New Zealand Podcasts Make the Cut in New York
The prestigious New York Festivals Radio Awards 2023 shortlist is out now. Image: Roberto Vivancos
The New York Festivals Radio Awards 2023 shortlist is out.
The shortlist is determined by NYF’s Radio Awards Grand Jury comprised of around 200 producers, directors, writers, and other creative media professionals from around the world. This year, two industry professionals from New Zealand were on the jury - Andrew Biggs from Eyesound, and Paul Bushnell from Radio New Zealand.
According to the New York Festivals, the 2023 shortlist was dominated by podcasts, which saw the Grand Jury advancing 105 podcast entries to the next round.
Entries were submitted by a range of media networks, prominent production companies, and independent producers in categories including Drama, Comedy, Sports, Entertainment, Series, Technology, News Business, and Social Justice. So who made the cut from Aotearoa?
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New Zealand audio featured in ten categories: Health, Business, Narrative Documentary, Serialised Podcast, Social Justice, Entertainment, Sport, Best Director, Best Live Sound, and Personal Lives.
Twelve listed entries from New Zealand included three independent entries: Across the Board from The Institute of Directors in partnership with The NZ Herald and two submissions from CBA Christian Broadcasting Association, one of which was Grey Areas with Petra Bagust published by Rova.
Media company Newsroom landed two nominations with its investigative series Peter Ellis, The Creche Case and Me. RNZ’s The Elephant in the Bedroom was nominated in two categories, as was Stuff with The Commune. Other Stuff productions, The Podium, True Story, and personal lives podcast, Jo Vs Cancer also made the cut.
Winners will be announced during the New York Festivals 2023 Storytellers Gala virtual event on April 18th and showcased on the Radio Awards winners gallery.
For more, view the 2023 Shortlist.
