2019
Buzzie Award, World Congress of Science and Factual Producers*
Finalist , Best History Series: WW 2 Battle of Crete
2010
ASIAN TV AWARDS 2010*
Bobby Chinn wins Best Entertainment Presenter award for World Café Middle East – Istanbul at the Asia Television Awards 2010.
Pilot Productions wins Best Lifestyle Programme Award for World Café Middle East – Istanbul at the Asia Television Awards 2010.
*The Asian Television Awards (ATA) is the Asian television industry’s most significant and celebrated event, recognizing excellencein programming, production and performance.
BROADCAST AWARDS 2010*
Pilot Productions is shortlisted for the International Programme Sales Award in the Broadcast Awards 2010 – and amidst stiff competition from other major formats. Globe Trekker Series 13 will be in contention for this coveted award alongside ITV Global’s “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!”, “Top Gear” (BBC Worldwide), “Being Human” (RDF Rights) “The Michael Jackson Story” (Pop Twist for Iambic Media) and “Merlin” (FremantleMedia Enterprises for Shine). For more information see: www.broadcastawards.co.uk
*The Broadcast Awards are one of the most hotly anticipated events in the industry’s calendar, recognising and rewarding the UK’s most groundbreaking and successful TV shows.
2009
APT PROGRAMMING EXCELLENCE AWARD 2009
Pilot wins a Programming Excellence award from American Public Television for Globe Trekker.
2008
56TH COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
Globe Trekker: Zambia and Malawi wins the “Chris Awards” Bronze Plaque.
WORLD CAFÉ ASIA
Singapore Tourism Awards: Best Singapore Travel Story (Broadcast) (by Pilot Productions ↦ Discovery Travel and Living)
2007
12TH ASIAN TELEVISION AWARDS – BEST ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTER
World Café Asia’s host, Bobby Chinn, picked up the Best Entertainment Presenter Award at the 12th Asian Television Awards held in Singapore.
12TH ASIAN TELEVISION AWARDS – BEST EDITING
The World Café Asia Hanoi episode qualified as a finalist for Best Editing at the 12th Asian Television Awards held in Singapore.
APT PROGRAMMING EXCELLENCE AWARD 2007
Pilot Productions’ Globe Trekker series was honoured with an American Public Television (APT) Programming Excellence award.
2006
GREAT HISTORIC SITES: THE ANCIENT WORLD
The Chris Awards – Columbus International Film and Video Festival.
GLOBE TREKKER: WESTERN CANADA
The Best Television Broadcast – Canada Travel Awards.
2005
GLOBE TREKKER: WASHINGTON D.C. CITY GUIDE
Cine Golden Eagle Award.
2004
GLOBE TREKKER SERIES
Programming Excellence Award – American Public Television.
2003
GLOBE TREKKER SERIES
Programming Excellence Award – American Public Television
2001
GLOBE TREKKER: CENTRAL CHINA
Jury Prix – 34th International Festival of Tourists Films and Video Programmes.
GLOBE TREKKER: ARCTIC CANADA
Best Television Broadcast – Canada Travel Awards.
2000
TREKS IN A WILD WORLD
West Virginia Tourism Media Award – Travel Channel.
1999
GLOBE TREKKER SERIES
Best TV Travel Show Silver Award – Wanderlust Readers’ Award.
GLOBE TREKKER: NEPAL
USA Finalist, Travel & Tourism World Medal – New York Festivals.
1998
GLOBE TREKKER: SOUTH WEST USA AND CUBA AND HAITI
International TV Programming – New York Festivals.
GLOBE TREKKER: ETHIOPIA
Silver Award for Leisure & Recreation – World Fest Houston International Film Festival.
GLOBE TREKKER: SOUTH WEST CHINA
Silver Award for individual On-Camera Talent – World Fest, Houston International Film Festival.
1997
GLOBE TREKKER SERIES
Travel and Tourism series – New York Festival Finalist, USA.
GLOBE TREKKER: ETHIOPIA
Recreation and Leisure, special or series – Cableace Award, USA.
GLOBE TREKKER: ETHIOPIA
Magazine host, Ian Wright – Cableace award, USA.
1996
GLOBE TREKKER: CENTRAL ASIA
Recreation and Leisure, special or series – Cabelace Awards, USA.
GLOBE TREKKER: CENTRAL ASIA
Magazine Host, Ian Wright – Cableace Award, USA.
GLOBE TREKKER: SOUTH WEST CHINA
Recreation and Leisure, special or series – Cableace Awards, USA, 1996.
GLOBE TREKKER SERIES
Best Factual Program, Series – UK Indie Awards Finalist.
GLOBE TREKKER: MOROCCO
Telly Award, Finalist.
GLOBE TREKKER: VIETNAM
Telly Award, Finalist.
GLOBE TREKKER: VIETNAM
Golden Eagle, USA.
1995
GLOBE TREKKER: MOROCCO
Magazine Host, Ian Wright – CableAce Award, USA.
GLOBE TREKKER: MOROCCO
Recreation, and Leisure, Special or Series – Cableace award, USA.
GLOBE TREKKER: ZIMBABWE, BOTSWANA & NAMIBIA
Recreation and Leisure, Special or Series and Magazine Host, Andrew Daddo, Cableace award, USA.