Coca-Cola's Muhtar Kent to Receive Distinguished Honor
The Advertising Council announced today that actress and comedienne Tina Fey will host its 56th Annual Public Service Award Dinner. The event, to be held on November 18th at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, will honor Muhtar Kent, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company.
Tina Fey is the creator, writer, executive producer and star of the 3 time Emmy award-winning NBC comedy series 30 Rock. Fey’s charity work includes activities on behalf of Autism Speaks, the Ad Council’s partner on their national Autism Awareness PSA campaign. Fey is also the 2009 spokesperson for the 2009 Light the Night Walk, which benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
“We are thrilled to have Tina Fey host our Annual Public Service Award Dinner this year in honor of Muhtar Kent,” said Peggy Conlon, President and CEO of the Ad Council. “Tina is a brilliant comedienne, actress and producer, and I know she will be a wonderful host.”
Previous hosts of the Ad Council’s dinner include Ellen DeGeneres, Brian Williams, Diane Sawyer and Anderson Cooper. Attended by prominent members of the media, advertising and corporate communities, the dinner serves as a tribute to the industries and individuals who support the Ad Council and its public service advertising (PSA) campaigns. In keeping with tradition, this year’s award will be presented by last year’s recipient, Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO, GE. The dinner is being chaired by Brian Perkins, Corporate Vice President, Johnson & Johnson, and Chair of the Ad Council.
The public service award dinner is the Ad Council’s largest fundraising event for the Ad Council, raising $2.4 million last year. Platinum sponsors include Time Warner Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. who are underwriting the After-party and cocktail reception respectively.
Previous recipients of the Annual Public Service A ward include Dick Parsons (Time Warner), Bill Weldon (Johnson & Johnson), Ken Chenault (American Express), Bob Wright (GE/NBC), Ted Turner, Katharine Graham and A.G. Lafley (Procter & Gamble).
The Ad Council is a non-profit organization with a rich history of marshalling volunteer talent from the advertising and media industries to deliver critical messages to the American public. Having produced literally thousands of PSA campaigns addressing the most pressing social issues of the day, the Ad Council has effected, and continues to effect, tremendous positive change by raising awareness, inspiring action and saving lives. To learn more about the Ad Council and its campaigns, visit www.adcouncil.org.
Contact:Ellyn Fisher Director, Corporate Communications The Ad Council 212-984-1964 efisher@adcouncil.org
“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
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