2025
On August 29, 2025, the glamorous semi-final jury meeting of the 53rd International Emmy Awards® took place in Cologne. For the 19th time in a row, the cathedral city was the venue for the semi-final round of judging. At Arff Castle near Cologne, two nominees were selected by two high-caliber juries in the presence of Academy Judging Director Derek Nguyen.
The Cologne Semi-Final Round of Judging was supported by the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, the City of Cologne, KölnBusiness, MMC Filmstudios, RTL Deutschland, MagentaTV, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, the Landesanstalt für Medien NRW (LfM), Frello Supply, and BROADVIEW.
