Belgian TV shows nominated for Emmies

The Belgian TV sketch show Wat Als? and the reality series Missie Mosango have both been nominated for an International Emmy Award. The awards will be announced on 24 November.

Missie Mosango (Mission Mosango) was made by independent production house Geronimo, and followed six young volunteers as they worked for two weeks in a hospital in the bush in Congo, learning to cope with the restrictions imposed by the situation and to overcome those arising within themselves.

The series is nominated in the category non-scripted entertainment and faces competition from Educating Yorkshire (UK), Master Chef China (China) and O infiltrado (Brazil).

Wat Als? (What If?), nominated in the Comedy category, is a sketch show made by production house Shelter and broadcast by 2BE. It posits a variety of absurd situations: What if life were an R&B video? What if we took proverbs literally? The first season of the show was nominated for an International Emmy in 2012 and won a Golden Rose in 2013.

The second season is now up against Please like me (Australia), Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola (South Africa) and The major’s wife (Brazil).

Photo: Missie Mosango is one of two local television shows nominated for an International Emmy Award

©Joris Hermans/VRT