The organizers of the Cannes International Advertising Awards are clarifying the definition of the Titanium Lions for the 2006 festival. The award will now honor breakthrough thinking and creative work regardless of where or how it appears, much in the spirit of what was intended when Dan Wieden, of Wieden + Kennedy, introduced the honor in 2003, the year he served as chairman for the film jury.
The honor was meant to reward work in any category or combination of categories that displayed innovation in design, thinking, execution and/or sensibility. The very first Titanium was awarded that year to the second round of BMW Films from Fallon Minneapolis, that were produced by bicoastal RSA USA.
For 2005, the Titanium Lion was cast as an honor for integrated work, appearing across at least three channels, and was categorized–e.g. automotive, telecommunications, etc. That will change for 2006; categories have been abolished, and work will not be restricted to a set number of executions or media platforms, nor will there be a limitation to the media a project utilizes. However, like 2005, there will be a Titanium jury comprised of a cross-section of advertising practitioners from different disciplines, such as interactive, media, traditional creative, etc. Judges can award as many or as few Lions as they choose, but it is expected that the number of honors will be limited because breakthroughs are not necessarily achieved every year. A Grand Prix will exist, but it is understood that the honor will likely only be awarded occasionally in extreme circumstances, perhaps only every few years.Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
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