Dutch production Kabam! van IJswater Films has won awards at the International Emmy Awards. These awards are presented to the best TV programs made outside the United States.
The prestigious awards were presented for the 50th time on Monday evening (US time). The children’s drama series was nominated in the Kids: Live-Action category.
Fear in children is the focus of the KRO-NCRV series. In ten short stories, each time a different student from Master Mo’s (Idriss Nabil) class arrives with a fear all his own. The series aims to show “that everyone is afraid sometimes”, and that a solution can often be found.
Kabam! is directed by Elisabeth Hesemans. The series had competition from productions from Singapore, Australia and Mexico. The ceremony took place at the Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York.
The Netherlands has received a statuette several times in the past at the International Emmy Awards. Including the movie The pocket knifeactors Pierre Bokma and Maarten Heijmans, actresses Bianca Krijgsman and Maryam Hassouni and the television program The Big Donor Show they have been rewarded. Peter R. de Vries received the award in 2008 for his report on the disappearance of Natalee Holloway.
