A DOCUMENTARY produced at BBC Scotland – about an audacious scientific experiment – has reached the final shortlisting in an annual competition celebrating the best of the genre.
The British Documentary Awards – aka the Grierson Awards – sees The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins nominated in the category, Best science or natural history documentary.
In July, it had reached the first stage of the shortlisting – as noted, here, on allmediascotland.com.
Said that July report: “Chris Riley was the producer-director, while Mark Hedgecoe was exec producer.
“The documentary is about arguably one of the most remarkable experiments in the history of animal science. During the 1960s, scientist, John Lilly, had an ambition: to communicate with dolphins, by teaching them to speak.”
The winners of the awards will be announced on November 2.
The ‘second’ shortlist reads:
Best documentary on a contemporary theme – domestic
24 Hours in Police Custody – Episode one – Flavia Taylor, Simon Ford, Alisa Pomeroy, Emma Tutty, Jonathan Smith for The Garden; first shown: Channel 4
The Paedophile Hunter – Dan Reed for Amos Pictures; first shown: Channel 4
Raining in My Heart – Brian Woods, Jess Stevenson for True Vision Productions; first shown: ITV
The Stranger on the Bridge – Sam Forsdike for Postcard Productions; first shown: Channel 4
Best documentary on a contemporary theme – international
Citizenfour – Laura Poitras for Praxis Films; first shown: London Film Festival
The Condemned – Nick Read for Red Zed Films; first shown: BBC Four
Dreamcatcher – Kim Longinotto; first shown: General theatrical release
Storyville: India’s Daughter – Leslee Udwin for Assassin Films and Tathagat Films; first shown: BBC Four
Best documentary on current affairs
Baby P: The Untold Story – Henry Singer for Sandpaper Films; first shown: BBC One
A&E in the War Zone – Dominic Ozanne, Jerermy Llewellyn-Jones for Oxford Film and Television; first shown: Channel 4
Our War: Goodbye Afghanistan – Rowan Deacon for BBC; first shown: BBC Three
Panorama: Ebola Frontline – Steve Grandison for Blakeway Productions; first shown: BBC One
Best arts documentary
20,000 Days on Earth – Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard for Corniche Pictures, BFI, Film4 and Pulse Films; first shown: General theatrical release
Dior and I – Fredric Tcheng; first shown: General theatrical release
Grayson Perry: Who Are You? – Individuals – Neil Crombie for Swan Films; first shown: Channel 4
War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme – Sebastian Barfield for BBC and Parapet Productions; first shown: BBC Two
Best historical documentary
George Blake Masterspy of Moscow – George Carey for CTVC; first shown: BBC Four
Holocaust: Night Will Fall – André Singer for Spring Films and Angel TV; first shown: Channel 4
Our World War: The First Day – Bruce Goodison for BBC; first shown: BBC Three
The Supreme Price – Joanna Lipper; first shown: Raindance Festival, London
Best science or natural history documentary
Curing Cancer – Brian Woods for True Vision Productions; first shown: Channel 4
The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins – Christopher Riley for BBC Scotland; first shown: BBC Four
Human Universe: Why Are We Here? – Annabel Gillings for BBC; first shown: BBC Two
Panorama: To Walk Again – Alison Priestley for BBC; first shown: BBC One
Best entertaining documentary
First Dates – Episode four – Production Team for Twenty Twenty Productions; first shown: Channel 4
Gogglebox – Episode six – Tania Alexander for Studio Lambert; first shown: Channel 4
Life is Toff: Bear Up – Lee McMurray, Martin Fuller for Oxford Film and Television; first shown: BBC Three
Warwick Davis’s Big Night – Ursula Macfarlane for Love Productions; first shown: BBC Two
Best documentary series
24 Hours in Police Custody – Flavia Taylor, Simon Ford, Alisa Pomeroy, Emma Tutty, Jonathan Smith for The Garden; first shown: Channel 4
Hunters of the South Seas – Will Lorimer, Jamie Balment, for Indus Films; first shown: BBC Two
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst – Andrew Jarecki for Hit the Ground Running Productions; first shown: Sky Atlantic
The Romanians are Coming – James Bluemel for KEO films; first shown: Channel 4
Best cinema documentary
Mercy Mercy – Katrine W. Kjaer for Fridthjof Film; first shown: General theatrical release
The Overnighters – Jesse Moss; first shown: General theatrical release
Tales of the Grim Sleeper – Nick Broomfield for Lafayette Films; first shown: General theatrical release
Virunga – Orlando von Einsiedel for Grain Media and Violet Films; first shown: General theatrical release
Best newcomer documentary
20,000 Days on Earth – Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard for Corniche Pictures, BFI, Film4 and Pulse Films; first shown: General theatrical release
Estate, a Reverie – Andrea Luka Zimmerman for Fugitive Images; first shown: Rio Cinema, London
The Lost Gold of the Highlands (Garnet’s Gold) – Ed Perkins for Red Box Films and Passion Pictures; first shown: BBC Four
Tashi and the Monk – Andrew Hinton, Johnny Burke for Pilgrim Films; first shown: Banff Mountain Film Festival Tour
Best student documentary
Black Sheep – Christian Cerami for University of Westminster; first shown: Screentest Student Film Festival
Kisilu – I’ll Start with Myself – Julia Dahr for Goldsmiths University of London; first shown: University/College screening
Territory – Eleanor Mortimer for National Film and Television School; first shown: BFI Southbank
The Wolf, The Ship and the Little Green Bag – Kathryn MacCorgarry Gray for University of Westminster; first shown: Encounters Film Festival – NAHEMI Program
Documentary presenter of the year
Grayson Perry, for Who Are You?
Neil Crombie, for Swan Films; first shown: Channel 4
Sue Perkins, for The Mekong River with Sue Perkins
Steve Robinson, Vicky Hinners, Clare Dornan and Lucy Swingler, for Indus Films; first shown: BBC Two
Trevor Phillips, for Things We Won’t Say About Race That Are True
Vicki Cooper, for Outline Productions; first shown: Channel 4
Will Millard, for Hunters of the South Seas
Will Lorimer and Jamie Balment, for Indus Films; first shown: BBC Two
