“Lungie - A True Story“ wins One World Award
June 5, 2018
"Lungie-A True Story" won the 2018 One World Award. The award is given by the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers (IQ) to a film that contributes to global understanding and international cooperation. The Rotary Foundation was the client for the film made to encourage fundraising for international NGO projects. It was entered by Goodlight Films, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Advice: Find ways to expand project audiences
March 22, 2018
US International Film & Video Festival (USIFVF) Chairman Lee Gluckman spoke recently on film making at a gathering of the Russian Association of Communication Directors and Corporate Publishing (AKMR) group in Moscow. He discussed filmmaking trends based on his personal experience as a filmmaker and as head of the annual film competition, which accepts Corporate, Documentary, Education and Entertainment films.
“Often nothing has to be changed in the production to communicate to those other audiences. However, many times a small additional investment in narration and editing can bring the same message to an expanded audience without having to start from the beginning again. In this way, you can spread the expense of the initial production across multiple audiences.”
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Markus Kellenberger (from left), Coordinator of Counter-espionage, Federal Intelligence Service (FIS); Lee Gluckman, chairman of US International Film & Video Festival, and Thomas Schöttli, Assistant Director General, FIS (FIS Photo)
Swiss FIS Officials Accept Top Awards
November 17, 2017
BERN, SWITZERLAND –Markus Kellenberger, Coordinator of counter-espionage, Federal Intelligence Service (FIS), and Thomas Schöttli, Assistant Director General, FIS accepted awards in November 2017 for “Focus – Federal Intelligence Service,” chosen Best of Festival-Educational in the 2017 competition.
The Centre also received a Silver Screen Award for “The Steep Trail to the Top – The Mountain Specialist” film produced by Lengen. |
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IQ ONE WORLD AWARD
IQ conference attendees in Mexico City join the on-screen One World Award winners
Belgium Winners On-Screen in Mexico
October 18, 2017
MEXICO CITY -- Director Peter Bostoen and Producers Marc Van Eyken and Jo Goossens of Bozo Film Company, Rotselaar, Belgium, appeared on screen to accept an award at the recent International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers (IQ) annual meeting in Mexico City. The director and producers were responsible for “Dare To Think,” which won the One World Award in the 2017 US International Film & Video Festival competition.
The film was shot over six months, but with a small crew and only 15 actual shooting days. Except for a few extras, all characters are real students, deans and researchers. Ghent also has campuses in Kortrijk and Ostend, Belgium, and a global campus that is part of the Songdo Global University Campus (SGUC) in Incheon, Korea.
For more about IQ, visit http://internationalquorum.com or visit them on Facebook @InternationalQuorum or on Twitter @IQFilm
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“Tuning the Battle” Producer Ritsu Inoue (from left) with Hiroko Ninomiya of Documentary Japan and Satoko Niizu of the Production Company
NHK Won a Best of Festival award; 11 others
September 7, 2017
Lee Gluckman, chairman of US International Film & Video Festival, in early September presented 12 awards at NHK offices in Tokyo. One was for Best of Festival-Documentary, won for "88 Hours: The Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown," an expansion of the background story of the March 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. "Design Ah! #109," from NHK Educational Corporation, was nominated for Best of Festival-Education.
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![]() “When Caregivers Kill within the Family” Director Naoki Hashimoto |
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![]() “Design Ah” Producer Takuji Yoshino; Hiromi Hakuta, NHK Educational Company Director, and Noriko Abe, NHK Educational Company Producer |
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Children’s ‘mockumentary’ a top winner Wayne Hope, Producer, and Robyn Butler, Producer and Writer/Director of Gristmill with scene from “Little Lunch: The Nightmare Before Graduation”
![]() Bernadette O’Mahony (left), Head of Development and Production, ACTF, with Jenny Buckland, ACTF CEO, with Best of Festival and First Place Gold Camera statuettes. September 1, 2017
When it’s tea time – or “little lunch” time -- in an Australian school, youngsters can have funny and touching adventures. That was the premise of "Little Lunch-The Nightmare Before Graduation," from The Australian Children's Television Foundation, Melbourne. One of the show’s segments earned a Gold Camera statuette in Entertainment: Children's and was selected Best of Festival-Entertainment.
“Little Lunch,” which debuted in 2015, takes a look at the 15 minutes that interrupt a day at primary school through profiles of six students and their teacher. The production takes the form of a mockumentary, using the structure of a serious documentary to satirize its subject. The show is based on books written by author and columnist Danny Katz and illustrated by Mitch Vane and adapted by Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler of Gristmill production company, Melbourne. The entry tells about funny and touching adventures during snack time in the school playground. The series was filmed at the historic St. Kilda primary school, Melbourne.
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One World Award Entrants Sought
Filmmakers whose topics speak to global understanding are invited to compete for the One World Award given annually by US International Film & Video Festival. The award recognizes a production that demonstrates international cooperation and has been sponsored for 25 years by the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers (IQ).
Entry information is available on our Competition Info page.
In the past decade, winners have represented 10 countries and addressed topics such as AIDS, nuclear power, religious tolerance, green technology, child labor and counterfeit products. US International Film & Video entrants nominate their own works for One World consideration. Judges in the festival also can recommend works for the award.
“We encourage filmmakers to enter their works with this recognition in mind as the award not only speaks to the abilities of the producers and others, but it brings attention to global concerns,” says Lee Gluckman, chairman of US International Film & Video Festival. ![]() Didier Clerens of Arizona Films, Brussels, (center) receives the One World Award from Lee Gluckman, chairman of US International Film & Video Festival, and Donna Hampton, president of International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers and CEO, Capitol Productions, Sydney, Australia Entrants in any of the competition’s categories – Corporate, Documentary, Education and Entertainment – can ask to also be considered for the One World Award. The winner gets an opportunity to have a work shown to an international audience and bring attention to the topics that mean most to the filmmaker.
An international panel of IQ members selects the winner. In 2016, IQ celebrated its 50th year with a gathering in Miami attended by members of Arizona Films, Brussels, which received the One World Award for “Wattway – Solar Roads.” The film was done for Colas Group Paris, a civil engineering firm, and considers the possibilities of innovative road technology as a source for energy.
GMA News TV, The Philippines, received the award in both 2014 and 2015. A 2014 documentary, "Brigada (The Brigade): Gintong Krudo (Black Gold)," raised awareness of the 5.5 million Filipino children considered child laborers. The 2015 winning program, “Front Row: ALS,” exposed the hardships of families caring for members with the debilitating disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Other One World winners have included:
2004 "Walk the World"
2005 “Gorbachev’s Revolution” |
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Veteran U.S. filmmaker shares the trends
Tribe Pictures, the production company Vern Oakley founded in 1986, has won more than 150 awards. His new book, “Leadership in Focus: Bringing Out Your Best on Camera,” will be published by Greenleaf in April. By Vern Oakley CEO, Tribe Pictures
With 2016 finally in the rearview mirror, it seems like a good time to reflect on the trends we see happening in the world of video and how they may be addressed in 2017 and beyond.
More about Oakley at www.vernoakley.com and about Tribe at www.tribepictures.com |
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GMA News anchor Kara David discusses
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French solar film
wins IQ One World
“Wattway,” produced by Arizona Films, Brussels, explains a test project in which France expects to lay 621 miles of solar roadway in the next five years, enough, if successful, to furnish electricity to 5 million people. The project is a collaboration between the National Institute of Solar Energy and Colas, considered a world leader in road infrastructure with operations in more than 45 countries.
The film’s producer was Didier Clerens with Patrick Vandebroeck as director and Phoenix Post as editor. Cinematographer was Oliver Imfeld, and Ronald Vanhuffel was responsible for sound.
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September 10, 2015 Grand Prix Winner Combines Entertainment and Education
![]() Magdalena Warzala-Wojtasiak (course author) and Wojciech Wojtasiak (scriptwriter, course author) “Olive Green,” an online project that combines an interactive movie, a computer game and an English learning application, proved to be the perfect marriage of entertainment and education --“edutainment” -- in the 2015 US International Film & Video Festival, Los Angeles. The movie, produced for SuperMemo World, Poznan, Poland, by Ekstasy Ltd. of Harrow, U.K., won Best of Festival (Grand Prix) – Entertainment. It also received a Gold Camera Award in Entertainment: Entertainment Programs: Action / Adventure. A presentation event took place in September 2015 in Poznan at SuperMemo World where the idea of creating an interactive action English course movie originated.
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Awards and wine sampling in Adelaide ![]() Minister of Tourism Leon Bignell (from left), Gluckman, James Rickard, kwp! Creative Director
In mid-January, Lee Gluckman traveled to Adelaide, Australia, to present awards related to the 2014 Best of Festival-Corporate winner, “Barossa. Be Consumer,” done by kwp! In addition to two events related to the award, he got a tour of the Barossa wine country of South Australia and sampled it products, even bought a bottle at the Henschke winery. The trip included events at the South Australia Press Club and at kwp! offices.
During the Press Club event, the Best of Festival award was given to the Leon Bignell, South Australia Minister for Tourism, and James Rickard, Creative Director, kwp! Advertising. Seated at the head table with Gluckman were Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen, NBC sports journalists and commentators, who were in town for an international bike tour event. Gluckman later met with staff at kwp! offices.
The advertising film “Barossa. Be Consumed” reflects the luxurious accommodations, award-winning wines and applauded cuisine of Australia’s wine capital about an hour from Adelaide. The work was done for the South Australia Tourism Commission and produced by Moth Projects. It was directed by Jeffrey Darling and edited by Adam Wills. |
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June, 2015 GMA News TV (Philippines) Wins One World Award
“The Brigade” documentary, which won the One World Award in the US International Film & Video Festival, for GMA News TV, revealed that an estimated 5.5 million Filipino children are considered child laborers. The GMA film was designed to “encourage government and non-government organizations from here and abroad to institutionalize projects to help end child labor,” according to the entrant statement.
The segment submitted for the competition tells the story of “12-year old Bisaya, who goes out to sea every morning with two of his friends, 11-year old Christian and 13-year old Ruben, to salvage crude oil dumped by ships.” When the boys find patches of oil, they dive in and collect the oil with a sponge. They get paid about a dollar a pail of oil. Lee Joseph Marquez Castel was Program Manager for “Black Gold,” and Harvey Bayona was Executive Producer. Directors were Bryan Kristoffer Brazil and Lorna Bayani. Jessica Soho hosts the news magazine show. "The Brigade” also won a Gold Camera award and was one of eight awards for GMA entities, including GMA Network and GMA Channel 7.
GMA received a nomination for Best of Festival-Documentary for “Eternal: Real-life Love.” It received Gold Camera awards for “Eternal: Real-life Love Stories” and “Brigada: White Gold.” Silver Screen Awards went to “Reel Time: Dungkoy,” “Reel Time: Off the Grid”; “State of the Nation with Jessica Soho (Super Typhoon Yolanda Coverage)”; “Front Row “Orphaned,” and “Reporter’s Notebook (Scars of Tragedy.” GMA also won a Certificate for Creative Excellence in Entertainment. For “Picture! Picture!”
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June 2015 One World Award Has Worldwide Judging Panel
Each year, the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers sponsors and selects a One World Award winner from among the entries in US International Film & Video Festival. The award recognizes work with themes that broaden understanding of other cultures and issues.
The 2014 IQ judging panel was chaired by Donna Hampton, CEO/Executive Producer at CAPITOL Productions Pty Ltd., Sydney, Australia, and president-elect of IQ. Other panel members were Rudolf Isler, Zurich; Branko Kos, Zagreb, Croatia; Pamela Drewe, Madrid; Ricardo Barria, Panama; Roberto Sanchez, San Jose, Costa Rica; Giacomo Arrigoni, Milan, and Corinne Burns Bruno, Montefiascone, Italy; Joe Solis, Mexico City; Klaus Schiang-Franck, Copenhagen, Denmark; Mark Erder, Hong Kong, China; Ricardo Amunategui, Santiago, Chile; Ralf Lobel, Stockholm; Charles Drouin, Paris; Gautam Pandey, New Delhi, and Salim Amin, Nairobi.
IQ judges from the U.S. were Jean Sharony, Weston, Fla.; Jim Bigham, Miami; Steve Minor, Kingston Spring, Tenn.; Vern Oakley, Chatham, N.J.; Thom Gonyeau, Atlanta, and Bestor Cram, Boston.
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