41st International Emmy® Awards Nominees Announced
NOMINATIONS SPAN 19 COUNTRIES INCLUDING FIRST NOMINATIONS FOR PROGRAMS FROM ANGOLA AND URUGUAY
Cannes/MIPCOM, October 7, 2013 – Nominations for the 41st International Emmy® Awards were announced today by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at a Press Conference at Mipcom. There are 36 nominees in 9 categories. The full list of Nominees follows this release. Winners will be announced at a Black-Tie Ceremony on November 25, 2013 at the Hilton New York Hotel.
Nominations span 19 countries: Angola, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, New Zealand, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and Uruguay.
This is the first time that programs from Angola and Uruguay are nominated.
“Every year, the global television community competes for an Emmy®, the most prestigious of all media awards, and we congratulate the 2013 Nominees for their outstanding programs and performances.” said Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
In addition to the presentation of the International Emmy® Awards for programming and performances, The Academy will present two special awards. Film and television Creator/Writer/Director J.J. Abrams who is currently in London, directing the new Star Wars movie will come to New York to receive the 2013 International Emmy® Founders Award. Anke Schäferkordt, Co-CEO of RTL Group and CEO, RTL Germany, will receive the 2013 International Emmy® Directorate Award.
This year’s Gala partners are: Phoenix Satellite Television, Globo, Microsoft, Dori Media Group, Ernst & Young, Deluxe, Mipcom, Sofitel Luxury Hotels and Variety.
2013 Semi-Final Judging Hosts were: Nashwa Al Ruwaini, Pyramedia (Abu Dhabi, UAE); Avi Armoza; Armoza Formats (Tel Aviv, Israel); Steven Bawol, Helion Pictures (Paris, France); Piv Bernth, Danish Broadcasting Corporation (Copenhagen, Denmark); Nicolas Bonard, Discovery International (Paris, France); Pascal Breton, Pascal Breton Productions (Paris, France); Astrid Bscher, Filmfritz GmbH (Cologne, Germany); Marcello Coltro, Chello Latin America (Santiago, Chile); Beatrice Cox-Riesenfelder, ORF (Vienna, Austria); Bill Dunlop, Eurovision Americas (Washington DC, USA); Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat, Light & Dark Films (Johannesburg, South Africa); Xavier Gouyou-Beauchamps, TV France International (Biarritz, France); Leopold Hoesch, BROADVIEW TV GmbH (Cologne, Germany); Verena Kulenkampff, WDR (Cologne, Germany); Charles Lei, Yingzhanwang (Beijing, China); Denis Lillie, Cape Film Commission (Cape Town, South Africa); Paul Macionis, Foxtel (Sydney, Australia); Michael McKay, Active TV (Sydney Australia); Alexander Marin, Sony Pictures Television Latin America (Bogota, Colombia); Miguel Oliva, HBO Latin America Group (Fort Lauderdale, USA); Sylvain Parent-Bedard; Quebecomm (Quebec City, Canada); Franz Patay, IMZ – International Music & Media Centre (Vienna, Austria); Stefan Piech, YFE (Vienna, Austria); Alberto Santini Lara, TV Azteca (Mexico City, Mexico); Pierre Sissmann, Cyber Group Studios (Paris, France); Carlos Schroder, TV Globo (New York, USA & Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); Michael Smeaton, FFP New Media (Berlin, Germany); Takashi Nakamoto, Fuji TV (Tokyo, Japan); Anil Wanvari, Indian Television Dot Com (Mumbai, India); Leon Xiao, CBI Media (Changzhou, China); Regina Ziegler & Tanja Ziegler, Ziegler Films (Berlin, Germany).
41ST INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS NOMINEES:
Awards Ceremony to be held November 25, 2013
ARTS PROGRAMMING
Hello?! Orchestra
MBC / SAN Media
South Korea
Soundtrack
Geronimo BVBA
Belgium
Multiple Views – La Máquina Loca (The Crazy Machine)
TV UNAM / El Caiman Films / Alebrije
Mexico
Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
EMP / Mercury Songs co-production for Eagle Rock Entertainment
UK
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Shinichi Tsutsumi In Yasu – A Single Father’s Story
NHK
Japan
Sean Bean In Accused
RSJ Films
UK
Heino Ferch In Anatomy of Revenge
ZDF / ARTE / Aichholzer Filmproduktion, Vienna / ORF
Germany
Marcos Palmeira In Mandrake Especial
HBO Latin America Originals / Goritzia Filmes
Brazil
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
Li Sun In The Back Palace: Legend of Zhen Huan
Dongyang Flower Film TV Culture / Beijing TV Art Center / SMG Picture / Beijing Star Galaxy Film TV Culture Communication
PR China
Sheridan Smith In Mrs Biggs
ITV Studios / December Media
UK
Lotta Tejle In 30 Degrees in February
SVT / Fundament Film
Sweden
Fernanda Montenegro In Sweet Mother
TV Globo
Brazil
COMEDY
Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola
eNCA (e News Channel Africa) / Diprente
South Africa
Moone Boy
Baby Cow Productions / Grand Pictures / Sprout Pictures / Hot Cod Productions / Sky 1 HD
UK
Workingirls
Gazelle et Cie / Canal Plus
France
How to Enjoy the End of the World
TV Globo
BrazilDOCUMENTARY
The Golden Hour
Desert Road / TVNZ
New Zealand
My Mother, Lady Bondong
MBC
South Korea
5 Broken Cameras
Alegria Productions / Guy DVD Films / Burnat Films Palestine / France Télévisions
France
5 de Mayo, Un Dia de Gloria
Discovery Channel Latin America / Cactus Films
Mexico
DRAMA SERIES
Maalaala Mo Kaya
ABS-CBN
The Philippines
Les Revenants (Rebound)
Haut et Court TV / Canal+ Original Programming
France
Next in Line
TV Globo
Brazil
Accused
RSJ Films
UK
NON-SCRIPTED ENTERTAINMENT
Go Back to Where You Came From
SBS Television Australia / Cordell Jigsaw Productions
Australia
MasterChef South Africa
Quizzical Pictures / Lucky Bean Media
South Africa
Dear Neighbors Help Our Daughter Find Love
Keshet Broadcasting / Keshet International / Fuchsia Productions
Israel
Reto al Chef 2
Foxtelecolombia
ColombiaTELENOVELA
Windeck
Semba Comunicação
Angola
30 vies (30 lives)
Aetios Productions Inc.
Canada
Brasil Avenue
TV Globo
Brazil
Side by Side
TV Globo
BrazilTV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
DramaW Mini-Series: Heaven’s Ark
WOWOW INC. / FINE Entertainment
Japan
Secret State
Company Television / Newscope Films
UK
SOMOS – Cadáver se necesita
AGADU / Canal 10
Uruguay
A Day for a Miracle
Rowboat Film / ZDF
Germany
About the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a membership based organization comprised of leading media and entertainment figures from over 60 countries and 500 companies from all sectors of television including internet, mobile and technology. The Academy’s yearly schedule of events includes the prestigious International Emmy® Awards and International Emmy® Kids Awards ceremonies held in New York, The International Digital Emmy® Awards at MIPTV and a series of industry events such as Academy Day, The International Emmy® World Television Festival and Panels on substantive industry topics. The Academy was chartered with a mission to recognize excellence in television produced outside of the United States and it presents The International Emmy® Awards in the following twenty categories: Arts Programming; Best Performance by an Actress; Best Performance by an Actor; Current Affairs; Comedy; Digital Program: Children & Young People; Digital Program: Fiction; Digital Program: Non-Fiction; Documentary; Drama Series; Kids: Preschool; Kids: Animation; Kids: Factual; Kids: Non-Scripted Entertainment; Kids: Series; Kids: TV Movie/Mini-Series News; Non-Scripted Entertainment; Telenovela; TV Movie/Mini-Series. For more information go to www.iemmys.tv.
At Mipcom the International Emmy® Awards are located on stand 26.09
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