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Int’l Emmy Awards 2024 presented on 25 November in NY city

NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awards ceremony on the night of 25 November in New York was hosted by Indian stand up comedian and actor Vir Das but not a single Indian show or artist took home the beautiful statue (We have to try harder and producer better shows, right?) The gala was attended by television professionals from around the world with the founders Emmy being presented to David E. Kelley, the prolific writer and producer behind iconic shows such as Ally McBeal, L.A. Law and Big Little Lies by Michael Pressman, co-executive producer of Kelley’s shows Picket Fences and Chicago Hope.

The directorate award was presented to Gaumont CEO Sidonie Dumas by actor & producer Omar Sy, star of hit show Lupin.

“In these turbulent times, television is definitely an art form that brings people from around the world together – no matter their culture or language.” said International Academy President & CEO Bruce L. Paisner. “The International Academy is proud to recognize these outstanding programs and performances.”
In addition to the two special awards, 14 Emmy statues were presented by the International Academy during the evening.

The 14 winning International Emmy programs and performances are: Pianoforte (Arts Programming), Timothy Spall (Best Performance by an Actor), Aokbab-Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying (Best Performance by an Actress), División Palermo (Comedy), Otto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story (Documentary), Les Gouttes de Dieu [Drops of God] (Drama Series), Tabby McTat (Kids: Animation), La Vida Secreta de tu Mente [The secret life of your mind] (Kids: Factual & Entertainment), En af Drengene [One of the Boys] (Kids: Live Action), Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story (Sports Documentary), Restaurant Misverstand – Season 2 [The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes] (Non-Scripted Entertainment), Punt de no Retorn [Point of no Return] (Short-Form Series), La Promesa [The Vow] (Telenovela) and Liebes Kind [Dear Child] (TV Movie/Mini-Series).

The winners list is below:

Arts Programming

Pianoforte
Telemark / HBO / The Fryderyk Chopin Institute / Ventana / ZDF / Arte / Mazovia Warsaw Film Fund / MX35 / Polish Film Institute
Poland
A coming-of-age portrait of young pianists taking part in the International Chopin Piano Competition. A chance of the lifetime portrayed from the backstage. An emotional rollercoaster with Chopin’s music in the background.

Best Performance by an Actor

Timothy Spall in The Sixth Commandment
Wild Mercury Productions / True Vision
United Kingdom
A charismatic and inspirational English teacher and author, revered by his pupils. But underneath his public persona, Peter struggled. He felt isolated and unable to reconcile his Anglican faith with his sexuality. Desperate to escape his loneliness, he sought out meaningful connections, his own doubts and internal religious conflicts making him hugely empathetic to guiding those around him through difficult periods of their own lives.

Best Performance by an Actress

Aokbab-Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying in Hunger
Sound Sound Production / Netflix
Thailand
A talented young street-food cook pushes herself to the limit after accepting an invitation to train under an infamous and ruthless chef.

Comedy
División Palermo
K&S Films / Netflix
Argentina
A ragtag civilian patrol squad created to improve the image of the police force faces an unexpected danger after stumbling on a drug trafficking operation.

Documentary
Otto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story
Story Films / Archface Films / Sky Documentaries
United Kingdom
Filmmakers follow their friend Otto who has Down Syndrome, over 5 years as he writes/directs an allegorical horror based on his life. Through the process, Otto discovers a vocabulary to tell his story in his own words for the first time.

Drama Series
Les Gouttes de Dieu [Drops of God]
Legendary Entertainment / Les Productions Dynamic / 22H22 / Adline Entertainment / France Télévisions / Hulu Japan
France
Camille inherits her father’s wine collection, but to claim it, she must outshine, Issei, her fathers protegé, in a challenging test. A tale unfolds as she competes for the world’s greatest wine collection, facing a rival for her inheritance.

Non-Scripted Entertainment
Restaurant Misverstand – Season 2 [The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes]
Roses Are Blue / CPL Productions / Motion Content Group / Seven.One Studios International
Belgium
In this social experiment, a group of people living with dementia are helping run a restaurant led by a successful chef. It challenges perceptions about dementia, and reveals the impact work has on a person’s sense of identity and purpose.

Short-Form Series
Punt de no Retorn [Point of no Return]
3 Cat TV3 Catalonia
Spain
Exploring humanity’s critical juncture, this docuseries captures the world’s transformation through personal stories at a paradigm shift. It highlights how today’s decisions will impact our future, questioning if we’ve reached a point of no return.

Sports Documentary
Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story
North One / Disney+
United Kingdom
Keanu Reeves tells one of the greatest sagas in Formula 1 history. From the formation of Brawn GP see their remarkable journey through strategic manoeuvres and financial trials during an exceptionally competitive era in the annals of the sport.

Telenovela
La Promesa [The Vow]
Bambu Producciones, a STUDIOCANAL Company
Spain
Set at the beginning of the 20th Century, Jana, a maid for the waning yet ruthless House of Luján, seeks revenge for her mother’s murder. But there is one element she did not anticipate… falling in love with Manuel, son of the Count of Luján.

TV Movie/Mini-Series
Liebes Kind [Dear Child]
Constantin Television / Netflix
Germany
A mysterious woman’s escape from her harrowing captivity points investigators towards the dark truth behind her unsolved disappearance 13 years ago.

Kids: Animation
Tabby McTat
Magic Light Pictures
United Kingdom
Tabby McTat and his busker friend Fred delight crowds with their duets until an unexpected separation tears them apart. Tabby McTat searches for Fred, but instead finds a new family. Can Tabby McTat and Fred reunite and rekindle their friendship?

Kids: Factual & Entertainment
La Vida Secreta de tu Mente [The secret life of your mind]
Warner Bros. Discovery / Pictoline / Mighty Animation
Mexico
Do you have a hard time understanding why you think or behave the way you do? Don’t worry, your mind can be a… complicated place. Discover its secrets with Ceri and solve the greatest mystery in the universe: why you are the way you are.

Kids: Live-Action
En af Drengene [One of the Boys]
Apple Tree Productions / Viaplay
Denmark
The socially awkward Lau goes on the traditional Man Camp with the town boys to prove that he’s a “real man”. But things get tricky when he develops feelings for another boy. It’s a story about masculinity, bullying, queerness and feeling different.

(Pictures courtesy: International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences)

November 26, 2024
‘The Imitation Game’ wins best picture at Capri Hollywood Fest

MUMBAI: The 19th annual Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival, wrapped up in Italy and honoured the best of Hollywood movies released in 2014. The Imitation Game, distributed by the Weinstein Company, won the best picture. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing, and is directed by Morten Tyldum, with a screenplay by Graham Moore. Tyldum scooped the best director award for the film which is loosely based on the biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges.

Speaking about the award ceremony, Capri festival producer, Pascal Vicedomini said, “This year, Capri Hollywood was able to present the best of this cinematic season, many of which are contenders for year-end honors including the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs and the Academy Awards.”

The best actor award went to Timothy Spall for the movie, Mr. Turner and there was a tie between Jennifer Aniston (Cake) and Amy Adams (Big Eyes) for Best Actress.

Birdman received the Visionary Award while Boyhood picked up the Family Awary trophy. Disney’s Big Hero 6 drew the Animated Movie of the Year prize.

January 5, 2015
BBC’s TV distribution event kicks off in Brighton

MUMBAI: TV stars from some of BBC Worldwide’s top-selling series are out in force in Brighton to support this year’s BBC Showcase, the world’s largest trade event hosted by a single television distributor.

The BBC Worldwide event sees a week of international premieres as over 550 buyers from TV networks in 100 countries jet into the UK to buy the best of British programmes.

Joining them are the stars from series like Mistresses, Ashes to Ashes, Oliver Twist and Cranford who will attend special gala events held to help launch key BBC Worldwide titles.

Already on the guest list are actors Sarah Parish, Shelley Conn, Sharon Small, Orla Brady, Patrick Baladi, Raza Jaffrey, Max Brown and Adam Rayner from contemporary BBC drama series Mistresses – they will be helping to kick off the four-day TV industry event at a special opening dinner held in the programme’s honour.

Primeval’s James Murray will also attend, following the series’ huge international sales success.

In addition, Imelda Staunton and Timothy Spall will also be there, representing the BBC’s success in period drama for Cranford and Oliver Twist, respectively.

BBC Worldwide is the UK’s largest television exporter, generating £216 million from programme sales last year. Over 1,000 hours of new British programming are available to view at BBC Showcase 2008. The average buyer sits at their viewing booth for 10 hours a day, for four days, to preview as much British programming as possible. Over 100 producers and scriptwriters descend on Brighton to help BBC Worldwide pitch to TV networks from across the globe

Over 550 buyers will attend the annual event, where they will view around 1,000 hours of the latest, leading television output from Britain.

Daily screening sessions are held across all genres, as sales teams and leading producers pitch directly to network buyers from around the world. Buyers will be presented with co-production propositions, formats and finished programming.

Set in a world where friends have become the new family, Mistresses follows the lives and loves of a group of 30-something girlfriends who met at university. But their lives have taken very different turns.

Cranford stars Oscar-winner Judi Dench and follows the small absurdities and major tragedies in the lives of the people of Cranford, as they are besieged by forces that they cannot withstand.

February 27, 2008