2013 INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL EMMY® AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
DIRTGIRLWORLD… DIG IT ALL ( AUSTRALIA) WINS CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
GUIDESTONES ( CANADA) WINS FICTION
ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE (THE NETHERLANDS) WINS NON-FICTION
MIPTV-Cannes, April 8, 2013 – The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced tonight the winners of the International Digital Emmy Awards at a ceremony attended by over 300 international executives from the television, broadband, and mobile industries, organized in partnership with Reed Midem and sponsored by the Bell Fund of Canada.
The Children & Young People category was won by dirtgirlworld… dig it all (mememe productions/dirtgirlworld productions/Screen Australia ), a transmedia project featuring apps that kids can use in nature, won the Children & Young People category. Guidestones ( 3 o’ clock.tv /iThentic, ) a series about two journalism students who uncover a global conspiracy while investigating an unsolved murder, won the Fiction category. Entertainment Experience (FCCE/Ziggo) , which follows the development and production process of a user-generated movie by Hollywood director Paul Verhoeven, won the Non-Fiction category. Complete information on the winners follows this release.
This year’s Pioneer Prize was presented to Anthony E. Zuiker, the visionary creator of the CSI franchise, for his innovative contributions to the field of digital entertainment with his online thriller, Cybergeddon. “With cutting-edge concepts and technology that pushes every frontier, these Emmy ® winners brilliantly demonstrate the wonderful versatility of multiplatform storytelling.” said Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, who presented the Pioneer Prize to Zuiker.
2013 INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL EMMY® AWARDS WINNERS
DIGITAL PROGRAM: CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
dirtgirlworld… dig it all
mememe productions / dirtgirlworld productions / Screen Australia
Australia
Credits:
Cate McQuillen, Creative Director / Executive Producer
Pete Gately, Transmedia Producer
Hewey Eustace, Music Producer / Composer
Tamsin Smyth, Art Director / Graphic Designer
dirtgirlworld is a transmedia project that believes little things, and little kids, can make a big difference in the world. dirtgirlworld is a get grubby, get outside world in which technology gets kids off the couch and out the door. The project features apps kids can use in nature and cameras to capture what they discover. It is about building a community and forming a lifelong relationship with nature.
DIGITAL PROGRAM: FICTION
Guidestones
3 o’clock.tv / iThentic
Canada
Credits:
Jay Ferguson, Writer / Producer / Director
Jonas Diamond, Executive Producer
Catherine Tait, Executive Producer
Guidestones is the story of two journalism students who uncover a global conspiracy while investigating an unsolved murder. The series explores the mystery of the Georgia Guidestones, a monument in rural Georgia inscribed with directions for rebuilding civilization after the apocalypse. Each episode ends with a cliffhanger, and hidden somewhere in the episode is a clue. If viewers locate and search that clue online, it will take them to a world of hidden videos, web sites, and other information that will allow them to move ahead of the protagonists.
DIGITAL PROGRAM: NON-FICTION
Entertainment Experience
FCCE / Ziggo
The Netherlands
Credits:
Rene Mioch, CEO, FCCE
Justus Verkerk, CCO, FCCE
Mirko Mensink, Director Corporate Development , Ziggo
Daniel Kok, Creative Consultant, FCCE
Entertainment Experience follows the development of a user-generated movie. Hollywood director Paul Verhoeven asked the world to help him produce a new movie. 30,000 people, among them screenwriters, actors, filmmakers, and composers, all worked together to influence the production process for a new movie and created the movie themselves.
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 International Emmy® Awards in the following twenty categories: Arts Programming; Best Performance by an Actress; Best Performance by an Actor; Current Affairs; Comedy; Documentary; Drama Series; News; Non-Scripted Entertainment; Telenovela; TV Movie/Mini-Series; Digital Program: Children & Young People; Digital Program: Fiction; Digital Program: Non-Fiction; Kids: Preschool; Kids: Animation; Kids: Factual; Kids: Non-Scripted Entertainment; Kids: Series; Kids: TV Movie/Mini-Series. For more information, go to www.iemmys.tv.
ABOUT THE BELL FUND
The Bell Fund provides grants to Canadian independent producers who develop and produce excellent cross-platform digital content designed to complement and enhance associated television programs. It has invested $120 M in the production of 1200 cross-platform projects since 1997. The Bell Fund also undertakes training, research, business development and promotion for the digital media industry. The Bell Fund receives annual contributions of approximately $14 M from Canada’s Bell TV as part of its broadcast distribution undertaking (BDU) contributions to the industry. In addition, the Bell Fund receives interest generated by a $10M endowment and contributions from Aliant. The Bell Fund is incorporated as a not-for-profit organization, governed by an independent Board of Directors representing various sectors of the television and new media industry.
ABOUT MIPTV
Founded in 1963, MIPTV is the annual international market and creative forum for content on every screen. It brings professionals from the global TV and online content industry to Cannes, France, for four days of exhibition, conferences, screenings and networking. It is a key market for buying and selling content and early-stage content development. MIPCube constitutes a special programme exploring tech and creative approaches with the community re-inventing the content experience within MIPTV. The weekend prior to MIPTV, MIPDoc and MIPFormats constitute a two-day showcase for non-fiction and unscripted programming. In 2013, MIPTV celebrates its 50th anniversary. www.miptv.com
MEDIA CONTACTS
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
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Tel: +1-212-489-6969
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