Virunga honoured by the Television Academy

Following on from its Oscar and Bafta-nominations, Virunga continues its awards streak with a nod from The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

The Academy, who also organises the Emmys, holds the awards to celebrate and recognise programs that have used the power of television to shift cultural acceptance and influence the hearts and minds of the viewer. The other programs set to be honoured in the event are black-ish “Crime and Punishment”, E:60 “Dream On: Stories of Boston’s Strongest”, The Normal Heart, Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life & Times of Katrina Gilbert and Transparent.

The Television Academy Awards are held on the 27th of May 2015 in Beverly Hills, California.