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The Club That George Built shortlisted at the Global Production Awards 2025

Whynow Studios and Warner Bros. Discovery’s feature-length documentary film, The Club That George Built, has been nominated for a Global Production Award in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion category. The Global Production Awards are unique in that they put the spotlight on the incredible production and location work required to get great films and TV The Club That George Built shortlisted at the Global Production Awards 2025

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Great Big Story nominated at The Webbys for the second year in a row 

The nominees for this year’s Webby Awards have been revealed and two films from Great Big Story have made the list.  Our wonderfully weird piece Would You Lick This Art? has made it into the very fitting Weird category, you can take a look at the official listing and vote here: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/video-film/general-video-film/weird  And our other Great Big Story nominated at The Webbys for the second year in a row 

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whynow music documentary Rebel Country to be shown on BBC2

It’s official, our feature-length documentary Rebel Country is coming to BBC Two this Autumn, after its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last year. Directed by Francis Whately and produced by whynow Studios and BMG, the film explores a new breed of authentic stars who are rewriting the rules and challenging the culture of country whynow music documentary Rebel Country to be shown on BBC2

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The Club That George Built nominated for British Sports Journalism Award

The shortlist for this year’s SJA British Sports Journalism Awards has been announced and our documentary, The Club That George Built, has made the list. It’s been nominated in the Best Television Documentary category, alongside films about Sir Alex Ferguson and Sven-Goran Eriksson. The awards recognise the creme de la creme of sports journalism – The Club That George Built nominated for British Sports Journalism Award

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Rock Sound nominated at Music Week Awards for work with Serenade and Sum 41

We’re delighted to announce that Rock Sound magazine has been nominated in this year’s Music Week Awards, for its partnership with Serenade and Rise Records in collaboration with Sum 41. Our nomination comes in the Music Consumer Innovation category, which celebrates projects that have changed the way that consumers experience music. Working with Serenade (home Rock Sound nominated at Music Week Awards for work with Serenade and Sum 41

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whynow Studios’ From Roger Moore, With Love to be screened on BBC 2 on Christmas Day

A new feature-length documentary from whynow Studios, From Roger Moore With Love, will be shown on Christmas Day at 9pm on BBC2. It also has a limited cinema release in selected Everyman and Picturehouse cinemas across the UK from Sunday 15th December. Made in collaboration with Moore’s estate and family, the film retraces Moore’s rise whynow Studios’ From Roger Moore, With Love to be screened on BBC 2 on Christmas Day

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whynow brands receive two nominations at PPA Independent Publisher Awards

Two of our brands, the Film Stories podcast and the Independent Podcast Awards, are among the nominees at this year’s PPA Independent Publisher Awards. The awards celebrate the exceptional individuals and companies who delivered outstanding work within the last year. The entries showcase the incredible innovation and creativity of the independent publishing community. The Film whynow brands receive two nominations at PPA Independent Publisher Awards

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