‘Light on Earth', ‘Mars', ‘Super Bowl 50' win at International Television & Film AwardsAt the New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards, held in Las Vegas, three entries received the New York Festivals Grand Award: ‘Light on Earth', ‘Mars' and ‘Super Bowl 50'. Tony Petitti, chief operating officer of Major League Baseball Al Jazeera won ‘Broadcaster of the Year’, The Edge Picture Company was ‘Production Company of the Year’, winning six gold world medals, five silver world medals, one bronze, and nine finalist certificates and Fox Networks Group Latin America was named ‘Program Promotion Team of the Year’. The 2017 TV & Film Awards grand jury comprised of prominent international broadcast and film industry executives awarded trophies to content creators across all platforms and in all genres including 3 grand awards, 167 gold world medals, 175 silver world medals and 145 bronze world medals. This year’s ceremony celebrated the world’s best TV and films from 40 countries around the globe. Public Information winnersIn addition, each year, New York Festivals, in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Public Information, selects entries that exemplify the aims and ideas of the United Nations and honours them with the United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI) awards. Before the Flood (National Geographic) was honoured with the gold UNDPI award, Warmer (ABS-CBN Corp.) was recognised with a silver UNDPI award and Rights of the Child (Discovery Learning Alliance) received a bronze. Al Jazeera wins bigIn addition to Broadcaster of the Year, Al Jazeera’s award-winning entries covered a variety of global topics and were recognised with 7 gold world medals, 14 silver world medals, 8 bronze and 12 finalists certificates. Gold medallists include, Al Jazeera Investigates for The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers, Al Jazeera English for ISIL and the Taliban and The Caliph: Foundation, and 101 East for Good Morning Pakistan. “Al Jazeera English is delighted be named Broadcaster of the Year at the New York Festival awards and to win a batch of gold, silver and bronze awards for our content,” said AJE’s acting md, Giles Trendle. “It is an honour to have our bold and unique journalism recognised on the global stage by our peers. In a world seemingly beset by rising bigotry and extremism, Al Jazeera English continues its mission in providing a wider scope of information, insight and understanding. These awards are a testament to the quality of our journalism and the value of our goal to tell important stories from around the world. Behind every award is a multi-talented and multi-cultural team of dedicated individuals whose creativity and commitment come together in the shared aim of listening to, and telling people’s stories.” Network newsNetwork news reporting on headline issues took home gold world medals:
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In addition, Rio 2016: SportTV Olympic Coverage, SportTV also earned a bronze world medal. Primetime centre-stage
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Other awards NBC Entertainment’s promos earned top honours; gold medallists include Timeless’ Time Has Come and America's Got Talent Simon of the Lambs. Additional promos taking home the gold were The Affair trailer – Cages (Showtime Networks) and Woodcut Posters (National Geographic). To view the winners’ showcase, click here. |