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Die Brug has been nominated for an International Emmy Award in the category of Best Non-Scripted Entertainment. The nominations were announced in New York.
CEO for Red Pepper Productions Cecil Barry says Die Brug is a very special format and somewhat of an enigma to produce.
“When Marguerite Albrecht, one of the commissioning producers at kykNET, suggested in May 2022 that kykNET adapt the international format Die Brug for our viewers, we knew something exciting was coming,” says Waldimar Pelser, M-Net’s Director of Premium Channels.
“The end product, produced by Red Pepper, provided our viewers with immense enjoyment. To receive international recognition for an Afrikaans production filmed near the picturesque Swellendam in the Southern Cape is immensely gratifying. And the second season will be airing on kykNET next year.”
“Die Brug is one of those rare reality shows that come along from time to time that turns the genre on its head. We’re proud to have been able to adapt a top-notch international format for our local market – and produce such an amazing local version,” says Nomsa Philiso, CEO: of General Entertainment at MultiChoice Group.
“Congratulations to our talented crew on bringing a uniquely South African flavour to Die Brug, which stands comfortably alongside versions produced anywhere else in the world”.
Series Director of Die Brug, Frederick Louw, who is based in Gqeberha and Lindi Lucouw from Red Pepper, are currently available on Showmax, and filming for the second season will begin soon.
Louw will travel to New York for the ceremony on the 25th of November with the show’s Executive Producer Cecil Barry.
The broadcast date for the second season on kykNET in 2025 will be announced later.
There are 14 categories and 56 nominees from 21 countries competing for these prestigious awards. The other nominees in the category for which Die Brug is nominated, are Anything Goes (Mexico), Restaurant Misverstand (Belgium) and The Summit (Australia).
