Following the jury sessions, Academy Ambassador Leopold Hoesch hosted a reception at Arff Castle.
The 2023 Semi-Final Judgings of the International Emmy Awards were supported by the Minister President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, WDR, RTL, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, the Landesanstalt für Medien NRW (LfM), Telekom, the City of Cologne & KölnBusiness and Frello Supply. All set-ups and technical equipment for the evening were provided by Cologne’s MMC Filmstudios.