C21/FRAPA International Format Awards: 2003-2022
How it all began...
The FRAPA Format Awards were launched in 2003 at the Monte Carlo TV Festival, moving to the Rose d’Or Television Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland in 2005. In those first two years, awards were presented in just three categories: best game-show format, best reality format and best scripted format, with the winners selected by a jury of industry experts.
In order to raise international impact, FRAPA accepted the invitation from industry trade publisher C21 Media in 2015 to become a partner in the C21 International Format Awards. Now rebranded as the International Format Awards, these are a co-production between C21 Media, FRAPA and EMC, in association with MIPFormats. The annual event now takes place at an exclusive beach-front venue in Cannes, attended by some 250 MIPFormats/MIPTV delegates.
The International Format Awards are unique not only because they are devoted exclusively to television formats, but also because of the online screening and voting mechanism that lies at their heart. The judge and jury are C21’s 35,000-strong online community, which votes via the C21screenings.net video portal. As a result, the awards are truly international, truly democratic and a true reflection of the best creativity in the global format industry.
Each year, the awards committee also presents a Golden Award to an organisation or individual that has made an outstanding contribution to the worldwide format business.
International Formats Business Gold Award
2023: Arthur Essebag
2022: Wonwoo Park
2021: Anette Rømer
2020: Wayne Garvie
2019: Peter Fincham, Expectation Entertainment
2018: Alex Mahon, Channel 4
2017: Paul Gilbert, CBS Studios International
2016: Gary Carter
2015: Annie Wegelius
2014: Mark Itkin, William Morris Endeavor
2013: Stephen Lambert, Studio Lambert/All3Media
2012: David Lyle, Fox Reality
2011: Dick de Rijk, creator of gameshow hit Deal or No Deal
2010: Reg Grundy, former CEO of Grundy Television
2009: Peter Bazalgette, former creative director of Endemol Group
2008: Stephen Leahy and Trish Kinane, Ludus Entertainment
2007: Merv Griffin, creator of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy
C21/FRAPA Format Award winners: 2023
Best Brand-Driven Format: Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge (Endemol Shine North America, Workerbee, Mattel Television, Banijay)
Best Competition Reality Format: Destination X (Geronimo, BE Entertainment)
Best Comedy Format: Finder$ Keeper$ (PIT, Send in the Clowns, BE Entertainment)
Best Factual Entertainment Format: Don’t Stop the Music (CCCP, Newen Connect)
Best Multi-Platform Format: Destination X (Geronimo, BE Entertainment)
Best Scripted Format: Professor T (Keshet UK, Keshet International)
Best Studio-Based Gameshow Format: The 1% Club (Magnum Media, BBC Studios)
Best Returning Format: LEGO Masters (Tuesday’s Child, Endemol Shine North America, Endemol France, Endemol Shine Australia, Banijay)
Best Reality Format: The Piano (Love Productions, Fremantle)
Best Host of a Television Format: Claudia Winkleman, The Traitors (Studio Lambert, All3media International)
C21/FRAPA Format Award winners: 2022
Best Factual Entertainment Format: The Musical Of Your Life (Dedsit / Be-Entertainment)
Best Multi-Platform Format: The People’s Playlist (Fremantle Belgium / Fremantle)
Best Studio-Based Gameshow Format: That’s My Jam (Electric Hot Dog / Universal Television Alternative Studios)
Best Comedy Format: Dating No Filter (Monkey Kingdom)
Best Brand-Driven Format: LEGO Masters (Metronome Denmark / Banijay)
Best Reality Format: Ultimate Escape (Rabbit Films)
Best Competition Reality Format: The Traitors (IDTV Netherlands / All3media International)
Best Scripted Format: Professor T (Skyline Entertainment / Eric Wirix & Jan Theys / Eagle Eye Drama / Beta Film / Een / VRT / PBS / ITV / Britbox
Best Host of a Television Format: Jimmy Fallon (That’s My Jam)
Best Returning Format: Survivor (Banijay)
C21/FRAPA Format Award winners: 2021
Best Factual Entertainment Format: Surviving The Stone Age (Renegade Pictures / Motion. Content Group / Passion Distribution)
Best Multi-Platform Format: Thriller Game (Coyote / AlphaMedia / Al;l3Media International)
Best Scripted Format: You Don’t Die Among Friends (Keshet Tresor Fiction / Keshet International)
Best Comedy Format: The Secret Gameshow (Asahi Broadcasting TV Corporation / NBCUniversal Formats)
Best Brand-Driven Format: 24hrs In A&E: Heart Special (The Garden Productions / Banijay Rights)
Best Reality Format: Project Cupid (Roses Are Blue / Be-Entertainment)
Best Competition Reality Format: Full Bloom (Eureka Productions)
Best Studio-Based Gameshow Format: Don’t (Banijay Studios North America / Banijay Rights)
Best Host of a Television Format: Alan Carr (Epic Gameshow)
Best Returning Format: The Great Bake Off (Love Productions / BBC Studios Distribution)
Best Format Innovation In The Time Of COVID: Drive Thru-Oke (Space Rabbit / NBCUniversal Formats)
C21/FRAPA Format Award winners: 2020
Best Brand-Driven Format: Beat The Channel (Florida Entertainment / Red Arrow Studios International)
Best Comedy Format: The Stand Up Sketch Show (Spirit Media / BBC Studios)
Best Competition Reality Format: Holey Moley (Eureka Productions / Unanimous Media / Disney/ABC
Best Factual Entertainment Format: Old People’s Home (Endemol Shine Australia / Red Arrow Studios International
Best Host of a Television Format: Michael McIntyre (Michael McIntyre’s Big Show)
Best Multi-Platform Format: You vs. Wild (Propagate Content / Electus / Bear Grylls Ventures
Best Reality Format: When I Grow Up (Optomen / All3media International)
Best Returning Format: The Masked Singer (MBC)
Best Scripted Format: Plan B (KOTV/KO Distribution)
Best Studio-Based Gameshow Format: Beat The Channel (Florida Entertainment / Red Arrow Studios International)
C21/FRAPA Format Award winners: 2019
Best Brand-Driven Format: Back to Mine (Shiver)
Best Studio-Based Gameshow Format: What Would Your Kid Do? (Boomerang – Twofour Group)
Best Scripted Format: The Fall (Avalon Television Ltd with Birdbath Productions and Merman)
Best Multi-Platform Format: Make Your Country Great Again (FC Panache)
Best Comedy Format: Stories from Norway (Concorde)
Best Competition Reality Format: All Together Now (Remarkable TV)
Best Reality Format : The Circle (Studio Lambert, Motion Content Group)
Best Host of a Television Format: Amy Poehler – Making It (Universal Television Alternative Studio)
Best Factual Entertainment Format: What Would Your Kid Do? (Boomerang – Twofour Group)
Best Returning Format; Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (Stellify Media)
C21/FRAPA Format Award winners: 2018
Best Brand-Driven Format: Old People’s Home For 4 Year-Olds (Red Arrow Studios International)
Best Comedy Format: Did You Get The Message? (Be-Entertainment)
Best Factual Entertainment Format: Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds (Red Arrow Studios International)
Best Multi-Platform Format: Vlogglebox (All3Media International)
Best Scripted Format: Catastrophe (Avalon Distribution)
Best Competition Reality Format: Game of Clones (The Story Lab)
Best Studio-Based Gameshow Format: The Wall (Endemol Shine Group, Glassman Media, Springhill Entertainment, NBCUniversal)
Best Reality Format: One Night With My Ex (Twofour Rights)
Best Host Of A Television Format: Stephen Mangan – The Fake News Show (Hat Trick Productions)
C21/FRAPA Format Award winners: 2017
Best Brand-Driven Format: Special Delivery (Warner Bros. International Television Production)
Best Comedy Format: Immigrants Guide (All3Media International)
Best Factual Entertainment Format: This Time Next Year (Twofour Rights)
Best Multi-Platform Format: Stupid Man, Smart Phone (BBC Worldwide)
Best Scripted Format: The A Word (Keshet International)
Best Competition Reality Format: Get The F*ck Out Of My House (FremantleMedia)
Best Studio-Based Gameshow Format: Doctors Vs Internet (Magnify Media)
Best Reality Format: 60 Days In (A+E Networks)
Best Host of a Television Format: Alec Baldwin – Match Game (FremantleMedia)
C21/FRAPA Format Award winners: 2016
Best Brand-Driven Format: The Outlet Challenge (DRG)
Best Comedy Format: Lip Sync Battle
Best Factual Entertainment Format: The Secret Life Of 4 Year Olds (Zodiak Rights)
Best Multi-Platform Format: The Last Hours of Laura K
Best Scripted Format: The Last Cop (Red Arrow International)
Best Competition Reality Format: Bear Grylls: Mission Survive
Best Studio-Based Gameshow Format: You’re Back In The Room (BBC Worldwide)
Best Host of a Television Format: Bear Grylls: Mission Survive – Bear Grylls (Electus)
C21/FRAPA Format Awards winners: 2015
Best Brand-Driven Format: BFF (Banijay International)
Best Comedy Format: …And The Rest Is History (The New Flemish Primitives)
Best Factual Entertainment Format: 24 Hours In Police Custody (ITV Studios Global Entertainment)
Best Multi-Platform Format: The Secret Life Of Students (ITV Studios Global Entertainment)
Best Scripted Format: Jane The Virgin (Electus International)
Best Competition Reality Format: Adam Looking For Eve (Warner Brothers International Television Production)
Best Studio-Based Gameshow Format: My Mum Cooks Better Than Yours (FremantleMedia International)
Best Host of a Television Format: Adam Richman – Food Fighters (Electus International)
C21/FRAPA Format Awards winners: 2013
Best brand-driven format: Be the Boss (All3Media International)
Best comedy format: Hotel Zimmerfrei (from Nordic World)
Best factual entertainment format: Googlebox (All3Media International)
Best multi-platform format: Pissed Off (ITV Studios)
Best scripted format: It’s a Date (ABC Commercial)
Best competition reality format: Mentor (Banijay International)
Best studio-based game show format: Take on the Twisters (ITV Studios)
C21/FRAPA Format Awards winners: 2011
Best Competition Reality Format: The Voice (Talpa Distribution)
Best Comedy Format: Wall of Fame (Hat Trick International)
Best Multiplatform Format: The Only Way is Essex (All3Media International)
Best Factual Entertainment: Angels of Reality from (Can’t Stop Media)
Best Studio-based Gameshow: Epic Win (BBC Worldwide)
Best Scripted Format: Friday Night Dinner (BBC Worldwide)
Best Brand-generated Format: nPower: What’s Ypur Goal? (North One Television)
IFY Gold Medal Award: Dick de Rijk
C21/FRAPA Format Awards winners: 2009
Best Competition Reality Format: Relentless (Zig Zag Productions)
Best Comedy Format: I Get That a Lot (CBS Studios International)
Best Multi-screen Format: Married on MySpace (Endemol)
Best Observational Documentary Format: Undercover Boss (All3Media International)
Best Gameshow: Pretty Smart (Talpa Distribution)
Best Scripted Format: Being Erica (BBC Worldwide/Temple Street)
IFA Gold Medal Award: Peter Bazalgette
C21/FRAPA Format Awards winners: 2008
Best Factual Entertainment Show: Born to be Wild (Zodiak)
Best Competition Reality Show: Make it Short (Distraction Formats)
Best Multi-screen/Future Media Format: The Cell (Endemol)
Best Studio-based Gameshow: The Encounter (Sera Film Services)
Best Sketch Comedy: Headcases (ITV Global Entertainment)
Best Scripted Format: El Cartel (Caracol TV)
IFA Gold Medal: Stephen Leahy and Trish Kinane
C21/FRAPA Format Awards winners: 2007
Best Factual Entertainment Show: Wasted (Fumes)
Best Entertainment Reality Show: Just the Two of Us (BBC Worldwide)
Best Multi-screen/Future Media Format: 40 Weeks (Magyx)
Best Studio-based Gameshow: 8 out of 10 Cats (Zeppotron)
Best Sketch Comedy: Spoons (Endemol)
Best Scripted Format: Serial Frank (Distraction Formats)
Best Competition Reality Show: Ladette to Lady (RDF Rights)
IFA Gold Medal: Merv Griffin