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Mortified up for International Emmy

Channel Nine’s kids’ comedy-drama Mortified has been nominated in the 2007 International Emmy Awards.

It is the only Australian TV entry to have made the nominee list.

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is the largest organisation of global broadcasters, with members from nearly 70 countries. Mortified will compete with entries from Brazil, Singapore and Poland.

The series stars Marny Kennedy as Taylor Fry, an 11yo girl with ‘an overheated imagination,’ dreaming of becoming a child astronaut or living with Nicole Kidman. Kennedy won an AFI award in 2006 as Best Young Actor and the series won Best Children’s Drama.

Mortified was written by author and broadcaster Angela Webber who died of lung cancer at the age of 52 in March this year, despite never smoking. One of her ambitions was to live long enough to see the show air, which she achieved.

Mortified has been sold to 15 countries and been awarded by the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival and two awards at the New York Festival, including the grand award for best youth program.

It is yet to win a Logie.

Sources: IEmmys, AusTV

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