International Emmys awarded in seven categories

Tuesday, November 26th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

NEW YORK (AP) _ The Danish Broadcasting Corp. and the Slovak Republic won their first International Emmys Monday night when the awards were handed out in seven categories. Four of the awards were won by British television.

Winners of the 30th International Emmy Awards, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:

_ TV Movie/Miniseries: ``Die Manns (The Manns),'' Germany. Michael Weber and Heinrich Breloer. A miniseries about the novel-writing Mann family.

_ Drama Series: ``Unit One,'' Denmark. Sven Clausen and Peter Thorsboe. A police drama based on actual crimes.

_ Documentary: ``Nicholas Winton _ The Power of Good,'' Slovak Republic. Matej Minac and Patrik Pass. The story of a man who in 1939 saved more than 600 Czechoslovak Jewish children from the Nazis.

_ Popular Arts (Dual Winners): ``The Kumars at No. 42,'' United Kingdom. Lissa Evans, Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana, Sanjeev Bhaskar. A comedy series about a talk-show host who works from home. ``Faking It,'' United Kingdom. Stephen Lambert and Jamie Simpson. A burger van vendor lands a job as a haute cuisine chef.

_ News Coverage: ``Ten O'Clock News _ Fall of Kabul,'' United Kingdom. John Simpson and Joe Phua. BBC News coverage during November 2001, as the Northern Alliance troops advanced on Kabul.

_ Children and Young People: ``Stig of the Dump,'' United Kingdom. John Hay and Peter Tabern. A child befriends a caveman.

_ Arts Programming: ``Dracula _ Pages from a Virgin's Diary,'' Canada. Vonnie von Helmolt and Robert Sherrin. A synthesis of avant-garde film and choreography based on an original full-length ballet featuring the dancers of Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet.