The International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) has announced its final list of award nominations for the 59th Annual ICG Publicists Awards, honoring individual publicists, unit still photographers and entertainment journalists that bring motion picture and television publicity campaigns to life. Winners will be revealed at a luncheon ceremony on Friday, March 25, 2022, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. The announcement was made by Tim Menke and Sheryl Main, ICG Publicists Awards chairs.
THE 2022 ICG PUBLICISTS AWARDS NOMINEES:
LES MASON AWARD FOR CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLICITY
- Jackie Bazan – Agency, BazanPR
- Kira Feola – Awards Publicist, Walt Disney Studios
- Gabriela Gutentag – Unit Publicist
- Sheryl Main – Unit Publicist
- Leonard Morpurgo – Independent Publicist
- David Waldman – EVP Domestic Publicist, Paramount Pictures
PUBLICIST OF THE YEAR AWARD
- Michelle Alt – Studio Domestic Publicist, Paramount Pictures
- Hayley Morrow – Studio International Publicist, Paramount Pictures
- Annalee Paulo-Hensley – Agency Publicist, 42West
- John Pisani – Unit Publicist
- Claire Raskind – Unit Publicist
- Marshall Weinbaum – Studio Global Publicist, Walt Disney Studios
EXCELLENCE IN UNIT STILL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD – MOTION PICTURES
- Chiabella James
- Matthew Kennedy
- David Lee
- Daniel McFadden
- Hopper Stone
EXCELLENCE IN UNIT STILL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD – TELEVISION
- Justin Lubin
- Atsushi Nishijima
- JoJo Whilden
- Nicole Wilder
- Chuck Zlotnick
PRESS AWARD
- Kyle Buchanan – The New York Times
- Tim Leong – Entertainment Weekly
- Nekesa Mumbi Moody – The Hollywood Reporter
- Andy Reyes – Entertainment Tonight
- Adam Weissler – Extra TV
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA AWARD
- Vera Anderson – Cine Premiere (Mexico)
- Yong Chavez – ABS-CBN News (Philippines)
- Helen Hoehne – ProSieben/RTL/TV Movie (Germany)
- Dean McCarthy – Hit.com.au (Australia)
- Raquel Laguna Pardo – Europa Press (Spain)
The final winners are determined via online ballot of the general membership, which will be held February 14-24, 2022, and will be announced at the ICG Publicists Awards Luncheon ceremony on Friday, March 25, 2022. The recipients of the Motion Picture Showman of the Year Award and the Television Showman of the Year Award will be announced soon, and the Bob Yeager Award for Community Service will be announced at the ceremony.
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More