Kevin Roddy, chief creative officer of BBH, New York, will serve as the judging chair for the 2010 Next Awards, a featured presentation of the AICP Show. The Next Awards honor outstanding multidimensional brand promotions in the moving image. The categories honored include: Integrated Campaign; Viral/Web Film; Experiential; Website/Microsite; and Product Integration, the latter of which is being introduced this year.
The Next Awards are the featured morning presentation of the Show, and debut on June 8 at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. The event is unlike any other awards show presentation. Highly interactive, the program includes short films of the Next judges offering insight and explanation of the winning entries, panel discussions, and presentations by the winners of the Integrated Campaign category outlining the creative technique and strategy behind each piece. Roddy will as the emcee during the event.
The work recognized in the Next categories is decided solely by the judging panel, whose names will be released soon. “Chairing the Next Awards is a huge honor,” said Roddy. “Since the event began in 2007, I’ve admired the AICP’s commitment to honoring breakthrough work. Each year it’s grown to encompass more of what the future is all about.”
“The Next Awards reward the most forward-thinking and ground-breaking work in marketing communications–Kevin’s background and experience make him the perfect choice to chair the judging jury, and to present the honors at The Next Awards,” said Matt Miller, president/CEO of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers. “Kevin and BBH are at the forefront of creating engaging experiences for viewers — he brings a unique understanding to these evolving categories.”
The overall AICP Show–including the evening gala–premieres June 8 at MoMA, under the direction of T.K. Knowles, chairman of the 2010 AICP Show, The Art & Technique of the American Commercial. Knowles is executive producer/managing director of Bob Industries. The Show recognizes the achievements in the artistry of commercial filmmaking.
All moving image advertising and marketing messages are eligible for entry, regardless of the media in which they appear. The call for entries is now open, with two deadlines: February 26 (for work airing February 23, 2009-February 7, 2010) and March 12 (for work airing February 8, 2010-March 7, 2010).
House Calls Via TV and Streamers: A Rundown of The Season’s Doctor Dramas
No matter your ailment, there are plenty of TV doctors waiting to treat you right now on a selection of channels and streamers.
Whether it's Noah Wyle putting on his stethoscope for the first time since "ER," Morris Chestnut graduating to head doctor, Molly Parker making her debut in scrubs or Joshua Jackson trading death for life on a luxury cruise, new American hospital dramas have something for everyone.
There's also an outsider trying to make a difference in "Berlin ER," as Haley Louise Jones plays the new boss of a struggling German hospital's emergency department. The show's doors slide open to patients Wednesday on Apple TV+.
These shows all contain the DNA of classic hospital dramas โ and this guide will help you get the TV treatment you need.
"Berlin ER"
Dr. Suzanna "Zanna" Parker has been sent to run the Krank, which is only just being held together by hardened โ and authority-resistant โ medical staff and supplies from a sex shop. The result is an unflinching drama set in an underfunded, underappreciated and understaffed emergency department, where the staff is as traumatized as the patients, but hide it much better.
From former real-life ER doc Samuel Jefferson and also starring Slavko Popadiฤ, ลafak ลengรผl, Aram Tafreshian and Samirah Breuer, the German-language show is not for the faint of heart.
Jones says she eventually got used to the blood and gore on the set.
"It's gruesome in the beginning, highly unnerving. And then at some point, it's just the most normal thing in the world," she explains. "That's flesh. That's the rest of someone's leg, you know, let's just move on and have coffee or whatever."
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