International Emmy Award for Best Current Affairs

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International Emmy Award for Best Current Affairs
CountryUnited States
Presented by International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
First awarded2007
Currently held byOff the Grid: "Ukraine Wartime Diaries"
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Website www.iemmys.tv

The International Emmy Award for Best Current Affairs is presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) to the best current affairs programming produced and initially aired outside of the United States. The categories for international journalism are presented at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards alongside their American counterparts. [1] It was first presented in 2007.

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Rules and regulations

According to the rules of the International Academy, the category is intended for "non-fiction story from a news magazine, news oriented talk-show, or an individual or continuing feature story in a regularly scheduled newscast". [2]

In order to qualify for the category, the entry must be over ten minutes in length. The entry may cover a range of current news, investigative reports, and/or human interest topics, but they must be devoted to a single story, subject, or theme. If the submission is part of a program comprising multiple stories (i.e. each report has its own storyline and conclusion), each story must be submitted as a separate entry.

Winners and nominees

2000s

YearProgram (English Title)Episode/StoryProduction company/NetworkCountry
2007
[3] 		Baghdad: A Doctor's Story Guardian Films / BBC Two Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Hot Line "The Candelária Slaughter" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
La Liga"The Path of the Cocaine Leaf" Cuatro Cabezas Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Special Reporter: Vyacheslav Grunskiy's Studio"The Zone of Love"TV Channel RussiaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Sunday Report "Give Us a Hand! Help Us Lie!" Television Broadcasts Limited Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
2008
[4] 		Peter R. de Vries: Natalee Holloway SBS Broadcasting / Endemol Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
The Fifth Estate "Cruel Camera" Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Hot Line "Césio 137" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Witness "Red Mosque" Al Jazeera English / Midwinter ProductionsFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
2009
[5] 		Dispatches "Saving Africa's Witch Children"Red Rebel Films / Oxford Scientific Films / Channel 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Witness "Return to Nablus" Al Jazeera English / Flashback Television / Teachers TelevisionFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
ARD Exclusiv"Kindersklaven" Westdeutscher Rundfunk Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
The Team: Babies Traffic Eyeworks Cuatro Cabezas Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

2010s

YearProgram (English Title)Episode/StoryProduction company/NetworkCountry
2010
[6] 		Dispatches "Pakistan's Taliban Generation"October Film / Channel 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Tuesday Report"Child Abduction" Television Broadcasts Limited Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Enquête "The Ultimate Forgiveness" Société Radio-Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Telenoche "Glaciers, The First Veto" Artear / El Trece Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2011
[7] 		Back from the Brink: Inside the Chilean Mine Disaster NHK Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
21st Century"Cambodia: A Quest for Justice" UNTV Flag of the United Nations.svg  United Nations
The Assassination of Jean Charles Meneses Discovery Networks Latin America Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Unter Pirateninfonetwork GmbHFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
2012
[8] 		Haiti's Orphans: One Year After the Earthquake CBC Television Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Profession: Reporter"Children and Drugs: A Childhood Overtaken by Addiction" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
China Dolls: Fragile Bodies, Strong MindsPhoenix Satellite TelevisionFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Extra: The RTL Magazine"The Merciless Traffic in the Flight from Africa"infoNetwork GmbHFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
2013
[9] 		Banaz: An Honour Killing Hardcash Productions / Fuuse Films / ITV Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Globo Repórter "Enawenê-nawê: The Spirit-Men" TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
i-Witness "Alkansiya (Piggy Bank)" GMA Network Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
ZDFzoom"The Fukushima Lie" ZDF German Television Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2014
[10] 		The Fifth Estate "Made in Bangladesh" Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
The Long Journey Home Antena 3 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Journalism for All "The Route of the K-Money" Artear / El Trece Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Sunday Report "One Child Policy" Television Broadcasts Limited Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
2015
[11] [12] 		Dispatches "Children on the Frontline: Children of Aleppo" ITN Productions Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
101 East "Stray Bullets" 101 East / Al Jazeera English Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
ZDFzoom"The Soccer Empire: The Dealings of FIFA" ZDF German Television Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
GloboNews Documentary"Tower of David" GloboNews Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2016
[13] [14] 		Dispatches "Escape from ISIS" ITN / Ronachan Films / Evan Williams Productions / MediadanteFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
101 East "Afghanistan: No Country for Women" Al Jazeera English Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Reportage im Ersten"Long Thanh Wants to Smile" ARD / NDR Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
GloboNews Documentary"Syria on the Run" GloboNews / Globo TV Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2017
[15] [16] 		Exposure "Saudi Arabia Uncovered" Hardcash Productions / ITV / WGBH / Frontline Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
101 East "Rodrigo Duterte: A President's Report Card" Al Jazeera English Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Globo Repórter "Art as Passport" Globo Comunicação e Participações Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Mission: Investigate "The Panama Papers" SVT / ICIJ / Süddeutsche Zeitung / Reykjavik Media / Yle / DR / NDR / RÚV / Première Lignes FranceFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2018
[17] [18] 		White Right: Meeting the Enemy Fuuse Films / ITV Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
GloboNews "Children of Maria da Penha" GloboNews / TV Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Menschenschmuggler: Das Geschäft mit den Flüchtlingen DR TV / ZDF German Television Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Off the Grid"Silent Death on a Syrian Journey" TRT World Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
2019
[19] [20] 		Mission: Investigate "Deceptive Diplomacy" Sveriges Television / Mission InvestigateFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
BBC Africa Eye"Sweet Sweet Codeine" BBC World Service Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Exposure "Iran Unveiled: Taking on the Ayatollahs" ITV / Hardcash Productions Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Fantástico "11 Days in North Korea" TV Globo / GloboNews Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

2020s

YearProgram (English Title)Episode/StoryProduction company/NetworkCountry
2020
[21] 		Exposure "Undercover: Inside China's Digital Gulag" Hardcash Productions / ITV Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BBC Africa Eye"Sex for Grades"BBC Africa EyeFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
GloboNews Documentaries"Allies" GloboNews / Globo TV Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Mission: Impossible "The Story of Swedbank and the World's Largest Money Laundering Scandal"Mission Investigate / Sveriges Television Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2021
[22] [23] 		Exposure "In Cold Blood"Darlow Smithson Productions / ITV Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Africa Eye"The Baby Stealers" BBC World Service Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
The Hunt for Gaddafi's Billions VPRO Television Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Profissão Repórter and Fantástico "COVID-19: The Daily Routine of a Healthcare Team Inside a Public Hospital" Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2022
[24] [25] 		In Search of Monsters NDR Fernsehen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Black EyeBBC Africa EyeFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Exposure "Fearless: The Women Fighting Putin" Hardcash Productions / The Economist / ITV Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Domingo Espetacular"Parkinson's Research" RecordTV Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2023
[26] [27] 		Off the Grid"Ukraine Wartime Diaries" TRT World Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
GloboNews Documentary"Shelter: Innocents Under Fire" GloboNews / Globo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Exposure "The Crossing"David Modell ProductionsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
UVDA"Last Stop Before Kyiv"I.D UVDA / Keshet Media Group Flag of Israel.svg  Israel

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