany Category: Mini-Series "Bleak House" Produced By: BBC, WGBH Boston co-production in association with Deep Indigo Broadcaster: BBC ONE UK, USA Category: Performance Program "Enough Rope" Produced By: SVT (Sveriges Television), in co-production with Barracuda Film & TV in association with Barracuda Film & TV Broadcaster: SVT (Sveriges Television) Sweden Category: Popular Science & Natural History Programs "The Cyborg Revolution" Produced By: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Broadcaster: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Japan Category: Social & Political Documentary "Children of Beslan" Produced By: BBC TV in association with HBO Broadcaster: BBC TV UK, USA Category: Sports Program "Viva Baseball" Produced By: Shoot the Moon Productions in association with Spike TV Broadcaster: Spike TV USA, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico Category: Unscripted Entertainment Programs "Young Black Farmers" Produced By: Diverse West Broadcaster: Channel 4 UK |
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