More about realscreen Global 100 and how the list was compiled.

The realscreen Global 100 is a list of the most influential production companies in non-fiction entertainment today, selected from across the world. These are the international leaders of both our art and our industry. They are the ones that others in the industry say they look to for inspiration. They demonstrate leadership and innovation in art, business, or both.

Our list includes representatives from all genres of non-fiction, from traditional documentary to alternative/reality, and includes those producing for either television or theatrical release.

The final list, whittled down from some 300 companies that were nominated, represents peer ratings among fellow producers, the opinions of programmers and distributors, and the perspective of our own editorial team.

In the case of parent companies, such as FremantleMedia, which organize their production through one or more stand-alone entities that are independently run, it was the individual production entities that were considered for inclusion in the list. Broadcaster-owned affiliates are not included, unless run as arms-length, independent production companies.

About the interactive features on the realscreen Global 100 list.

By clicking on the heading of each column, the list can be viewed in differing orders: alphabetically, by head office location, by head office country, or by corporate affiliation. It is also possible to select just those known to produce traditional documentaries, just those known to produce reality/alternative programming, or just those known to produce formats.

Clicking on a company name will take your browser to that company’s website.

If there is a "top 7" icon next to the company name and that company’s row has been highlighted in yellow, this means that this is one of the seven companies most hailed internationally as inspirational and trend-setting.

If the company’s row has been highlighted in green, this means that it as one of the most notable companies in its geographic region.

Clicking on one of the article icons next to the company name will take you to the comments we have written about one of these most recognized companies.