Against the Wild, Mike the Knight earn Int’l Emmy Kids Award noms

Richard Boddington’s Against the Wild and the Nelvana and HIT Entertainment copro Mike the Knight have been nominated for International Emmy Kids Awards, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced Tuesday.

Against the Wild was nominated in the TV Movie/Mini-Series category, and will compete against the Netherland’s Alles mag (Anything Goes) and Germany’s Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren (The Devil with the three Golden Hairs). Against the Wild tells the story of two siblings and their dog who must fight for survival after they become lost in the wilderness. The film stars CJ Adams, Erin Pitt and Natasha Henstridge.

The animated Mike the Knight series picked up a nomination in the Preschool category, and will compete against Norway’s MK-X, Columbia’s Plaza Sésamo: Monstruos en Red and Korea’s TV Playhouse Tappity Tap

The International Emmy Kids Awards will be given out on Feb. 20 in New York City.