MUMBAI: Nominations for the 40th International Emmy Awards were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Iatas) at a press conference at the television trade event Mipcom in Cannes, France.

There are 38 nominees in nine categories. Winners will receive their Emmys at the 40th International Emmy Awards Gala, on 19 November, in New York City.

Nominations span 15 countries including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil and China. The 2012 International Emmy competitions have three rounds of judging over a period of 6 months, with participation from jurors across 67 countries.

Iatas president, CEO Bruce L. Paisner said, "At the first International Emmys in 1972, there were only 2 categories: Fiction and Non-Fiction. Today, we have 20 categories presented over 4 different awards ceremonies. We congratulate the 2012 Nominees for their outstanding achievements as their programs and performances enter into television history and look forward to celebrating them at our Festival and 40th anniversary Gala, this November in New York."

In celebration of the International Emmys 40th anniversary, the International Academy will present Special Founders Awards to actor Alan Alda (M*A*S*H ) and Norman Lear (All In The Family ). Both of them had programmes in distribution in 1972, the year of the first International Emmy Awards Gala.

Also, as previously announced, the 2012 International Emmy Founders Award will be presented to producer/writer Ryan Murphy, co-creator and executive producer of Glee while the 2012 International Emmy Directorate Award will be presented to Korean Broadcasting System president, CEO Dr. Kim In-Kyu who is also also Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union president.

The 2012 semi-final judging hosts include Anil Wanvari (Indiantelevision.com), Nashwa Al Ruwaini, Pyramedia (Abu Dhabi, UAE); Andres Badra, Corporacion Medcom (Panama, Panama) and Steven Bawol, Helion Pictures (Paris, France).

The 2012 International Emmy Awards Nominees:

Arts Programming

All My Life - Cartola
TV Globo / Rede Globo
Brazil

BLUE MAN
WOWOW Inc.
Japan

Queen: Days of Our Lives
Eagle Rock Entertainment/Queen Productions Ltd/Globe Films UK

Songs of War
ZDF German Television/ ARTE / A & O B?ro
Germany

Best Performance by an Actor

Arthur Acu?a in The Kitchen Musical
The Group Entertainment
Singapore

Dar?o Grandinetti in Televisi?n por la Inclusi?n
ON TV Contenidos
Argentina

Jason Isaacs in Case Histories
Ruby Film and Television / Monastic Productions
UK

Stein Winge in Norwegian Cozy
Tordenfilm AS/ NRK / NFI / Nordisk Film & TV Fond / YLE
Norway

Zhu Yawen in Flying Eagle
H.Brothers Tianyi Movie & TV Co.,Ltd / Beijing Yechen Film & TV Cultural Development Co., Ltd
PR China

Best Performance by an Actress

Sidse Babett Knudsen in Government
DR
Denmark

Cristina Banegas in Televisi?n por la Inclusi?n
ON TV Contenidos
Argentina

Rina Sa in Zhong Guo Di
Phoenix Satellite TV in association with Sino Television / Liaoning Seven-star Film / Dongyang Tangyun Fenghua Culture Communications
Hong Kong, China

Joanna Vanderham in The Runaway
BSkyB / Company Pictures/ Sky 1
UK

Comedy

Absolutely Fabulous
BBC Productions / Saunders and French Production
UK

The Invisible Woman
TV Globo / Rede Globo
Brazil

Spy
BSkyB / Hat Trick / Sky 1
UK

What if?
Shelter
Belgium

Documentary

Across Land, Across Sea
The Chosunilbo
South Korea

Hitler‘s Escape
Anima Films / The History Channel Latin America
Argentina

Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die
BBC / KEO Films
UK

Wettlauf Zum S?dpol (Race to the South Pole)
Loopfilm GmbH / ZDF
Germany

Drama Series

Braquo
Capa Drama / Canal + / Bad Company / Big Nose
France

ICAC Investigators 2011
RTHK / ICAC
Hong Kong, China

The Kitchen Musical
The Group Entertainment
Singapore

The Slap
Matchbox Pictures / ABC / Screen Australia
Australia

The Social Leader
Artear / Pol-ka
Argentina

Non-Scripted Entertainment

The Amazing Race Australia
Seven Productions-Seven Network (Operations) Ltd. / Active TV / ABC Studios
Australia

The Challenger Muaythai
Imagine Group Pte Ltd / The Group Entertainment
Singapore

El Hormiguero (The Anthill)
7yaccion / Antena 3
Spain

Planeta Extremo (Extreme Planet)
TV Globo
Brazil

Telenovela

The Fire of the Rose
SP Televis?o / SIC
Portugal

Holy Remedy
Plural Entertainment Portugal
Portugal

The Illusionist
TV Globo / Rede Globo
Brazil

Iron Daughters-in-Law
MBC
South Korea

TV Movie/Mini-Series

Black Mirror
Channel Four Television / Zeppotron
UK

Early Autumn
Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting / Shochiku Co. Ltd.
Japan

The Good Men
TV Globo / Rede Globo / Casa de Cinema de POA
Brazil

L‘Infiltr? (The Lying Game)
Breakout Films / Aperto Films / Sirena Film / Canal+
France

MUMBAI: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the nominees for the 2012 Current Affairs and News categories.

The Academy will present the nominees with their medals and certificates, at a breakfast event on October 1, in New York City, featuring guest speaker David Westin, who was ABC News president of and author of ‘Exit Interview‘. Winners will be announced that night at a Ceremony at the Frederick P. Rose Hall of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

The international winners will be honored alongside their American news and documentary counterparts. The eight nominees span seven countries: Brazil (two), Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Qatar and Russia.

IATAS president & CEO Bruce L. Paisner said, "The 2012 nominees present a powerful showcase of the human, political and socio-economic drama unfolding daily around the world. The Academy congratulates the men and women behind these programs for their outstanding journalism."

The 2012 International Emmy Awards Current Affairs & News Nominees:

Current Affairs:

Profession: Reporter - Children and Drugs: A Childhood Overtaken by Addiction
TV Globo
Brazil
‘Profession: Reporter‘ explores the reality of childhood drug addiction in urban areas of Brazil. In the city of Rio de Janeiro local authorities have created mandatory treatment programs to help underage crack addicts.

Haiti‘s Orphans: One Year After the Earthquake
CBC Television
Canada
After the earthquake in Haiti, thousands of children were orphaned and left behind to unknown fates. The special follow the hope and heartache of three of those children and the caring adults in Canada and Haiti determined to help them.

China Dolls - Fragile Bodies, Strong Minds
Phoenix Satellite Television Co. Ltd.
Hong Kong, China
In May 2011 reporter Ren Ren spent a month filming two families affected by Brittle Bone Disease in China. The survival rates of children with the rare disease and their daily struggles are revealed.

Extra: The RTL Magazine - The Merciless Traffic in the Flight From Africa infoNetwork GmbH
Germany
There are an estimated 180,000 refugees crowded into the areas between Tunisia and Egypt, attempting to reach Europe by sea.

RTL ‘Extra‘ reporter Jenke von Wilmsdorff has become the first TV journalist to accompany hundreds of refugees aboard a smuggler‘s boat to Lampedusa.

News:
Jornal Nacional - Rains in the Mountain Region of Rio
TV Globo
Brazil
In January 2011 heavy rains in the mountain region of Rio de Janeiro state caused the worst natural disaster in Brazilian history. TV Globo‘s crews took to the road soon after the first landslides began. The crews followed rescue teams as they struggled to reach families stranded in extreme conditions.

Great East Japan Earthquake Emergency News
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.)
Japan
On 11 March, 2011 the largest earthquake in the country‘s history struck Japan, generating a devastatingly destructive tsunami. NHK was immediately on the scene, covering the first moments of the disaster as it happened and providing continuous coverage to keep the public informed.

Newshour - Fall of Tripoli
Al Jazeera Network / Al Jazeera English
Qatar
Al Jazeera journalists provide extensive coverage of the uprising in Libya. As fighters advanced towards Tripoli from Zlitan to the Western mountains, Al Jazeera tells the stories of the people of Libya and the battle to free them from years of tyranny.

Occupy Wall Street - Occupy Movement
RT Channel
Russia
On October 15, 2011 the Occupy movement went global. It started in New York City when protesters, unhappy with the way their government was handling the economy, pitched tents outside the stock exchange. RT brings the protesters‘ message worldwide.

MUMBAI: The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS) and entertainment content market Asia Television Forum (ATF) have jointly announced the launch of an International Emmy Award Nominees showcase, which will debut at ATF 2012.

Under the auspices of the International Academy, ATF will invite the current year?s International Emmy Award Nominees from Asia, to speak on a Panel and discuss their experiences leading up to their Emmy Nomination.

The International Academy will also be present for the first time on the ATF show floor, with an exclusive International Emmys branded lounge, open to ATF VIPs.

IATAS president, CEO Bruce L. Paisner said, ?We?re looking forward to showcasing and celebrating the best television from Asia each year, at ATF. The Emmy award is the preeminent global television award and nominees are a wonderful source of inspiration for their peers?.

Reed Exhibitions Singapore MD Michelle Lim said, ?I am delighted that the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has chosen ATF as the platform to debut its showcase of the Asian Emmy Award Nominees. We believe this collaboration creates unparalleled learning experiences for our attendees and reinforces the significance of ATF as an annual gathering of the industry.?

ATF 2012 will take place from 4-7 December in Singapore. The Panel & Screening will feature the current year?s International Emmy Awards Nominees from Asia discussing their work, as well as excerpts of the nominated programmes. It will take place as part of ATF?s conference line-up.