Shortlist
The Shortlist is announced for Grierson 2011: The British Documentary Awards. All the films listed below will go through to the next round of judging in September when four nominations in each category will be decided. The winners will be announced at the annual awards ceremony.
Deluxe 142 Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme - Domestic
- 23 Week Babies: The Price of Life
- Adam Wishart for BBC Bristol Factual; first shown: BBC Two
- Battle for Barking
- Laura Fairrie for Dartmouth Films Ltd; first shown: More 4
- Between Life and Death
- Nick Holt for BBC Wales; first shown: BBC One
- Scenes from a Teenage Killing
- Morgan Matthews for Minnow Films; first shown: BBC Four
- Sectioned
- Ben Anthony for Maverick Television; first shown: BBC Four
- Shed Your Tears and Walk Away
- Jez Lewis for Bungalow Town Productions; first shown: General theatrical release
- Toryboy The Movie
- John Walsh for Walsh Bros Ltd; first shown: Soho Hotel and Soho Screening Rooms, London
- Wormwood Scrubs - Episode 1
- Jamie Berry for Wild Pictures; first shown: ITV1
Shell Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme - International
- Dispatches: Lost Girls of South Africa
- Deborah Shipley for True Vision Productions; first shown: Channel 4
- Donor Unknown
- Jerry Rothwell for Met Film, Redbird, More4, Arte GEIE; first shown: Sheffield Doc/Fest
- Famous, Rich and Living in Slums - Episode 1
- Elliot Reed & Richard McKerrow for Love Productions; first shown: BBC One
- Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists
- Andy Wells for BBC Factual; first shown: BBC Two
- Marathon Boy
- Gemma Atwal for One Horse Town, Renegade Pictures (UK) Ltd; first shown: Sheffield Doc/Fest
- Secret Iraq - The Insurgency
- Sam Collyns, James Jones for Quicksilver Media Limited; first shown: BBC Two
- Tunisia - Death of Fear
- Damian Clarke for Al Jazeera English; first shown: Al Jazeera English
- The War You Don’t See
- John Pilger, Alan Lowery for Dartmouth Films Ltd; first shown: Picture House Cinemas
Bridgeman Art Library Best Documentary on the Arts
- Agony & Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet (episode 1)
- Rob Farquhar for Tiger Aspect Productions; first shown: BBC Four
- Alan Bennett’s Habit of Art
- Adam Low for A Lone Star/National Theatre Production; first shown: More 4
- Art of Cornwall
- Spike Geilinger for Aenon & Fresh One; first shown: BBC Four
- Bird on a Wire
- Tony Palmer for Isolde Films & The Machat Company; first shown: BBC Four
- Elgar - The Man Behind the Mask
- John Bridcut for Crux Productions & Prospect Pictures; first shown: BBC Four
- The Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Mick Csaky for Antelope South Productions; first shown: BBC Four
- Renaissance Revolution: Bosch
- Randall Wright for Blakeway Productions; first shown: BBC Two
- The Trouble with Tolstoy
- Rupert Edwards for Matchlight; first shown: BBC One
ITN Source Best Historical Documentary
- The Day John Lennon Died
- Michael Waldman for Finestripe Productions; first shown: ITV1
- Fire in Babylon
- Stevan Riley for E & G Productions, H & H Productions, Cowboy Films & Passion Pictures; first shown: London Film Festival
- First Light
- Matthew Whiteman for Lion Television; first shown: BBC Two
- If Walls Could Talk: The History of the Home – The Bathroom
- Hugo MacGregor for Silver River Productions; first shown: BBC Four
- Mental: A History of the Madhouse
- Chris Boulding for Blakeway Productions; first shown: BBC Four
- My Perestroika
- Robin Hessman for Red Square Productions & Bungalow Town Productions; first shown: Sheffield Doc/Fest
- Operation Mincemeat
- Russell England for Walker George Films Ltd; first shown: BBC Two
- Pompeii - Life and Death in a Roman Town
- Paul Elston for Lion Television & Brave New Media; first shown: BBC Two
Televisual Best Science Documentary
- E Numbers: An Edible Adventure - Episode 1
- Toni Williamson for Plum Pictures; first shown: BBC Two
- Elephant: Life After Death
- Dick Colthurst for Tigress Productions; first shown: Channel 4
- Genius of Britain – The First FIve
- Rachel Bell, Jonathan Rudd, Tim Usborne for IWC Media; first shown: Channel 4
- Human Planet: Jungles - People of the Trees
- Tom Hugh Jones for BBC, Discovery & France Television; first shown: BBC One
- The Joy of Stats
- Dan Hillman for Wingspan Productions; first shown: BBC Four
- Nothing
- Nic Stacey for Furnace Ltd; first shown: BBC Four
- Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice
- John Downer for John Downer Productions; first shown: BBC One
- Wonders of the Universe - Destiny
- Stephen Cooter for BBC Factual Productions; first shown: BBC Two
Current Most Entertaining Documentary
- Bodysnatchers of New York
- Toby Dye for Bearkatt Productions; first shown: More 4
- High Society Brides
- Hannah Berryman for KEO Films; first shown: BBC Two
- An Idiot Abroad - China
- Krishnendu Majumdar for Mentorn Media; first shown: Sky 1 HD
- Jamie’s Dream School - Programme 2
- Claire Lasko for Fresh One; first shown: Channel 4
- Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice
- John Downer for John Downer Productions; first shown: BBC One
- Rich Hall’s The Dirty South
- Chris Cottam, Rich Hall for Open Mike Productions; first shown: BBC Four
- Sync or Swim (Men Who Swim)
- Dylan Williams for Amp Film, Met Film Production; first shown: BBC Four
- True Stories: Guilty Pleasures
- Julie Moggan for Bungalow Town Productions; first shown: More 4
ENVY Best Documentary Series
- Agony & Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet
- Rob Farquhar for Tiger Aspect Productions; first shown: BBC Four
- The Big School Lottery
- Amanda Blue for Blast Films; first shown: BBC Two
- Coppers
- Ben Rumney, Anthony Philipson, Tim Wardle for Blast! Films; first shown: Channel 4
- Girls Behind Bars
- Michelle Friel, Julian Kean for Friel Kean Films; first shown: BBC One
- Hugh’s Fish Fight
- Will Anderson for KEO Films; first shown: Channel 4
- Human Planet
- Mark Flowers, Nicolas Brown, Tom Hugh Jones, Tuppence Stone for BBC, Discovery & France Television; first shown: BBC One
- The Hunt for Britain’s Sex Traffickers
- Amelia Hann, Marta Shaw and Matt Haan for October Films; first shown: Channel 4
- Wormwood Scrubs
- James Cohen, Paul Hamann for Wild Pictures; first shown: ITV1
DocHouse and The Bertha Foundation Best Cinema Documentary
- The Arbor
- Clio Barnard for Artangel; first shown: London Film Festival
- Donor Unknown
- Jerry Rothwell for Met Film, Redbird, More4, Arte GEIE; first shown: Sheffield Doc/Fest
- Fire in Babylon
- Stevan Riley for E & G Productions, H & H Productions, Cowboy Films & Passion Pictures; first shown: London Film Festival
- Marathon Boy
- Gemma Atwal for One Horse Town, Renegade Pictures (UK) Ltd; first shown: Sheffield Doc/Fest
- Restrepo
- Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger for Outpost Films; first shown: Curzon Soho, London
- Senna
- Asif Kapadia for Working Title Films; first shown: Press Screening in London
- TT3D: Closer to the Edge
- Richard de Aragues for CinemaNX; first shown: Belfast Movie House
- The War You Don’t See
- John Pilger, Alan Lowery for Dartmouth Films Ltd; first shown: Picture House Cinemas
CTVC Best Newcomer Documentary
- Britain’s Weird and Wonderful Political Parties
- Tom Barbor-Might for Current TV; first shown: Current TV
- Budrus
- Julia Bacha for Just Vision Inc; first shown: Empire Cinema Leicester Square, London
- Innocent! Paco & the Struggle for Justice
- Michael Collins for Thoughtful Robot Productions; first shown: BBC Four
- My Brother the Islamist
- Robb Leech for Grace Productions; first shown: BBC Three
- Planning Outlaws
- Melody Howse for KEO Films; first shown: Channel 4
- Shed Your Tears and Walk Away
- Jez Lewis for Bungalow Town Productions; first shown: General theatrical release
- Storyville: Afghan Cricket Club: Out of the Ashes
- Timothy Albone, Lucy Martens for Shabash Productions & Bungalow Town Productions; first shown: BBC Four
- We are Poets
- Daniel Lucchesi, Alex Ramseyer Bache for Independent; first shown: Leeds Metropolitan University
Sky Arts Best Student Documentary
- Caring for Calum
- Lou McLoughlan, Edinburgh College of Art; first shown: Glasgow Film Festival
- Dylan
- Ania Winiarska, National Film & Television School; first shown: BFI Southbank
- Maria’s Way
- Anne Milne, Edinburgh College of Art; first shown: Edinburgh International Film Festival
- No Easy Time
- Will Woodward, National Film & Television School; first shown: Sheffield Doc/Fest
- Noctuaries
- Olivia Humphreys, Goldsmiths, University of London; first shown: Roxy Bar and Screen, London
- The Prisoner List
- Danny Roberts, Kate Owen, Newport Film School; first shown: Newport Film School
- Small Protests
- Zillah Bowes, National Film & Television School; first shown: Sheffield Doc/Fest
- Vince and Cherry’s Greatest Hits
- Lucy Liddell, Sam Smith-Higgins,Ezra Byrne, Newport Film School: first shown: Newport Film School
- Words that Echo
- Alana McVerry, London College of Communication, University of Arts; first shown: Barbican
