Antena 3 was nominated at The International Emmy Awards 2014

13/08/2014

Antena 3 is once again amongst the world’s television elite. Our TV station is nominated at the 35th edition of the Emmy Awards and we will be present at the Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards Ceremony on the 30th of September, in New York City.
International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today that Antena 3 is one of the nominees for the “Current Affairs” category, with “The long journey home” produced by the team „În premieră cu Carmen Avram”.

“The long journey home”, winner of  two Gold World Medals at the New York Festivals World’s Best Television & Film 2014, was produced by Denisa Morariu (reporter), Cristian Tamaș (image),Liviu Dochiţa (image), Mihai Dină (image),  Adrian Robe (montage). The coverage tells the story of Petrică Câșlaru, the boy who grew up in the Siret concentration camp. After 16 years, he returns to Romania and meats the man who saved his life in the orphanage and starts looking for his mother.

See here the entire coverege (http://inpremiera.antena3.ro/reportaje/lungul-drum-spre-casa-227.html)

“Even a not so passionat watcher will admit that we’re passing through some dangerous and feverish times. The need for good, reliable reports, like the ones nomineed, was never higher” declared Bruce L. Paisner, president and CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts&Science.

At „Current Affairs” and „News” categories there are 8 televisions nominee, from 8 countries and 4 different continents, shows the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences press release. The countries are: Argentina, Brasilia, Canada, China, Romania, Russia, Philippines and Great Britain.

The nominees are:

Current Affairs

The Fifth Estate: Made in Bangladesh -Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada
The Long Journey Home – Antena 3 – Romania
Journalism for All – The Route of the K-Money – Canal 13 Artear, Argentina
Sunday Report – One Child Policy – Television Broadcasts Limited, Hong Kong, China

News
Fantástico e Jornal Nacional – Fire in a Nightclub – TV Globo, Brazilia
News – Guantanamo Hunger Strike Coverage – RT News Channel, Rusia
Syria’s Descent – ITN for Channel 4 News, Marea Britanie
TV Patrol Weekend – Most Powerful Storm – ABS-CBN, Filipine

More details about the nominees on www.iemmys.tv.

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. Founded after the Second World War, The Academy’s purpose is to promote the high class television and journalism and journalists who, no matter the risks, follow their passion.

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