International Digital Emmy Winners Named

CANNES: At a ceremony last night in Cannes, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the winners of this year’s International Digital Emmy Awards, with the special Pioneer Prize presented to Jon Chu for The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers. 

Highrise: Out My Window from the National Film Board of Canada won in the non-fiction category. The interactive web doc is about high-rises and the stories of the people who live in them throughout 13 different cities. Battlefront II from Raw TV/Airlock for Channel 4 won its second Digital Emmy in the children and young people category. The property follows 12 young people running campaigns to change the world. Shankaboot from Matoota Films/BBC World Service Trust won in the fiction category, marking the first win for Lebanon. Shankaboot explores social problems that are often overlooked by mainstream media. 

“This year’s winners attest to the power of social media throughout the world,” said Bruce L. Paisner, the president and CEO of The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. “We congratulate them for being on the cutting edge of a vital new form of expression.”