MIPCOM Picks 2011

As in years past, realscreen issued a call for submissions for our MIPCOM Picks feature, and received a wide range of non-fiction projects, from socially conscious docs to factual entertainment formats.

September 27, 2011

As in years past, <i>realscreen</i> issued a call for submissions for our MIPCOM Picks feature, and received a wide range of non-fiction projects, from socially conscious docs to factual entertainment formats. Here’s a look at what our editorial team considers to be the cream of the crop from those submissions, and congrats to our best in show, which gets an extra pat on the back and a pass to the Realscreen Summit in 2012.

Best in show – Bombay Beach

Runner-up: How to Start a Revolution

Quirky

Defusing Human Bombs

Great Food Truck Race

America’s Worst Mom

Bar Rescue

Weekend Aristocrats

Death Beach

Prohibition

The Renovators

Dancing with Dictators

Metal Evolution

Ludo Bites America

The Birth of Shopping

To Be Heard

Lights, Camera, Lions

Wild Orphans

Vietnam – Lost Films

Stephen Fry’s 100 Greatest Gadgets

Decoding the World’s First Computer

Wild Coasts

Revenge of the Electric Car

Top Stories

People/Biz

Bunim/Murray Productions ups Julie Pizzi to president

By Barry Walsh

February 24, 2021

Documentary

BBCS Showcase ’21: Louis Theroux on “Life on the Edge”, and exploring “organized irrationality”

By Jillian Morgan

February 24, 2021

Unscripted

TCA: Peacock unfurls unscripted, doc plans

By Barry Walsh

February 17, 2021

Angela Neillis - SVP Non Scripted Content (1)

People/Biz

Outlook 2021: Fremantle’s Angela Neillis on boosting international doc strategy

By Jillian Morgan

February 17, 2021

About The Author

Barry Walsh is editor and content director for realscreen, and has served as editor of the publication since 2009. With a career in entertainment media that spans two decades, prior to realscreen, he held the associate editor post for now defunct sister publication Boards, which focused on the advertising and commercial production industries. Before Boards, he served as editor of Canadian Music Network, a weekly music industry trade, and as music editor for HMV.com. As content director, he also oversees the development of content for the brand's market-leading events, the Realscreen Summit and Realscreen West, as well as new content initiatives.

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