The BBC emerged victorious at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ annual Childrens’ BAFTA Awards, held Sunday night. The British Broadcasting Company and its affiliates brought home seven awards, including top honors for drama, factual, international, pre-school live-action, schools drama and schools factual — secondary programming.
In addition, Peter Tabern took the writing award for his work on Childsplay TV/CBBC1’s Stig of the Dump and Matt Baker was named Best Presenter for CBBC/CBBC1’s Blue Peter.
2002 Childrens’ BAFTA Award Winners:
ANIMATION
The English Programme: Sir Gawain & The Green Knight
David Rane, Tim Fernée
Moving Still Productions in ass. with S4C/C4
DRAMA
Jeopardy
Andrew Rowley, Paul Wroblewski, Tim O’Mara
CBBC Scotland/Wark Clements Production
ENTERTAINMENT
SM:TT Live
David Staite, Nikki Parsons
Blaze Television/CiTV
FACTUAL
Newsround Extra: Afghanistan
Ian Prince, Audrey Neil, Roy Milani
CBBC/CBBC1
FEATURE FILM
Monsters, Inc.
Darla K Anderson, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson
Pixar/Disney/BVI
INTERACTIVE
Tiny Planets
Carl Goodman, Steve Woods, Elena Caton
Pepper’s Ghost Productions/CiTV
INTERNATIONAL
Even Stevens
Matt Dearborn, Sean McNamara, David Brookwell
Brookwell McNamara Entertainment/CBBC1
PRE-SCHOOL ANIMATION
Eddy & The Bear
Christopher O’Hare, Tony Collingwood
Collingwood O’Hare Enterrtainment/CiTV
PRE-SCHOOL LIVE ACTION
Teletubbies Everywhere
Anne Wood, Andrew Davenport, Paul Gawith
Ragdoll/CBeebies
PRESENTER
Matt Baker – Blue Peter
CBBC/CBBC1
SCHOOLS DRAMA
Scene: Offside
Sara Feilden, Rachel Tillotson, Roy Williams
CBBC Education/BBC2
SCHOOLS FACTUAL – PRIMARY
Geography Junction: Jamaica – The Coastal Environment
Mick Robertson, Emma Walsh
WisedUp Productions/C4
SCHOOLS FACTUAL – SECONDARY
History File: Britain 1906-1918 – A History In Photographs
Andrew Chater
Lodestar/BBC2
WRITER
Peter Tabern – Stig of the Dump
Childsplay TV/CBBC1
Special Award
Peter Orton, founder of Hit Ent.
Special Award
Ronald Smedley (Grange Hill 1985-89, Scene, Magic Grandad).
LEGO/BAFTA Kids’ Vote
SM:TV Live
