The winners of the 2012 Rockies Program Competition will be presented during the Banff World Media Festival, June 10-13, 2012. The Competition includes 21 genre-based categories and 5 interactive categories - a total of 26 distinct categories.
Below are the nominees in the soap opera category:
Soap Operas and Telenovelas
Program or Series Title | THE WILD |
Episode Title | 1 |
Category | Soap Operas and Telenovelas |
Synopsis | Somewhere in the North West province is a game reserve that is "home" to three families bound together by their relationship to this land, and to each other. Influential farmer, Karel van Reenen, has brokered a deal where the Tladi family run and owns a game lodge on the Lebone-owned game reserve. This truce has ended a generation-long feud between these families, but the deep tensions still simmer. The Tladis, once driven into exile, are the original owners of the land, but are now back and wanting justice. The Lebones are wealthy but fear for their future in the face of the Tladis. |
Production Company | Magic Factory |
For | Electronic Media Network |
Executive Producers | Bobby Heaney, Anne Davis & Christel Sampson |
Producers | Bruce Townsend and Henriette De Villiers |
Director | Alex Yazbek |
Scriptwriter | Rohan Dickson |
Main Cast | Shona Ferguson, Connie Fergusion and Ian Roberts |
Entrant Country or Territory | South Africa |
Year of Production | 2010 |
Original Language | English |
Program or Series Title | JACKPOT! |
Episode Title | Episode 1 |
Category | Soap Operas and Telenovelas |
Synopsis | A group of friends had been playing lottery for the past two years. On New Year´s Eve, when the prize has an extraordinary value, they pick the correct numbers of the lottery and they all become millionaires. They live their dreams but they are also involved in a terrible nightmare because they made a pact: each one has a mission to accomplish within one year; only those who can accomplish their mission shall be entitled to the other half of the prize that is stored in a saving account. |
Production Company | Record TV Network |
For | Record TV Network |
Executive Producers | Record TV Network |
Producers | Record TV Network |
Director | Alexandre Avancini |
Scriptwriter | Cristianne Fridman |
Based on the work of | Cristianne Fridman |
Main Cast | André Di Mauro, Simone Spoladore, Guilherme Berenguer |
Entrant Country or Territory | Brazil |
Year of Production | 2011 |
Original Language | Portuguese |
Program or Series Title | THE PRINCESS' MAN |
Category | Soap Operas and Telenovelas |
Synopsis | The Princess' Man story starts in 1452. It is a sweeping saga with themes which recall Romeo and Juliet: noble families at war, politics, violence, vengeance and forbidden love. Grand Prince Su Yang has arranged a marriage between his beautiful eldest daughter (Princess Se Ryeong) and General Kim Jong So's youngest son (Kim Seung Yu). In 1453, Grand Prince Su Yang kills General Kim Jong So and betrays his own brother by putting him to death. Fate brings together these two seemingly natural enemies, Kim Seung Yu and Se Ryeong - the "guilty" son and the "wronged" daughter. What will happen? |
Production Company | KBS(Korean Broadcasting System) |
Executive Producers | Jung-Min, Kim |
Producers | Hyun-Suk, Park |
Director | Na-Jung, Lee |
Entrant Country or Territory | Korea South |
Year of Production | 2011 |
Original Language | The Korean Language |
Program or Series Title | 30 VIES (30 lives) |
Category | Soap Operas and Telenovelas |
Synopsis | 30 Lives follows the life of a teacher, depicting the impact of his special relationship with a student grappling with problems, in a story line set over a period of one to two weeks. The series also chronicles the lives of Vincent's family, friends and colleagues. |
Production Company | Aetios Productions inc. |
For | Société Radio-Canada (CBC) |
Producers | Fabienne Larouche and Michel Trudeau |
Director | François Bouvier |
Scriptwriter | Fabienne Larouche |
Main Cast | Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Rémi-Pierre Paquin and Bianca Gervais |
Entrant Country or Territory | Canada |
Year of Production | 2011 |
Original Language | French |
Program or Series Title | LA CASA DE AL LADO |
Episode Title | The House Next Door |
Category | Soap Operas and Telenovelas |
Synopsis | In the house next door, nothing is what it seems. The apparent perfection of the Conde family, headed by Renato Conde, hides a very different reality. Renato's daughter Ignacia marries Gonzalo Ibañez. This newcomer will search to find the secrets of the Condes. This family will bring their demons out into the public; the seeming victims of this story become the culprits, the apparently innocent, the murderers. |
Production Company | Telemundo Studios |
For | Telemundo |
Executive Producers | Aurelio Valcarcel Carrol, David Posada |
Producers | Jairo Arcila |
Director | Luis Manzo, Ricardo Schwarz |
Scriptwriter | Jose Ignacio Valenzuela |
Based on the work of | Jose Ignacio Valenzuela |
Main Cast | Catherine Siachoque, Gabriel Porras, Miguel Varoni |
Entrant Country or Territory | USA |
Year of Production | 2011 |
Original Language | Spanish |
Program or Series Title | LA VIUDA JOVEN [The Black Widow] |
Episode Title | Episode 1 |
Category | Soap Operas and Telenovelas |
Synopsis | With no known family, the Baroness Inma Von Parker is an enigmatic woman of extraordinary beauty. She is suspected of murdering three former husbands; however, no one has ever been able to prove this. She is now suspected of planning the death of her fourth husband. Homicide detective Alejandro Abraham, a rising star in the police department, seeks the truth but secrets arise from his past to threaten his future happiness. |
Production Company | Venevision |
For | Venevision |
Executive Producers | Romina Peña |
Producers | Sandra Rioboo |
Director | Yuri Delgado |
Based on the work of | Martin Hahn |
Main Cast | Mariangel Ruiz, Luis Geronimo Abreu & Veronica Schneider |
Entrant Country or Territory | Venezuela |
Year of Production | 2011 |
Original Language | Spanish |
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So glad to see "La Casa de al Lado" on that list. Its such a great show!
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