2014 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS NOMINEES SPAN 19 COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES FOR THE FIRST TIME
Cannes/MIPCOM, October 13, 2014: Nominations for the 2014 International Emmy® Awards were announced today by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at a Press Conference at Mipcom. There are 40 nominees across 10 categories, and for the first time, the International Academy is recognizing programs from the United States. The full list of Nominees follows this release. Winners will be announced at a black-tie Ceremony on November 24, 2014 at the Hilton New York Hotel.
Nominations span 19 countries: Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, the Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
“In these troubled times in many places around the world, it is gratifying to see so many countries and organizations still striving and competing for excellence in television programming.” said Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. That is part of the magic of television and of the Emmy.”
In addition to the presentation of the International Emmy® Awards for programming and performances, the Academy will present two special awards. Mad Men creator, Matthew Weiner will receive the 2014 International Emmy® Founders Award. Roberto Irineu Marinho, CEO & President, Globo Organization will receive the 2014 International Emmy® Directorate Award.
This year’s Gala partners are: Phoenix Satellite Television, TV Globo, Microsoft, Ernst & Young, Deluxe, Mipcom, Sofitel Luxury Hotels and Variety.
2014 Semi-Final Judging Hosts were: Nashwa Al Ruwaini, Pyramedia (Abu Dhabi, UAE),Steven Bawol, Helion Pictures (Paris, France),Piv Bernth, Danish Broadcasting Corporation (Copenhagen, Denmark),Nicolas Bonard, Discovery International (Paris, France), Dr. Jürgen Brautmeier, LFM (Cologne, Germany), Pascal Breton, Federation Entertainment (Paris, France), George Chien, Sony Pictures Television (Singapore, Singapore), Beatrice Cox-Riesenfelder, ORF (Vienna, Austria), Pablo Culell, Underground Producciones (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Raphael De Andreis, Havas Media Group (Paris, France), Cesar Diaz, Venevision (Miami, USA),Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat, Light & Dark Films (Johannesburg, South Africa),Xavier Gouyou-Beauchamps, TV France International (Biarritz, France),Klaus Graf, Graf Films (Vienna, Austria),Leopold Hoesch, BROADVIEW TV GmbH (Cologne, Germany),Charles Lei, Yingzhanwang (Beijing, China),Denis Lillie, Cape Film Commission (Cape Town, South Africa), Michael McKay, Active TV (Singapore, Singapore), Zama Mkosi, National Film and Video Foundation (Johannesburg, South Africa),Takashi Nakamoto, Fuji TV (Tokyo, Japan), Sylvain Parent-Bedard, Quebecomm (Quebec City, Canada), Franz Patay, IMZ – International Music & Media Centre (Berlin, Germany),Luis Peraza, HBO Latin America Group (Miami, USA),Stefan Piech, YFE (Cologne, Germany),Pierre Sissmann, Cybergroup (Paris, France), Carlos Schroder, TV Globo (New York, USA & Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Maria Stepanovitch, France 24 (Paris, France), Bruce Tuchman, AMC Networks (Miami, USA),Olivier-René Veillon, Ile de France Film Commission (Annecy, France), Leon Xiao, CBI Media (Changzhou, China).
42ND INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS NOMINEES:
Awards Ceremony to be held on November 24, 2014
Arts Programming
El Informe Kliksberg II – El otro me importa
Mulata Films for Canal Encuentro
Argentina
The Exhibition
Jove Pictures
Canada
Nonfiction W: Picture Book Touch, Feel, and Fragility
WOWOW INC. Ortus Japan Co.,Ltd.
Japan
Wagnerwahn – Mythos und Machenschaften des Richard Wagner ( The Wagner Files)
ARTE / SWR / Gebrueder Beetz, Berlin
Germany
Best Performance by an Actor
Stephen Dillane
in The Tunnel
Kudos, Shine France Films for Sky Atlantic HD and CANAL+
United Kingdom
Claude Legault
in 19-2
Sphere Media Plus / Echo Media
Canada
Pablo Rago
in Televisión por la Justicia
On Tv- Llorente y Villarruel Contenidos SA / CIN (Consejo Interuniversitario Internacional)
Argentina
Xiubo Wu
in The Orphan of Zhao
China Television Media, Ltd. / TV Series Management Center of China Central Television Beijing / Teamhard TV&Movie Investment Co. Ltd.
People’s Republic of China
Best Performance by an Actress
Tuba Büyüküstün
in 20 Dakika (20 Minutes)
Ay Yapim and Star Tv
Turkey
Olivia Colman
in Broadchurch
Kudos
United Kingdom
Romina Gaetani
in Televisión por la Justicia
On Tv- Llorente y Villarruel Contenidos SA / CIN (Consejo Interuniversitario Internacional)
Argentina
Bianca Krijgsman
in De Nieuwe Wereld ( The New World)
IJswater Films/NTR Television
Netherlands
Comedy
Please Like Me
Pigeon Fancier Productions / John & Josh International / Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australia
Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola
Diprente Films / eNCA
South Africa
The Mayor´s Wife
Globo TV
Brazil
Wat als 2? ( What if? season 2)
Shelter
Belgium
Documentary
De Volta (Going Back)
Canal Futura / COOPAS
Brazil
Frihet bakom galler
( No Burqas Behind Bars)
Nima Film / SVT / NHK / Ikon / DRTV / NRK / Swedish Film Institute / Konstnärsnämnden / Nordic Film & TV fund / APSA Academy Film Fund
Sweden
No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka
Outsider Films in association with Channel 4 and ITN productions
United Kingdom
Phantoms of the Border
The Chosunilbo / TV CHOSUN / Solferino Images / Quartier Latin Media
South Korea
Drama Series
Prófugos
HBO Latin America
Chile
The Tunnel
CANAL+ Original Programming / SKY Atlantic HD / Kudos / Shine France Films
France
Utopia
Kudos
United Kingdom
Yae’s Sakura
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Japan
Non-Scripted Entertainment
Educating Yorkshire
Twofour
United Kingdom
Master Chef China
Shanghai Dragon TV
People’s Republic of China
Missie Mosango
Geronimo Productions
Belgium
O Infiltrado
The History Channel Latin America
Brazil
Telenovela
30 Lives: Maxim Bouchard
(30 Vies)
Aetios Productions
Canada
Belmonte
Plural Entertainment Portugal
Portugal
My Husband’s Lover
GMA Network, Inc.
Philippines
Precious Pearl
Globo TV
Brazil
TV Movie / Mini-Series
Alexander and Other Heroes
Globo TV
Brazil
An Adventure in Space and Time
BBC Wales / BBC America
United Kingdom
Radio
TV Man Union for NHK in association with NHK Enterprises Inc.
Japan
Unsere Mütter, Unsere Väter
( Generation War)
teamWorx Television & Film GmbH / ZDF in co-operation with Beta Film and ZDF Enterprises
Germany
Non-English Language US Primetime Program
Pasión Prohibida
( Forbidden Love)
Telemundo Studios / Telemundo Internacional
United States of America
La Patrona
( The Return)
Telemundo Internacional
United States of America
El Señor de los Cielos
Telemundo Internacional
United States of America
Temple de Acero
( Unbreakable)
Rock and Roll Films US for Nat Geo Mundo
United States of America
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 and International Emmy® Kids Awards Ceremonies held in New York, The International Digital Emmy® Awardsat 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. The International Academy also recognizes Non-English Language US primetime programming, with a new category added to the 2014 International Emmy® Awards competition.
At Mipcom the International Emmy® Awards are located on stand P1-N61
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