The best in global television was honored in New York on Monday night at the 2023 International Emmy Awards. The 56 nominees for this year’s awards, handed out by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, came from 20 countries across six continents.
In a sign of how important streaming companies have become to the international TV industry, Amazon and Netflix dominated the best drama category this year, with Netflix’s German-Austrian period drama The Empress, about the legendary love story between Austrian-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph and Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, aka “Sissi,” winning the award. The streamer’s South Korean legal drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo, featuring Park Eun-bin as an autistic rookie female lawyer with a genius Iq, was also nominated for best drama. And two nominees came from Amazon: the Argentine historical thriller Yosi, the Regretful Spy from director Daniel Burman, about the real-life intelligence scandal that led to two of...
In a sign of how important streaming companies have become to the international TV industry, Amazon and Netflix dominated the best drama category this year, with Netflix’s German-Austrian period drama The Empress, about the legendary love story between Austrian-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph and Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, aka “Sissi,” winning the award. The streamer’s South Korean legal drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo, featuring Park Eun-bin as an autistic rookie female lawyer with a genius Iq, was also nominated for best drama. And two nominees came from Amazon: the Argentine historical thriller Yosi, the Regretful Spy from director Daniel Burman, about the real-life intelligence scandal that led to two of...
- 11/21/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A genius South Korean lawyer with very poor social skills, Wonder Woman star Connie Nielsen as Danish writer Karen Blixen, Martin Freeman as a cop on the edge, and those foul-mouthed Derry Girls are among the nominees for this year’s International Emmy awards, which were announced today by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The 56 nominees span 20 countries and six continents.
Best drama contenders include South Korea’s Extraordinary Attorney Woo, featuring Park Eun-bin as an autistic rookie female lawyer with a genius Iq; the German period drama The Empress, British thriller The Devil’s Hour starring Peter Capaldi; and Yosi, the Regretful Spy, a historic thriller from Argentina, another Amazon production. On the comedy side, Netflix’s Northern Irish hit Derry Girls is up against Argentine series The Boss from Star+, season 2 of the French reality show send-up Le Flambeau, and Vir Das: Landing, a Netflix stand-up special from the Indian comedy star.
Best drama contenders include South Korea’s Extraordinary Attorney Woo, featuring Park Eun-bin as an autistic rookie female lawyer with a genius Iq; the German period drama The Empress, British thriller The Devil’s Hour starring Peter Capaldi; and Yosi, the Regretful Spy, a historic thriller from Argentina, another Amazon production. On the comedy side, Netflix’s Northern Irish hit Derry Girls is up against Argentine series The Boss from Star+, season 2 of the French reality show send-up Le Flambeau, and Vir Das: Landing, a Netflix stand-up special from the Indian comedy star.
- 9/26/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Billie Piper, “The Great British Bake Off” and “Derry Girl” have landed nominations at the 2023 International Emmy Awards.
The nominations, which were unveiled on Tuesday by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, are across 14 categories and span 20 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Qatar, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the U.K.
Winners will be announced at the 51st International Emmy Awards Gala in New York City, on Nov. 20.
“The International Emmy competition is the pinnacle for recognizing excellence in television around the world,” said International Academy president and CEO Bruce Paisner. “We look forward to gathering the international television community in New York City, in November to recognize these outstanding programs and performances on our global stage.”
2023 International Emmy Awards Nominees
Arts Programming
“Art Is Our Voice”
Nhk (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Japan
“Buffy Sainte-Marie”
Eagle Vision...
The nominations, which were unveiled on Tuesday by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, are across 14 categories and span 20 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Qatar, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the U.K.
Winners will be announced at the 51st International Emmy Awards Gala in New York City, on Nov. 20.
“The International Emmy competition is the pinnacle for recognizing excellence in television around the world,” said International Academy president and CEO Bruce Paisner. “We look forward to gathering the international television community in New York City, in November to recognize these outstanding programs and performances on our global stage.”
2023 International Emmy Awards Nominees
Arts Programming
“Art Is Our Voice”
Nhk (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Japan
“Buffy Sainte-Marie”
Eagle Vision...
- 9/26/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Charades and WTFilms have teamed on “Vermin,” a horror movie set in the French projects with a cast of local up-and-coming actors, who star alongside real spiders.
The movie will mark the feature debut of Sébastien Vaniček, who previously directed critically acclaimed shorts such as “Mayday.” Harry Tordjman at My Box Films is producing.
“Vermin” stars Théo Christine (“Suprêmes”), Finnegan Oldfield (“Final Cut”), Jérôme Niel (“Smoking Causes Coughing”), Sofia Lesaffre (“Les Misérables”) and Lisa Nyarko.
The film is currently in shooting in Paris, with a March 3 end date. It will distributed in France by Tandem. France Télévisions pre-bought the movie and Netflix got the pay TV window in France.
“Vermin” is set in an underprivileged suburb that has been thrown into chaos following an invasion of venomous spiders. Ordered to be placed in quarantine, the project sees inhabitants living on lockdown alongside terrifying spiders that are becoming bigger and bigger.
The movie will mark the feature debut of Sébastien Vaniček, who previously directed critically acclaimed shorts such as “Mayday.” Harry Tordjman at My Box Films is producing.
“Vermin” stars Théo Christine (“Suprêmes”), Finnegan Oldfield (“Final Cut”), Jérôme Niel (“Smoking Causes Coughing”), Sofia Lesaffre (“Les Misérables”) and Lisa Nyarko.
The film is currently in shooting in Paris, with a March 3 end date. It will distributed in France by Tandem. France Télévisions pre-bought the movie and Netflix got the pay TV window in France.
“Vermin” is set in an underprivileged suburb that has been thrown into chaos following an invasion of venomous spiders. Ordered to be placed in quarantine, the project sees inhabitants living on lockdown alongside terrifying spiders that are becoming bigger and bigger.
- 2/16/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
At the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Biarritz, Studiocanal revealed further sales on its high-budget sci-fi thriller “Infiniti,” produced by Empreinte Digitale and Federation Entertainment Belgium, as well as a raft of sales on other Canal+ Creation Originale drama series.
The show has already sold to more than 60 territories internationally, including Spain, Portugal and Latin America. It has now been acquired by AMC Networks International, Sbs (Australia), Now Studio (Hong Kong), TV2 (Norway), Nova (Greece), Go3 (Baltics), Hot(Israel) and Telus (English speaking Canada). More deals are in the pipeline.
“Infiniti” blends a sci-fi crime thriller with political intrigue and a classic love story woven through, as well as echoes of the current global space race.
It begins with the crew at the International Space Station suffering a terrible accident. A few scenes later, in Kazakhstan, Isaak Turgun, a Kazakh cop, discovers a wax-covered decapitated body. The body belongs to an American astronaut,...
The show has already sold to more than 60 territories internationally, including Spain, Portugal and Latin America. It has now been acquired by AMC Networks International, Sbs (Australia), Now Studio (Hong Kong), TV2 (Norway), Nova (Greece), Go3 (Baltics), Hot(Israel) and Telus (English speaking Canada). More deals are in the pipeline.
“Infiniti” blends a sci-fi crime thriller with political intrigue and a classic love story woven through, as well as echoes of the current global space race.
It begins with the crew at the International Space Station suffering a terrible accident. A few scenes later, in Kazakhstan, Isaak Turgun, a Kazakh cop, discovers a wax-covered decapitated body. The body belongs to an American astronaut,...
- 9/5/2022
- by Trinidad Barleycorn
- Variety Film + TV
Warner TV, the French pay-tv channel and on-demand service launched by WarnerMedia, is teaming with Mediawan Group’s MakingProd for its first French original TV series, “Visitors,” a fantasy comedy by Simon Astier.
The eight-part half-hour series was created, written and is being directed by Astier, whose fanboy profile and graphic universe seem to be the perfect match for Warner TV’s identity. Astier’s previous credits include the comedic science fiction series “Hero Corp” in which he also starred, and Netflix’s supernatural series “Mortel.” Stéphane Drouet at MakingProd is producing “Visitors,” which recently started filming.
Astier stars in “Visitors” as Richard, a rookie police officer who sees two strange lights colliding in the sky on his first day on the job. The series’ large ensemble cast also includes Florence Loiret Caille, Damien Jouillerot, Vincent Desagnat, Tiphaine Daviot, Grégoire Ludig, Julie Bargeton, David Marsais, Arnaud Tsamere, Delphine Baril and Adrien Ménielle.
The eight-part half-hour series was created, written and is being directed by Astier, whose fanboy profile and graphic universe seem to be the perfect match for Warner TV’s identity. Astier’s previous credits include the comedic science fiction series “Hero Corp” in which he also starred, and Netflix’s supernatural series “Mortel.” Stéphane Drouet at MakingProd is producing “Visitors,” which recently started filming.
Astier stars in “Visitors” as Richard, a rookie police officer who sees two strange lights colliding in the sky on his first day on the job. The series’ large ensemble cast also includes Florence Loiret Caille, Damien Jouillerot, Vincent Desagnat, Tiphaine Daviot, Grégoire Ludig, Julie Bargeton, David Marsais, Arnaud Tsamere, Delphine Baril and Adrien Ménielle.
- 6/22/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Adele Exarchopoulos took the world by storm in 2013 when she appeared in the film Blue is the Warmest Colour. Although she was just a teenager at the time, it was clear that she was immensely talented. In the years since, Adele has lived up to the expectations many people had for her. She has continued to work on important projects and her ability to play complex characters continues to leave viewers impressed. In 2020, she made her TV debut in the series La Flamme and she’s established one and for all that she has what it takes to light
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Adele Exarchopoulos...
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- 2/5/2021
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
As Covid-19 looks set to roil far into 2021, Studiocanal, one of Europe’s biggest film-tv powerhouses, is ramping up what it sees as its own antidote to troubled times: A sales slate arsenal of feel-good, light series answering a market need for escapist fare.
Drawing ever more from its network of Studiocanal-owned companies around Europe, in December Studiocanal confirmed sales rights to romantic drama “Two Lives,” from Spain’s Rtve and Bambu Producciones. In January, ITV premieres “Finding Alice,” a second chance in life dramedy starring “Bodyguard’s” Keeley Hawes, from the U.K.’s Red Production Company.
Next week, on Jan. 11, French pay TV giant Canal Plus premieres one of its most anticipated Creations Originales of the year, retro French mystery dramedy “UFOs,” produced by François Ivernel at Paris-based Montebello Productions.
“There’s a clear demand for escapism in drama due to the current circumstances,” said Beatriz Campos, Studiocanal senior VP,...
Drawing ever more from its network of Studiocanal-owned companies around Europe, in December Studiocanal confirmed sales rights to romantic drama “Two Lives,” from Spain’s Rtve and Bambu Producciones. In January, ITV premieres “Finding Alice,” a second chance in life dramedy starring “Bodyguard’s” Keeley Hawes, from the U.K.’s Red Production Company.
Next week, on Jan. 11, French pay TV giant Canal Plus premieres one of its most anticipated Creations Originales of the year, retro French mystery dramedy “UFOs,” produced by François Ivernel at Paris-based Montebello Productions.
“There’s a clear demand for escapism in drama due to the current circumstances,” said Beatriz Campos, Studiocanal senior VP,...
- 1/8/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Adèle Exarchopoulos, who in 2013 became the youngest winner of the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or for her co-starring role in Blue Is the Warmest Color, has signed with UTA.
The move comes as the French-born actor has several projects in the works. In film, that includes the French crime drama Bac Nord directed by Cédric Jimenez and Quentin Dupieux’s fantasy comedy Mandibles. On TV, she co-starred with Jonathan Cohen on the recent first season of the Canal+ reality TV dating spoof comedy La Flamme.
Exarchopoulos was just 19 when she, co-star Léa Seydoux and director Abdellatif Kechiche in a rare feat shared the top Cannes honor for the drama. That led to roles including in Sean Penn’s The Last Face with Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem, Michaël R. Roskam’s Racer and the Jailbird, Ralph Fiennes’ The White Crow and Justine Triet’s Sibyl.
Her credits...
The move comes as the French-born actor has several projects in the works. In film, that includes the French crime drama Bac Nord directed by Cédric Jimenez and Quentin Dupieux’s fantasy comedy Mandibles. On TV, she co-starred with Jonathan Cohen on the recent first season of the Canal+ reality TV dating spoof comedy La Flamme.
Exarchopoulos was just 19 when she, co-star Léa Seydoux and director Abdellatif Kechiche in a rare feat shared the top Cannes honor for the drama. That led to roles including in Sean Penn’s The Last Face with Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem, Michaël R. Roskam’s Racer and the Jailbird, Ralph Fiennes’ The White Crow and Justine Triet’s Sibyl.
Her credits...
- 12/12/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The feature debut by Béatrice de Staël and Léo Wolfenstein, a Tabo Tabo Films production, is currently shooting. Since 12 October, Béatrice de Staël and Léo Wolfenstein have been in South-West France shooting their feature debut, Vacances (lit. “Holidays”). The cast includes Géraldine Nakache, Béatrice De Staël herselfFriend[/link]) and Andranic Manet.Written by de Staël and Philippe Barassat, the story revolves around Marie, who is spending her holidays alone with her children for the first time, without her husband. One evening, feeling lost, Marie allows herself to fall for the charms of a young man with a magnetic charisma. Produced by Véronique Zerdoun for Tabo Tabo Films, Vacances...
- 10/28/2020
- Cineuropa - The Best of European Cinema
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