Vienna (OTS) – At the invitation of IMZ International Music + Media Center and ORF-Enterprise, more than 30 international experts came to evaluate television productions in the “Arts Programming” and “TV Movie / Mini Series” categories.
What the Oscars are to cinema, the International Emmy Awards are to the television world. For the 52nd time, they will be awarded in 16 categories on November 25, 2024 in New York City and honor outstanding productions from all over the world. From June to September 2024, 25 semi-final jury meetings will take place during which the nominations for the glittering award show will be crystallized. This year’s submissions will clear the first hurdle in Montreal and Quebec City (Canada), Santiago (Chile), Copenhagen (Denmark), Athens (Greece), Mexico City (Mexico), Berlin and Cologne (Germany), and Buenos Aires (Argentina). ), Beijing and Hangzhou (China), Warsaw (Poland), São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Seoul (South Korea), Madrid (Spain), Oslo (Norway), Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Cape Town (South Africa). ), Pula (Croatia), Lisbon (Portugal), Mumbai (India), Miami (United States) and in Vienna. For years, IMZ International Music + Media Center and ORF-Enterprise have been holding a semi-final jury together in the federal capital and bringing renowned experts from all over the world to Vienna.
A total of 31 members of the two juries will judge submissions in the categories “Arts Programming” and “TV Movie / Mini Series” in Vienna this year. To ensure maximum transparency and objectivity, productions from another region of the world are always evaluated. Representatives from 3-B Production (Germany), Amazon Prime Video Italy (Italy), ARTE (Germany), C Major Entertainment (Germany), CT (Czech Republic), DR (Denmark), ERR (Estonia), EuroArts Music International (Germany), Good Media Solutions (Austria), IMZ International Music + Media Center (Austria), MR Film (Austria), NHK (Japan), NDR (Germany), NRK (Norway), Opera Base (Denmark), ORF ( Austria), Paramount+ (Germany), Pars Media (Germany), RTBF (Belgium), RTL (Netherlands), RTP (Portugal), RTVS (Slovakia), ServusTV (Austria), Superfilm (Austria), SVT (Sweden), The Walt Disney Company (Germany), TV Nova and Markíza Groups (Slovakia), Vereinigte Bühnen Wien (Austria) and YLE (Finland) gathered for a day at the ORF media campus on Thursday, June 20, 2024, to watch productions from the two categories to evaluate.
The international guests found time to network and exchange ideas with a cocktail at the Austria Trend Hotel Maximilian on the eve of the semifinal judging. In the summery ambience of the garden terrace, IMZ International Music + Media Center and ORF-Enterprise offered a setting to present Austria as a film and production location and exchanged views on international cooperation opportunities and developments in the domestic media market.
“The semifinal judging of the International Emmy Awards has developed into a proven platform for strengthening Austria’s international networking. Multinational collaboration is essential to realize high-quality blockbuster productions that hold their own in global competition and offer added value for viewers. ORF and ORF-Enterprise are the most important partners of the domestic production landscape and connect it with the world. With successful distribution by Content Sales International, Austrian productions reach audiences all over the world. Being one of 25 semi-final judging venues around the world is an important contribution to the internationalization of Vienna as a production and television location,” comments ORF Enterprise CEO Oliver Böhm.
“The intensive dialogue with partners around the world creates new opportunities for domestic producers and filmmakers. The impressive demand for high-quality ORF originals not only testifies to the high quality of the work, but also makes Austria a sought-after partner for co-productions and collaborations. The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is the suitable platform for exchanging ideas with the best in the world and implementing joint projects,” emphasizes Armin Luttenberger, Head of Content Sales International at ORF-Enterprise and member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ( International Emmy Awards).
“Viewing the best productions from all over the world not only inspires our jurors, but also helps them to recognize trends in other regions at an early stage. This event also strengthens Austria’s presence on the world stage. Through this event, leading broadcasters and producers become aware of the high quality and diversity of the Austrian media landscape. We are proud to contribute to the development of the market together with ORF-Enterprise in this way,” says Max Beckham-Ortner, General Secretary of the IMZ International Music + Media Center.
About the IMZ International Music + Media Center
The IMZ International Music + Media Center, founded in 1961 under the auspices of UNESCO and based in Vienna, is an internationally operating non-profit network of leading producers of cultural programs as well as television and radio stations, opera houses, festivals, cultural and educational institutions, music labels and publishers , video-on-demand platforms, streaming platforms, film producers, artist agencies as well as composers, musicians, singers and choreographers. The aim of the IMZ is to promote and disseminate the performing arts through audiovisual media and thus to bring more and more people around the world into contact with music and dance. The IMZ offers its approximately 150 member companies, which together represent the majority of all international production and distribution companies as well as public, private and online broadcasters in the cultural segment, optimal business conditions and new sales and marketing opportunities through specific member services and a series of B2B events Co-production opportunities. The IMZ also acts as a mediator between the diverse interests within the music industry and the media and organizes the Avant Première Music + Media Market, the most important trade fair for international cultural television. Further information on http://www.imz.at and https://www.avant-premiere.net
About ORF Enterprise
As the ORF’s marketing subsidiary, the ORF Enterprise is exclusively responsible for marketing all national media offerings from the leading Austrian media group. The portfolio includes, among other things, four television stations (ORF 1, ORF 2, ORF III Culture and Information, ORF SPORT +), three national radio stations (Ö1, Hitradio Ö3, radio FM4), the print magazine ORF gleanings, and the entire digital offering on ORF .at, the streaming platform ORF ON and the ORF TELETEXT. In the Content Sales International and Licensing and Media Cooperations division, ORF content and brands are licensed worldwide. The ORF-Enterprise also operates the ORF-Enterprise music publishing house and its own record label. The company is the national representative of leading international creative festivals such as Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and organizer of the national award ORF-AWARDS. The management consists of Oliver Böhm (CEO, advertising marketing, content exploitation) and Heinz Mosser (CFO, finance and administration, music publishing & label, sound & vision, ORF review). ORF Enterprise is a 100 percent subsidiary of the ORF media group. Further information on https://enterprise.ORF.at, https://contentsales.ORF.at and https://musikverlag.ORF.at
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