"Some 35 years since the demise of the East German regime, a groundbreaking series looking into the daily life in the GDR picked up an International Emmy at Monday night's award ceremony in New York. Produced by the German regional public broadcaster MDR, "Auf Fritzis Spuren Wie war das so in der DDR? (In Fritzi's Footsteps What was it like in the GDR?) took home the prize in the Kids: Factual & Entertainment category, and beat competitors from Brazil, the United Kingdom and South Africa."
"Across six episodes, "In Fritzi's Footsteps" describes divided Germany in the period shortly beforereunification, and interweaves animation, interviews with contemporary witnesses and historical facts to enlighten young audiences. The school children Sophie und Fritzi take viewers on a tour of their East GermanyImage: MDR/WDR/SWR/Balance Film The two presenters, Anna Shirin Habedank and Julian Janssen, meet former GDR citizens who discuss, for example, surveillance under the Stasi secret police, or the demonstrations that ushered in the end of the communist regime."
"Presenter Janssen spoke about "the courage to create such a high-quality program for children," adding: "It's incredibly great that we were able to accept this award today." In his acceptance speech, writer and producer Ralf Kukula said he still remembered the final days of East Germany before the Berlin Wall fell. "Thirty-six years later, I'm standing here and I'm thinking it is absolutely crazy," he said."
An MDR-produced children's series, Auf Fritzis Spuren (In Fritzi's Footsteps), won an International Emmy in the Kids: Factual & Entertainment category. The six-episode series portrays divided Germany shortly before reunification, combining animation, interviews with contemporary witnesses, and historical facts to inform young viewers. Presenters Anna Shirin Habedank and Julian Janssen guide schoolchildren Sophie and Fritzi through everyday life in the GDR while meeting former citizens who recall Stasi surveillance and the demonstrations that ended the communist regime. Janssen praised the program's quality and courage, and producer Ralf Kukula recalled the final days before the Berlin Wall fell. Another German nominee, Herrhausen, lost to the British Lost Boys & Fairies.
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