Four projects to vie for non-fiction International Digital Emmy

February 16, 2012 by Barry Walsh

Four projects from four continents will face off against each other for the non-fiction International Digital Emmy Award on Sunday, April 1.

The nominated projects include Bar Code, a coproduction between the National Film Board of Canada and ARTE France; and Live from the Clinic, a digital property within the Embarrassing Bodies franchise from Maverick Television for Channel 4 in the UK.

Two projects documenting natural disasters were also nominated, including Floods in Rio from G1/TV Globo in Brazil, and NHK World TV’s Digital Disaster Coverage, from NHK in Japan.

The International Digital Emmy Awards, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, will take place at the Martinez  in Cannes, France during the opening ceremonies for MIPTV 2012.

Tags: Arte France, Bar Code, Channel 4, G1, International Digital Emmy Awards, Live from the Clinic, Maverick Television, MIPTV, National Film Board of Canada, NHK, TV Globo

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