2016 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® KIDS AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Cannes/Mipcom, October 17, 2016 – 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 13 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

“Nothing in television is more important than what children watch everyday and the Academy is proud to be the preeminent platform for remarkable and notable kids programming,” said Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. “We congratulate the 2016 Nominees.”

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 in Cannes, France on Tuesday April 4, 2017.

2016 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® KIDS AWARDS NOMINEES


KIDS: PRESCHOOL

Hey Duggee
Studio AKA
United Kingdom

Molang
Millimages / Teidees Audiovisuals / Canal Plus Multithématique
France

O Show da Luna (Earth to Luna)
TV Pinguim / Discovery Networks Latin America
Brazil

Super Wings
FunnyFlux / QianQi / EBS
South Korea

KIDS: ANIMATION

Larva in New York
TUBA n
South Korea

Peanuts
N O R M AA L Animation / Peanuts Worldwide LLC. /
Iconix Brand Group
France

Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas
Aardman Animations
United Kingdom

S.O.S Fada Manu (S.O.S. Fairy Manu)
Gloob / Boutique Filmes
Brazil

KIDS: DIGITAL

Doodles
Ludo Studio / ABC3 Australia / Screen Australia /
Screen Queensland
Australia

Face TV
NHK / NHK Educational Corporation
Japan

Gaming Show Interactive – The Gaming Show
Secret Location / Banger Films / DHX Media
Canada

Malhação – Sonhos (Young Hearts – Dreams)
TV Globo
Brazil

KIDS: FACTUAL

Full Proof – Koepels (Full Proof – Domles)
NTR
Netherlands

Horrible Histories
Lion Television
United Kingdom

Sueños Latinoamericanos (Latin American Dreams)
Mi Chica Producciones / Canal 13 /
Consejo Nacional de Televisión (CNTV)
Chile

Wild But True
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific / Beyond Screen Production / Screen Queensland
Singapore

KIDS: NON-SCRIPTED ENTERTAINMENT

Cinemaniacs
Novel Entertainment
United Kingdom

Look Kool
Apartment 11 Productions Inc.  / TVOKids
Canada

Tem Crianca na Cozinha (Guess Who’s Cooking?)
Gloob / Samba Filmes
Brazil

Ultras Sorte Kageshow (Baking in the Dark)
Danish Broadcasting Corporation
Denmark

KIDS: SERIES

Hank Zipzer
Kindle Entertainment Ltd. / DHX Media /
Walker Productions / Screen Yorkshire
United Kingdom

Kasper en de Kerstengelen (Casper and the Christmas Angels)
NL Film & TV / Avrotros
Netherlands

Presentes – Temporada II (Presents – Season II)
Canal Encuentro / Mulata Films
Argentina

Ready for This
Blackfella Films / Werner Film Productions / Australian Children’s Television Foundation / ABC
Australia

KIDS: TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES

Dede: Mehmet Met de Gele Laarzen
Corrino Media Group / KRO-NCRV / Z@pp / Mediafonds
Netherlands

Die Salzprinzessin (The Salt Princess)
Askania Media Film Production / ARD degeto / WDR
Germany

Die Weisse Schlange (The White Snake)
ZDF German Television / Provobis / metafilm
Germany

Peter & Wendy: Based on the Novel Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Headline Pictures / Juliette Films
United Kingdom

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 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, Telenovela, and TV Movie/Mini-Series, it also recognizes excellence in Performances, Kids programming and Digital. For more information go to www.iemmys.tv

MEDIA CONTACTS  

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Eva Obadia, Senior Director, Communications & Partnerships
Tel: +1-212-489-6969
eva.obadia@iemmys.tv

The Lippin Group
Matt Biscuitti
Tel: +1-212-986-7080
matt@lippingroup.com

International Academy to recognize Short-Form Series at International Emmy® Awards Gala in New York, in 2017

New York, October 17, 2016 – The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today announced that it will be recognizing Short-Form Series at the International Emmy Awards Gala, in New York, in November 2017. Original Fiction and Non-Fiction programs, with episodes under a half-hour will be eligible to enter in next year’s International Emmy Awards competition which opens on December 8, 2016 and closes on February 16, 2017.

Short-Form Series were previously recognized by the International Academy at the International Digital Emmy Awards at Miptv, with the Digital: Fiction and Non-Fiction categories. The genre is now going to be recognized at the International Emmy Awards Gala in November, in New York starting in 2017.

“As media changes, International Emmy categories change too and we felt we needed to give special recognition to the rapid and important growth of short form in the industry. We are doing this in the first instance by moving the category to our Gala in November.”, said Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Rules & Regulations for the Short-Form Series category will be posted on the Academy’s website www.iemmys.tv, early December.

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 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, Telenovela, and TV Movie/Mini-Series, it also recognizes excellence in Performances, Kids programming and Digital. For more information go to www.iemmys.tv


MEDIA CONTACTS 

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Eva Obadia, Senior Director, Communications & Partnerships
Tel: +1-212-489-6969
eva.obadia@iemmys.tv

The Lippin Group
Matt Biscuitti
Tel: +1-212-986-7080
matt@lippingroup.com