Image Nation production wins Emmy Kids Award

Hyde Park Image Nation won an International Emmy Kids Award for its co-production Lost Christmas earlier this month. The programme, which aired on the BBC, won for the Best TV Movie/Mini-Series and represented the first International Emmy Award win for the GCC.

The recent Emmy Kids Award joins last year’s Oscar Award for The Help, a co-production between Image Nation and Participant Media.

“Image Nation is proud to be associated with such award-winning programs, a direct result of the close working relationships we have forged in the global industry,” said Mohammed Al Mubarak, Chairman of Image Nation.

“Partnerships like the one we share with Ashok allow us access to the best and brightest talent, which we can leverage as we continue to mold and grow our own home-grown talent here in Abu Dhabi.”

Lost Christmas is an urban fairy tale set in Manchester about how a series of tragic events are reversed one Christmas Eve, giving a young boy and those around him the happy ending they were destined.  The programme was a co-production between Impact Film & Television Ltd, BBC, Ketchup Entertainment and Hyde Park Image Nation, with principle cast including such notable actors as Eddie Izzard, Jason Flemyng and Geoffrey Palmer.  Lost Christmas was also nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) Award and a UK Broadcast Award.

The inaugural International Emmy Kids Awards, held in New York on February 8, were created by The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to honor excellence in children’s programming around the world.

“The recognition of The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences greatly furthers our ambitions for the local filmed entertainment community,” said Image Nation CEO Michael Garin. 

“We look forward to the day when some of our promising Emirati filmmakers and writers can win an Emmy for a locally-grown project.”