Fans Can Vote Online to Help Pioneer One Win Internet's Top Honor
Pioneer One announced today that it has been nominated for Best Drama in Online Film and Video in the 16th Annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet.
Pioneer One has been recognized as a game-changer for original content on the Internet. It’s been noted for its high-caliber storytelling and engrossing plotline, especially in comparison to other web-series as TV Overmind notes: “Pioneer One has the look, feel, and length of real TV. Rather than embracing its delivery medium with self-referential gimmicks, Pioneer One offers a slickness of production and depth of story that blurs the line between ‘web’ and ‘network’ television.”
Logan Rapp of Tubefilter says “…Pioneer One just might be the best drama on the internet right now. Are you watching it?”
Pioneer One was initially produced for and distributed through BitTorrent networks, utilizing the distribution platform VODO. Completing its 6-episode first season based on fan donations of $100,000, episodes of the show have been downloaded 4,000,000 times with a total of 8,000,000 estimated viewers.
“Nominees like Pioneer One are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet,” said David-Michel Davies, Executive Director of The Webby Awards. “It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the nearly 10,000 entries we received this year.”
Fans can vote for Pioneer One in the Webby’s People’s Voice Award, where it currently holds first place against fellow nominees from G4 and Paramount Pictures. http://pv.webbyawards.com/ballot/105
The winners will be announced on May 1.
The Webby announcement comes as the Pioneer One creators are launching a Kickstarter campaign for their latest project, a drama pilot called CONTROL. Set in the Mission Control of a manned space mission, writer Josh Bernhard calls it a “mix between The West Wing and Apollo 13 in style and tone.” The pilot is destined for the 2012 New York Television Festival, where Pioneer One took home Best Drama Pilot in 2010. They’re soliciting support from their fans and people can contribute to their Kickstarter campaign here: http://kck.st/HPmveU
Contact:Josh Bernhard Contact Josh via email (718) 510-5960
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Simian, the showreel-building, review & approval, and production asset management platform used globally by creative leaders, is kicking off this fall season with a substantial leap forward for collaboration and project management – with more updates on the way during the holidays!
The new feature, aptly dubbed “Teams”, makes it easier than ever for users to give project responsibilities to team members and clients alike. “You can never have too many options when it comes to permission levels,” says Jay Brooks, Simian’s Chief Technology Officer. “Teams provides a streamlined way to assign multiple users to a project at once.”
“Teams are very powerful, but creating one is effortless,” Brian Atton, Simian’s Chief Operating Officer explains. “Simply enter a Team name, add members, and then apply the newly made Team to any desired project. You can even invite temporary guests without changing settings for other projects or needing to create a new Team.”
“We love helping our clients by providing efficient tools to improve their workflow, and this has been a frequently requested feature as of late,” shares Kellie Atton, Head of Sales at Simian. “It feels great to get Teams out into the wild because I know it’s going to be tremendously helpful to everyone who uses it”.
Teams is now available exclusively to Simian’s enterprise clients. Simian plans to release more product upgrades and enhancements during Q4 2024 and 2025 for enterprise and non-enterprise users, continuing its ongoing evolution as the industry’s leading production asset management solution.
For more information on Simian upgrades and features, visit https://www.gosimian.com/
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