Shortlist for 2013 Grierson Awards announced

The shortlist for the 2013 Grierson Awards was announced earlier today (30th July).

The list is as follows:

The Open University Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme — Domestic

7/7: One Day in London: Ben Anthony for Minnow Films; first shown: BBC Two
Bradley Wiggins - A Year in Yellow: John Dower, Will Pugh (DoP) for Twofour; first shown: Sky Atlantic
Britain in a Day: Morgan Matthews for Scott Free Films; first shown: BBC Two
Dogging Tales: Leo Maguire for Minnow Films; first shown: Channel 4
Kids with Tourette's: In Their Own Words: Paula Lichtarowicz for Maverick Television; first shown: itv
Lifers: Tim Wardle for Century Films; first shown: Channel 4
One Born Every Minute - Series 4, Episode 13: Sophie Jones for Dragonfly Film & TV Productions; first shown: Channel 4
The War On Britain's Roads: Todd Austin, Min Clough for Leopard Films; first shown: BBC One

Shell Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme — International

Blood and Land: Erodo's Story: Bruno Sorrentino for tve; first shown: Al Jazeera English
Jai Bhim Comrade: Anand Patwardhan for Anand Patwardhan; first shown: Sheffield Doc/Fest
Law of the Jungle: Michael Christoffersen, Hans La Cour for Radiator Film; first shown: Sheffield Doc/Fest
Salma: Kim Longinotto for Vixen Films; first shown: Human Rights Watch Film Festival, London
Searching for Sugar Man: Malik Bendjelloul for Red box Films & Passion Pictures in association with Canfield Pictures & the Documentary Company; first shown: General theatrical release
Solar Mamas: Mona Eldaief, Jehane Noujaim for Steps International; first shown: BBC Four
The Trouble with Aid: Ricardo Pollack for Wall to Wall; first shown: BBC Four
Walking Wounded: Return to the Frontline: Siobhan Sinnerton for Minnow Films; first shown: Channel 4

ITN Source Best Documentary on Current Affairs

Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile: Lesley Gardiner for ITV Studios; first shown: itv
Jordan's Secret Shame: Philip Wright for BBC Arabic ; first shown: BBC Arabic
Kashmir's Torture Trail: Jezza Neumann for True Vision; first shown: Channel 4
No Fire ZoneThe Killing Fields Of Sri Lanka: Callum Macrae for Outsider Films; first shown: Frontline Club, London
Plebs, Lies & Videotape: Richard Denton for Blakeway Productions; first shown: Channel 4
The Spies Who Fooled the World: Mike Rudin for BBC Panorama; first shown: BBC One
Syria: Across the Lines: Olly Lambert for Quicksilver Media; first shown: Channel 4
This World: The Shame of the Catholic Church: Alison Millar for BBC Northern Ireland; first shown: BBC One NI

Best Arts Documentary

Amy Winehouse - The Day She Came to Dingle: Maurice Linnane for South Wind Blows; first shown: BBC Four
Arena: aka Norman Parkinson: Nicola Roberts; first shown: BBC Four
Chopin Saved My Life: James Kent for Oxford Film & Television; first shown: Sheffield Doc/Fest
David Tennant on Hamlet: Nicola Stockley for Blakeway Productions and 116 Films ; first shown: BBC Two
Edwardian insects on Film: John Holdsworth for Mentorn Scotland; first shown: BBC Four
Imagine: Theatre of War: Chris Terrill for Uppercut Films; first shown: BBC One
Imagine: The Fatwa - Salman's Story: Jill Nicholls for BBC; first shown: BBC One
Inside the Mind of Leonardo: Julian Jones for IWC Media (Leonardo) Limited and Handel Productions in association with History®, Sky Television and Vision TV

ITN Source Best Historical Documentary

14 Days: Dermot Lavery for DoubleBand Films; first shown: BBC One
Donald Campbell: Speed King: Ashley Gething for Tern Television; first shown: BBC Two
Escape from Colditz: Tom Cook for Windfall Films; first shown: Channel 4
The Genius of Josiah Wedgwood: Ian Denyer for What Larks! Productions; first shown: BBC Two
Richard III: The King in the Car Park: Louise Osmond for Darlow Smithson Productions ; first shown: Channel 4
The Secret History of Our Streets: Deptford High Street: Joseph Bullman for Century Films & Halcyon Hearts Films; first shown: BBC Two
The Secret Life of Rubbish: Chris Durlacher for Lambent Productions; first shown: BBC Four
The Trouble With Aid: Ricardo Pollack for Wall to Wall Media; first shown: BBC Four

Best Science or Natural History Documentary

The 2000 Year-Old Computer: Michael Beckham for Images First ; first shown: BBC Four
Africa: Kalahari: Hugh Pearson for BBC Natural History Unit; first shown: BBC One
Easter Eggs Live: Peter Fison, Robb Leech, Alex Tate, Slare Stronge for Windfall Films; first shown: Channel 4
How to Build a Bionic Man: Tom Coveney for Darlow Smithson Productions ; first shown: Channel 4
Kangaroo Dundee: Part 1: Andrew Graham-Brown, Tom Mustill for AGB Films; first shown: BBC Two
Operation Iceberg: Birth of A 'Berg: Matt Barrett for BBC Productions/Co-pro with Discovery.; first shown: BBC Two
Order and Disorder: The Story of Energy: Nic Stacey for Furnace TV; first shown: BBC Four
Penguins - Spy in the Huddle: The Journey: Philip Dalton, John Downer for John Downer Productions; first shown: BBC One

Most Entertaining Documentary

Dogging Tales: Leo Maguire for Minnow Films ; first shown: Channel 4
The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate: Jamie Balment for Indus Films; first shown: BBC Two
Gogglebox - Episode 3: James Bainbridge, Jon Cahn, Kayleigh Damen, Tom Hutchings for Studio Lambert; first shown: Channel 4
Inside Claridges (Episode 1): Jane Treays for The Garden; first shown: BBC Two
Nina Conti: A Ventriloquist’s Story - Her Master’s Voice: Nina Conti; first shown: BBC Four
Rich Hall's Inventing the Indian: Chris Cottam for Open Mike Manchester; first shown: BBC Four
Searching for Sugar Man: Malik Bendjelloul for Red box Films & Passion Pictures in association with Canfield Pictures & the Documentary Company; first shown: General theatrical release
Walking With Dogs: Vanessa Engle for BBC Documentaries; first shown: BBC Two

Envy Best Documentary Series

24 Hours in A&E: Mark Bates, Jo Abel for Dragonfly Film & TV Productions; first shown: Channel 4
Britain: My New Home: Daisy Asquith for Ricochet; first shown: Channel 4
Jesus: Rise to the Power: Kate Haddock for Sky Vision; first shown: National Geographic
Our War: Katharine English, John Douglas, Dan Reed for BBC Productions; first shown: BBC Three
The Secret History Of Our Streets: Joe Bullman, Brian Hill, Mary Cranitch, Paul Berczeller, Chris Durlacher for Century Films & Halcyons Heart Films; first shown: BBC Two
Welcome to India: Tom Beard, Andy Wells, Aiden Woodward, Ashok Prasad for KEO north; first shown: BBC Two
Why Poverty: Ben Lewis, Brian Hill, Alex Gibney, Hugo Berkeley, Osvalde Lewat, Bosse Lindquist, Christoffer Guldbrandsen, Mona Eldaief, Jehane Noujaim, Wejun Chen for Steps International; first shown: BBC One
The Year The Town Hall Shrank: David Nath, James Newton for Blast! Films; first shown: BBC Four

DocHouse & The Bertha Foundation Best Cinema Documentary

5 Broken Cameras: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi for Alegria Productions, Burnat Films Palestine, Guy DVD Films Production; first shown: General theatrical release
Fire In The Blood: Dylan Mohan Gray for Dartmouth Films; first shown: General theatrical release
The House I Live In: Eugene Jarecki; first shown: General theatrical release
The Imposter: Bart Layton for RAW in association with Red Box Films and Passion Pictures; first shown: General theatrical release
In The Shadow of the Sun: Harry Freeland for Inroad Films; first shown: General theatrical release
Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present: Matthew Akers; first shown: General theatrical release
Nostalgia for the Light: Patricio Guzmán for Atacama Production, Blinker Filmproduktion, WDR; first shown: General theatrical release
The Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane: Brett Morgen for Milkwood Films & Tremolo Productions for Eagle Rock Entertainment & The Rolling Stones; first shown:General theatrical release

CTVC Best Newcomer Documentary

Great Ormond Street: A Delicate Balance: Jonathan Taylor for Films of Record; first shown: BBC Two
High Tech, Low Life: Stephen Maing for Mud Horse Pictures, LLC; first shown: Sheffield Doc/Fest
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet: Jesse Vile for Opus Pocus Films; first shown: Sheffield Doc/Fest
Love & Death in City Hall: Guy King for Erica Starling Productions; first shown: BBC One Northern Ireland
McCullin: Jacqui Morris, David Morris for Frith Street Films; first shown: Curzon Soho, London
Nina Conti: A Ventriloquist’s Story - Her Master’s Voice: Nina Conti; first shown: BBC Four
Radioman: Mary Kerr for Ten Cent Adventures; first shown: General theatrical release
Transsexual Teen Beauty Queen: Dan Murdoch for Renegade; first shown: BBC Three

Sky Atlantic Best Student Documentary

Beach Boy: Emil Langballe for National Film and Television School; first shown: BFI Southbank
Boys: Marc Williamson for National Film and Television School; first shown: BFI Southbank
Halfway At Sea: Leila Hussain for London College of Communication; first shown: Flat Pack Film Festival
Last Chance: Ashley Pegg for National Film and Television School; first shown: London Short Film Festival
Make Me Louder: Nishad Chaughule for The Northern Film School, Leeds Metropolitan University; first shown: The Northern Film School
Pablo's Winter: Chico Pereira for Screen Academy Scotland at Edinburgh Napier University; first shown: Glasgow Film Festival
Red Dust: Ilona Kacieja for Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh University; first shown: Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh University
Sodiq: Adeyemi Michael for National Film and Television School; first shown: BFI Southbank

Documentary Presenter of the Year

DAVID ATTENBOROUGH for Kingdom of Plants 3D With David Attenborough & Galapagos 3D With David Attenborough: Atlantic Productions & Colossus Productions; first shown: Sky 3D
GRAYSON PERRY for All in the Best Possible Taste with Grayson Perry: Seneca Productions; first shown: Channel 4
HUGH FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL for Hugh’s Fish Fight 2: Keo films; first shown: Channel 4
LOU FERRANTE for Inside the Gangsters Code: NERD TV; first shown: Discovery
MICHAEL WOOD for Great British Story: A People's History: Maya Vision; first shown: BBC Two
MARY BEARD for Meet the Romans with Mary Beard: Lion Television; first shown: BBC Two
RICH HALL for Rich Hall Inventing the Indian: Open Mike Manchester; first shown: BBC Four
TOM HOLLAND for Islam: The Untold Story: Maya Vision; first shown: Channel 4