| 30th International Emmy Awards | |
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| Location | Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel New York City |
| Hosted by | Donna Hanover |
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| Founders Award | SirHoward Stringer |
The30th International Emmy Awards took place on November 25, 2002 in New York City and hosted by TV personalityDonna Hanover. The award ceremony, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), honors all programming produced and originally aired outside the United States.[1]
The nominees to the International Emmys, were announced byInternational Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) on October 8, 2002, at a press conference atMIPCOM inCannes. The International Academy announced the winners of the 30th International Emmy Awards in a ceremony gala at the Sheraton New York hosted byDonna Hanover. Joining her as presenters wereMia Farrow,Angela Lansbury,Joan Collins andLauren Holly.[2]
Denmark'sRejseholdet, a police drama based on real crimes, won the Drama Series award. TheSlovak Republic won in the Documentary category withThe Power of Good, the story of a man who saved more than 600 Czechoslovak Jewish children from the Nazis in 1939. Germany won the TV Movie/Mini-series category withDie Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman, a tale about the novel-writing Mann family.
British television showThe Kumars at No. 42 shared the award for best popular arts programme with Channel 4'sFaking It. BBC One'sStig of the Dump, the story of a child who befriends a caveman, won the Children and Young People's award.John Simpson and his BBC colleagueJoe Phua won the News Coverage prize for their November 2001 reportFall Of Kabul, which showed Northern Alliance troops advancing on the Afghan capital.[3][4] Canada received an arts programming award forDracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary, a mix of avant-garde film and choreography based on an original full-length ballet.
The International Academy, paid tribute Katsuji Ebisawa, president ofNHK Japan Broadcasting, with the Directorate Emmy Award while the Founder's Emmy Award went to SirHoward Stringer, chairman and chief executive officer ofSony Corporation of America.[5]
