AIB Highly Commended x 2
Well done Chris, Richard & Ludo - both Catching the KGB Killers AND Britain's Refugee Children Highly Commended and the AIB Awards
The Judges said:-
True Vision for Channel 4
Hunting the KGB Killers
When former Russian secret service agent Alexander Litvinenko was killed in London with radioactive polonium in 2006, his assassination shocked the world. Litvinenko had been granted asylum in London after fleeing Russia. In Hunting the KGB Killers we get the inside story of the politically motivated murder, down to how he helped the police on his deathbed. “Excitingly told and elaborately and professionally transformed into pictures”, commented our judges; “a carefully produced and gripping insight into a high-profile story which shed much new light on the case”.
Channel 4
Britain’s Refugee Children
Adapting to a new life as a refugee in a foreign country, thousands of miles from home, is far from easy. Britain’s Refugee Children closely follows six refugee children as they build a new life in Britain, seeking sanctuary from violence and destruction at home. The judges thought this was “an excellent film about the reality of arriving in Britain as a refugee” and said “the simple format and structure offer a heart-warming and compelling narrative that resonates in today’s political environment”.