2017 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® KIDS AWARDS NOMINEES SPAN 16 COUNTRIES

Cannes/Mipcom, October 16, 2017 – Nominations for the International Emmy® Kids Awards were announced today by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at a press conference at Mipcom. There are 28 nominees in 7 categories. The full list of Nominees follows this release.

Nominations span 16 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, Sweden, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

“The Academy is proud to be the preeminent platform for showcasing and recognizing the remarkable wealth and geographic spread of quality kids programming produced around the world,” said Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. “We congratulate the Nominees for their outstanding talent and for setting the high standard we all expect for children’s content.”

The International Emmy® Kids Awards at Miptv presenting partners are: Ernst & Young, Miptv, Shaw Rocket Fund, TV Kids and WDR.

Winners will receive their award at Miptv in Cannes, France on Tuesday April 10, 2018.


2017 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® KIDS AWARDS NOMINEES

KIDS: PRESCHOOL

La Cabane à Histoires (The Treehouse Stories)
Dandelooo / Caribara Production
France

Design Ah!
NHK
Japan

O Diário de Mika (Mika’s Diary)
Supertoons
Brazil

Puffin Rock
Cartoon Saloon / Dog Ears / Penguin / Netflix
Ireland

KIDS: ANIMATION

Oddbods
One Animation
Singapore

Revolting Rhymes
Magic Light Pictures
United Kingdom

Siesta Z
El Perro en la Luna / Señal Colombia /
Educa / PakaPaka
Argentina

Trudes Tier (Trude’s Flatmate)
Studio Soi / WDR
Germany

KIDS: DIGITAL

Hele Norge Bygger – Minutt for Minutt
(The Great Norwegian Build Off)
NRK
Norway

Jenter (Young Girls)
NRK
Norway

Malhação – Seu Lugar no Mundo
(Young Hearts – I just Want to Love)
TV Globo
Brazil

Why?! Programming
NHK
Japan

KIDS: FACTUAL

Asquerosamente Rico (Disgustingly Tasty)
Echando Globos / Señal Colombia / ANTV
Colombia

Berlin und Wir (Berlin and Us)
Imago TV / ZDF German Television
Germany

Miracle Lesson
NHK / TV MAN UNION, INC.
Japan

Operation Ouch!
Maverick TV / CBBC
United Kingdom

KIDS: NON-SCRIPTED ENTERTAINMENT

Disney Cookabout
Penguin Films / The Walt Disney Company
South Africa

Snapshots
FORTE Entertainment
Canada

Vår Restaurang (Our Restaurant)
SVT
Sweden

The Voice Kids
TV Globo
Brazil

KIDS: SERIES

Club der Roten Baender (Red Bracelets)
Bantry Bay Productions GmbH / VOX Television GmbH
Germany

Jamie Johnson
Short Form Film Company / CBBC
United Kingdom

O Zoo da Zu
Discovery Kids Latin America / Boutique Films
Brazil

Shahrukh & Warsan
The Big Shots LLP
Singapore

KIDS: TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES

Alleen op de Wereld (Nobody’s Boy)
VPRO Television
Netherlands

Hank Zipzer’s Christmas Catastrophe
Kindle Entertainment / DHX Media / Walker Productions / Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund
United Kingdom

Little Lunch
Australian Children’s Television Foundation / ABC Me / Gristmill
Australia

Wansapanataym – Candy’s Crush
(Once Upon a Time)
ABS-CBN
Philippines


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 held in New York, The International Emmy® Kids 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 International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recognizes excellence in television produced outside of the United States, as well as US Primetime programs produced in languages other than English, with the prestigious Emmy® Award. Currently celebrating programming across varied areas including: Arts Programming, Current Affairs, Comedy, Documentary, Drama Series, News, Non-Scripted Entertainment, Short-Form Series, Telenovela, and TV Movie/Mini-Series, it also recognizes excellence in Performances, Kids programming and Digital. For more information, go to www.iemmys.tv


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