BARBARA WALTERS TO PRESENT 2009 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® FOUNDERS AWARD TO SIR DAVID FROST

New York, NY, October 27, 2009 – Barbara Walters, world renowned journalist whose TV career began over 3 decades ago, will be presenting the Founders Award to Sir David Frost at The 37th International Emmy Awards Gala on November 23rd 2009, in New York City announced Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 

“David Frost’s career started in the United Kingdom around the time Barbara Walters was starting hers, in the United States,” said Paisner. “The International Academy is delighted to bring Ms. Walters to our stage to lead this tribute to Sir David.”

Ms. Walters began her career on NBC’s Today show as a writer, and within a year became a reporter-at-large, developing, writing and editing her own reports and interviews.  Since then, she has interviewed some of the world’s most prominent leaders, including every American President and First Lady since Richard Nixon, including President and Mrs. Barack Obama.  Today, Ms. Walters’ remains a co-owner, co-executive producer and co-host of The View, recipient of the 2003 Daytime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Talk Show.” Ms. Walters recently received the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award at The News & Docs Emmys, presented by The National Academy of Television.

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a membership based organization comprised of leading media and entertainment figures from over 50 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 Ceremony 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 fifteen categories: Arts Programming; Best Performance by an Actress; Best Performance by an Actor; Current Affairs; Children & Young People; Comedy; Digital Program: Children & Young People; Digital Program: Fiction; Digital Program: Non-Fiction; Documentary; Drama Series; News; Non-Scripted Entertainment; Telenovela; TV Movie/Mini-Series. For more information go to www.iemmys.tv.

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37th INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Cannes/MIPCOM, October 5, 2009 —Henry Kissinger, the former US Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize Winner will be attending The 37th International Emmy Awards Gala, on November 23rd, 2009, in New York City to present the 2009 International Emmy Directorate Award, announced Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Professor Markus Schächter, Director General ZDF will accept the award.

“We are delighted to have Dr. Kissinger join The International Academy in recognizing Markus Schächter’s leadership and achievements as Germany commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of its Federal Republic, said Paisner. “The International Academy is delighted that a German born American who participated in and shaped so much of the world’s recent history will present this momentous award.”

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a membership based organization comprised of leading media and entertainment figures from over 50 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 Ceremony 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 fifteen categories: Arts Programming; Best Performance by an Actress; Best Performance by an Actor; Current Affairs; Children & Young People; Comedy; Digital Program: Children & Young People; Digital Program: Fiction; Digital Program: Non-Fiction; Documentary; Drama 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 at stand 26.09.

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FORMER US SECRETARY OF STATE, HENRY KISSINGER, TO PRESENT THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® DIRECTORATE AWARD

Cannes/MIPCOM, October 5, 2009:  Nominations for the 37th International Emmy® Awards were announced today by The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at a Press Conference at Mipcom. There are 41 nominees in 10 categories. The full list of Nominees follows this release. Winners will be announced at a Black-Tie Ceremony hosted by UK television star Graham Norton, on November 23, 2009 at the Hilton New York Hotel.

Nominations span over 17 countries with first ever Emmy nomination for Thailand, in the Children & Young People Category. The United Kingdom leads with 9 nominations, followed by Brazil (5), Germany, Mexico & The Philippines (3). The competition took place with three rounds of judging over a period of 6 months, with participation from over 600 judges in 50 different countries.

“As interest in our competition builds every year, The Academy is proud to serve as a cultural showcase of television from all continents,” said Academy President & CEO, Bruce L. Paisner. “We congratulate the 2009 Nominees for their outstanding achievements and hope the first-time nomination from Thailand will inspire more producers from many more countries to follow in their footsteps and enter the competition.”

In addition to the presentation of the International Emmy® Awards for programming, the Academy will present two special awards. Sir David Frost, one of the preeminent television figures of the 20th century whose interviews with President Richard Nixon were immortalized in last year’s Oscar nominated movie Frost/Nixon, is set to receive the 2009 International Emmy® Founders Award. Markus Schächter, Director General, ZDF, will receive the 2009 International Emmy Directorate Award for his outstanding leadership of ZDF and to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the founding of The Federal Republic of Germany.

This year’s partners are: Phoenix Satellite Television, TV Globo, Dori Media Group, Microsoft, Ascent Media, Ernst & Young, Reed MIDEM, Sofitel New York, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter.

2009 Semi-Final Judging Hosts are: Bell-Phillip Television Productions, Inc.,(Los Angeles, USA); Broadview TV GmbH (Cologne, Germany); CANAL + (Paris, France) ;DR-Danish Broadcasting Corporation (Copenhagen, Denmark;) European Television Guild (London, United Kingdom); Festcom, (Melbourne, Australia) ; FFP New Media, (Cologne, Germany); The Frame Production (Abu Dhabi, UAE); France 2 Television; (New York, USA) ;HBO Latin America Group (Miami, USA) ; Indian Television.com, (Mumbai, India); International Music & Media Centre (IMZ)  at Golden Prague (Prague, Czech Republic); Lagardère Entertainment & Helion Pictures (Paris, France) Metro TV (Accra, Ghana) ;MTV – Hungarian Television ;(Budapest, Hungary); SABC  (Johannesburg, South Africa); South Pacific Pictures (Auckland, New Zealand); Telemundo (Miami, USA) ;TV UNAM (Mexico City, Mexico); ZDF (Cologne, 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 50 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 Ceremony 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 fifteen categories: Arts Programming; Best Performance by an Actress; Best Performance by an Actor; Current Affairs; Children & Young People; Comedy; Digital Program: Children & Young People; Digital Program: Fiction; Digital Program: Non-Fiction; Documentary; Drama 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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ARTS PROGRAMMING

Mamonas Assassinas – All My Life

TV Globo

Brazil

 

The Mona Lisa Curse

Oxford Film & Television for Channel 4

United Kingdom

 

Ode to Joy: 10,000 Voices Resound!

Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.

Japan

 

Seven Gates of Jerusalem

TVP SA / Platige Image

Poland

 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR 

Robert de Hoog

Skin

Humanist Broadcasting Foundation / IJswater Films

The Netherlands

 

Chen Li

Ultimate Rescue

China Movie Channel

PR China

 

Óscar Olivares

Capadocia

HBO Latin America Originals

Mexico

 

Ben Whishaw

Criminal Justice

BBC

United Kingdom

 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS

Emma De Caunes

Night Birds

CHEZ WAM

France

 

Angel Locsin

The Wolf

ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation

The Philippines

 

Cecilia Suárez

Capadocia

HBO Latin America Originals

Mexico

 

Julie Walters

A Short Stay in Switzerland

BBC

United Kingdom

 

CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE

Dustbin Baby

Kindle Entertainment

United Kingdom

 

Lharn Phoo Koo E-Joo

Bangkok Broadcasting & TV Co., Ltd / Workpoint Entertainment Public Company Limited

Thailand

 

The Little Emperor’s Christmas

TV Globo

Brazil

 

Mille

Danish Broadcasting Corporation

Denmark

COMEDY

Hoshi Shinichi’s Short Shorts

Telecom Staff for NHK in association with NHK Enterprises

Japan

Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got the Pop Factor…

Phil McIntyre / Goodnight Vienna for Channel 4

United Kingdom

The Slum

TV Globo

Brazil

Turkish for Beginners

Bayerischer Rundfunk / Norddeutscher Rundfunk / Westdeutscher Rundfunk / ARD-Werbung / Hofmann & Voges Entertainment GmbH

Germany

DOCUMENTARY 

The Ascent of Money

Chimerica Media Limited / Education Broadcasting Corporation for Channel 4

United Kingdom

 

Cityboy – The Life of Investment Banker Geraint Anderson

United Docs / ECO Media / WDR

Germany

 

Pancho Villa: Aqui y Alli

The History Channel Latin America / Anima Films

Argentina

 

Shooting the Messenger

Al Jazeera English

Qatar

 

DRAMA SERIES 

Capadocia

HBO Latin America Originals

Mexico

 

The Land of the Wind

Korean Broadcasting System

South Korea

 

The Protectors

Danish Broadcasting Corporation in association with ZDF / NRK / SVT

Denmark

 

Sokhulu & Partners

Paw Paw Films

South Africa

 

Spooks

Kudos Film and TV Ltd

United Kingdom

 

NON-SCRIPTED ENTERTAINMENT 

The Amazing Race Asia

Amazing Race Productions Inc. / ABC Studios / SPE Networks – Asia Pte Ltd (AXN Asia) / Sony Pictures Television / ActiveTV Asia Pte Ltd / ActiveTV Pty Ltd

Singapore

 

Historia Extrema

The History Channel Latin America / Endemol Argentina

Argentina

 

I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!

ITV Studios

United Kingdom

 

The Phone

Park Lane TV Productions

The Netherlands

 

 

TELENOVELA

India – A Love Story

TV Globo

Brazil

 

Magdusa Ka

GMA Network, Inc.

The Philippines

 

Second Chance

TF1 Production / Fontana

France

 

A Time for Us

ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation / Double Vision SDN BHD

The Philippines

 

 

TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES 

Maysa – When the Heart Sings

TV Globo

Brazil

 

The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall

Talkback Thames for Channel 4

United Kingdom

 

Ultimate Rescue

China Movie Channel

PR China

 

The Wolves of Berlin

Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG / ZDR

Germany