Following the jury sessions, Academy Ambassador Leopold Hoesch and WDR hosted a reception at the Marienburg in Cologne.
The 2017 Semi-Final Judgings of the International Emmy Awards were supported by the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia, WDR, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and the Landesanstalt für Medien NRW (LfM). All set-ups and technical equipment for the evening were provided by Cologne-based MMC Filmstudios. Other sponsors of the evening were the Savoy Hotel, Perrier-Jouet, Audi and the Filmlounge.