NDTV: Ashok Amritraj wins International Emmy Kids Award

Former tennis player, and Chairman and CEO of Hyde Park Entertainment Group, Ashok Amritraj won the International Emmy Kids Award for Best TV Movie/ Mini-series for its production Lost Christmas on February 8, 2013 in New York.

"I'm thrilled that we won an International Emmy Kids Award for Lost Christmas. I want to congratulate our cast and crew and our partners," said Mr Amritraj, who has produced over 100 films during the span of his 30-year career, in a statement to the press.

Written by John Hay and David Logan, Lost Christmas is set in Manchester and revolves around a young boy who has a life-changing experience on Christmas eve. The program, a partnership between Hyde Park, the BBC, Impact Film & Television Limited, and Image Nation, was also nominated for a BAFTA and a UK Broadcast Award.

Addison Mehr