One World Award Supports Tolerance; March 1 Entry Deadline Coming Up

The International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers (IQ), a global peer network of production company owners, sponsors and selects the winner of the One World Award given each year as part of the FilmFest competition. The award honors a production demonstrating international cooperation and global understanding. Established in 1966, IQ is headquartered in New York City, but has a worldwide membership. Its current president is Donna Hampton, capitolproductions.com, Sydney & Montreal.

Previous winners have highlighted health, political, racial, environmental, preservation and child labor issues. They included “Tracking the Monster: Confronting AIDS in Africa,” by Boom Pictures, New York City; “The Battle of Chernobyl” from Discovery Networks International; “Beyond Beliefs,” CloserProductions, Adelaide for Issues Deliberation Australia/America; 2012; “Heritage Saved is History Preserved” about the salvation of the town of Deventer in The Netherlands and “Counterfeit Culture,” from Tell Tale Productions, Halifax, Nova Scotia, about fake products.

      Check out www.filmfestawards.com for details on the 2015 competition. Deadline is March 1. Also, see iqfilm.org to learn more about that organization.

2014 Best of Festival Award presented to Minister of Tourism, kwp!

Minister Leon Bignell (from left); Gluckman; James Rickard

Lee Gluckman reports that the Best of Festival Presentation to kwp! at the South Australia Press Club in Adelaide went very well.

The award was given to the Honourable Leon Bignell, South Australia Minister for Tourism, and James Rickard, Creative Director, kwp! Advertising for “Barossa. Be Consumed,” a film on the Barossa wine country of South Australia.

The film, entered in the 2014 competition by kwp!, reflects the luxurious accommodations, award-winning wines and applauded cuisine of Australia’s wine capital about two hours from Adelaide. The work was done for the South Australia Tourism Commission and produced by Moth Projects. A second presentation is taking place at kwp! offices. More on that later. In photo: Bignell (from left), Gluckman, Rickard. See more about Barossa at http://beconsumed.southaustralia.com 

A Wonderful Welcome by GMA!

Thanks to GMA Chairman and Chief Executive

GMA Chairman Gozon

Felipe L. Gozon for his greetings today when Chairman Lee Gluckman met with GMA News TV staff in Manila to honor their awards in  the 2014 US International Film & Video Festival.

Filmfest leader at IQ conference; One World winner to be honored

Lee Gluckman at IQ meeting

Lee Gluckman, chairman of US International Film & Video Festival, spoke Sept. 29 at the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers (IQ) conference in Reykjavik, Iceland. During conference proceedings, GMA News TV, Quezon City will be honored as
the One World Award winner. IQ sponsors the award, which recognizes a production that fosters world understanding. IQ members select the winner.

Hollywood Directors at work to save Kodak movie film production

A thank-you shout-out to a group of Hollywood directors who are trying to keep Kodak movie film in production. These include Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, Judd Apatow, and J.J. Abrams, currently shooting "Star Wars Episode VII" on film, according to Wall Street Journal.

Kodak produced the first commercial transparent film roll in 1889

Quenton Tarantino is shown on the set of 'Inglourious Basterds,' in 2009
Photo credit: Weinstein Company/Everett Collection.

 Read about this wonderful development at http://online.wsj.com/articles/kodak-movie-film-at-deaths-door-gets-a-reprieve-1406674752?tesla=y
 

Managing data in a "green" environment

Check out this fascinating video, "The Green Data Center," from Verne Global. It won a Certificate in Corporate Business-to-Business Advertising. The entrant was Connect2 Communications, Falls Church, Virginia. Production was done by 15four, Inc., with assistance from Verne Global and Growth Curve Marketing, Baltimore, Md. 

The video explores challenges faced by IT professionals and data center operators in managing unprecedented amounts of data that must be stored and processed, as well as develop awareness of the impact the industry is having on global climate change and how carbon-free alternatives are becoming available.

Grand Prix nominees include films from 9 countries

Happy Day! We've announced winners and Grand Prix (Best of Festival) Shortlist. BOF winners will be made known June 16.
Here are the nominees for Best of Festival--
 Corporate:
“Speeding it up with Patrick Dempsey” – KemperKommunikation, Frankfurt

“PostFinance-Easy” – Seed Audio-Visual Communication, Zurich

“Barossa. Be Consumed.” – kwp! Advertising, Adelaide, Australia

“Omega Speedskater” – Quite Frankly Productions, London

Education:

“Children of the World” - The Edge Picture Company, London

“Threats & Violence” – Pophunters Film & TV, Uppsala, Sweden

Documentary:

"Wagas: Mga Kuwento ng Totoong Pag-ibig (Eternal: Real-life Love Stories)"  – GMA NewsTV, Quezon City, The Philippines

“Plants behaving badly” – Terra Mater Factual Studios, Vienna, Austria
 “The Nonfiction: Twilight Poem – An Elite Shaken to Their Core”- Fuji Television Network, Tokyo

“Adrift in Old Age” – NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Tokyo

“The Old Man and the Sea – The Expedition” – Ecology Film Productions, Stenkullen, Sweden

“Journey to the South Pacific” – MacGillivray Freeman Films, Laguna Beach, Calif.
Go to www.filmfestawards.com to view their details and vote for your favorite by posting to this blog.