International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
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| Founded | 1969 |
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| Location | New York, United States |
| Area served | Television industry |
| Website | http://www.iemmys.tv/ |
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a membership based organization 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. Sixty percent of the Board of Directors come from countries outside of the United States, and represents the world's largest production, distribution and broadcast companies.
The Academy was founded in 1969 to promote excellence in international television programming and is the organization that presents the International Emmy Award to the best television programs produced, and initially aired, outside the U.S. There are twenty program categories for the International Emmy Awards: Arts Programming; Best Performance by an Actor; Best Performance by an Actress; Comedy; Current Affairs; 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; and TV Movie/Mini-Series.
The awards are presented at the International Emmy Awards Gala, held each year in November at the Hilton Hotel, New York City, which attracts over 1,200 television professionals.
As well as the Gala, the International Academy also produces the International Emmy World Television Festival. The Television Festival screens the current year's International Emmy-nominated programmes and features producers and directors who speak about their work.
The Academy's Foundation also presents the annual Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award for young television writers.
In 2010 Nigel Lythgoe was presented with an International Emmy Founders Award.[1] Other notable winners include: Simon Cowell,[2] ,Sir David Frost,[3] and Steven Spielberg.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Lady Gaga Presents Nigel Lythgoe With International Emmy Award". The Hollywood Reporter. 2011-11-21. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lady-gaga-nigel-lythgoe-international-emmys-264637. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ "Rupert Murdoch gives Simon Cowell an International Emmy". The Guardian. 2010-11-23. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/nov/23/murdoch-awards-cowell-international-emmy. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ "Brits Dominate International Emmy Awards". The Daily Mail. 2009-11-24. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1230528/Brits-dominate-International-Emmy-Awards-Sir-David-Frost-picks-Lifetime-Achievement-gong.html. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ "British Shows Sweep World Emmys". BBC News. 2006-11-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6168076.stm. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
