Welcome to the 19th edition of the Realscreen Global 100, recognizing the top production companies working in non-fiction and unscripted programming, from myriad territories around the world.

As we’ve done with every edition of the feature since its inception in 2006, this year’s Global 100 has been determined through input from the global non-fiction/unscripted screen content community — with buyers, sellers, distributors, agents and other stakeholders weighing in with their thoughts on who is doing the best work — as well as research from the Realscreen editorial team.

And as we did with last year’s feature, we are presenting the Global 100 in the form of 10 “Top Tens,” designed to illustrate the breadth of the expertise of the worldwide production landscape. It’s a community that continues to inspire, educate and entertain through its content, and in the face of the formidable challenges that have beset the entertainment business at large, never fails to prove its resilience.