WINNERS VENICE TV AWARD 2025
Proving that great television knows no borders, awards for excellence went to a spread of 32 different countries, with outstanding work rewarded this year from United Kingdom, France, Japan, Canada, USA, Brazil, South Korea, Italy, Germany, India, Finland, Spain, Austria, China, Australia, Belgium, South Africa, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Argentina, Norway, Netherlands, Malaysia, Singapore, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Philippines, Serbia, Türkiye, Denmark.
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees and thank you to all our jurors for honoring the companies and individuals responsible for excellent creations. Please scroll down to see the full list of Winners and Nominees.
DOCUMENTARY
Title: The Man Who Definitely Didn’t Steal Hollywood
Production: Wonderhood Studios
Broadcaster: BBC
Country: United Kingdom
Executive Producer: Tom Anstiss, Samantha Anstiss
Producer: Silvia Sacco
Writer: John Dower
Director: John Dower
SPECIAL PRIZE JURY
Title: Atomic People
Production: Minnow Films
Broadcaster: BBC
Distributer: Banijay Entertainment
Country: United Kingdom
Executive Producer: Morgan Matthews
Director: Benedict Sanderson (Co-Director), Megumi Inman (Co-Director)
SERIES
Title: Empathy
Production: Trio Orange
Broadcaster: Crave
Country: Canada
Executive Producer: Marie-Claude Brunelle, Shaney-Kim Carufel, Julia Langlois, Julie Lavallée, Annie Sirois, Carlos Soldevila
Producer: Sophie Bégin, Julia Langlois, Mélissa Tétu
Writer: Florence Longpré
Director: Guillaume Lonergan
COMEDY
Title: Ludwig
Production: Big Talk Studios in association with That Mitchell & Webb Company
Broadcaster: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Executive Producer: Kenton Allen, David Mitchell, Kathryn O’Connor, Chris Sussman, Saurabh Kakkar
Producer: Georgie Fallon
Writer: Mark Brotherhood
Director: Robert McKillop
TELEVISION FILM
Title: Driving into the Storm
Production: NHK and Temjin in association with NHK Enterprises
Broadcaster: NHK BS4K
Country: Japan
Executive Producer: Yaku Kyosuke, Suzuki Shinbi, Kanegawa Takahito
Director: Liu Shanshan, Takakura Tenji
NEWS COVERAGE
Title: The CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell: Reporting From the Red Sea
Production: CBS News
Broadcaster: CBS News
Country: United States
Executive Producer: Adam Verdugo
Producer: CBS Evening News Staff
LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
Title: Couple Palace
Production: CJ ENM (Mnet)
Broadcaster: Mnet
Country: South Korea
Executive Producer: Harry H.K. Shin
Producer: Shin-hye Yoon, Sun-young Lee
Writer: Hanaro Oh
Director: Min-seok Jeong
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Title: 8 May 1945
Production: TF1
Broadcaster: TF1
Country: France
Executive Producer: Yani Kezzar
Producer: TF1
Writer: Yani Khezzar
PERFORMING ARTS
Title: The Lost Music of Auschwitz
Production: Windfall Films
Broadcaster: Sky Arts
Country: United Kingdom
Executive Producer: Dan Kendall
Producer: Justine Ostrowska
Director: Tom Cook
CHILDREN / YOUTH
Title: Crongton
Production: New Pictures
Broadcaster: BBC
Country: United Kingdom
Executive Producer: Imogen O’Sullivan, Elaine Pyke, Willow Grylls
Producer: Joanna Hanley
Writer: Archie Maddocks
Director: Ethosheia Hylton
CROSS PLATFORM
Title: Peacock 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Production: GLOW / NBCUniversal
Broadcaster: NBC Peacock
Country: United States
REALITY TV
Title: Farmers Going Abroad
Production: BlazHoffski Productions
Broadcaster: SBS6
Country: Netherlands
Executive Producer: Yara Graber, Nicolle Weenink
Producer: Maarten van Dijk
BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT
Title: RONA’s Build it to Win it
Production: Zone3
Broadcaster: Bell Media/Noovo
Country: Canada
Executive Producer: Brigitte Lemonde
Producer: Jean-Pierre Marcotte
Writer: Antoine Desjardins Cauchon, Sébastien Mathieu
Director: Marc-André Gauthier
SOAP / TELENOVELA
Title: The Last Will
Production: SP Television
Broadcaster: SIC
Country: Portugal
Executive Producer: Bruno José
Producer: Bruno Oliveira
Writer: Sandra Santos, Alexandre Castro
Director: Manuel Amaro da Costa
SPORT
Title: Giroud
Production: Les Bons Clients / Federation Studio France
Broadcaster: Canal +
Country: France
Producer: Loïc Bouchet / Myriam Weil
Writer: Dominique Rouch / Loic Bouchet / Jean-Marc Eysseric / David Perrier
Director: David Perrier
TITLES, BRANDING & PROMOTION
Title: We Rise as We Fight
Production: Promo TV Globo
Broadcaster: TV Globo
Country: Brazil
Executive Producer: Iris Correia, Chico Leão
Producer: Francisco Candido; Juliana Nogueira
Writer: Fabrício Carvalho; Pedro de Queiroz; Felipe Salgado; Guilherme Heizer
Director: Caio Gomes
ANIMATION
Title: Luka and the Flower of the Sun
Production: NHK, TMC, NHK Enterprises
Broadcaster: NHK ETV
Country: Japan
Executive Producer: Takahashi Eri, Kigaku Takuko
Director: Murata Tomoyasu
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Title: Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
Production: NHK, ZDF, ARTE and OceanX in association with NHK Enterprises
Broadcaster: NHK BS8K
Country: Japan
Executive Producer: Hiromichi Iwasaki, Masazumi Komoda, Eben Hall, Connor Boals
Producer: Norio Matsumura
Writer: Sharmila Choudhury, Graham Wild
DIRECTION
Title: Queen of Fucking Everything
Production: Rabbit Films
Broadcaster: YLE
Country: Finland
Executive Producer: Minna Haapkylä, Olli Suominen
Writer: Tiina Lymi
Director: Tiina Lymi
NEW TALENT
Title: If I could fly
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Country: Germany
Executive Producer: Marco Henn
Producer: Marco Henn
Writer: Alex Kühn
Director: Alex Kühn
The VENICE TV AWARD trophy symbolizes the highest honor, drawing inspiration from the rich history and iconic symbols of the City of Venice with wings in the coat of arms and the ancient winged lion sculpture.
The trophy is finished with an elegant black base, reminiscent of the traditional color of Venetian gondolas, which by law must be painted black.
The trophy’s iconic winged design represents achievement and triumph, making it a tribute to those who have made outstanding contributions to the television industry.
