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The shortlist for the Broadcast Digital Awards has been announced. We are proud to see that some programmes that our editors have cut have been shortlisted.

Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out has been nominated in the Best Documentary Programme. Made by October Films for BBC 3 and edited by Charlie Hawryliw, the documentary follows Jesy Nelson, Little Mix singer as she opens up about the impact cyberbullies have had on her life.

Mark Pickles worked on Peggy Pictures’ Mimi on a Mission: Sex Ed for BBC iPlayer. Whether she’s taking a group of teens to Holland to explore sex education or opening up her front room for a virtual lockdown get-together, Mimi Missfit wants to get young people talking.

Gavin Ames and Connor Snedecor worked on Blindboy Undestroys the World made my Rumpus for BBC3. With a combination of investigative journalism, undercover filming, and jaw dropping stunts, satirist Blindboy is on a mission to undestroy our broken housing system.

The UK’s very best digital content, creators and channels will be announced at a virtual show on the 14 October 2020. Good luck to everyone Shortlisted!

Nutopia for Nat Geo and Disney+

We are so pleased to see that The World According to Jeff Goldblum has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Non-fiction Series or Special.

Paul Holland cut two eps of the first series, Jamie Williams cut one episode and Desiree Ivegbuna also worked on the series!

Through the prism of Jeff Goldblum’s always inquisitive and highly entertaining mind, nothing is as it seems. Each episode is centred around something we all love  like sneakers or ice cream as Jeff pulls the thread on these deceptively familiar objects and unravels a wonderful world of astonishing connections, fascinating science and history, amazing people, and a whole lot of surprising big ideas and insights.

Congratulations to everyone involved. The Emmy winners will be announced 20^TH September.

Big Wheel Film & TV

2 x 60min for BBC1

Editor Charlie Hawryliw

In this two-part series edited by Charlie Hawryliw,  Sue Perkins travels 2,000 miles from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico to meet people on both sides of one of the most contentious borders in the world: The US-Mexico border. Along the way, Perkins meets people who take pride in what both sides of the border have to offer, as well as families who have been separated by the border wall.

Part 1- Available on BBC Iplayer.
Part 2 Tonight 8th Sept 9pm BBC1

Editor: Duncan Hill

72 Films for Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime Video have announced the release date for the new sports documentary series All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur 31^st August 2020.

Fans will be shown unprecedented behind-the-scenes footage documenting the downfall of Mauricio Pochettino, who was dismissed from the club in November 2019, and the swift arrival of Jose Mourinho. The highs and lows will be documented throughout, with a clear focus on Mourinho as the ringleader of the operation.

Editor Duncan Hill who worked on Eps 1, 7 and 8 said “It was a very challenging project with a huge amount of rushes to navigate but with a crazy, unprecedented season, there were some amazing diamonds to be found in the rough”.

All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur will be available on Amazon Prime Video in the UK from 31st August 2020. Three episodes will be released that day, with the remaining episodes to follow

The shortlist for the 2020 the Grierson Awards has been announced! Congratulations to all the filmmakers on the list. We are excited to see that lots of projects that our editors have worked on have been shortlisted:

The Day California Burned- Brook Lapping Productions & BBC Current Affairs London for BBC Two has been shortlisted in the Open University Best Single Documentary – International. Edited by Ella Newton

Exposed: The Church’s Darkest Secret – Episode 2- Top Hat Productions for BBC Two has been shortlisted in the Channel 5 Best Historical Documentary. Edited by Franco Bogino

8 Days: To the Moon and Back- BBC Studios – The Science Unit & The Open University for BBC Two, shortlisted in the Sargent-Disc Best Science Documentary. Edited by Duncan Hill.

Tyson Fury: The Gypsy King – Episode 2. Abraham Teweldebrhan worked on all three episodes of this series.

The Rap Game- Naked for BBC Three- Channel 4 Best Constructed Documentary Series- Editor Jack Brown worked on the series.

The Restaurant that Makes Mistakes- CPL Productions & Motion Content Group for Channel 4- Channel 4 Best Constructed Documentary Series. Editor Belle Borgeaud worked on the series.

Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out- October Films for BBC One- Shorlisted for the  Warner Bros TV Production Best Documentary Presenter. Edited by Charlie Hawryliw

Good luck everyone! The nominations will be announced Monday, 21 September and the

Awards ceremony is due to take place Tuesday, 10 November at Southbank Centre, London

Rumpus Media for 5 Select

Editor: Aidan Sansom

Walking Britain’s Roman Roads is a six-part series that follows historian and presenter Dan Jones (London: 2000 Years of History, Building Britain’s Canals) as he walks six of Britain’s Roman roads, exploring the different cultures that emerged along these routes. Aidan Sansom edited the ‘Stane Street’ episode, he loved working with Rumpus and said it was a joy to make.

Walking Britain’s Roman Roads Wednesdays 9pm 5 Select.

Previous episodes are  available on MY5

Outsider Films for Al Jazeera.

Editor: Charlie Hawryliw

Director: Callum Macrae

Content warning: Some viewers may find this film distressing

Six years ago, a local historian from County Galway in the Republic of Ireland, discovered that hundreds of babies and young children had died in a home for unmarried pregnant women, run by Roman Catholic nuns in her hometown of Tuam. Further research revealed that many of the babies had died of malnutrition and other forms of neglect. Angry survivors and relatives called for an investigation and concerned families began to ask questions about other homes run by the Church in Ireland and how many other babies had died in equally mysterious circumstances.

In 2015 the government announced it was setting up an official Commission of Investigation. The body was required to provide answers by 2018, but two years since its official publication date, the full report has still not been published. In its absence, the suspicion, frustration and anger of relatives have escalated, the once shameful secret of a single small rural town is developing into a national scandal which goes to the heart of the close relationship between successive Irish governments and the Catholic Church.

In two episodes edited by Charlie Hawryliw, Al Jazeera correspondent Laurence Lee investigates deeply disturbing allegations that both the Irish state and its religious orders were responsible for a systematic decades-long regime of institutional neglect and exploitation involving the death of thousands of children.

Both episodes are currently available on Al Jazeera as part of their People and Power series.

Fulwell 73 for BBC One

Editor Gavin Ames

Jack Whitehall, the ultimate armchair fan, tells the story of the United Kingdom through its greatest sporting moments.

Jack takes us through Britain’s sporting history and finest moments, asking why it is that big tournaments have the capacity to unite the nation. There is a look back at the 1908 London Olympics, plus  events such as the 1966 World Cup and the 2012 London Olympics.

Gavin edited episodes 1,2,4 and 6, watch the series at 8.30pm BBC One on Friday or catch up on BBC iplayer.

Bigger Bang TV

Editor: Matt Scragg

PBS, BBC Four and Netflix

Series 1 of Bigger Bangs’ Landmark series Revolutions: The Ideas That Changed The World is now available on Netflix. The wonderful Matt Scragg edited the first three episodes ‘The Car’, ‘The Rocket’ and ‘The Smartphone’.

The series tells the amazing story of the incredible breakthroughs that led to six iconic objects that define the modern world and each episode takes viewers on a global journey of discovery and uncovers thousands of years of innovation. It combines expert investigation with innovative drama techniques, shot almost entirely using virtual sets. At times, it allows the experts to witness those pivotal events first hand.  Matt edited all 6 episodes which were originally broadcast on PBS and BBC Four and are now being shown on Netflix. Good work Matt!

Editor: Paul Holland

Director: Adam Brown

Executive Producer: Dimitri Doganis

A huge congratulations to Adam Brown, the team at RAW Films and our very own, brilliant Paul Holland for winning the Grand Chameleon Award, Best Documentary Feature and Audience Award at Brooklyn Film Festival for Into the Storm.

This feature length documentary delves into the life of raw surf talent Jhonny Guerrero, a troubled teenager from a crime-ridden barrio of Lima, Peru, who struggles against the odds to realise his dream of becoming a professional surfer and lift his family out of poverty. Taken under the wing of a former world champion, he flourishes. But barrio life proves hard to escape and he is caught up in a drive-by shooting. His surfing suffers until his father is released from prison. With his father’s love and support, his results suddenly match his potential and his life is transformed.

Paul shared that ‘the most challenging aspect of this project wasn’t finding the story within the 400 hrs of Spanish spoken rushes, accumulated over 5 years by director Adam Brown, but matching the enthusiasm and passion he had for this amazing story. I feel grateful to have played a small part in telling it.’

Watch the trailer here.