NXT STAGE has appointed a panel of judges for its first-annual NXT STAGE Hollywood International Creative Commercial Art & Technique Awards, a global competition honoring creative excellence and innovation in advertising.
Judges include directors, creative directors and producers from some of the industry’s most successful commercial production companies, including Partizan, RSA Films, Moxie Pictures and Anonymous Content. The awards competition and festival will be held in conjunction with the 16th annual Los Angeles International Short Film Festival (LA Shorts Fest) on September 11, 2012 at the Laemmle Noho 7 Theatres in North Hollywood.
“Our list of jurors and participating companies is evidence that NXT STAGE Hollywood is gaining importance in the creative industry,” said Robert Arentz, founder of NXT STAGE. “We reached out to leaders in their respective fields who share an understanding of the rapidly changing dynamics in the industry, and who continue to inspire others to create great work.”
The first advertising competition of its kind in Hollywood, the NXT STAGE Hollywood International Creative Commercial Art & Technique Awards focuses on the intersection between advertising and entertainment in today’s multi-platform world. Awards will be presented for Best Direction, Best Production, Best Editing, Best Visual Effects and more than a dozen other categories. The event will also also includes a New Directors Showcase featuring the work of the industry’s most promising young talent.
NXT STAGE is also the producer of the NXT STAGE Hollywood International Advertising Awards, held last March. That event included three distinct awards competitions in Advertising, Entertainment Marketing and Branded Entertainment.
Deadlines and entry requirements for The NXT STAGE Hollywood International Creative Commercial Art & Technique Awards are available at here.
The NXT STAGE Hollywood International Creative Commercial Art & Technique Awards and New Directors Showcase Jury Members:
โข Georges Bermann, Founder – Partizan
โข Pelle Nilsson, Founding Partner/Exec. Producer – B-Reel
โข Ralph Laucella, Executive Producer – O Positive
โข Emmanuel Saccoccini, Executive Producer – unit9
โข Brian Latt, Managing Director – Tool of North America
โข Tom Dunlap, Executive Producer – RSA Films
โข Chia Tucker, Head of Sales โ Gorgeous
โข Danielle Peretz, Executive Producer – Anonymous Content
โข Tom Gibson, General Manager – Film Construction
โข Cole Webley, Director – Über Content
โข Georgie MacEchern, Head of Sales & PR โ Stink
โข Joby Barnhart, Executive Producer โ Rabbit
โข Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Executive Producer/Partner – Park Pictures
โข Kalle Hellzen, Creative Director โ ACNE
โข Jerry Solomon, Managing Partner โ Epoch Films
โข Jennifer Barrons, Partner/Exec. Producer – Rattling Stick
โข Ali Brown, Executive Producer โ PrettyBird
โข Michael Di Girolamo, Partner/Executive Producer โ Station Film
โข Aaron Duffy, Partner/Creative Director – 1st Ave Machine
โข Jason Harris, President/CEO โ Mekanism
โข Dan Levinson, Partner/Exec. Producer – Moxie Pictures
โข Gina Zapata, Executive Producer – Wondros
โข Francois Chilot, President โ Les Producers
Creative Commercial Art and Technique Categories:
โข Grand Jury
โข Best Foreign Commercial
โข Best Direction
โข Best Production
โข Best Cinematography
โข Best Editing
โข Best Copywriting
โข Best Production
โข Best Visual Effects
โข Best Animation
โข Best Music
โข Best Sound Design
โข Best Acting Performance
โข New Directors Showcase
About The NXT STAGE Hollywood International Advertising Awards
NXT STAGE Hollywood International Advertising Awards is the first advertising awards event of its kind in Hollywood, the entertainment capital, to focus on the intersection between advertising and entertainment in today’s multi-platform world. Judging is done by a diverse group of worldwide industry experts from the entertainment, production and advertising industries. NXT STAGE strives to be a truly global competition by recognizing work from foreign countries by taking into account each cultures unique communication. For more information visit www.nxtstage.net.