{"id":46,"date":"2017-06-22T14:48:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T18:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iemmys.wpengine.com\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:53:48","slug":"about-international-academy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iemmys.tv\/international-academy\/about-international-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"About the International Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"

About The International Academy<\/h1>\n

Bringing Together the World\u2019s Leading Media and Entertainment Professionals<\/h2>\n

Founded in 1969, The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a non-profit, membership organization, based in New York City, comprised of leading entertainment figures across all sectors of the television industry, from over sixty countries.<\/p>\n

The Academy was chartered with a mission to recognize excellence in television programming produced outside of the United States, and it presents the International Emmy\u00ae<\/sup> Award to programs in sixteen categories.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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International Emmy\u00ae Awards<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Membership Overview<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Events<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Academy\u2019s yearly schedule of events includes the International Emmy\u00ae<\/sup> Awards<\/a> held in New York, and a series of industry events such as Academy Day, The International Emmy\u00ae<\/sup> World Television Festival and Panels on substantive industry topics.<\/p>\n

Board & Members Meetings take place 3 to 4 times a year and offer Members the opportunity to network with their international peers from the world\u2019s leading production\/distribution companies and television channels.<\/p>\n

The Board advises on International Emmy\u00ae<\/sup> Award rules and regulations as well as the management of the organization.<\/p>\n

For more information on our sister organizations, please visit\u00a0The Television Academy<\/a> and The National\u00a0Academy<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Television Arts and Sciences.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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International Academy Executive Committee<\/h2>\n