New York Festivals® International Television & Film Awards announced the 2017 winners at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas. This year’s ceremony celebrated the World’s Best TV & Films from 40 countries.
Three outstanding entries were honored with the coveted New York Festivals Grand Award: “David Attenborough’s Light on Earth,” Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH’s blockbuster documentary; “MARS,” National Geographic’s six-part docudrama television miniseries; and “Super Bowl 50,” CBS Sports captivating coverage of the Denver Broncos/Carolina Panthers game.
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.
Al Jazeera’s news analysis and investigative programming earned the network the prestigious title of Broadcaster of the Year. The network’s award-winning entries covered a variety of global topics and were recognized with 7 Gold World Medals, 14 Silver World Medals, 8 Bronze, and 12 Finalists Certificates. Gold Medalists include: Al Jazeera Investigates “The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers,” “Al Jazeera English “ISIL and the Taliban” and “The Caliph: Foundation,” and “101 East for “Good Morning Pakistan.”
The Edge Picture Company, UK, earned the title of Production Company of the Year for the 11th year running. The production company was in the spotlight, earning a total of 6 Gold World Medals, 5 Silver World Medals, 1 Bronze, and 9 Finalist Certificates.
Tony Petitti, COO of Major League Baseball, was honored with the 2017 New York Festivals® Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Petitti’s career path is the definition of excellence and for almost three decades he has been a top figure in the world of sports television serving in numerous leadership positions at major networks.
Fox Networks Group Latin America was recognized with the 2017 Program Promotion Team of the Year Award. The special industry award honors the creative team with the highest scores for entries and largest medal count across all promotion categories and all platforms. The Latin America-based network earned 2 Gold World Medals, 5 Silver World Medals, 3 Bronze World Medals and 2 Finalist Certificates.
Blockbuster documentaries were in the winner’s circle, Gold Medalists include: “Before the Flood” (National Geographic) produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Fisher Stevens, “Years of Living Dangerously” (National Geographic) series produced by James Cameron, National Parks Adventure” (MacGillivray Freeman Films) narrated by Robert Redford, “The Circus: Inside The Greatest Political Show on Earth” (Showtime), “Europe´s Last Nomads” (INTERSPOT FILM GMBH), “ Dawn of Humanity” and “Inside Einstein’s Mind” (WGBH’s PBS series NOVA), “Louder Than Words”(Newseum), WE THE VOTERS: 20 Films for the People (Vulcan),and “Fighting ISIS” and “State of Surveillance” (Vice on HBO).
Primetime entertainment was center-stage with Drama series, TV movies and mini-series all striking Gold. Dramas earning Gold Medals: “Jean” (TVNZ) the drama about New Zealand’s most famous aviatrix, Jean Batten; “Victoria” (ITV UK) British television’s drama chronicling the early life of Queen Victoria; and “Killing Reagan” (National Geographic) drama. Mini-series taking home the Gold: “Roots” (History Channel); and “Harley and the Davidsons” (Discovery Channel). Additional Gold World Medalists include the comedy series “Workin’ Moms” (CBC/ Wolf and Rabbit Entertainment) and TV movie “Duel of the Brothers – Adidas vs. Puma. (Zeitsprung Pictures GmbH).
Gold World Medal winning Sports programming and promos played out on the world stage: “MLB Network Presents: The Bird,” and “Maverick and Ortiz,” and “Intentional Talk” (MLB Network), “Eu Me Movo” (SPORTV), “2016 Summer Olympics,” and “Paralympics 2016” Channel 4.
ESPN saw multiple entries earn Gold for special event coverage and sports programming including: Outside the Lines, ESPN’s investigative series “Tyler Sash,” SportsCenter, the network’s flagship series for “SC Featured – Pin Kings,” “World Cup of Hockey” and “Chicago Cubs World Series Anticipation Feature.”
NBC Entertainment’s promos earned top honors, Gold Medalists include; TIMELESS “Time Has Come” and America’s Got Talent “Simon of the Lambs.” Additional promos taking home the Gold: The Affair Trailer – “Cages” (Showtime Networks) and “Woodcut Posters” (National Geographic).
Network news reporting on headline issues took home Gold World Medals: “Syria on the Run” (GloboNews/ Globo TV), “Trump: America’s Next President?” (SKY British Television), “Fault Lines: The Dark Prison” (Al Jazeera English), “Smart Consumer Reports” (Korean Broadcasting System, “China Stories II The vanishing shadow” (Radio Television Hong Kong),”Virus in the System” (ANTENA 3), “Libya Heat” (RT), “Death on a Comet” and “Jupiter: Close Encounter” both for (Discovery Channel Canada).
Corporate Image Films earned top honors. The Edge Picture Company scored 6 Gold World Medals:” The Future of World Trade,” “Cyber Enabled Blackmail,” “One Million Futures,” “Strength in Agility,” and “Everyday Heroes.” Additional Corporate Films include Gold Medal winners: “Sensualite” Norvell Jefferson, and “Volvo Trucks Baby Film” Medien Manufaktur GmbH. “Deeper than Blue,” “The Energy Within Campaign,” and “Running Man” (PSONA Films) also earned Gold World Medals.
The newly launched Best Use of Technology category celebrated the creative technological advancements in content creation that enhanced the viewing experience. Gold World Medalists include: “Play the Guggenheim” Guggenheim Museum; “Halcyon” Syfy; and “Globo Olympic Studio” Globo. In addition, “Rio 2016: SportTV Olympic Coverage” SportTV also earned a Bronze World Medal.
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 honors them with the United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI) awards. “Before the Flood” (National Geographic) was honored with the Gold UNDPI Award, “Warmer” (ABS-CBN Corp.) was recognized with a Silver UNDPI Award, and “Rights of the Child” (Discovery Learning Alliance) received a Bronze.
Carrie Coon Relishes Being Part Of An Ensemble–From “The Gilded Age” To “His Three Daughters”
It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own.
She is far more likely to be found in the thick of an ensemble. That could be on TV, in "The Gilded Age," for which she was just Emmy nominated, or in the upcoming season of "The White Lotus," which she recently shot in Thailand. Or it could be in films, most relevantly, Azazel Jacobs' new drama, "His Three Daughters," in which Coon stars alongside Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen as sisters caring for their dying father.
But on a recent, bright late-summer morning, Coon is sitting on a bench in the bucolic northeast Westchester town of Pound Ridge. A few years back, she and her husband, the playwright Tracy Letts, moved near here with their two young children, drawn by the long rows of stone walls and a particularly good BLT from a nearby cafe that Letts, after biting into, declared must be within 15 miles of where they lived.
In a few days, they would both fly to Los Angeles for the Emmys (Letts was nominated for his performance in "Winning Time" ). But Coon, 43, was then largely enmeshed in the day-to-day life of raising a family, along with their nightly movie viewings, which Letts pulls from his extensive DVD collection. The previous night's choice: "Once Around," with Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfus.
Coon met Letts during her breakthrough performance in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?" on Broadway in 2012. She played the heavy-drinking housewife Honey. It was the first role that Coon read and knew, viscerally, she had to play. Immediately after saying this, Coon sighs.
"It sounds like something some diva would say in a movie from the '50s," Coon says. "I just walked around in my apartment in my slip and I had pearls and a little brandy. I made a grocery list and I just did... Read More