NHK's Back from the Brink: Inside the Chilean Mine Disaster has won this year's International Emmy Award for current affairs. The announcement was made at the 32nd News and Documentary Emmy Awards Gala in New York yesterday.
The Chilean mine disaster trapped 33 miners 700 meters underground in August 2010. The family of one of the miners asked NHK to send a video camera into the mine, resulting in exclusive footage showing the severity of the ordeal.
The NHK report depicted how the men survived 70 days underground and how the rescue efforts above ground proceeded. Broadcast just 10 days after the miners were rescued, the programme also used detailed interviews with the miners and those involved with their rescue to illustrate the miners' miraculous return from the brink of death.
Other nominees in the current affairs category were United Nations TV, Discovery Networks Latin America and Germany's infonetwork.
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) is Japan's sole public broadcaster. Most of NHK's programmes are available internationally through NHK Enterprises, Inc. (http://pf.nhk-ep.co.jp/)
(Source : Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union)
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