Penguin Town, a Netflix series about Simon’s Town’s African Penguin colonies, has been nominated for six Daytime Emmy Awards!
Simon’s Town, South Africa (11 May 2022) – Penguin Town, a Netflix series filmed in South Africa, has been nominated for six Daytime Emmys, including “Outstanding Cinematography” and “Outstanding Travel, Adventure and Nature Series”.
Netflix released the eight-part series about South Africa’s penguins in June of 2021. It is called “Penguin Town”. It follows the lives of several African Penguins that make their homes in the gardens of Simon’s Town homes.
“You’ve never met penguins like these before. Forget ice and snow, this rowdy colony of African penguins are hitting the sun-drenched beaches and breaking all the rules. Filled with boisterous shenanigans and loads of adorable penguins, this eight-part series from Red Rock Films about the real lives of African penguins brings flipper-flapping fun and drama. Join the ride … this town is gonna get painted black and white!” – Netflix
The show was produced by Red Rock Films, which is owned by South African filmmaker Cayley Christos. Cayley has over ten years of experience in filming wildlife content.
Other nominations include “Outstanding Music Direction and Composition”, “Outstanding Single-Camera Editing”, and “Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing”.
What is a Daytime Emmy?
It is basically the same as a regular Emmy; only this award ceremony focuses on daytime television (think Days of Our Lives) and streaming content. The Daytime Emmy Award is bestowed by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. This year is the 49th event.
The ceremony is set to take place on the 24th of June 2022.
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