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SBS, ABC win at NY Festivals TV & Film Awards.

Dateline & Old People's Home for Four Year Olds amongst winners at New York awards.

Winners have been announced at the New York Festivals Television & Film Awards, which recognise entertainment from over 50 countries.

Dateline won two awards in the Documentary categories while Old People’s Home for Four Year Olds was also awarded twice. Magical Land of Oz was also a winner.

Josie Mason-Campbell, ABC Head of Entertainment & Factual content, said high-quality Australian content was rightly making its mark on the international stage. “The ABC’s Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds and Magical Land of Oz exemplify the outstanding standard of documentary making in Australia. Their gold awards at the New York Festivals show that compelling and creative stories about the sights, sounds and people of Australia are among the best in the world.”

Gold:
Old People’s Home for Four Year Olds, ABC
Magical Land of Oz, ABC
Dateline “Hong Kong, Behind the Frontline” SBS

Silver:
Old People’s Home for Four Year Olds, ABC
Dateline “Losing Greg: A Dementia Journey” SBS
Can Art Stop a Bullet? (web)

Finalist:
Foreign Correspondent “Mother Courage” ABC
Australia’s Water Wars BBC TV
My Kitchen Rules, Seven
Facing Surgeons: Inside the Craniofacial Unit, ABC (web)

Other Aussie shows were recognised through international broadcasters including MasterChef Australia and Lego Masters.

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