‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ has roared to success at the 9th International Emmy® Kids Awards, gobbling up the award for ‘Best Animation’!
The awards were announced on Wednesday 13th October 2020 by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in a virtual presentation during Mipcom Online + TV market.
The film fought off stiff competition from Ico Bit Zip from Brazil, Oddbods from Singapore and Finland’s Moominvalley to win the award. It follows a string of award victories at Oscar-qualifying festivals around the world including Best 2D Film at the Animayo festival in Spain, Winner of the TV Jury Prize at the prestigious Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France and Winner of Animated Encounters Grand Prix at the Encounters Film Festival in Bristol.
The International Emmy® Kids Awards recognise excellence in international children’s programming produced initially outside the United States. The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences have presented them annually since 2013.