Following the jury sessions, Academy Ambassador Leopold Hoesch and ZDF Director Dr. Frank-Dieter Freiling hosted a reception at the Marienburg in Cologne.
The 2016 Semi-Final Judgings of the International Emmy Awards were supported by the Minister for Federal Affairs, Europe and Media of the State of NRW, ZDF, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and the Landesanstalt für Medien NRW (LfM). All of the evening’s set-ups and technical equipment were provided by Cologne-based MMC Filmstudios. Further sponsors of the evening were the Savoy Hotel, Perrier-Jouet and the Filmlounge.