The Canadian productions and copros below are nominated in the international categories at the 2008 Banff World Television Awards, to be presented on June 9.

All are eligible for the Playback-sponsored Best Canadian Award, to also be presented that evening. The winner will be selected by a jury consisting of Sarah MacDonald, director of business and content management, Knowledge Network; Bill Harris, entertainment critic, Sun Media; Patrick Whitley, former head of Dufferin Gate Productions; and Mark Dillon, Playback editor.

A complete list of nominees is available at www.banff2008.com/programs.php.

Animation Programs
• Erky Perky ‘A Zen Tale’
Produced by: CCI Entertainment
Broadcaster: YTV

Children’s Programs (2+)
• How the Gimquat Found Her Song
Produced by: Trace Pictures, Oz Media
Broadcaster: TVO

Environmental Programs
• The Nature of Things ‘Game Over: Conservation in Kenya’
Produced by: CBC Television
Broadcaster: CBC

Interactive Program Enhancements
• Total Drama Island – Totally Interactive! : ‘Dodgebrawl/Dodgeball Desperation’
Produced by: Xenophile Media
Broadcaster: //tdi.teletoon.com (Teletoon Canada)
• www.OddJobJack.com
Produced by: Smiley Guy Studios
Broadcaster: www.OddJobJack.com (The Comedy Network)

Internet Only Programs
• www.nfb.ca/filmmakerinresidence
Produced by: National Film Board of Canada
Broadcaster: www.nfb.ca/filmmakerinresidence (NFB)

Lifestyle & Light Information
• Chef School ‘You Need To Be A Sponge’
Produced by: Red Apple Entertainment
Broadcaster: Food Network
• Colin and Justin’s Home Heist ‘Beach Bummer’
Produced by: Cineflix, Nextfilm and Media Productions
Broadcaster: HGTV Canada
• Til Debt Do Us Part ‘Love Affair with Luxury’
Produced by: Money Test 4 Productions
Broadcaster: Slice
• X-Weighted ‘Fast Food Family’
Produced by: Weight To Go II Productions
Broadcaster: Slice

Mobile Programs & Enhancements
• The Border: Interactive
Produced by: White Pine Pictures
Broadcaster: CBC

Popular Science & Technology Programs
• The Nature of Things ‘Living Forever: The Longevity Revolution’
Produced by: CBC Television
Broadcaster: CBC
• The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic
Produced by: Bird Plane Productions
Broadcaster: Discovery Channel

Performance Programs
• Kent Nagano Symphonicité
Produced by: Bubbles Television
Broadcaster: Radio-Canada
• The Fiddle and The Drum
Produced by: Joe Media Group
Broadcaster: Bravo!

Reality Format Programs
• Keys to the VIP ‘Jason vs Mike @ Mink’
Produced by: Alpha Male Productions, Buck Productions
Broadcaster: The Comedy Network

Social & Humanitarian Documentaries
• Ghosts of the Yangtze (Up the Yangtze)
Produced by: EyeSteelFilms, National Film Board of Canada
Broadcaster: National Geographic Channels International
• Le voyage d’une vie
Produced by: Lowik Media
Broadcaster: Canal Vie
• Triage: Dr. James Orbinski’s Humanitarian Dilemma
Produced by: White Pine Pictures
Broadcaster: Global

Wildlife & Natural History Programs
• Four Wings and a Prayer
Produced by: Primitive Entertainment
Broadcaster: The Documentary Channel

Youth Programs (13+)
• Generation XXL
Produced by: ZIJI Film & Television
Broadcaster: CBC