NRW at the 52nd International Emmys 2024 – Award for “Dear Child”

The world’s best TV programs have just been awarded the International Emmys in New York City. Among them was a delegation of film and television professionals from North Rhine-Westphalia.

The successful German Netflix series ‘Liebes Kind’ won in the ‘TV Movie / Mini-Series’ category. The award was accepted by Cologne-based director and screenwriter Isabel Kleefeld, director and writer Julian Pörksen, producers Tom Spieß and Friederich Oetker (Constantin Film), among others.

‘Gong! My Spectacular Life’, produced by Cologne-based eitelsonnenschein for KiKA – the children’s channel of ARD and ZDF, was nominated in the ‘Kids: Live Action’ category.

The NRW presentation was organized by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and the Landesanstalt für Medien NRW. The leading German TV location NRW has been a partner of the International Academy of Television Arts for over 15 years

From left to right: Oliver Schablitzki (RTL Germany), Björn Böhning (Produktionsallianz), actor Tyron Ricketts, Sabine de Mardt (Gaumont), Michael Souvignier (Zeitsprung), Leopold Hoesch (Broadview TV), actor Damian Hardung, Inga Leschek (RTL Germany), Dr. Mark Speich (State of NRW), actress Florence Kasumba, Walid Nakschbandi (Film- und Medienstiftung NRW), actor Moritz Führmann, Lutz Heineking, jr. (eitelsonnenschein, nominated for “Gong!”), Nina Klink (Seapoint) and Sam Davis (Rowboat).