The 21st annual International Emmy Awards took place on November 22, 1993 in

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. 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

Eighteen programs were selected as finalists for the 21st Annual International Emmy Awards. Six of them are from the United Kingdom, a slightly lower percentage than in previous years. A record 269 programs from 35 countries were submitted for consideration. The BBC was the big winner of the night, winning two of the six award categories. The

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(IATAS) presented a total of eight awards. TV Miniseries ''Unnatural Pursuits'', a BBC production in association with the Arts & Entertainment Network, won in the drama category. In the popular arts category, ''

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'', a BBC TV production written by and starring

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, shared the award with Channel Four Television's ''

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''. A special award, the International Emmy Founders Award, went to Richard Dunn, chief executive of Thames Television, won for 'work recognized around the world'. Other winners include '' The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl'', by Omega Films GmbH and Nomad Films (Germany/Belgium) (documentary art); ''Concert!'', from Initial Films and Television Ltd. (United Kingdom) (performing arts); ''The Knife'', by NOS/AVRO Bos Bros. (Netherlands) (children & young people program); ''Monika and Jonas: The Face of the Informer State'', by NHK (Japan), and ''Disappearing World: We are all Neighbors'', by Granada Television (UK) (co-winners, documentary).

Winners

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References

External links

* {{International Emmy Awards ceremonies International Emmy Awards ceremonies

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