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34th International Emmy Awards
The 34th International Emmy Awards took place on November 20, 2006 in New York City and hosted by Irish comedian Graham Norton. The award ceremony, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), honors all programming produced and originally aired outside the United States. Ceremony The nominees for the 34th International Emmy Awards were announced by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS) on October 9, 2006, at a press conference at MIPCOM in Cannes, France. United Kingdom received the most nominations, managing to place 17 out of 36 selected programs in all 9 categories. Followed by Brazil and Germany with five each. The nominees were selected over six months by a panel of 500 judges representing 35 countries. Two special awards were presented by the International Academy, director Steven Spielberg was honored with the Founders' Award for his television career. The Directorate Award went to Ronald S. Lauder, founder a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Hilton Midtown
The New York Hilton Midtown is the largest hotel in New York City and world's 101st tallest hotel. The hotel is owned by Park Hotels & Resorts and managed by Hilton Worldwide. At 1,929 rooms and over 150,000 sq ft of meeting space, the hotel is the largest Hilton in the continental U.S. The 47-floor building, north of Rockefeller Center at Sixth Avenue and 53rd Street, has hosted every U.S. president since John F. Kennedy as well as the Beatles. The world's first handheld cell phone call was made by hotel guest Martin Cooper in front of the hotel in 1973. President Donald Trump delivered his 2016 United States presidential election victory speech at the hotel. History The project was developed by Hilton Hotels Corporation, the Rockefeller Group, and the Uris Buildings Corporation. The original architect was Morris Lapidus and he proposed to build a curved Fontainebleau Hotel-style building. However, Lapidus had to withdraw since he was also designing the competing Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is a unitary republic that consists of 14 governorates (subdivisions), and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including the majority Syrian Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Armenians, Circassians, Albanians, and Greeks. Religious groups include Muslims, Christians, Alawites, Druze, and Yazidis. The capital and largest city of Syria is Damascus. Arabs are the largest ethnic group, and Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Emmy Award For Best Arts Programming
The International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming is presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) to the best arts programs produced and initially aired outside of the United States. Rules and regulations Under the rules of the International Academy: arts programming is a program dedicated to an art form or artist(s) (i.e. performance, art documentary, art series, or combination thereof). If the program is part of a continuous series of self-contained episodes (i.e. each episode has its own storyline with a conclusion; or each episode may have a different director and/or producer; or series has the potential to go on for multiple seasons), then each episode must be submitted as a separate entry. If the program is a multi-part series with a finite number of episodes (no further episodes planned), covering the same theme, two (2) episodes must be submitted to represent the series as a whole. If the program contains multiple parts with a continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Emmy Award For Best Documentary
The International Emmy Award for Best Documentary is presented since 1967 by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) to the best documentaries produced and aired initially outside the United States. Rules According to the rules of the International Academy, documentary is a factual presentation providing an in-depth analysis of a specific subject or point of view supported by evidence and informed commentary, on any subject other than art and artists. The program should fit the minimum format length of a televised half-hour time slot. If the program is part of a continuous series of self-contained episodes (i.e. each episode has its own storyline with a conclusion; or each episode may have a different director and/or producer; or series has the potential to go on for multiple seasons), then each episode must be submitted as a separate entry. If the program is a multi-part series with a finite number of episodes (no further episodes planned), covering the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virgin Queen (TV Serial)
''The Virgin Queen'' is a 2005 BBC and Power co-production, four-part miniseries based upon the life of Queen Elizabeth I, starring Anne-Marie Duff and Tom Hardy as Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Plot From her time as a young princess in her early twenties to her death in 1603, ''The Virgin Queen'' explores both the public and private life of Queen Elizabeth I (Anne-Marie Duff). The series focuses on the internal motivation behind 25-year-old Elizabeth's vow of chastity upon her ascension to the throne. As a child, she confides in her friend Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (Tom Hardy), that she wishes to never marry. Her relationship with Dudley, who would later become master of the Queen's horses, spans the four-part series and calls into question the ambiguous nature of their relations. The series features a scene where a dreaming Elizabeth fantasizes about making love to Dudley. When his wife Amy (Emilia Fox) dies under suspicious circumstances, Dudley proposes t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB ("Sweden's Television Stock Company"), shortened to SVT (), is the Sweden, Swedish national public broadcasting, public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksdag (national parliament). Prior to 2019, SVT was funded by a television licence fee payable by all owners of television sets. The Swedish public broadcasting system is largely modelled after the system used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Television shares many traits with its British counterpart, the BBC. SVT is a public limited company that can be described as a quasi-autonomous non-government organisation. Together with the other two public broadcasters, Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Utbildningsradio, it is owned by an independent foundation, ''Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR, Förvaltningsstiftelsen för Sveriges Radio AB, Sveriges Television AB och Sveriges Utbildningsradio AB''. The foundation's board consists of 13 politicians, repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filhos Do Carnaval
''Filhos do Carnaval'' (English: ''Sons of Carnival'') is a Brazilian television series created by Cao Hamburger and Elena Soárez. Filmed in 2005 and aired in 2006, it eventually took a break after the actor who played the protagonist died. But later, it earned a new season, which aired in 2009. Plot Cast *Jece Valadão ... Anésio Gebara * Felipe Camargo ... Anesinho * Enrique Diaz ... Claudinho *Rodrigo dos Santos ... Brown / Antônio Carlos * Thogun ... Nilo *Mariana Lima ... Ana Cristina * Tiago Queiroz Herz ... Cris * Jorge Coutinho ... Joel da Paixão * Felipe Martins ... Órfão / Zé Júlio * Felipe Wagner ... Sirio *Roberta Rodrigues Roberta Rodrigues (born 20 October 1982) is a Brazilian actress. Born in Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigues started acting when she was 16 in a local theater group, Nós do Morro. In 2002, she debuted in '' City of God'', and later was cast in se ... ... Rosana * Maria Manoella ... Bárbara Episodes Season 1 #Gato, o bicho das ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuit Noire 17 Octobre 1961
''Nuit noire 17 octobre 1961'' is a 2005 French television film directed by Alain Tasma. Cast *Clotilde Courau ... Sabine *Florence Thomassin ... Nathalie * Vahina Giocante ... Marie-Hélène * Atmen Kelif ... Tarek * Jalil Naciri ... Maurice * Thierry Fortineau ... Papon *Aurélien Recoing ... Somveille *Serge Riaboukine ... Brigadeiro Tiercé *Jean-Michel Portal Jean-Michel Portal (born 29 May 1970 in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an ... ... Martin * Jean-Michel Fête ... Bertaut * Philippe Bas ... Delmas Awards References External links * 2005 drama films 2005 television films 2005 films French television films 2000s French-language films International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie or Miniseries French drama films 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent (TV Series)
''Vincent'' is a British television crime drama series, created and principally written by Stephen Butchard, that first broadcast on ITV on 10 October 2005. ''Vincent'' follows the work of a private detective agency based in Manchester, run by private investigator Vincent Gallagher (Ray Winstone), who alongside his sidekick Beth (Suranne Jones), junior PI Robert (Joe Absolom) and fellow team members Gillian (Angel Coulby) and John (Ian Puleston-Davies), investigates cases which the police would either refuse to touch, or have been unable to solve. Vincent also has to deal with his arch enemy, DCI David Driscoll (Philip Glenister), who begins a relationship with his estranged wife Cathy (Eva Pope), resulting in Cathy becoming pregnant. Following strong viewership and critical acclaim for the first series, a second four-part series was commissioned, which began transmission on 16 October 2006. Despite retaining consistent viewing figures, and Winstone's expressed interest in cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HBO Latin America
HBO Latin America was a company that owned and distributed several television channels in the region of Latin America. It was originally founded as a joint venture between Time Warner and Ole Communications in 1991 with the launch of HBO in the region. The HBO Brazilian channel was launched in 1994. In 1990s Sony and Disney became shareholders and left in 2010. The company later began distributing other channels from companies such as Turner, Sony, A&E and NBCUniversal. In October 2019, WarnerMedia announced an agreement with Ole to acquire the latter's minority interest. HBO Brasil, which is another joint venture of HBO with Ole was not affected by the transaction. WarnerMedia and Ole Communications continued their basic television channel distribution in Latin America. Eventually, the company folded into WarnerMedia in May 2020 (now Warner Bros. Discovery Americas). Operating channels HBO Latin America Group owns and operates these channels, which will be acquired by WarnerM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandrake (TV Series)
''Mandrake'' is an original series created for the Brazilian branch of the HBO Latin America. The series was produced by HBO's local partner, Conspiração Filmes, with a budget of US$6.5 million. It first aired on October 30, 2005, being broadcast on Sundays at 11 O'clock pm (local Brazilian time: UTC -3). The first ever HBO original series produced in Brazil, Mandrake was adapted from the character created by Brazilian novelist, Rubem Fonseca. Fonseca is known for his analysis of Rio de Janeiro's diverse society in his book ''A Grande Arte'' (The Great Art). Fonseca was actively involved in the adaptation of his work for TV, and the general direction of the project was entrusted to his own son, José Henrique Fonseca. The series was met with great enthusiasm by critics. A second batch of five episodes was produced in mid-2007, and began airing on November 18, 2007. This is expected to complete a 13-episode first season. A second season was, at first, neither confirmed nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhá Moça
''Sinhá Moça'' (English title: ''Little Missy'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on March 13, 2006, replacing ''Alma Gêmea'', and ended on October 13, 2006, replaced by ''O Profeta''. It is written by Benedito Ruy Barbosa, inspired by the eponymous book by Maria Dezonne Pacheco Fernandes, it is a readaptation for television, and counted on the collaboration of authors Edmara Barbosa and Edilene Barbosa. It stars Débora Falabella, Danton Mello, Osmar Prado, Patrícia Pillar, Cris Vianna, Celso Frateschi, Milton Gonçalves and Zezé Motta. Plot Pro-slavery Monarchists and anti-slavery Republicans confront themselves in Araruna, a small fictional city in the interior of the state of São Paulo, in 1886, two years before the promulgation of the Lei Áurea. The novel depicts the love story of the beautiful and rich Sinhá Moça - The daughter of the slaveholder, Baron Ferreira de Araruna, and the submissive mother Candida - with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
