PRIX ITALIA 2016 WINNER - TV DRAMA

The Jury :
Nathalie St-Amand (CBC/SRC, Canada), Pierre Merle (France 3, France), Pit Rampelt (ZDF, Germany), Michele Zatta (RAI, Italy), Karolina Socha-Kalinowska  (TVP, Poland), Carlos Maio (RTP, Portugal), Fernando Hernandez Benjumeda (RTVE, Spain), Gregory Catella (SRG SSR, Switzerland)
The President:
Gregory Catella (SRG SSR, Switzerland)
 
SPECIAL MENTION
 
DON’T LEAVE ME – FRANCE 2 - FRANCE
Direction: Xavier Durringer - Production: Joëy Faré - Script: Françoise Charpiat, Aude Marcle - Music: Nicolas Erréra - Photography: Matthieu Poirot-Delpech - Sound: Madone Charpail - Actors: Lina Elarabi, Samia Sassi, Marc Lavoine, Sami Bouajila - Producing organisation: Scarlett Production - With the participation of France Télévisions
 
MOTIVATIONS
The TV Drama Jury gives unanimously DON’T LEAVE ME a Special Mention with following motivations:
The TV-Movie succeeds in telling the story of a young cultivated woman seduced by religious radicalism in a realistic way. Precisely written, outstanding performed by the whole cast, it develops a complex issue in a moving way and achieves to address to a broad audience.
 
 
THE WINNER IS:
 
CYBERBULLY – CH 4 - UNITED KINGDOM
Direction: Ben Chanan - Production: Leah Cooper, Diane Shorthouse - Script: Ben Chanan, David Lobatto
 
MOTIVATIONS
The TV Drama Jury awards unanimously CYBERBULLY with the first prize with following motivations:
the TV-Movie succeeds in representing an actual global social issue in a visual innovative and formal original way. Brilliantly directed and precisely acted by its standing alone actress, Cyberbully speaks to the heart of the younger audience and has an educative value also for a larger audience.